vice foreign minister kawai lodged a protest with yonghua. kawai demanded they leave immediately and claimed they are an inherent part of chinese territory. >>> ongoing territorial disputes are causing japanese travelers to change holiday destinations. a survey shows bookings for package tours to china and south korea are at their lowest in years. the japan association of travel agents says that seven major travel agencies. the survey shows tour reservations to china in october fell more than 70% from a year earlier. bookings for november are down over 75%. tours to south korea also dropped nearly 50% this month and down more than 60% for november. in contrast, tour reservations to guam and saipan are on the rise. bookings up more than 80% in november. >>> the japanese government is to decide on a stimulus package worth over $5 billion. this will be the first round of measures aimed at propping up the nation's economy. >>> officials are drawing up steps that are more urgent than others. the cabinet is expected to approve them on friday. about

citizens for better community, culture to culture, why in the chamber of commerce of northern care of -- kawai chamber of commerce of northern california, northern california chinese athletic association, national association of american professionals, national federation of independent business, national federation of filipino americans, the filipino chamber of commerce, around of applause for all of our community partners, please. that was a lot. [applause] >> i am so glad he had to do that. our next speaker is u.s. congressmen. he is representing the 15th congressional district of california in the u.s. house of representatives. in congress, he is a member of the powerful house appropriations and budget committee. share of the democratic caucuses, new media working group, house democratic senior went, and the original author of the equity and excellence commission now housed in the u.s. department of education. his district includes silicon valley, the birthplace of technology. mike has dedicated his life to public service and is lauded for his work on education, civil- rights national serv

japanese government sources that i kawai and zhijun met in shanghai over the weekend. the sources say the two officials did not go into details. diplomats are looking for a chance to improve their relations. another meeting between senior officials took place in tokyo on october 11th. japan and china is ready to look for a break through while studying the economic impact of the strained ties and public opinion. >>> japanese disaster management experts have shared lessons from last year's earthquake and tsunami at a recent seminar in sri lanka. the event was held columbo. the government officials and civil engineers attended. the indian ocean tsunami in 2004 killed about 30,000 people in sri lanka. tohoko university professor advised they develop a system that quickly estimates the height of the tsunami and issues warnings to resident. >> you have the firsthand experience in the tsunami and the earthquake, so the first knowledge is pretty much for the future disaster work. >> the professor stressed the importance of gathering information about past tsunamis from ancient

vice foreign minister chikao kawai launched a protest with chinese ambassador cheng yonghua. japan controls the senkaku islands. china and taiwan claim them. assistant secretary of state kurt campbell, who arrived in japan on thursday, is in charge of u.s. policies on east asia. he said he met with china's vice foreign minister in the u.s. before leaving for japan. >> we talked about the importance of relations between china and japan are restored and improved, and that is in the best interests of not just the peoples but the countries and everyone in the asia-pacific, including the united states. >> campbell is scheduled to meet with japanese officials to discuss bilateral cooperation on situations in east asia. >>> we interviewed a prominent british analyst on how he sees japan/china relations at the moment. professor michael clarke is director general at the royal united services institute for defense and security studies. >> for european, we understand the issue, i think, of the islands. we understand the delicacy of the issue. but it is a problem that can be similar disp

sources say, the vice foreign minister kawai and zhijun met in shanghai. ministers did not go into details of the dispute but agreed on the need to maintain communication. it was the second time this month, dip low matts have discussed these issues. senior officials met two weeks ago in tokyo. the diplomats are expected to study the economic impact of the ties as they look for a breakthrough. >>> the man in charge of assessing the risk of disasters in italy has resigned. the latest shock from the court ruling, that stunned seismologists around the world. the court sentenced seven scientists to jail terms for failing to warn of a deadly earthquake in 2009. the quake deaf stavastated the mountain town. the head of italy's disaster risk body, submitted his resignation the next day. it is impossible to produce disinterested scientific advice for the government under the current circumstances. the scientist published an assessment six days before the disaster. the report said risks of a major quake hitting the area were low. more than 300 people were killed. >>

jennifer kawai thank you for your wonderful offers in being a part of this embraces her spokes is important. and lasting mark, my dear friend would've known all his life in a so proud of the work he does in the work save the children dosed with internationally and at home is a great, great organization and deeply proud to be associated with it. with that other 2% mark shirer. [applause] >> good morning. good morning. thank you, senator dodd for that kind introduction and for your fantastic words as usual. i think bruce of a restroom on capitol hill over the last 30 years as the go to guy. save the children how to in connecticut, so proud you represented us for so many years washington d.c., but more importantly all kids across this country and across the world. so thank you very much for coming.

also want to say hello to monty, siprion bolling off on special assignment i forget was it maui or kawaieat in his grass skirt, by the way. [ laughter ] >> bill: there is still an amazing amount of spillover from last week's presidential debate. yesterday the president sat down with diane sawyer. here he is. >> that debate what happened? >> obama: governor romney had a good night. had a bad night. >> how bad? >> obama: it's not the first time i had a bad night, but what is important is the fundamentals of what this race is about haven't changed. governor romney went to a lot of trouble to try to hide what his positions are. >> bill: that's kind of it. >> yeah. that's it. plus the second thing he said is also true. >> bill: yeah. >> i think obama was caught totally flat footed and completely surprised -- >> bill: but the mendasdy and audacity. >> yes. it's not an execution for obama because he should have instantly seen what is this guy trying to do? >> bill: hey, wait a minute let's have a reality check here. >> so it's not an excuse, but it is an explanation. >> bill: yeah. and tonight