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they're kind of mixed outcomes of what we have seen when cities like honolulu and huntington beach have tried these restrictions so we want an understanding and the office is interested in this legislation and banning the aerial signs in the city but we want to go about it in a way that is effective and right. >> okay. and i want to -- supervisor, i want to thank you for taking a method cal approach because in addition to -- i'm not a real fan of these aerial advertising but in addition to the federal law issues i think anytime you're effectively banning an industry it's important to really take it a bit slow and really be thoughtful about it and i appreciate you and your office are doing that. president chiu. >> thank you. because this item is in front of us i want to echo supervisor wiener's comments and good to sit on it a week to deal with the federal rules and because of the similar thing with the america's cup and my understanding from the city attorney there is language we may want to substitute in tomorrow that is likely similar language for this measure to make sure that we dea

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ferdinand marcos died at the age of 72 he was still in exile in honolulu when he passed away.93 his body was returned to the philippines and anne mcdermott brought us this report. >> reporter: it's been four years since his death. but at last ferdinand marcos will be buried in his homeland. the land that he was ousted from. and with that the man who ruled the philippines for 20 years, years critics call corrupt traded his presidency for exile in hawaii. but never was marcos shamed in his silence. he continued to meet with the faithful among honolulu's sizable community many of whom keep the faith still. >> one of the best if not the best president philippine has ever had. >> the philippines, with his ut most. >> reporter: his son ferdinand jr. was present to escort his father's body home. >> in the end, the 20 years that my father was president will be seen for what it is. and that is he built up the nation. >> reporter: authorities fearing his grave could become a rallying point for marcos supporters refused until now. he will be flown home to the home where he was revered an

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of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, giving all profits to charity and pursuing the common good for over 30 years, and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers use their expertise in global finance to guide you through the business strategies and opportunities of international commerce. we put our extended global network to work for a wide range of companies, from small businesses to major corporations. what can we do for you? >> and now, "bbc world news." >> this is abc world news america. i'm kathy kaye. egypt was the muslim brotherhood vows more defiance after more protesters are arrested. highly radioactive water had leaked from the fukushima nuclear pandplant in japan. will this area ever recover? encountered as bomb. how it handles this slowdown may define the country for decades to come. welcome to our viewers on public television and also around the globe. tonight, tensions are on the rise again in egypt after the leader of the moslem brotherhood was arrested. not backing

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of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, giving all profits to charity and pursuing the common good for over 30 years,and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers work hard to understand the industry you operate in, working to nurture new ventures and provide capital for key strategic decisions. we offer expertise and tailored solutions in a wide range of industries. what can we do for you? and now, bbc "world news america." washington, from i'm kathy k. the obama administration makes the case, action against the syrian regime. >> the united states government 1429nows that at least syrians were killed in this attack. >> the president himself says he has not made up his mind, and any u.s. response to the chemical attacks will be limited. >> we are not considering any open-ended commitments, any boots on the ground approach. >> saying goodbye to seamus mosty, one of the world's treasured poets, has died at the age of 74. >> welcome to our viewers on public television in america, and aro

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and these three great nations brought their fleets to honolulu exercising how to respond and alleviate that disaster. well, that was then. how about now? last year the united states released a new security strategy. most of you probably have not even heard of that, but i have to tell you this was a big deal. it was one of the fifth american security strategies that we have issued since the civil war. among the highlights of that security strategy was a strong statement that the united states had the highest economic and security interests in the asia pacific region. not in europe as has been for 100 years prior to that, than the asia pacific region. secondly, that we would maintain freedom of access throughout that region. in particular, we would maintain the sea lanes in that area, whatever the challenge might be. even as we reduce our defense budget, therefore we must maintain and would maintain a powerful navy, and that that navy would be charged with maintaining the freedom of those sea lanes. we had, of course, to be concerned as to whether there would be a challenge for that. we

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of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, giving all profits to charity and pursuing the common good for over 30 years, and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers use their to understand the industry you work in, to help provide capital for keep, strategic decisions. expertise in a wide range of industries. what can we do for you? >> and now, "bbc world news america." >> this is bbc world news america. reporting from washington, i am katty kay. as the world relate -- waits for a response to the theory and attack, forces are ready. >> we are ready to go. >> we are ready to go. order does come, what would military action look like? tonight, we assess the actions. a dream.id he had but 50 years after martin luther king delivered his famous speech, how much of it has come true? welcome to our viewers on public television in america and elsewhere around the globe. the u.s. is ready to launch a military strike against theory at a moments notice. that is what the defense secretary has told

. >> for more on this, from honolulu, hawaii, the director of the eurasian business coalition. rob, it is good to see you over there as opposed to here in washington, d.c. i need your help though. explain to us for -- how for the past 20 years, or you can go all the way back to world war ii if you want, give us the historical perspective on this relationship . >> certainly, since world war ii, relations between china and japan have been very strange. the chinese still remember a lot of the atrocities committed by the japanese imperial army to many chinese. there is certainly not a lot of respect and rapport among the chinese chinese and japanese people. that being said, trade is one area where they have broken down a lot of cultural social areas because of the ideas that strong, improved economic relations will create -- >> what is the problem? i mean, i have spoken to a lot of people, obviously from the chinese side about this. one of the sticking points is that they feel that japan, number one, isn't sorry, and they haven't taken the position to apologize. very similar to wha

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