the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and the palestinian president mahmoud abbas are currently in china they are there on a week long business trip but obviously they won't just be talking business they'll be talking politics and they'll be trying to further cooperate and entrenched relations in the fields of economy trade and science and also develop mutual political trust for some time we have witnessed how china is trying to influence the middle east and play a bigger role in this part of the world if you look at israeli chinese relations in one thousand nine hundred two the two countries began and established diplomatic relations and since then they have developed increasingly close commercial military and strategic links trade between the two countries currently stands at around ten billion dollars a year their investments in israel are at the beginning i believe they have a number of reasons why the inverse whereby they don't invest in this group. i think this think also in large political terms they think is really simple country they want to have a foothold here. but we

beijing's political favor is vested firmly with israel's arch rival that of palestine its leader mahmoud abbas was given full state on china's supporters you visited just a day before a meeting in the capital president xi jinping went to offer a four point peace plan calling for an end to the gaza blockade and the restoration of palestinian rights these policies we are now reports on the rush to the east the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and the palestinian president mahmoud abbas are currently in china they are there on a week long business trip but obviously they won't just be talking business they'll be talking politics and they'll be trying to further cooperate and entrenched relations in the fields of economy trade and science and also develop political trust for some time we have witnessed how china is trying to influence the middle east and play a bigger role in this part of the world if you look at israeli chinese relations in one thousand nine hundred two the two countries began and established diplomatic relations and since then they have developed increasingly close comm

the palestinian cause has beijing's backing mahmoud abbas was told this as he paid a visit to china's new leadership a meeting in the capital president. went to offer a four point peace plan calling for an end to the guards a blockade and the restoration of palestinian rights but beijing's money could be on another horse israel's likely to get lucrative trade deals as its head benjamin netanyahu visits the asian giant as well now according to reports is also likely to lobby beijing to cool its relations with iran pulis leonor reports on the rush to the east. the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and the palestinian president mahmoud abbas are currently in china they're there on a week long business trip but obviously they won't just be talking business they'll be talking politics and they'll be trying to further cooperate and intrench relations in the fields of economy trade and science and also develop political trust for some time we have witnessed how china is trying to influence the middle east and play a bigger role in this part of the world if you look at israeli chinese

about palestine could mean altering the perception of millions of people palestine's president mahmoud abbas welcome the move calling it a victory and a step toward liberation but unsurprisingly israeli officials have criticized google's change the deputy israeli foreign minister said this move. pushes peace further away and creates the illusion that in this manner they can achieve the result why am i not shocked by the israeli officials trying to brand progress for palestine as backwards guys let me wrap this up i point out some positively good news this past week maryland became the eighteenth state to abolish the death penalty the reason given by the state's governor is the death penalty is proven not to work look at is no matter what opinion you hold on capital punishment it's been verified that over one hundred thirty people on death row have been exonerated through d.n.a. evidence proving their wrongful convictions obviously the system's flawed not to mention that it's often three times more costly for taxpayers and it would keep someone in prison for life so yes this is a big victory

he is also due to meet with mahmoud abbas.philippine investigators will be looking to find out more about the killing of two taiwanese fishermen. protesting violence against filipino workers in taiwan. the philippine coast guard admitted it killed the fishermen, but it says it acted in self-defense. taiwan has stopped hiring new workers from the philippines because of the dispute. that puts pressure on industries which are heavily reliant on foreign labor. .ob mcbride reports it is a production line that finds itself on the frontline of an international dispute that it did not want. not the taiwanese general manager, nor the filipino workers who make up some of this factory cost workforce. -- for these workers, the past two weeks have been anxious times, living among people suddenly swept up i anger towards their community and potentially threatening livelihoods upon which they and their families rely. we are surprised. we don't know what's going on. we are here to work. then you see on the tv that this incident happened. hear

palestinian and israeli leaders rush to china's favor with beijing rolling out the red carpet for mahmoud abbas and million dollar deals have been human. and election bloodshed in pakistan forces major candidates into the shadows to the.

he has several meetings for prime minister benjamin netanyahu and mahmoud abbas.ast few years the peace process has stalled with very little talks on peace. >>> a government investigation find poor quality instructionp contributed and they found them guilty of violating buildings codes in the case. >>> later president barack obama will address counterterrorism including -- including the use of drones. this follows information about drones killing people overseas. >> reporter: they admitted it has killed a 4th american overseas bayous of secretive drone strike d anthey will find out how they use drones against terror suspects in middle eastern conference including pakistan. and he faces this a broad and at home. they need to accept some of those prisoners and ensure they don't break free and they have locked up efforts to transfer some guantanamo bay prisoners for trial. they talked about threats against america and what he has to say about home grown terrorism in the u.s., what he has to say when i see you next, kyla campbell, ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> a gr

. >> that texas flooding waters left's mahmoud abbas.nse search is under way for a teenage boy away by floodwaters near san the deadly flooding in texas has killed two swept away just as rescuers almost reached her. now, a search continues for a teenager missing after he floodwaters in a city near san antonio. rescuers believe the 17- year-old was swept away by floodwaters as he tried to swim across a swollenauthities e flash power to some 12- thousandand closed numerous roads in san antonio and the >> further south we can see upper 60s. focusing our attention to the north bay. 60s in novado. and if you like mild weather and the 70's take a look at the south bay. 75 degrees in cupertino. and 69 degrees europe your kron 4 7 day around the bay psalm of focus on the-the of a baseball game and, with the 60s. mostly cloudy skies with sprinkles and drier weather as we go towards thursday. >> for anybody that could be driving this morning you could be expecting some very easy conditions. no problems or hot spots. a quick check of the bridges sh

he will meet with palestinian president mahmoud abbas this amid raised hopes for a restart in middlepeace talks. meantime in jordan, carry met with king abdullah and jordan's foreign minister. kerry says they're working on the best approach to the conflict and syria. >> if we are here to work through different ideas and on the best way forward. >> kerry also met with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and rural slum. he signaled he wanted to restart peace talks with palestinians. >> in the u.s. air force is of some of armed assault has launched an armed missile from vandenberg air force base. this comes a month after the test flight was postponed because of tensions with north korea. the california-based says missiles with the thought yesterday morning and later splashdown thousand miles away in the pacific. the tester and at making sure the weapons systems are accurate and reliable. the missiles are designed to deliver nuclear weapons. >> jurors in the penalty phase of the jodie arias says they're deadlocked. after several hours a delivery yesterday, they told the judge did n

. >>> -- mahmoud abbas. >>> the president will be delivering a speech highlighting counterterrorism -- counterterrorism measures and a big concern is home grown terrorists, kyla campbell? >> reporter: they are highlighting the risk of terrorists planning to kill americans. president barack obama is also talking about it and his people comes one day after admitting to killing four since 2009. they ever taken over the bulk of the strikes since the cia and some are questioning whether drone strikes against americans are illegal. >>> and another topic, closing guantanamo bay, why the president faces an uphill battle getting support from leaders around the world, when it i see you next. ktvu channel 2 morning news. >>> it was a close call from a man who escaped from a fire in his bedroom. the man who lives inside the home smelled smoke, woke up, saw flames and ran out. the house is located on wallace court and it appears it was started by a discarded cigarette and caused $35,000 worth of damage. >>> an "f" s o -- an fso baggage handler now facing theft. police arrested him as he drove from

initiative is supported by both israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and palestinian president mahmoud abbasintense search is under way for a teenage boy believed to have been swept away by floodwaters near san antonio, texas. the deadly flooding in texas has killed two women.including one who was swept away just as rescuers almost reached her. now, a search continues for a teenager missing after he was swept away by floodwaters in a city near san antonio. rescuers believe the 17- year-old was swept away by floodwaters as he tried to swim across a swollen creek. authorities say the flash flooding also knocked out power to some 12-thousand people. and closed numerous roads in san antonio andsurrounding coun. the national transportation safety board released new details in their investigation on the skagit river bridge collapse. a 160-foot section of the bridge fell into the water on thursday night after a truck hit a girder. the n-t-s-b chairwoman said the bridge had a clearance of 14-feet-six-inches. the tractor-trailer's height was 15-feet-nine- inches. >> there is no signage the clearing t

of state in jordan yesterday kerry has separate meetings scheduled with benjamin netanyahu and mahmoud abbas. for the past few years, the talks have been stalled. >>> about in about four hours from now, president obama will give a speech on his national security and counterterrorism policies. kyla campbell live in our washington, d.c. newsroom. you just talked to an expert on security policy, kyla. >> he expects the president to warn americans that threats to our safety do exist. we saw proof of that just last month with the boston marathon bombing. it doesn't end there. security experts say threats from al qaeda are ever present around the world and in the u.s. heritage foundation says more than 50 terrorist plots against the u.s. have been thwarted since 9/11. >> terrorists are looking for easier means to strike against the united states and having someone who can travel freely who can speak the language, understand the culture, that's a tremendous asset to them. >> reporter: another big topic -- closing guantanamo bay. president obama promised in his first year in office that he would shu