but with federal recognition we would have our own reservation, we'd have our own tribal lands that our people could live, and we would be a sovereign nation. >> since receiving the white houser, dardar robichaux has been in regular contact with the u.s. coness in wasngton. on behalf of the tribe she requested compensation for problems caused by the oil spill. there are still many obstacles to overcome before getting federal recognition. but dardar robichaux vows to intensify her efforts. >>> and now let's take a look at the global weather forecast with sumi zushi. >> hello there, and welcome back to your world weather update. well, you can expect some fine weather once again across japan today. it will be quite mild as well. the korean peninsula too. similar story for you. and much of china will be enjoying dry weather if not a little bit cloudy. now, over towards the north, much, much cooler air and wet weather coming into mongolia. the widespread rain expected here, and that is also going to be turning to snow or sleet at nighttime. now, the main story in east asia continues to be this tropical depression hovering over hainan island. it has already produced ample amounts