members of the group met with asean secretary general in hanoi on friday.he japanese business leaders have great hope for the asean economic community. >> asean is most important -- >> reporter: when the asean economic community is established in 2015, it will allow the free movement of people, goods through its member nations. the community is poised to become a global economic hub with a combined population of 600 million near china and india. however, there are wide gaps in the gdp per capita among member nations. and many for business activities. japanese business leaders are urging asean to implement measures to have japanese involvement. they want asean to simplify import and export procedures and beef up intellectual property protection. they also want to see the introduction of a so-called business travel card, which business people could use instead of a visa throughout the economic community. >> translator: the requests from the japanese side were very practical, so we want to improve or business conditions in response to them. the federation made

members of the group met with the secretary general in hanoi on friday. the japanese leaders have great hope for the asean economic community. >> most people from japanese countries, most people are faced with -- >> the community is established in 2015, it will allow the free movement of people goods and capture the member nations. the community is poised to become a gobel economic hub with a combined population of 600 million. however there wide gaps in the gdp per capita among member nations and 19 have business activities. japanese business leaders are urging asean to involve japanese and they want to simplify import and export procedures and beef up intellectual property protection. they want to see the introduction of a so-called business. the business people could use instead of the visa throughout the economic community. >> translator: the request from the japanese side were very practical. we want to improve our business conditions in response to them. >> the federation made a specific request based on feedback from japanese business people in sou

nhk world, hanoi. >> we're joined now by nhk world reporters based in southeast asia, mark ho. good evening, mark. asean and china have been discussing the code of conduct for years with little progress. is anything different this time? >> sources close to asean stresses the group at least publicly showed a united front this time. at the foreign ministers meeting last year, delegates failed to adopt a joint statement for the first time in the group's history. the philippines and vietnam and other countries in dispute with china were at odds with cambodia which considered its strong economic ties with china. this year they avoided looking divided by differences remain. on sunday the philippines issued a statement. >> now talks on code of conduct have been scheduled for september. can we expect any progress? >> we shouldn't be overly optimistic. china is strengthening its claims apparently taking advantage of the fragile unit of asean. a number of asean members are already down playing the so-called official talks as merely an extension of discussions that have already taken plac

the abduction minster talked to the capital of hanoi on monday with the prime minister and public security minster. he explainedia pan is withholding aid to north korea and maintaining sanctions until the issue is resolved. he will convey when he talks to senior officials in north korea. most agree on high level talks to promote exchange on the issue. >> translator: we were able to foster good relations and candid discussions. >> japanese leaders will work with other countries with diplomatic ties with the north. >> authorities celebrated victory day over the weekend. people filled the capital of pyongyang to commemorate the armestice. kim jung un faced the square to face a military parade. china's vice president stood beside him. they are meant to show they remain allies. they fought together in the korean war. they renewed the traditional friendship and they were critical for carrying out a test and imposed economic sanctions. leaders sent the special envoy to beijing to try to repair relations. the director of the general political bureau of the korean people's army. they expected kim j

. >>> jane fonda the actress formally jane hanoy.i happen to know that he's not unhappy that i'm playing her. here's a look at fonda's turn as mrs. reagan. >> i would like to invite you to the state dinner next week. not as a butler, cecil, i'm inviting you as a guest. >> highly anticipated film. not nearly anticipated as our sports report. >>> one player sleeping well last night to tell you about here, mara, washington's bryce harper, after this game-winning homer, he breaks the nats' six-game losing streak. >>> another first to talk about, not the wild pitch from the rockies' relief pitcher, but with that the marlins are the first-ever to keep colorado at hit-friendly coors field to just two earned runs or below in a series. >>> can talk a-rod? alphonso soriano could be coming back. 99% done. they're hoping the 37-year-old brings back some pop. the yankees, no play for you. he stays in the minors for another rehab game. when asked do you trust your team? he said, you know, i'd rather not get into that. >>> o.j. simpson pled with th

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the actress formerly known as hanoi jane comments on nancy reagan's reaction to fonda playing the former first lady in a movie. fonda saying, quote, i happen to know she's not unhappy that i'm playing her, end quote. here's a look at fonda's turn as mrs. reagan. >> i'd like to invite you to the state dinner next week. >> i'm going to be here, miss reagan. >> no. not as a butler. i'm inviting you as a guest. >>> double negative, not unhappy. finally the poster for "enough said." that's been released. the film is said to be one of james gandolfini's last starring roles. bill, as you and i both remember when he told that story back in june of him passing away at the age of 51, great to see this. i'm sure everybody wants to see this. >> right. looks like a small budget film. many people probably weren't going to see it. now a lot will want to. >> leading role there. romantic role. looking forward to that. i'm richard lui. this is "early today." we hope it's just your first stop of the day on nbc. >>> leading the news in this morning's "washington post," senate bill authorizes sanctions on ru

an air force pilot shot down during the vietnam war and brutalized by his captors in the infamous hanoiilton where he was held with senator john mccain for five long years. colonel day earned the medal of honor and was one of the nation's most decorated servicemen. he died today in shalimar, florida. in a statement senator mccain called him the bravest man he's ever known. colonel day was 88 years old. >>> so there was hunter ma han leading the open. he was untouchable. then he got the call. his wife had gone into labor. mahan immediately withdrew from the tournament, good move, by the way, and flew home where early this morning candy mahan gave birth to a girl. >>> five penguins waddled their way from graduation from fish school, that where human handlers helped socialize them. they headed over to penguin island which is the world's largest captive penguin colony. >>> when we come back, summertime with jfk on cape cod. >>> on a week that saw the nomination of caroline kennedy to be america's next ambassador to japan and what would have been jackie kennedy's 84th birthday, a piece of ra

he was thrown in the hanoi hilton as a p.o.w. where he was tortured on and off for over five years.ellmate for a time was a naval aviator named john mccain. he was a midwesterner through and through and proud of it. about his boyhood home on the plains he once told tom brokaw, if you wanted a warrior, this was the place to find him. foremost among his 50 combat medals bud day was awarded the medal of honor by president gerald ford. his death new leaves 78 recipients of the medal of honor. next week the president will award the medal to the newest recipient, a veteran of the war in afghanistan. >>> william scranton has died, former governor, presidential candidate and u.s. ambassador. used to be referred to as a moderately liberal republican back when there was such a thing. he ran as a goldwater alternative and lived outside the pennsylvania city that bears his family name. william scranton was 96. >>> and we've lost a member of the nbc news family. herb kaplow has died. longtime viewers will remember his decades on the air. he covered the nuremburg trials, the cuban revolution, the

enough weapons now to go around even rowsley and recognizes that she can't prevent us weaponry from hanoi going into the hands of people who might turn them against us in the longer run six thousand syrians aren't leaving syria every day over the last month this has got to stop this is humanitarian crisis approaching what happened to wonder we ought to think about human needs to go to think about people being killed unnecessarily. well it is the first day on the job for the new interim government in egypt of us cross live now to an egyptian journalist who is based in cairo we have on the line with us shahira amin ma'am thank you so much for taking the time to speak with us how is the formation of the new government being received by people in egypt overall. if i hear you correctly you asked about the interim government and. as you saw that two weeks ago we had this huge rebellion against president morsi people were dissatisfied with the government's performance saying he was in when i using this state appointing his own brotherhood members in key positions in state institutions and now we

fonda earned the nickname hanoi jane in the 1970s as an outspoken critic of the vietnam war, a part of her past she wishes she could take back. why do you think some people have such a hard time forgiving you for acts that were 40 years ago? - oh, because the vietnam war left such a scar on the american psyche, and there's been so little understanding, even today. i make a convenient lightning rod. and it helps, the fact that i'm a woman, that i'm privileged-- all of those things make it easy for men who are scarred and wounded to hate me. i accept what my responsibility is and the mistake that i made. - you've made that very clear. - i have apologized many times, so it pains me when people continue to hate. - anger is--it starts with pain or fear. - the problem is, if you don't forgive and you go through life with that hatred, you're the one that's locking yourself into a prison. - and it's that understanding that allows fonda to continue mounting that staircase, both literally and figuratively. jane fonda, now in her prime, and loving it. - jane wrote most of "prime time" at her ranc

enough weapons now to blow around even rowsley and recognizes that she can't prevent us weaponry from hanoi going into the hands of people who might try to vegas in the longer run and sarah i mean let's keep as israel out of this we are looking at the situation in syria but i'm curious i mean you've been in the cia been in washington for a long time can you think of any historical examples where the introduction of weapons by a third party country into an internal conflict has had some sort of a positive outcome. unless you go back to world war two but i have to tell you that leaving israel out of this conversation is a great mistake because israel is one of the major players and i don't see how you can discuss it without mentioning israel well certainly there are many major players in this conflict it's not unfortunately it's not really an internal civil war at the moment there are so many regional players with stakes involved and i'm also curious about the spillover effect and we've had for example on the news today that a pro assad a media commentator had been shot dead in lebanon the un

champions like paul wall to you and they seem by a high jumper on the cheat sure and hammer thrower that hanoi sanker and so with the weights of the home crowd also behind them the host nation has the potential to repeat their edmonton success of two thousand and one where they edge the u.s. to finish top of the medal table athletes of this country will be at their peak and will indeed the lever deliver their best performances in front of the whole. you know non olympic yeah that is also without a big football tournament the world the political campaign ships are one of twenty thirteen is biggest advance and moscow is ready to do a cousin by showing it can successfully host a global sporting show bits consented by the above r t. on meanwhile the russian volleyball team became the world league champions for the third time after a straight sets victory of the top seeds brazil in argentina the match was a repeat of last year's olympic final and with four members of that russian squad still playing their experience help the second seeds take yet he said twenty five twenty three well that was as to

the time, time magazine called the speech "demagogic slander that sounded like a script for radio hanoihat's the dr. king 1967 speech against the war in vietnam. the washington post declared king had, quote, "diminished his usefulness to his cause, his country, his people." >> i think it's so unfortunate that publications like time magazine, washington post -- if they had to rewrite those articles today, it would be a different story. dr. king was right. he was right -- and so many others, politicians, who came out against the war, whether it was eugene mccarthy or others, later bobby kennedy. what that war helped to destroy: the hopes, the dreams and aspiration of so many people. war is bloody. it's messy. >> and so, today, the war in afghanistan, the drone war that president obama is conducting in pakistan, in yemen, in other places, with the "kill list," that the times called it, that he personally keeps and names the people he puts on the list- your thoughts? >> well, i think it's time for us to end, end the efforts in afghanistan. we cannot justify the killing of people that we don

the 20-year-old ran alongside the bus for five miles in downtown hanoi.finally invited him aboard the bus. he got some autographs, photos with his favorite players and got our play of the day. it would be a good movie. >>> 49er quarterback colin kaepernick making a name for himself not just with football skills but with his flamboyant wardrobe, as well. >> here's out he look this week at the espy awards. he looks good. other fashion statements include the miami dolphins hat he was wearing on the beach and then he had no clothes on in espn magazine's body issue. >> which photo do you like? >> i like the suit. as i role my eyes. >> we'll move right along. >>> 5:25. an east bay deputy stops an overnight robbery. the shootout that left one suspect dead. coming up. >> reporter: was one of the teenagers to died in the asiana crash killed by a fire truck? what the coroner is expect to report, up next. ,, farmers presents: 15 seconds of smart. so you're worried about house fires? stop smoking. manage your wires. watch out for space heaters. clean the chimney. get

the 20-year-old ran alongside the bus for five miles in downtown hanoi. they finally invited him aboard the bus. he got some autographs, photos with his favorite players and got our play of the day. >> i don't think he was out of breath. >> you may have seen videos. latest craze people breaking down in the harlem shake? >> right. we have seen you dance, too. it's probably not something you would expect though out of a retirement community. ♪[ music ] >> well, these folks they didn't want to miss out on the fun so they rocked out as hard as they could. the west village retirement community got the idea from a resident's grandsons. they have some moves, frank. >> i know. i should take notes. >> you should. take some notes. >> i see some video coming up later in the show. >> i like it. >>> 6:25. coming up unwelcome guests. why bay area s.w.a.t. teams were called to a multi- million dollar home in the east bay. also ahead . >> miserable. fields like i live inside a dog's mouth -- feels like i live inside a dog's mouth. >> more punishment for the east coast. w

while the casting choice drew sharp criticism from detractors on the right, remember hanoi jane?he may have the approval of at least one influential republican. here she was discussing the role yesterday. >> i thought it would be fun to play her. i know people say, oh, my gosh, jane fonda is playing nancy reagan. i don't think whatever differences there might be in our politics really matters as an actor, an approach her as a human being and i happen to know she's not unhappy that i'm playing her. >> i hope she plays her well. she said she heard it from a friend that nancy was okay with it, but, can't be an endorsement like that. up next, a juror from the george zimmerman trial now says "he got away with murder." but the law and the evidence she says prevented her voting for conviction. well, that's ahead. this is going to be complicated. we'll follow the feelings and attitudes and the thinking that went into that juror's decision. we're coming up with the place for politics again. ♪ [ male announcer ] it's a golden opportunity to discover a hybrid from the luxury car company tha

or as many americans like to call her hanoi jane. michelle turner is in new york with the story.s. we are showing that clip right there. you saw there's definitely a likeness between the two. when jane gets into character. critics have been complain being her playing -- being cast to play nancy reagan since this movie was announced. the movie schedule to released august 16. now we are seeing our first clips of jane upon the did a in the role. studio released this clip and sound bite from fonda talking about playing nancy reagan. take a look. >> no. not as -- not as a butler, cecil. i'm inviting you as a guest. >> but the president refers to me to serve him personal. >> i don't you worry about ronnie. i will take care of that. the idea i could play nancy reagan was too much to resist. i thought it would be fun to play her. jane fonda is playing nancy reagan? i don't think that whatever differences there might be in our politics really matters, you know, as an actor, i'm a human being and happen to know she's not unhappy i'm playing her. >> there you go. there are plenty of people

he was -- he was one of the most grievously injured pilots to arrive in hanoi. norris helped nurse him back to some semblance of health, although he would never fully recover from his wounds. then bud helped norris nurse me. whenever i felt my spirits and resistance flag, i looked to bud for the courage to continue and for the example of how to serve my country in difficult circumstances. bud was the bravest man i ever knew, and i've known more than a few. he was great company, too, and made it possible to actually have fun in prison once in a while. he received the medal of honor when he came home, the highest of his many decorations for valor. despite his injuries, he managed to regain flying status and commanded a flight wing at eglin air force base. when bud ultimately retired from the air force, he practiced law. after service in world war ii and before he deployed to the korean war, he had graduated from college and law school. he devoted his practice to defending the interests of his fellow veterans. bud and i stayed close through all the years that have

embassy hanoi, took an essay on what is democracy, translated it and sent it out online and for that got a multiyear sentence in jail. i met with his wife who lived in great fear they would go after her as well and certainly when i had dinner with her one night, sitting as far away as chairman rice at the next table at a hotel were three bully boys from the -- three thugs from the secret police of vietnam, very, very visibly standing up and taking pictures to let us know they were watching. of course i took their picture as well but that's kind of intimidation campaign this wonderful wife of a dissident was experiencing. the boat people s.o.s. suggests there are well over 625 political prisoners and religious prisoners as we meet here tonight who are suffering an of course that number often goes up. one might be let out two more incarcerated. by this dictatorship. madam speaker, h.r. 1893 -- 1897 is designed to promote the development of freedom and democracy in vietnam. it will bring much-needed scrutiny to a seriously deteriorating situation. it stipulates the united states can inc

he was one of the most grievously injured pilots to arrive in hanoi. helped nurse him back to some semblance of health, although we would never fully recover from his wounds. then, bud helped norris nurse me. whenever i felt my spirits and resistance flag, i looked to bud for the courage to continue and for the example of how to serve my country in difficult circumstances. but was the bravest man i ever knew, and i've known more than a few. he was great company, too. and made it possible to actually have fun in prison once in a while. he received the medal of honor when he came home. the highest of his many decorations for valor. despite his injuries he managed to regain flying status and commanded a flight wing. when bud ultimately retired from the air force, he practiced law, after his service in world war ii, but before he deployed to the korean war, he graduated from college and law school. he devoted his practice defending the interests of his fellow veterans. bud and i stayed close through all the years that have passed since our war. we talked o

there is a column in the "washington post" this morning that says hanoi loves mcgovern.is something. >> so true. host: i want to ask about the relationship between richard nixon and henry kissinger. the quality of these recordings are different from what we heard in the johnson tapes and early roosevelt recordings in a difficult year. guest: much better than a lot of the nixon tapes. i have to tell you i have not listened to a lot of the nixon tapes. what we hear this morning is considerably better than much of what has been preserved. host: richard nixon and henry kissinger. guest: last word about the relationship will not be written for a long time. one of the theories on why he installed the taping system was given the diplomatic initiatives he wanted to pursue was to make sure history would credit him and not his secretary. at that time, he was not a secretary of state. he was a national security adviser. there was always at its best a creative tension between the president henry kissinger. historians are still angling over who is responsible for what. one thing thes

at the hanoi hilton and a medal of honor recipient, colonel day set the standard for service to country. mr. miller: a patriot in the truest sense of the word, he never stopped looking out for his brothers in arms. after the war he spent 40 years as an advocate for veterans. he was a father, a grandfather, and someone i was 4u78abled to represent here this congress. we will miss him and his legacy will endure for years to come. i ask that we keep him and the entire day family in our prayers -- prayers. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from illinois seek recognition? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized for ne minute. >> i rise to celebrate the 48th anniversary of medicare and medicaid and the security that they provide for seniors and personals with disabilities. ms. schakowsky: half of whom live on less than $20,000 total a year and half of all seniors before medicare had no insurance at all. listen to my constituent, nan anderson from evanston, quote, it was