xi is expected to become head of the ruling communist party this fall. >> translator: i look forward to my in-depth discussion with you, president obama. >> obama told xi china must play fair with its trade partners around the world. >> we want to work with china to make sure everybody is working by the same rules of the road when it comes to the world economic system, and that includes ensuring that there is a balanced trade flow between not only the united states and china but around the world. >> obama urged xi to recognize the importance of human rights. he said increased responsibility goes hand in hand with power and prosperity. xi said he hopes his visit will deepen mutual understanding and lead to greater consensus. he said the countries should build a cooperative partnership based on mutual respect and interest, but he suggested the two need to acknowledge their differences. u.s. leaders are extending an unprecedented level of hospitality to xi. vice president joe biden is accompanying him to most of his destinations. republican party leaders criticized the administration for being too soft on china. >>> chinese officials are in talks with counterpa

xi is expected to become ruler of the communist party this fall. >> translator: i look forward to my in depth discussion with you, president obama. >> obama told xi china must play fair with trade partners around the world. >> we want to work with china to make sure everybody is working by the same rules of the road when it comes to the world economic system, and that includes ensuring there is a balanced trade flow between not only the united states and china but around the world. >> obama urged xi to recognize the importance of human rights. he said increased responsibility goes hand in hand with power and prosperity. xi said he hopes his visit will deep enmutual understanding and lead to greater consensus. he said the country should build a partnership based on mutual respect an interest but he acknowledged they need to address their differences. vice president joe biden is accompanying him to most of his destinations. republican party leaders have criticized the administration for being too soft on china. >>> eurozone countries are expected to postpone a decision on additional financial aid for greece. the debt strapped nation has not met some of t

important relationship and today president obama met the man who is in line to become china's president next year. xi jinping. he met him at the white house. mr. obama toldat china needs to play fair in world trade. vice president biden was blunt when he spoke about china's poor record on human rights which includes jailing political dissidents. >> we have been clear about our concern over the areas in which, from our perspective, conditions in china have deteriorated and about the plight of several very prominent individuals. >> reporter: through a translator, xi said china has made great progress on human rights in the last 30 years, though he admit there had's room for improvement. tomorrow xi will do something that every serious presidential candidate does in this country, he'll viz sit iowa. but wyatt andrews says in muscatine, xi just wants to catch up with old friends. >> reporter: it was 27 years ago when xi jinping led a six-manning a which you are delegation to muscatine, iowa. sitting on a bend of the mississippi, it has huge grain processing plant bus small town values. so sarah lande who organized the visit, put xi in the spare room of a fri

vice president xi jinping is scheduled to meet with congressional leaders on capitol hill before giving a speech at the u.s. chamber of commerce. president obama told him that chinas to iowa to meet with farm families. >>> the trial of an alabama man accused of drowning his wife is underway. gabe watson attorneys said the death of tina watson was caused by a perfect storm of events on australia's great barrier reef. watson is a trained rescue diver. he should have been able to save his bride of just 11 days. >>> rick santorum throwing a hunk of red meat to his supporters in boise, idaho. the former pennsylvania senator blasting the obama administration for dismissing a medicare plan written by paul ryan. >> don't you see how they see you? how they look down their nose at the average americans? these elite snobs. >> the next gop primary is coming up next week in michigan and arizona. >>> and we may not have heard the last of rick perry. the texas governor sounding like he plans to run for president again in 2016. when a reporter in washington asked him if it was possible he said, quote, absolutely. perry called his failed 2012 candidacy the most exhilarating thing