suu kyi with the gold medal.an honor for a woman whose name means "strange collection of bright victories." today, because of her sacrifices, that invitation still stands. upright victory in seed and one we will celebrate today. as we do, we can look ahead with a renewed sense of purpose. we give this metal as a symbol of our highest honors, but also our highest hopes. the path for freedom does not -- is not easy to find. it takes a long, winding road. setbacks are many and america has known its fair share. but so long as the search party is led by men and women who refuse to given to fear or doubt, who refused to give up their identity, their dignity, that gleam in their eye, we will get their. rudyard kipling once wrote "all user know, this our fathers fought for us, long and long ago." the way is a difficult and often lonely path. with this gold medal, the american people hang a lantern for her. make it serve as a high and a shining beacon of our commitment to a future of good health and bright victories. than

i especially want to take suu kyi for welcoming me to her home.through so many difficult years is we she displayed unbreakable courage and determination. it's where she showed that human freedom and dignity cannot be denied. today marks a new chapter between the united states and burma. i asked secretary clinton to visit this country and explore with suu kyi whether the united states could empower reform efforts and begin a new relationship between our peoples. in the year since we've seen encouraging progress including suu kyi's release, the lifting of restrictions on the press and eliminate the use of child soldiers. at my direction the united states has responded to support these reforms including the easing of sanctions. as a former legislature myself i followed your role in the new parliament with interest and admiration. real democracy involves having different branches of government check and balance each other. i applaud your efforts in that regard particularly as the head of the econocommittee of the ru law. in my discussions here our goa

obama met with aung san suu kyi.r, now a member of parliament and later spoke at the university of yangon. cnn's jessica yellen traveling with the president in myanmar, the country previously called burma. jessica, how was the president's speech received there? >> hey, christine. the president and the white house say the president was deeply moved, first of all, by the several thousand people who gathered along the streets here to greet him on his arrival for what you described as an historic first trip by a sitting president. and the reception here was, as you might expect, a very warm one. about 1500 people in this auditorium for the people who did turn up to see him. they were very smiling and pleased to see him. the president's message to this crowd and the leaders was to continue their move toward liberalization, an open society, toward democracy here in myanmar. he used his own history as an example, he said that sometimes democracy takes time, and nations have to evolve to achieve full freedom. listen to what

among his events, a meeting with opposition leader aung san suu kyi.e president obama, a nobel peace price laureate. suu kyi was held under house arrest for 15 years for leading the struggle against burma's military dictatorship. but the violence in the middle east has also demanded mr. obama's attention. jessica yellin is traveling with the president. >> reporter: it was in thailand the president gave his first public remarks on the violence in israel and gaza standing by israel. >> there's no country on earth that would tolerate missiles raining down on its citizens from outside its borders. so we are fully supportive of israel's right to defend itself. >> reporter: and he put the onus on hamas to make peace possible. >> it starts with no more missiles being fired into israel's territory. >> reporter: but that's not the focus of this trip. less than two weeks after his re-election, he jetted halfway around the world to southeast asia. president obama says -- >> this is no accident. >> reporter: the trip is meant to strengthen trade and security allia

there thronged to see his motorcade and he paid his respects to burma's nobel laureate, aung san suu kyi, a break through visit he credited in part to his secretary of state's leadership. >> i could not be more grateful not only for your service, hillary, but also for the powerful message that you and aung san suu kyi send about the importance of women and men everywhere embracing and promoting democratic values and human rights. >> benghazi politics. democrats firmly deny republican charges of a cover-up. >> you believe that the president or anybody serving the president deliberately misled the american people about the true nature of this attack for political reasons. >> inno. >> absolutely not? >> that's correct. >> and on the scandal front, paula broadwell rejoins her family at home in north carolina and on "meet the press," a top republican suggests for the first time that president obama may have known about the petraeus affair long before the election. >> i'm not sure the president hasn't -- was not told before election day. the attorney general said that the state -- excuse me, t

aung san suu kyi made the call in new delhi, india, on wednesday where she's visiting for the first timen 25 years. she asked india to support the people of myanmar as they continue to strive toward their goal of creating a democratic state. >> as long as our peoples remain bound in understanding and mutual respect, the friendship between our two countries will last far into the future. >> in a speech she cited her own close relationship with india, referring to the period when she lived there. at that time her mother was serving as then burma's ambassador to india. ahead of the lecture she exchanged views with india's prime minister singh about the process of bringing democracy to myanmar. >>> afghanistan produces more than 80% of opium circulating around the world and trade in the drug threatens to destabilize the entire region. politicians from several nations have been meeting in the pakistani capital islamabad to discuss ways to tackle the problem. >> reporter: cabinet members from afghanistan and 11 nearby countries attended the two-day conference that ended on tuesday. opium produ

we shouldn't be, as aung san suu kyi said, lured by the sort of illusion that it's already done, that it's mission accomplished, and move to a more normal relationship where what the u.s. a.m. bass score there is is most worried about is helping u.s. companies in dealing with ties between our military. we're sort of, you know, a a third or a quarter of the way through this historic process. we have to keep to the principled path we've been on >> suarez: a third or a quarter. quickly before we go, is the united states standing sufficiently short of normalizing relationships, that there's still some work to be done and the burmese know they have to go there >> yes, i believe they are. furthermore we can always take back the sanctions. i mean, using the sanctions doesn't mean they're gone forever. if things start sliding backwards it's very easy to put them back in place. it's not an either/or proposition >> suarez: thank you both. online check out our story and photo galleries of images on the president's trip. >> woodruff: now we turn to our ongoing coverage of the recovery after super

you have aungi san suu kyi. you've seen prisoners released. there's an articulated commitment for political reform. but i don't think anybody's under the illusion that burma's arrivinged, that they're where they need to be. on the other hand, if we waited to engage until they had achieved a perfect democracy, my suspicion is we'd be waiting an awful long time. and one of the goals of this trip is to highlight the progress that has been made but also to give voice to the much greater progress that needs to be made in the future. so when i address the burmese public as the first president who's ever visited that country, what they'll hear from me is that we congratulate them on having opened the door to a country that respects human rights and respects political freedom. and it is saying that it's committed toward a more democratic government. but what you'll also hear is that the country has a long way to go. and, you know, i'm not somebody who thinks that the united states should just stand on the sidelines and not want to get its hands dirty

obama praised aung san suu kyi's achievements and her efforts toward democracy. he promised that the u.s. would continue to support myanmar. and he gave a lecture at yangon university, a former stronghold of pro-democracy activists. he used the occasion to pressure the government to continue on the path of reform. >> and we recognize no two nations achieve these rights in exactly the same way, but there is no question that your count will be stronger if it draws on the strength of all of its people. that's what allows nations to succeed. >> why democracy and why we need reconciliation? this is the main important thing. >> i think this is very impressive, and i think his visit would lead a positive change. >> reporter: some observers criticized the visit. they said it was too soon to reward myanmar's leaders with a visit from the president of the united states. >> i don't think this is the right time for the president of the united states to visit burma. i don't think the president does enough to accept the highest level from the united states government. >> repor

it included a meeting with long-time democracy activist aung san suu kyi. mr. obama said her release from years of house arrest and her election to parliament shows the country's progress towards democracy. >> i want to make a pledge to the people of this country that i am confident we can keep. that is, if we see continued progress towards reform, our bilateral ties will grow stronger and we'll do everything we can to help ensure success. >> the u.s. is expected to announce the resumption of aid programs to burma, depending on further reforms. today the burmese government began to release dozens of political prisoners. the president's next stop is cambodia. >>> to the growing controversy now over the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. some republicans are accusing the obama administration of a cover-up. four americans died in the attack. lawmakers want to know who was behind the so-called talking points used by the administration to explain what happened and why the final draft left out cia conclusions that al qaeda was involved. >> what is most

aung san suu kyi has not been as outspoken as she should be. she needs to speak out about the persecution of the ethnic mus m muslims in burma as well. i think it is important for the president to go and make that point to her, to the burmese government, and, you know, there's also a debate within the burmese leadership about whether this is the right thing to do, about whether this opening is right, whether burma is going to get more from the u.s. versus from china. i think it is useful for us to go and to reward those who have been engineering this really quite extraordinary reform. >> i want to bring in our panel here and some of our friends who have been silent thus far. michael steele. during the election there was a lot of talk about tough positions on china and everyone was sort of trying to out -- sort of out tough talk one another, to say mitt romney had as stance he was going to, you know, talk to tough to china on day one. he was not elected. president obama's trip to burma and the southeast asia is seen as a way to say, china, we're

he held a highly symbolic meeting with the pro-democracy leader aung san suu kyi at her residents.se that had been her effective prison for more than 15 years and officials saying the president was really quite moved by that visit to her home. he paid tribute as well to her almost quarter of a century struggle to bring democracy to myanmar. >> i was honored to be the first president to welcome aung san suu kyi to the white house. i'm proud to be the first american president to visit this spectacular country, and imvery pleased that one of my first stops is to visit with an icon of democracy who has inspired so many people, not just in this country, but all around the world. >> the president also held bilateral talks with the myanmar president who stressed how much he wants the u.s. to be engaged with his country going forward and administration officials already boasting results from this visit. the international committee for the red cross is going to get access to some political prisoners. there's myanmar promises to secure a cease-fire with one of the ethmick groups in the north

burmese filled the streets as president obama joined by hillary clinton paid a personal call on suu kyi -- at the university the president addressed critics who complained the u.s. has rushed too soon to avoid leaders here. the white house says the trip should not be viewed as a victory celebration but as an opportunity to press for urgent actions still needed there, especially freeing political prisoners and ending ethic tension. >> the president: you need to reach for a future where national security is strengthed by a military that serves uncivilians. >> reporter: it wasn't all diplomacy. he made a tourist stop at one of the oldest most revered sites in buddhism. president obama barefoot, as is required, poured cups of water over the showed -- over the shoulder of a by due. president obama has now arrived at his third and final stop in asia, cambodia for the economic summit this region of the world is becoming more important to the u.s. as it hopes to prevent china from dominating the pacific rim. lisa stark, abc news, washington. >>> tonight at 11, i-team investigation into adoption

meeting with myanmar's prime minister and the nobel peace prize winning democracy advocate aung san suu kyi. the president will also deliver an address in which he will praise myanmar's progress toward democracy and urge it to make further reforms. myanmar is also known as burma. >>> well, vice president joe biden was much closer to home, getting a firsthand look at the new jersey coastline that, of course, was devastated by superstorm sandy. the vice president toured hard-hit seaside heights and later surveyed damage in hoboken, new jersey. he met with about 50 first responders and receiving a briefing pledging federal support. biden said rebuilding is a, quote, national respondent. >>> we have new developments this morning in the cia sex scandal. a person close to david petraeus' biographer paula broad well says she is devastated by the fallout of her affair with the former cia chief. broadwell is back in the south with her husband and her sons after a week in washington. this is them arriving at their home. friends say broadwell is trying to repair damage done to her family by the affair

aung san suu kyi, she encouraged this trip. >> she really did and remember, she also went to washingtontember and met with the president. very much wanted the president to come here. because, as you know, there's only one first time that the president can come here, and that is a very strong signal to the people of this country, of the u.s. seriousness and engagement in this country. and you know, we were talking earlier off camera with you about the acceptance, the embrace that we saw after landing here a short time ago, thousands of schoolchildren lined the roadway leading away from the airport. they were chanting, waving flags. this country, many in this country see a real opportunity and the united states sees what's happening here as a model for other countries like north korea. if they do take steps, they do get engaged in some sort of action that u.s. will get involved as well in doing things like dropping sanctions. we have seen them drop some of the tough sanctions here, easing on those sanctions. those are things that north koreans can experience. >> dan lothian, thank you ver

president obama plans to meet with president thein sein and opposition leader aung san suu kyi. the government of myanmar is bolstering democratization and economic reforms. obama's visit could be seen as a sign of approval of the efforts. but he is also expected to encourage politicians to do more to achieve their goals. the u.s. president is also scheduled to attend the east asia summit in cambodia to talk about disputes between china and member countries including vietnam, as the islands in the south china sea likely to be taken up for discussion at the summit. obama is expected to join asean members in the call for china to establish the code of conduct to peacefully resolve the disputes. such an appeal would certainly provide asean with leverage for the tough goal of winning china's agreement. the obama administration shifted diplomatic and security policies last year, placing greater emphasis on the asia-pacific region in view of china's growing clout. the planned trip will be an opportunity for southeast asian countries to assess whether u.s. focus is likely to remain on

he also went to aung san suu kyi's house, democracy activist who was under house arrest here in this country for years. the president went to her house, had a few words with her. but the centerpiece of his visit was a speech at yangon university where he laid out the case for why he's here, why he thinks myanmar can still be a thriving democracy. he used a little bit of the evolution of the american democratic story as motivation. here is a little bit of that. >> i stand before you today, the president of the most powerful nation on earth, but recognizing that once the color of my skin would have denied me the right to vote. and so that should give you some sense that if our country can transcend its differences, then yours can, too. every human being within these borders is a part of your nation's story. >> reporter: the president also came with $170 million in aid for this country. more will come if they have more democratic reforms. >> chuck todd in myanmar. chuck, thank you so much. >>> and now but turn to the middle east with talks scheduled in egypt on a possible cease fire. bu

he was sure to spotlight aung san suu kyi. he visited her house and this house is where she was under house arrest for years. the two of them made brief remarks and the president was off to yanggong university. he talked about why it was time for a u.s. president to visit myanmar. to open the door of joining myanmar community. he presented challenges for myanmar. he used stories of the american story and evolution of american democracy as evolution. >> the road ahead is marked by huge challenges. there will be those who resist the forces of change, but i stand here with confidence that something is happening in country. r >> reporter: the president brought $170 million over the next two years. not a big chunk of foreign aid compared to what the united states gives other countries. a down payment. more money is likely to come. traveling with the president in myanmar, this is chuck todd, nbc news. >>> thank you, chuck. millionaire on the run. john mcafee taking time out to blog into belize. scott mcgrew is here right now to brin

. >> and then the president went to aung san sun kyi's house where the activist was under house arrest for years. the two of them after meeting behind closed doors with secretary of state hillary clinton in tow, by the way, they came out and spoke to a small group of reporters that were at their house. i was among them. >> i'm glad to say how happy i am to receive president obama in my country and in my house. >> and then the president used his time to not just honor, of course, the nobel peace prize winner but also made homage to secretary of state hillary clinton. >> this is her last foreign trip that we're going to take together. and it is fitting that we come here to a country she has done so much to support. i could not be more grateful not only for your service, hillary but also for the powerful message that you and aung san suu kyi send about the importance of women and men everywhere embracing and pr promoting democratic values. >> the highlight was a speech. the president delivers about a 30-minute address. it was sort of one part american democracy 101 and it was one part giv

then it was off to the home of aung san kyi, where the nobel prize peace winner lived under house arrest. >> i would like to see president obama in my country, and in my heart. >> reporter: later, the president formally addressed the president in a speech where he justified his trip to the still not-yet free country. >> i said, in my address, we will extend a hand if you're willing to unclench your fist. under the president, the desire for change has been met by an agenda for reform. so today, i have come to extend my hand of friendship. >> reporter: the president tried to draw the american history to push myanmar even further. >> i stand before you today from the most powerful nation on earth, but recognizing once the color of my skin would have denied me the right to vote. if our country can change its differences, then yours can, too. >> reporter: not even on the ground 12 hours, the president headed for his last stop, two asian economic summits in cambodia. the president wearing the traditional clothing for the eastern summit. the reason the president is at both of these summits, bri

burmese filled the streets as president obama joined by hillary clinton paid a personal call on suu kyi- at the university the president addressed critics who complained the u.s. has rushed too soon to avoid leaders here. the white house says the trip should not be viewed as a victory celebration but as an opportunity to press for urgent actions still needed there, especially freeing political prisoners and ending ethic tension. >> the president: you need to reach for a future where national security is strengthed by a military that serves uncivilians. >> reporter: it wasn't all diplomacy. he made a tourist stop at one of the oldest most revered sites in buddhism. president obama barefoot, as is required, poured cups of water over the showed -- over the shoulder of a by due. president obama has now arrived at his third and final stop in asia, cambodia for the economic summit this region of the world is becoming more important to the u.s. as it hopes to prevent china from dominating the pacific rim. lisa stark, abc news, washington. >>> tonight at 11, i-team investigation into adoption a

obama plans to meet burma's's president end opposition leader aung san suu kyi during his visit. it is the first time a -- american president plans to visit the country. and the bishop of shahram, just as well because my is said to be named to the next archbishop of canterbury. an announcement is expected by the british government on friday. the man who shot former congressman gabrielle giffords has been jailed for life. jared loughner shot her in head and killed six others. the jiabao came face to face for the first time today in a courtroom in arizona. -- the two came face-to-face for the first time today in the courtroom in arizona. "i will live and die in syria" was the defiant message from syrian president assad in an interview. this comes as a reaction after he was offered safe passage as a guarantee to end the civil war. the bbc's diplomatic correspondent, james robbins, has the story. >> the syrian opposition groups have been under intense pressure to unify under a common leadership, meeting in doha. the rival groups have been urged by the arab league to overcome the shar

he'll also meet with opposition leader aung san suu kyi.n cambodia obama will attend the east asia summit. one of the top items will be territorial disputes over islands in the south china sea involving china, philippines, vietnam among other country. the u.s. administration said last year it should shift its diplomatic and security focus to the asia pacific region. obama will be keen to reassure leaders his position remains unchanged. >>> the united states has launched a protest with iran after several iranian warplanes attacked a u.s. military drone. the pentagon says the attack occurred last thursday in international aerospace over the persian gulf. >> unarmed, unmanned mq 1 military aircraft conducting routine surveillance over the arabian gulf was intercepted by iran january craft and was fired upon with guns. >> little says the iranian jets fired at least twice at the drone but failed to hit it. the u.s. believes the pilots intended to shoot the aircraft down. he says the u.s. uses the drones in accordance with international rules and

among them members of aung san suu kyi's democracy party.her and we'll tell you about that coming up. >>> the vallejo teen accused of a violent assault on a 65-year-old woman is due in court today. 14-year-old caviar king is accused of attempted murder, assault, robbery and kidnapping. he is expected to be tried as an adult. police say king kidnapped a woman at gun point on thursday, forcing her to drive to another location. they say he sexually assaulted her, bound her with duct tape and dumped here on the side of the road. the woman was seriously hurt but is expected to recover. >>> we'll be learning more about today the chevron refinery fire and what the company is doing to try to prevent another disaster from releasing harmful chemicals into the air. the bay area air quality management district holding a special meeting this morning to get an update on that fire investigation. meantime, the "san francisco chronicle" reporting an independent test of surrounding neighborhoods found cancer-causing chemicals still present in and around homes

obama then met longtime democracy activist aung san suu kyi at her home. >> i'm proud to be the first american president to visit this spectacular country. we've seen some very encouraging progress. >> we are working to success for our people and for the friendship between our two countries. >> some human rights activists called the visit premature, but obama said they should take the opportunity to encourage what he called the better impulses in the country. >>> israeli leaders are being bombarded with international calls for a ceasefire even as their military forces bombard more targets in gaza. the fighting started nearly a week ago. the israelis are going after the islamist group hamas in retaliation for attacks on their towns and cities. they're considering a ground offensive. israeli military forces are using fighter jets and warships to pound gaza. leaders say they're trying to prevent hamas from firing rockets into israel. the consequences have been deadly. one air strike caused a residential building to collapse. 11 people died including women and children. the six-day offens

president obama plans to meet with president thein sein and opposition leader aung san suu kyi. the government is forwarding demock kra tiization and economic reforms. obama's visit could be seen as a sign of approval of the efforts. but he is also expected to encourage politicians to do more to achieve their goals. the u.s. president is also scheduled to attend the east asia summit in cambodia to talk act disputes between china and the countries including the islands in the south china sea likely to be taken up for discussion at the summit. obama is expected to join asean members in the call for china to establish the code of conduct to peacefully resolve the disputes. such an appeal would certainly provide asean with leverage for the tough goal of winning china's agreement. the obama administration shifted diplomatic and security policies last year, placing greater emphasis on the asia-pacific region in view of china's growing clout. the planned trip will be an opportunity for southeast asian countries to assess whether u.s. focus is likely to remain on the region during the o

first thing he did after he met with the president is he went to nobel peace prize winner aung san suu kyi, who of course is the big democracy activist here in myanmar. the president was here and made the case why myanmar needs to continue its democratic reform and also told the story of the evolution of american democracy hoping it would serve as a model. here's a little bit of that speech. >> i stand before you today, the president of the most powerful nation on earth, but recognizing that once the color of my skin would have denied me the right to vote. and so that should give you some sense that if our country can transcend its differences, then yours can, too. every human being within these border dids -- >> reporter: he department just come here to give a speech. he came with aid. >>> nbc's chuck todd traveling with the president this morning. chuck, thank you. >>> and now but turn to the middle east with talks scheduled in egypt on a possible cease fire. but hamas militants in gaza are still firing rockets into israel, and the palestinian death toll from israeli attacks increases. n

the largest opposition leader aung san suu kyi went to the site on thursday night. she called on both sides to seek settlement. >> translator: i want to solve this problem peacefully and in a dignified manner. i want to request that all of you help me on this. >> reporter: the copper mine is being jointly developed by chinese company and the firm linked to the military. the decision to force an end to the demonstration was likely made out of consideration for china. infrastructure projects including the new airport have benefitted from chinese money. the two countries built cross ties for myanmar and constrained by western sanctions. investments from china totalled $1.4 billion over the past two decades. but myanmar has been reducing its dependence on china, shifting its focus towards the united states and europe. democratic and economic reforms have encouraged the west to end sanctions. china and the united states are competing for influence in southeast asia. myanmar's per capita gdp is aamong the lowest in asean. the country may be exploring ways to develop its e

aung san suu kyi has arrived in the indian capitol for her first visit in almost 40 years. during her stay she'll meet the indian prime minister, tour parliaments and deliver a public lex chur. heavy rains and strong winds have left vast areas of the central italy, hundreds were evacuated from their homes where one man was reporteded to have died in his car. this is the same weather system that sent 70 cities under water on sunday. there's been more tension along the disputed border between israel and syria known as the golden heights. israel has fired on a syrian army post. it says it was responding to stray fire from fighting between syrian government forces and rebels. israel's seized the golden heights in 1967. the u.n. has been in place on the cease-fire line since. let's get more from golden heights. good to see you. what's going on there today? >> well, so far we've been hearing some pretty heavy exchange of gunfire on the syrian side of the heights. that's the ongoing fighting that's been happeninging at the cease-fire line basically. as far as this sight, the occup

president obama met with government officials as well as opposition leader aung san suu kyi who spent decades under house arrest and subsequent election to parliament. myanmar, also known as burma, has sweeping change to renewed focus on tackling poverty and political oppression. speaking in thailand president obama brushed off criticism that his trip may have been premature. >> this is not an endorsement of the burmese government, this is an acknowledgment that there's a process underway inside that country that even a year and a half, two years ago nobody foresaw. but i don't think anybody's under any illusion that burma's arrived, that they're where they need to be. on the other hand, if we waited to engage until they had achieved a perfect democracy, my suspicion is we would be waiting an awful long time. >> today president obama will meet with leaders of several southeast asian nations at a summit in cambodia's capital. >>> the members of the congress are vowing to find out if a terrorist attack was to blame for the attack on benghazi and why that was removed from susan rice's ta

obama has already met with myanmar's leaders with aung san suu kyi. the president has also praised myanmar's move towards democracy and urged the country to continue making further reforms. >>> vice president biden spent sunday getting an up close look at the area devastated by superstorm sandy. the v.p. toured seaside heights. he later surveyed the damage in hoboken. he later met with supporters saying rebuilding is, quote, a national responsibility. >>> and in new york, city officials plan to demolish about 200 homes severely damaged by sandy. in some cases, the danger of collapse is so great, they'll be bulldozed before the owners are notified. another 500 homes are being inspected and could be torn down as well. >>> most of the country is expecting a mild week which clears the way for a pretty smooth thanksgiving getaway. but that is definitely not the case in the northwest. a major storm is washing out holiday travel plans in that part of the country. seattle, portland and northern california have already been swamped by some pretty heavy downpou

he was met with a lot of enthusiasm, american flags and aung san suu kyi. later he made a commitment to the people of myanmar. >> so today i've come to keep my promise and extend the hand of friendship. america now has an ambassador in rangoon. sanctions have been eased, and we will help rebuild an economy that can offer opportunity for its people and serve as an engine of growth for the world. >> reporter: president obama also became the first president to visit cambodia today where he had what was described as a tense meeting about the need to improve human rights there. >>> and back here at home, a homecoming for the woman whose affair with general david petraeus ended his career at the cia. tonight we are seeing new images of paula broadwell with her family, learning new details what she's telling her closest friends and there are new questions about whether she'll face charges. abc senior correspondent pierre thomas has the story. >> reporter: this morning scott and paula broadwell slipped out of their north carolina home, children in tow, trying to pi

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obama met with pro-democracy activist aung san suu kyi at the same lakeside villa where she spent 15 years under house arrest. >>> paula broadwell at the center of the david petraeus scandal has come out of hiding. >> friends telling the associated press broadwell deeply regrets the damage done and is trying to move forward. >>> a group of fisherman in the gulf of mexico caught a deadly oil rig explosion on camera. >> look at that! >>> shoppers are already lining up to gobble up black friday deals. >> everybody keeps coming earlier and earlier and earlier. >>> a rare gigantic waterspout whipped up the water off australia. >> all that -- >> look out! he gets sacked big time. baltimore ravens have put themselves in tremendous shape in the afc north. >> the american music award goes to -- >> justin bieber! >> this is for all the haters. >> and all that matters. >> vice president joe biden got a firsthand look at the devastation from superstorm sandy. >> we're not going anywhere. and you've got a home boy. >> on th"cbs this morning." >> you have been wearing that fleece a lot. >> it's ba

aung san suu kyi. so encouraging dedemocracy in that arena.n he goes to cambodia for the east asia summit and he'll meet the cambodian minister as well as the new chinese prime ministe minister. >> every time the president travels overseas it's historic, but this is especially historic because there are definitely firsts. >> definitely first. we know hillary clinton was there. but what a time. we have the benghazi hearings, petraeus, the looming what begins with an "f." >> fiscal cliff. >> he's going to be doings all of this in next three four days. it reminds me of dr. seuss, oh, the places you'll go, the people you'll meet. >> one of my favorite childhood books. he's beloved. there'll be flags and books and mugs. >> huge to have an american president. what it says about our faith in the country as dan lothian said earlier. we're encouraging trade between the countries. so it's a very poshlgts diplomatic trip, encouraging democracy throughout and in general great public relations, however, at a very difficult time for the president to be ther

towards a more open society, releasing many political prisoners, releasing most notably aung san suu kyi the pro-democracy icon with whom the president visited today. he went to her home where she was under house arrest for almost 15 years, and we got a chance to visit that home with him and see them together. he said that it was -- it's an important symbolic message to show that the united states will encourage a nation along the path if they make these steps toward freedom. they don't have to get there all the way on their own. and the u.s. is giving some aid to this country. and i point out there's also economic benefits here, as well, for the u.s. rich in minerals. rich in oil. you know, this is a nation that the u.s. could do significant trade with, as well. it's not as if there's no strategic benefit. and also it used to be a military partner with north korea and they have broken off that alliance since the u.s. has gotten involved. a clear message in any direction. >> jessica yellin, thank you very much. >>> other stories we're following. vice president joe biden getting a firstha

he met with opposition leader aung san suu kyi who spent several years under house arrest under the rulef myanmar's military. he praised the nation's transition to democracy but told leaders their struggles is not yet over. >> this is not an endorsement of the burmese government. this is an acknowledgment that there is a process under way inside that country that even a year and a half, two years ago nobody foresaw. >> the president's historic four-day trip to southeast asia sends tomorrow. still ahead, senator john mccain's suggestion for negotiating peace in the middle east. >> i wish i'd find someone as high ranking frankly as former president bill clinton to go and be the negotiator. >> we'll get the latest on the crisis in the middle east with "time" magazine's jim frederick. plus, it's one of the to hestor that gave a lighter moment to somedays and hopefully it will give a job to others. attorneys go to bankruptcy court with the details on what's happening there. check out the "news nation" tumblr page. you'll find behind the scenes pictures at newsnation.tumblr.com. [ male announc

the trip to myanmar included a symbolic visit with nobel peace prize winner aung san suu kyi under housearrest for 15 years for her opposition to the government. president obama said the country is making progress towards democracy. >> this nation that's been so isolated can show the world the power of a new beginning. and demonstrate once again that the journey to democracy goes hand in hand with development. >> this trip is most likely his last overseas trip with secretary of state hillary clinton who is leaving the state department after this term. >>> the former mistress of david petraeus speaking out for the first time since their affair went public. speaking through a family friend, broadwell says she deeply regrets the damage that's been done to her family. she, her husband and two young sons are back at their north carolina home after staying at her brother's house in d.c. for a few days to try to escape the media. paula broadwell's affair with petraeus led to his resignation as cia director later this month. she could still face charges for mishandling classified information. >>

president to visit myanmar where he'll meet with democratic activist aung san suu kyi. >>> this morning leaders in congress say they are optimistic they can reach a deal that would avoid the upcoming so-called fiscal cliff. the president and house leaders showed confidence after a closed door meeting on capitol hill. the republican house speaker john boehner and democrat house minority leader nancy pelosi expressed confidence but neither said how the talks are progressing. the president insists the way to handle it is to tee cease taxes as scheduled for individuals making less than $250,000 per year. lawmakers have until the end of the year to reach a deal. >> do you have a plan to address the subject then? >> there was one very inquisiti inquisitive can. a group of young adults called the can kicks back. they say they are pressuring lawmakers to make sure they handle the debt responsibly. >> congress is kicking the can down the road and we realized the can is our generation and starting now we're kicking back. >> yesterday's meeting was the first between the president and leaders from

he met with pro-democracy leader aung san suu kyi. >>> the extensive changes to the benghazi talk pointse made by the intelligence community not the white house state department or the justice department. that's according to the spokesman for national intelligence. now, according to new york's congressman, peter king, the original talking points drafted by the cia specifically mentioned al qaeda ties to the attack, but that was removed. >>> indianapolis police say a major explosion that destroyed several houses and killed two people is now a homicide investigation. the blast ten days ago was so powerful that more than 30 neighboring homes were severely damaged. >>> it looks like there could be hope for hostess. a federal bankruptcy court judge will mediate a meeting tomorrow between management and the striking bakery workers union to see if their differences can be ironed out somehow. >>> more from anderson in gaza city after this short break. stay with us. for the first week... i'm like...yeah, ok... little did i know that one week later i wasn't smoking. [ male announcer ] along with s

says he wants it highlight the progress that burma has made and the president will be joined by suu kyiand we'll carry those remarks live at 1 a.m. eastern here on fox news. well, we have an update for you on the oil rig that caught fire in the gulf of mexico on friday. cia of black elk energy, spoke after the divers located the body of one of the missing workers. >> and the coast guard, how they would like the effort to go and where it should be transported to, and it's very sad and you always hold out hope. >> harris: the fire, believed to have started when workers were using a torch to cut an oil line, it was quickly put out, but at least 11 of them suffered burns. doctors saying today one of the four men who suffered the most severe burns has improved from critical it fair condition. black elk energy now hiring their own divers to help in the search for the remaining missing man after the coast guard suspended their search and the ceo promises they won't suspend the search to find the missing worker. a chopper was taking off and another was landing. it's our story on the fox trip ac

in myanmar president obama met with aung san suu kyi who led the struggle against military rule and is now a government leader. president obama encouraged continuing democratic reforms. >> reforms launched from the top of society must meet the aspirations of citizens who form its foundation. >> reporter: president obama was also in bangkok, thailand where he and is secretary of state hillary clinton visited a buddhist temple. while he was there president obama asked for prayers to help with the budget challenges back here at home. reporting live from washington, d.c. alison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> paula broadwell is telling friends she is devastated by the fallout from her affair with former cia director david petraeus. this is video of broadwell arriving back home with her husband yesterday. broadwell spent last week staying at her brother's home in washington, d.c.. a friend of broadwell says she deeply regrets the damage that has been done to her family and everyone elses and she is trying to repair the damage and move forward. >>> our time is just turning 6:17. cal football