and starting with east asia, or rather just east of the philippines, we have our tropical storm system here. still showing signs of intens y intensifying. and forecasts are calling for this to become a typhoon within the next 24 hours or so. it will be packing much stronger wind. and it seems like it will be heading near northward, heading towards taiwan possibly toward the weekend. still a little early to tell. either way, this area will already be seeing some rough sea conditions. and you may feel some of those stronger winds and outer rain bands too may be impacting the area. and then also keep a close eye on its progress over the next few days. east asia still dealing with this very active rain front that's kind of shifting away from japan right now, but it is still in line for a lot of moist tower come into the area, so across the country we are talking about very unstable conditions again today. anywhere really in the area, we could be seeing those heavy sudden downpours developing up to 100 millimeters or more possible in a lot of areas over the course of today. so you do want t

so in east asia, in southern europe these are the places that when you talk to people, they say, you know, we put family first, family is always first, every weekend is with family, we reserve sundays for family. but the places that are the most pro-family also put the most burden on the women in the families. so when women have an out from those burdens either as daughter or daughter-in-law through education, through the accessibility of birth control, through the job market, they tend to take them in any way they can. so japan did this very early in a surprising way. following world war ii, the japanese were worried that mixed marriages between the japanese and the gis would create a mongrel race, so they allowed for abortion laws. and when those abortion laws went into effect, japanese women took advantage of that possibility for themselves, and the japanese baby boom unlike every other baby boom post-world war ii, it only lasted four years. and that's why japan is ahead of the world demographically in terms of aging, because its baby boom is so much shorter. >> i guess the thing

now for east asia, we now have a tropical storm system that has just joined us. here it is. the clouds just east of the philippines starting to show signs of good organization. this will be tropical storm nanmadol. it is going to be moving very slowly, gradually shifting toward the north over the next couple of days. either way, this is showing signs of intensifying and forecasts are calling for this to become a severe tropical storm system and possibly even a typhoon over the next few days. it will be a storm system to watch. it will remain likely well away from the philippines, not making landfall here but still you will want to watch out for those rough sea conditions and possibly some outer rain bands impacting the northeast end of the country. meanwhile, we also have this very active rain front that's been with us all week. and it continues to bring in showers. the peak of the very heavy rain should be easing for the southern japan this morning. but either way, it's going to remain very unstable in the area. so northern japan, southern areas of the country and in toward

for east asia we now have a tropical storm system that has just joined us. here it is the clouds just east of the philippines showing signs of good organization. this will be tropical storm nanmadol. not moving a lot at the moment. looking like it's going to be moving very slowly towards the north over the next couple days. this is showing signs of intensifying and forecasts are calling for this to become a severe tropical storm system and then possibly a typhoon over the next few days. so it will be a storm system so watch. it will remain likely well away from the philippines not making landfall here. still you will want to look out for the rough sea conditions and outer rain bands impacting the northeast end of the country. meanwhile, have this active rain front with us that's been with us all week. the peak of the heavy rain should be towards southern japan this morning. either way it's going to remain very unstable in the area. northern japan, southern areas of the country and in towards the korean peninsula too. showers will continue to impact the southe

we're taking a look at the storm system in east asia. here are the clouds and this will be typhoon muifa retaining its strength. 160 kilometers per hour. it is looking like it's going to be veering towards the west over the next couple days. it will impact the okinawa islands first. stormy conditions will start up here. those high waves, you will feel them as early as today and towards wednesday. thursday, friday weather will turn stormy. watch out for the strong winds. muifa continues to aim for the coasts of china. could be getting closer to shanghai. we'll keep an eye on its progress. meanwhile ahead of that is dealing with plenty of rain in the area of eastern china. we still have this stubborn frontal system. it's going to be another wet day here. showers across this entire area. rainfall amounts to add up more in parts of central china. watch out for flooding as well as landslides. japan, too, is going to be equally unsettled today. yet another day of changeable weather with scattered showers definitely possible. in the southeast,

starting with east asia or rather just east of the philippines we have our tropical storm system heres severe tropical storm still showing signs of intensifying. forecasters are calling for this to become a typhoon within the next several hours. it will pack stronger winds and slowly heading north ward. possibly tie waun area towards the weekend. still too early to tell. this area, especially in the philippines, will have rif sea conditions. outer rain bands too may be impacting the area. and taiwan needs to keep a close eye on its progress the next few days. still dealing with this very active rain front, drifting from japan but in line for a lot of moisture to come into the area. so across the country we are talking about very unstable conditions again. today, anywhere really, in the area, we could see the heavy sudden downpours developing up to 100 millimeters or more, possibly in a lot of areas. watch ut for flooding and landslide risks. thursdays high will be at 30 degrees on the steamy side. also 30 degrees for seoul. a pleasant 26 degrees for shanghai. now in the caribbean, we

for east asia we're talking about a lot of rain moving in towards japan. we've got the front line that's been with us through the weekend. dipping rain to southern japan. now the bulk of that intense showers that are heading in towards central and northern areas. that's where we'll see wetter weather today throughout the day. especially for the tokyo area morning hours we're going to see heavier showers develop. over towards china to central sections in particular will be looking pretty wet. and in the shanghai area, the heavier showers will linger into the morning hours before tapering. then behind it a new wet area develops towards the chongqing area. we'll look at more heavier showers to develop into the afternoon. down towards the south. the philippines then into the indochina peninsula. 31 is the high in manila today. on the other hand we're looking at only 24 in tokyo. it is going to be another mild and cool day. it will be looking warmer on tuesday. over towards the americas, right at the corner of the screen here we've got this cluster of clouds. t

protect its vital interest of securing freedom of navigation in the sea lane connecting middle east, asia and north korea. india and the united states will continue holding joint military drills and the u.s. will increase export of arms, including cargo planes to india. his remarks suggest that the united states is reenforcing ties with india in hopes of keeping china in check as it accelerates its naval activity into southern waters. nhk world, washington. >>> the vietnam war ended decades ago, but many vietnamese still suffer from the harsh legacy of chemicals used in the conflict. this month marks 50 years since the u.s. military is first believed to have used the agent orange, but as nhk world report toxic chemical continues to cause problems even among the young. >> reporter: 1961, theay whe vietnam ysspad agent orange. a family was in hanoi to mar the anvear >>ranslar:he pn of people afftedygerange is a painhared not only by the vietnamese but by the whole world. >> reporter: this is a 56-year-old worker from northern vietnam. he fought for about seven years in areas of the country

very active frontal system continues to stretch across the northern end of east asia. plenty of wet weather from much of china. dealing with widespread rain. we could certainly see up to 100 meters fall within the next 24 hours. still remains unstable. that rain less intense than yesterday's brief and heavy showers expected throughout the day. and the northern end of japan dealing with heavy showers as well here. especially for tohoku. heavy rain to erupt there today. also elsewhere across the country is similarly unstable. it has been raining here for days. the risk of flooding landslides will be pretty high. somewhere else that's dealing with a lot of rain, of course areas around the bay of bengal. that widespread rain continues to impact much of indochina. but for india as well, that rain remain it is fairly widespread and dealing with those downpours hearing of staggering amounts falling in the last 24 hours. here you want to watch out for things like landslides as well as flooding. in terms of temperatures across eastern asia. heat wave situation going on in south

now, for east asia we're still keeping an eye on an active frontal boundary that ends up in central china. its been active the past few days. it continues to dump plenty of rainfall. it's been focusing its energy along southern japan. but now towards south korea as well. it's going to be wet all along this area throughout today. of course, the tail end of that also impacting central china. china will see shaufrs spread along the southeast corner of the country. and heavy pockets of rain is going to be possible. some areas could see as much as a hundred millimeters in the next 24 hours. tropical showers and thunderstorms widespread across the philippines as well as throughout the indochina peninsula. let's get a look at the temperatures. 31 the high in manila. 32 in hong kong. 31 in chongqing. and 28 in tokyo. definitely warmer than yesterday, but still not quite that strong heat. now for the americas, we're keeping an eye on the caribbean of course. here are the clouds from hurricane irene. it is now a hurricane just north of the dominican republic. category one right now but forecasts ar

very active frontal system continues to stretch across the northern end of east asia. plenty of wet weather from much of china. dealing with widespread rain. we could certainly see up to 100 meters fall within the next 24 hours. still remains unstable. that rain less intense than yesterday's brief and heavy showers expected throughout the day. and the northern end of japan dealing with heavy showers as well here. especially for tohoku. heavy rain to erupt there today. also elsewhere across the country is similarly unstable. it has been raining here for days. the risk of flooding landslides will be pretty high. somewhere else that's dealing with a lot of rain, of course areas around the bay of bengal. that widespread rain continues to impact much of indochina. but for india as well, that rain remain it is fairly widespread and dealing with those downpours hearing of staggering amounts falling in the last 24 hours. here you want to watch out for things like landslides as well as flooding. in terms of temperatures across eastern asia. heat wave situation going on in south

now, for east asia we're still keeping an eye on an active frontal boundary that ends up in central china. its been active the past few days. it continues to dump plenty of rainfall. it's been focusing its energy along southern japan. but now towards south korea as well. it's going to be wet all along this area throughout today. of course, the tail end of that also impacting central china. china will see shaufrs spread along the southeast corner of the country. and heavy pockets of rain is going to be possible. some areas could see as much as a hundred millimeters in the next 24 hours. tropical showers and thunderstorms widespread across the philippines as well as throughout the indochina peninsula. let's get a look at the temperatures. 31 the high in manila. 32 in hong kong. 31 in chongqing. and 28 in tokyo. definitely warmer than yesterday, but still not quite that strong heat. now for the americas, we're keeping an eye on the caribbean of course. here are the clouds from hurricane irene. it is now a hurricane just north of the dominican republic. category one right now but forecasts ar

and in europe, elsewhere in east asia tell you that, you know, there's a huge employment problem with older workers. they are not old people, but they are older workers, 50 plus. i was wondering whether the youth that was pouring into the cities, you know, on the trails of a trillion or maybe now it's $2 trillion of foreign capital flying into china to attract young people to chinese cities. to work in factories that serve the world has to do with the disenfranchise of olders workers elsewhere mt. world. i was interested in the question. was there a kind of massive form of age arbitrage going on around the world? where the places that were expensive to employ people because they had the age-related expenses. higher salaries, big benefit, that the worlds capitol was finding a way to shed that burden and move it to places where you can get hundreds, literally hundreds of millions of young people. china seemed to be that place. it was so successful at attracting young people to the cities. you know, maybe now it's 200 million people have come off of the chinese countryside into the citie

. >> we have some amazing video out of south east asia. check out the waves, nearly 60 ft. high. look at all of the spectators. look at this. the reporters back is turned. she could have been washed away. the waves are only this bid for 10 days in the lunar calendar. it is the tides mixed with the waves. it will not last for too long, >> let's check out wall street. private sector hiring for the month of august is better than expected. the dow is up 111.

now we're taking a look at the storm system in east asia. and here are the clouds. and this will be typhoon muifa maintaining its strength. it's still a very strong typhoon packing winds of well over 160 kilometers per hour. it is currently heading northward but it is looking like it's going to be veering towards the west over the next couple of days. and it will start impacting the okinawa islands. first, stormy conditions will start up here. the high waves, you will start feeling them as early as today in towards even wednesday, thursday, friday, whether eathe also going to start turning stormy. watch out for those strongs winds and winds. muifa continues to head toward the west, likely aiming for the coast of china. could be getting even close to shanghai. we'll keep a close eye. a little too early to tell. keil keep an eye on its progress. >> ahead of that -- already deal with plenty of rain in the area, eastern china into the korean peninsula. this starborn frontal system. rainfall amounts looking to add up a little bit more in parts of central china. so you wa

developed but there is a long way to go yet before it is seen as one of the leaders in the south east asia region. >>reporter: gdp is growing at nearly 7 percent, a figure many western economies can only dream of, yet there is an increasing fear this growth is unsustainable. >>baweja: if vietnam doesn't slow down right now, it needs to slow down credit, it needs to raise interest rates and it needs to reign in external deficit, if it doesn't do that i'm afraid we're heading towards bubble territory. >>reporter: inflation is already rampant, hitting 11.8% in december 2010 on a year on year basis. the dong has been devalued three times since last year. and there is a current account deficit of $2 billion dollars. >>tam: this year our growth rate is 6.7 % but actually inflation 11%. a growth rate of 6.7% inflation needs to be the same or lower, it means the real economy is low. that is why vietnam needs to improve >>reporter: meaning this stellar growth may all count for nothing to the man on the street, presenting a real issue in a country already suffering from serious inequality. >>baweja:

morning for asia when the markets open in new zealand australia and then quickly thereafter in north east asia we're going to see some of the dislocation that we had all here because we kind of headed into this disaster over the last month or two complicated which is actually mentioned in the press release complicated by the complete dysfunction of the u.s. congress we're going to see another shock wave it into a global economy and global financial markets that spent the last week fall down a flight of stairs so i think we're at a fairly sensitive vironment here and while there's no good time to be downgraded the timing of this s. and p. downgrade of the u.s. from aaa couple a plus could not be worse it sets up an environment in which symbolically politically and economically the united states leadership the global economy has another kind of strike against it and i would remind people to the s. and p. didn't just downgrade the united states they put us on further downgrade watch so they're suggesting that this downgrade may be big could be giving up a process and not pm. well america's rating

meanwhile of us are members joining forces to save their common a common economy while east asia is hopping it hasn't bailing out the single currency poland was supposed to adopt the euro next year but those plans are now on ice where it was so eager to stay out of the crisis. while parts of europe have been teetering on the edge of economic abyss both of them has remained stable in the storm along with this currency. there is a widespread belief in the country that being outside the euro has helped keep poland out of trouble here. if we were part of the eurozone then we would have been obliged to help countries like greece and portugal how can we help out someone else without solving our own problems it's almost guaranteed that prices would go up that we join the euro zone which would damage my business recent opinion polls suggest that more than sixty percent of balls want to. to keep their own currency a dramatic turnaround from just a few years back a few years ago the euro was seen as the euro club scene and something very exclusive polls aspired to they wanted the country to join the

covered all of east asia and south asia and all of africa. that was the half of the world that i covered as trade ambassador. as my daughters grew up, they sat me down, a couple of them were in high school at the time, they said we would like our data back -- dad back. i asked them what they would like me to do. they said we think you should run for governor of our state. i said, i think you are crazy and that's the craziest idea i've ever heard, but i will give you a weekend to sit down and think about it and that i would as well. we discussed it and looked at our state, a state that we love and a state that was in need of expertise and revitalizing an economy and drawing from private-sector experience and ensuring that college grads did not leave for greener pastures, that investment dollars could be attracted and that entrepreneurs would stay. so we mounted a campaign. i told the trade ambassador, bob zelnick, that i was going to run for governor. he said that he had never worked with anyone who's done something like that, good luck. so we

the players pretty much all reside in the east asia-pacific region aside from the united states. the implications are fairly profound. if you visited china 10 years ago compared with today, the differences are absolutely phenomenal. i believe that in order to truly understand the economics implications of the rise of asia and the way in which society has so transformed itself, you have to have visited on a very regular basis, because the rise of asia and specifically the rise of china has happened so quickly. the change of society, the development of society, the rise of their economy is so significant, so consequential with profound implications for our own country, i don't know that we have focused enough attention on what it means. to have. who -- to have who -- wha pres plugged into asia, i think is important. >> what should we be doing toward china, economically, politically, foreign policy? >> we have to get our own house in order. if we are going to compete with the chinese, if we are going to do what needs to be done as a competitive nation in the 21st century, we have a

the players pretty much all reside in the asia east pacific reason aside from the united states. the implications are fairly profound. if you visited china 10 years ago versus today, the differences are absolutely phenomenal. i'm one who believes that in order to truly understand the economic implications of the rise of asia and the way in which society has so transformed itself, you have to have visited on a very regular basis because the rise of asia and specifically the rise of china, it's all happened so quickly and the change of society, the development of society, the rise of their economy is so significant, so consequential with profound implications for our own country, i don't know that we have focused enough attention on what it means. so to have a president that is actually plugged into the raise of asia, what it means for the united states in terms of how we compete in the 21st century i think is going to be very important. >> so what should we be doing that we're not, specifically towards china, economically, politically, foreign policy? >> well, i could give you a l

the players pretty much all reside in the asia east pacific reason aside from the united states. the implications are fairly profound. if you visited china 10 years ago versus today, the differences are absolutely phenomenal. i'm one who believes that in order to truly understand the economic implications of the rise of asia and the way in which society has so transformed itself, you have to have visited on a very regular basis because the rise of asia and specifically the rise of china, it's all happened so quickly and the change of society, the development of society, the rise of their economy is so significant, so consequential with profound implications for our own country, i don't know that we have focused enough attention on what it means. so to have a president that is actually plugged into the raise of asia, what it means for the united states in terms of how we compete in the 21st century i think is going to be very important. >> so what should we be doing that we're not, specifically towards china, economically, politically, foreign policy? >> well, i could give you a l

bank of east asia as well as bank of china both closed up between 3% and 4%. china's vice premier promised to open up the mainland to more hong kong investment. meantime the shanghai composite was down .25%. it fell to close down .25%. the asx 200 in australia turned out to be the biggest gainer of the day, closing up 1 .3%. financials led the way after good earnings reports from three of the big four banks there. west pack closed highest 1.25%. it had been up by about 3%. all in all, a fairly directionless day after the merkel-sarkozy summit that failed to deliver on any guidance. nina? >> it did indeed. let's talk about a number company that may perhaps deliver when it comes to guidance. manchester united moving from finance to football, ramy. it seems there are reports of an ipo for man u. why would it make such a move especially when the markets have fallen so much of late? >> good question. the simple answer is it has to pay some really big bills and it has to pay for its players. so take a look here. as of last spring, the legendary football club was in

. -- tokyo last stop through east asia. >> back here. memoriam to martin luther king jr.pened in washington today. it was designed here in the bay area. it include as 30 foot granite sculpture of dr. king. first statue honor ago person of color. it was designed by san francisco tl design team and d dr. l carson historian selected in 1985 by mrs. king to study her husband's writing and speeches. >> memorial honors l brings honor to the nation. king historical importance whether or not we had a memorial would still be there. but i think having this memorial says something about this nation. >>reporter: the 4 acre memorial site will be officially dedicated this sunday. 48th anniversary of the march on washington. >> 2 song writing heavy weight have died. ♪ about nick ashford half of the legendary duo ashford and simpson ain't no mountain high enough and others have been together for 38 years. nick was 70 years old. he died from throat cancer. >>> ♪ you ain't nothing but a hound dog crying all the time ♪ ♪. >> and jerry who wrote with mike hound dog that he will advice made f

it's all consistent with my fascination with the east asia region where i saw it on display as a youngan in the late 1970's. i lived in taiwan right as the united states or shortly after the united states had pulled its diplomatic relationship with taiwan and recognized mainland china, the government bay shank. so i saw the dipmatic technical tonic shifts takg place and for the first time felt the power of the united states, the consequences of the united states from a foreign licy standpoint. you see and you feel that much differently living overseas than you do here domestically. that left a lasting impact on me. it certainly influenced my course of study in college which was political science and international politics. >> let's talk about asia, do americans understand asia and does the u.s. policy reflect a policy specifically towards china that you think is propose? >> we -- appropriate. we have insufficient knowledge of asia. we don't quite understand the economic implications of the rise of asia and what that means in terms of our own competitiveness. when you look into the 21st c

as trade grows between africa and the booming markets of asia, itslocation on the east coast of the continent makes it an ideal transport hub. plans are in place to develop a huge port system which could provide a substantial boost to the economy, but not everyone supports the idea. p >>reporter: lamu island in northern kenya. the ancient town - a un world heritage site - and pristine beaches are a strong draw for upmarket tourists, but this whole area could soon be swallowed up by a massive new port complex. p >>bakari: the plans of building a second port in this country, and specifically in the area where we are that is lamu county. the fishermen are really worried because the areas they've been using to sustain their livelihood will be definitely be degraded by this dredging activities and physical alterations, sound vibrations and all that. p >>reporter: however it makes economic sense to develop the region. kenya borders resource rich counies like ethiopia, somalia, tanzania, uganda and southern sudan. its access to the indian ocean makes it an ideal transport hub for trade with india &

for east asia. >> i will offer a few broad thoughts on the report. a couple of points about the administration's overall approach to china. and then i will walk you through it in some degree of detail, hopefully not too painful, what is in the report this year and then we will have time for whatever questions you may have. the report, as many of you know, is a report from the sec. defense transmitte -- a report from the secretary of defense and transmitted to congress, across interagency any type of u.s. government, so even though it is a dod report, it reflects the views held by the by the u.s. government. we very much into this report to be something that is factual, objective and an analytical, to provide input the information -- it puts an inflammation for policymakers in the legislative and executive branch to consider as they, applied the development of u.s. policy in a bilateral relationship between the united states and china. this year's report contains new information on a number of topics, including new section on china's eve of a maritime

he embarked on a tour which takes into europe and in the middle east and asia eventually. every where he is hailed as a hero. grant means something to people all over the world because of the american civil war. but you know, you have a great subject had a few. we're not worrying about the next book. we're talking about her current book, "a world on fire." so it has been a pleasure talking to you here. congratulations on the book. you know, good luck and thank you for writing it. >> thanks for having me. >> that was a c-span signature program in which hunters are interviewed by journalists, public policy makers, as letters, and others. every weekend on book tv at 10:00 p.m. on saturday, 12 and 9:00 p.m. on sunday and 12:00 a.m. on monday. you can also watch online. go attack booktv.org and click on afterwards. >> on the go. available via pot cast through the itunes index in al. is it part cast on the upper left-hand side of the page. select which you would like to listen to. >> what i you reading this summer? >> to of mine are american the ads to see and capitalism. i was

there needs to be a security developed for all of north east asia that other nations to control, andunder that system north korea should be denuclearized. >> host: human rights, the dictate that we should not be all that concerned with what goes on internally within a country that we should only be concerned with their external behavior, and that guided american foreign policy for quite awhile. but over the last two decades i would say the united states has concerned itself with what goes on inside china. there's a lot of talk now in a lot of worry that the chinese are now retrenching and that there's been an escalation of the detention of dissidents, of those out there are giving free public plea for the democratization, liberalization, journalists being detained, religious minorities, catholics and so on. what do you say to the chinese when you talk to them about their human rights record? >> guest: let me say a bit about the politics is a term of my critics use if they want to say he's really a german, this is not an american concept even though i lived in germany as a child as pa

leaves the president the period 1877 embarks on the tour which takes into europe and the middle east and asiaentually and everywhere he is hailed as a hero. in other words, grant to mean something to people all of the world because of the american civil war. you know, so you've got a great subject ahead of you. anyway, we are not worried about amanda's next book. we are talking about her current recent book, "a world on fire" written as crucial war and the american civil war. so it's been a pleasure talking to you here. congratulations on the book and good luck with it in thank you for writing it. >> guest: thank you for having me. >> here's a look at some upcoming book fairs and festivals over the next 10 months. on september 2nd, decatur, georgia hosts the decatur book festival. the brooklyn book festival begins on september 15 >> warty reading this summer? booktv wants to know. >> i just finished reading decision points by president bush. it was good. i enjoyed the conversational tone that he tucked in describing his presidency and the events -- the big events like 9/11 and some other of t

east. south asia and africa. why would north korea be so successful? because there are so many countries who want weapons that traditional western countries like our own will not sell to them. they have to get these weapons from rogue states. e.g. central african republic, bought a bunch of t. 54 tanks are north koreans two years ago and they were caught taking shipment of those tanks by the south african navy. why would they want to buy this one account three years after the create more? and why are the north koreans still manufacturing these tanks? they want to buy those tanks because that's what the russians supplied him with 30 years ago. north koreans wanted to sell them to tanks and build the tanks because they know people still buy them. this is a buyer's market, sellers market. it is working well for the north koreans and the nations who want to buy their stuff. but wait, there's more. north korea also proliferates to nonstate actors. that is, terrorist groups. dprk provided weapons and training to the the male tigers up until sri lankan army d

leaves the presidency, 1877 he embarks on this tour which takes him to europe and then the middle east and asia eventually. and everywhere he is hailed as a hero. in other words, grant means something to people all over the world because of the american civil war. obviously, before the war no one heard of grant. but, you know, therefore, you've got a great subject ahead of you. but anyway, we're not worrying about amanda's next book. we're talking about her current, recent book "a world on fire: britain's crucial role in the american civil war." so, um, just it's been a pleasure talking to you here and congratulations on the book. and, um, you know, good luck with it and thank you for writing it. >> guest: oh, thank you for having me. >> that was "after words with," booktv's signature program in which authors of the latest nonfiction books are interviewed by journalists, public policymakers, legislators and others familiar with their material. "after words" airs every weekend on booktv at 10 p.m. on saturday and 12 a.m. on monday. you can also watch online. bo do to booktv.org and click on the

role in east asia. today he is in china and he is the first u.s. political leader to visit in that city. speaking to a university audience there, he says the u.s. is the single best bet in the world in terms of where to invest. monday he goes to mongolia to meet the country's prime minister and president and then tokyo monday night speaking tuesday and wednesday to japan includinging a visit to the earthquake hit city sendai. he will also meet with american troops. coming up a look at political problems on america's foreign policy and standing in the world and later, the joint deficit committee and ways it could trim debt. today on "news makers" education secretary arne duncan taubs about the state of the u.s. education system and how u.s. companies compare with other countries in preparing for jobs. we're competing for jobs in south korea and singapore and our children are as talented as children anywhere in the world. i just want to give them a chance to compete on a level playing field. i want to give them a chance to be successful. right now, t

and kanran bakar, director for middle east and south asia analysis at stratford. welcome. let me start with you, tony schafer. what are you sources telling you about what's happening on the ground? are we really near the end of this? >> well, you're near the end of the combat, per se. but we just don't know what's going to half next. one of the things that people i think have not really internalized is the fact that this is tribal. this is east versus west. one of the issues they're looking at now is the folks from benghazi and all those tribes which were mostly loyal to the old monarchy are the ones who've been really driving this. because of this, the intermediate -- the ruling council is very reluctant to start pushing itself, insinuating itself on those folks in the west who were mostly loyal. and let's remember that as the uprising happened, most of the country started in the east. went west. stopped for a while in miz ral ta a misratah and moved on. >> just building on that, what do you make? there are all these rival groups that have been able to come together in so

i am the deputy secretary of defense for east asia, and i am aboutto talk to you - security developments regarding china that we delivered today. i will offer a few broad thoughts on our report, a couple of points about the administration, and walk you through some degree of detail what is in the report this year, and then we will have time for questions you may have. the report is transmitted to congress, but it is our report that we coordinate across the entire u.s. government, so it does reflect a perspective held broadly by the u.s. government. we very much anticipated to be factual, objectives, and analytical, to provide input and innovation for policy makers for them to consider as they contemplate u.s. policy and the relationship between the united states and china. this involves other countries vireo -- other countries. let me offer general comments and then reviewed the report itself. numerous questions have been made. it contributes to rules and norms end enhances and he sat around the globe. the united states is pursuing a comprehensive relationship with china capable of addre

. >> moody's senior vice president and regional credit office for asia and the middle east, thomas byrne, held a news conference in tokyo. he explained the japanese debt now ranks the same as nations like china and chile. the agency says the effects of the march disaster and resulting power shortages are slowing down japan's economic growth and added the country has so far failed to hammer out feasible plans for reforming its social security and tax systems. moody's knows japan has the largest external assets among advanced economies. it says the country will continue to get the trust of the market as long as it manages to improve its fiscal condition. >> the stable outlook reflects are believed that japan's credit strengths will prevail over the next 18 months and that the home buyers that favors low refinancing risk, low refinancing cost for jgbs will remain in place. >> but, byrne warned the agency may move to review its rating for a possible further downgrade if japan's social welfare and tax reforms are delayed. >>> for an analysis of the rating cut on japanese government bonds or j

republics china and the rest of asia in the middle east and if that is is created then you can have a growth vector that leads you out of this debt impasse that the eurozone countries are in without that and so long as as the dollar system dominates international financial relations that moody's standard and poor's do the rating on sovereign debt for european union countries and that there is no independent european credit rating agency and there isn't is no. growth perspective not only austerity but there is no out of this crisis. and yet another blow to the euro zone blocks second one hundred sixty billion euro bailout for greece may be under threat athens as agreed to provide pinon with collateral in return for its contribution to the financial rescue package but it's sparked in the nation among the other fifteen donors some of which are now also demanding collateral analysts however warn their greece is incapable of handing out such guarantees the e.u. commission says it will now investigate whether finland's actions were appropriate . you know with artsy still ahead the knights o

relations i think above all with russia the central asian republics china and the rest of asia in the middle east and if that is created then you can have a growth vector that leads you out of this debt impasse that the eurozone countries are in without that and so long as as the dollar system dominates international financial relations that moody's standard and poor's do the rating on sovereign debt for european union countries and that there is no independent european credit rating agency and there isn't is no. growth perspective not only austerity but there is no up to this crisis. still ahead for you this hour new evidence of negligence work is that japan's fukushima say the cooling system was due to fail before the fear is that by the mobs the moment. the thousand public glimpse of ross's new generation finds yet with the highlight of the last a mammoth sky and the fact that they have the biannual monks observation all things the lucrative deal find on the ground on high speed aerobatic displays in the sky. and watching the action for us. what an amazing day it's been here for the max two th

relations and i think above all with russia the central asian republics trying to and the rest of asia in the middle east and if that is is created then you can have a growth vector that leads you out of this debt impasse that the eurozone countries are in without that and so long as as the. dollar system dominates international financial relations that moody's standard and poor's do the rating on sovereign debt for european union countries and that there is no independent european credit rating agency and there isn't is no. growth perspective no new austerity there is no out to this crisis. still ahead new evidence of negative work is that in the long of the current system do you pay zero for the figures that was hit by the markets. the first public lives of losses a new generation finds its debt was highlighted in facile as saying they're not and the fact that they have a plan you know months out submission or things the lucrative deal find on the ground high speed are battling this blaze in the sky. and watching the action. what an amazing day it's been here for the max two thousand and eleven interna

[applause] >> vice president joe biden is in east asia this week as part of the obama administration's efforts to renew the u.s. role in asia. >> were congratulated by many pakistanis. these are not terrorists, not al qaeda. not taliban, but ordinary pakistan's who feel that their religion is threatened, that the country is becoming too secular. that the islamic values are under attack and that blasphemy which is anything that insults the prophet or islam is something to be defended with your life. >> "washington post" correspondent pamela constable sunday night on c-span skua day. >> all this week we've been bring you a series of 10 -- you can see that on a website c-span.org. tomorrow at 9 a.m. we're live from the national crime and punishment museum here in washington for a look at forensics and profiling. you can catch out inside the fbi series each night in the 7:00 hour right here on c-span2. coming up next a discussion on infrastructure spending and job growth with former pennsylvaniau governor ed rendell. this is about 40 minutes spent now on yourue screen is governor annnsylvl

relations i think above all with the russia of the central asian republics china and the rest of asia in the middle east and if that is created then you can have a growth vector that leads you out of this debt impasse that the eurozone countries are in without that and so long as as the dollar system dominates international financial relations that moody's standard and poor's do the rating on sovereign debt for european union countries and that there is no independent european credit rating agency and there isn't is no. growth perspective only austerity there is no up to this crisis the ratings agency standard and poor's is facing increasing scrutiny in the u.s. the justice department is looking into allegations dozens of mortgage bonds were improperly rated in the lead up to the crisis of two thousand and eight s. and p. is being questioned off to stripping the u.s. of its treasured aaa credit score two weeks ago well it is lower list now reports on growing doubts over just how credible the credit rating agencies can be. breaking news the united states has just lost its top notch triple a credit rating

relations and i think above all with russia the central asian republics china and the rest of asia in the middle east and if that is created then you can have a growth vector that leads you out of this debt impasse that the eurozone countries are in without that and so long as as the dollar system dominates international financial relations that moody's standard and poor's do the rating on sovereign debt for european union countries and that there is no independent european credit rating agency and there isn't is no. growth perspective only austerity and there is no up to this crisis the meeting of e.u. need as was more about him is building then decision making that's the view of international consultant and former belgian m.p. nor divina last. and went to into the biggest economies of the european monetary union get together that is of course always meaningful if only on the psychological level these meetings tend to draw the line of should be the euro zone countries at last in general so whatever to decide there is basically taken by the other countries they're not going after the ones that cost t