forces in asia and the pacific. panetta is to meet prime minister yoshihiko noda and defense minister, yasuo ichikawa separately on tuesday and discuss the delayed relocation of a u.s. military base in okinawa. a plan to move the marine corps futenma air station to nago city also in okinawa has been stalled due to strong opposition from local residents. >>> china's defense budget is the second largest in the world. the country is building up its military, including its navy and that's causing concern and friction in the region. how is japan responding to this burgeoning military force? nhk world's kan ishiyama reports. >> reporter: the maritime self-defense force's summering base is located in yokosuka city, 40 kilometers south of tokyo. it's a base for submarines conducting surveillance activities in waters around japan. submarine activities are national secrets. even self-defense force members have no knowledge about them, unless they're engaged in the unit. we are allowed into a submarine on the condition that we

some claim the great pacific garbage patch is the size of texas.y really knows. >> we collected this debris. there is a pen cap, two pen caps. right there, it's a toy. we found evidence of our trash. >> reporter: and they found the remnants of a plastic bag. >> here is a plastic bag that has been noted. evidence of plastic bags. >> open the fish up and see if they are ingesting the trash. >> reporter: he brought up three fish. >> right there. that's plastic. >> reporter: we searched and found bits of plastic garbage in 2-3 fish. >> for more on the great pacific garbage patch we have set up a link on www.kron.com. there you will find ways to protect the california coast line. >>> we had a nice day in the bay area today. high temperatures into the 70s. clear skys for the bay area right now and tomorrow will be nice. for the morning, clear and chilly. tomorrow sunny and warm. next week mild and cooler conditions. morning lowes, chilly, down into the 30s. future cast, 11:00, saturday, 60s. we start to warm it up into the afternoon, high temperatures up

a coast and of the united heavy rain is possible and pacific norsettled. we're looking especially ac british columbia. in high we expect 23 degrees ituesday. ope here, some are going southeast corn end of theinsula and turkey. thunde active frontal syst northern end we're loo rain up snow as well especially winds this n as for thoseures definitelycooler. into digits only expected for the6 in then london and paris. on sunny fibearian t lisbon. that's conditioere is yo >>> that w edition of "newsline." do stay

forces in asia and the pacific. panetta is to meet prime minister yoshihiko noda and defense minister, ichikawa separately on tuesday and discuss the delayed relocation of a u.s. military base in okinawa. a plan to move the marine corps futenma air station to nago city also in okinawa has been stalled due to strong opposition from local residents. secretary panetta came to japan after visiting indonesia. that country is becoming a strategically-important power in southeast asia. it controls a key route from the strait of malaca to the south china sea. it's one reason the united states and china are trying to strengthen their military ties with indonesia. nhk world tells us how that is playing out. >> reporter: panetta is on a tour of east asia. the first leg of his trip included talks with indonesian defense minister. the u.s. agreed to provide indonesia with radar to monitor ships in its territorial waters. the u.s. also agreed to provide fighter jets. indonesia is modernizing its defensive weapons on land and at s

this train behind me which we believe was the pacific starlight that runs from seattle to l.a. it is now about 18 passengersthat are injured. most of the injuries from what we saw were whiplash and those to the elderly and people who were in wheelchairs there. we are not sure what happened, but we can see some inspectors looking at the switch which is just behind me. upon looking at it myself, the train railroad switch track has not switched over in the position that would push the pacific starlight on to the other track so it could go around the bakersfield amtrak train. so that appears to be what

pacification bored him. and the search and destroy operations favored by westmoreland accomplished little in providing a secure environment which pacification required. the measure of merit in a war of attrition was body count. westmoreland miscalculated the enemy's staying power. calculate that if you inflecting of casualties on the communists they would lose heart and cease their aggression against south vietnam. instead the enemy proved willing to absorber enormous losses and still keep fighting. progress that westmoreland claims in racking up huge body counts did nothing to win the war. the enemy simply kept sending more replacements to make up his losses. westmoreland was on a treadmill. westmoreland also overestimated the american people's patience and tolerance of friendly losses. on a visit to south viet nam, senator holly from westmoreland's home state of south carolina was told we are killing these people, the enemy at a ratio of 10:1. the american people don't care about the 10, they care about on

pacification or 10. anthony davidson to search and destroy operations favored by westmoreland does little in providing secure environment which pacification required. the measure of merit in attrition was body count. westmoreland underestimated the staying power, calculating that if he could inflict enough casualties on the communists, they would lose heart and seize their aggression towards south vietnam. instead, the enemy proved willing to keep writing. alice, the progress that westmoreland claimed in racking up huge body count did not name to win the war. the enemy simply kept sending more and more replacements to make up his losses. westmoreland was on a treadmill. westmoreland also overestimated the american people's patience and tolerance of friendly losses. on a visit to south vietnam, senator hollings from westmoreland state of north carolina was told i westmoreland, we are killing these people at a ratio of 10 to one that hollings. the american people don't care about the time. they care about

farmers are concerned about a trans-pacific partnership. they fear it could flood this country with cheap products and put them out of business. good evening, you're watching "newsline," i'm michio kijima in tokyo. the trans-pacific partnership, or tpp could unite countries and eliminate tariffs, but it's a devisive issue here in japan. most farmers are against it. business is for it. then there are the politicians, talk of even taking part in talks on the tpp is creating debate within the ruling democratic party. the democrat's tpp party met for the first time. some members expressed concerns about the free trade initiative. japan's business community is calling for an early decision to join the talks. a number of democrats remain opposed to taking part in the tpp discussions with other nations. among them are lawmakers with ties to the agricultural lobby. >> translator: we should gather information and consider this carefully. it's not something we can set a deadline on. >> translator: once we decide to join the tpp and unite our economie

farmers are concerned about a trans-pacific partnership. they fear it could flood this country with cheap products and put them out of business. >>> good evening. you're watching "newsline." my name is michio kijima in tokyo. >>> the trans-pacific partnership or tpp could unite countries. there are the politicians, talk of even taking part in talks on the tpp is creating debate within the ruling drthic party. the democrat's tpp party met for the first time. japan's business community is calling for an early decision to join the talks. the number of democrats remain opposed to taking part in the tpp discussions with other nations. among them are lawmakers with ties to the agricultural lobby. >> translator: we should gather information and consider this carefully. it's not something we can set a deadline on. >> translator: once we decide to join the tpp and unite our economies, we've got to move on. we can't say we are worried about agriculture or other fields of interest. >> the dpj leadership wants to reach a partywide decision by early nov

first the south pacific island of tuvalu, a country of nine islands in the south pacific ocean. about 10,000 people there are suffering from severe drought. new zealand is providing the country wa water. the new zealand government has said tuvalu has had virtually no rain for five months. it's said to be caused by the weather pattern la nina. funafuti has only 60 liters of water for its residents. the government declared a state of emergency last wednesday and asked new zealand for help. the new zealand government and the red cross sent water and desalination equipment. they're checking to see how to support the island nation. takielau also declared a state of emergency because of the lack of rain. >>> kiribas is facing a possibility of. >> on the road to tarawa, the capital of kiribas. because of climate change the ocean is rising. the waves pounding the shore can seriously damage it. the waves caused the courselias to erode and uproot trees. to protect themselves from the waves, locals built sea walls but they're not as effective as they once were. the village has asked the go

some heavy rain is possible and the pacific northwest is looking unsettled. we're looking at the highest elevations on snow especially across mountains of british columbia. vancouver as well as for seattle in high teens. we expect 23 degrees in denver on tuesday. finally getting a look at europe here, some strong storms are going to be possible for this southeast corner of europe across the southern end of the balkan peninsula and over into turkey. you may see stronger thunderstorms, and looking active along this long frontal system across the northern end of europe today. we're looking at cold rain, upper elevation of snow as well as winds especially, winds strong along this northern end of continental europe. as for those temperatures, definitely looking cooler. moscow into the single digits now. 9 degrees only expected for the high. looking at 16 in berlin and then 19 for both london and paris. on the other hand it's sunny for the ibearian peninsula and the same in lisbon. that's a look at your weather conditions for now, and here is your three-day outlook

a little bit of rain in the pacific northwest. a little bit of a warm front and then the cold front. california south wards, you are fine. from portland north you will have to deal with a little bit of rain. we are dry now and i think your morning commute will be dry. it does not look like the rain is going to be too heavy. the forecast for today, showery type weather as the front blows through. temperatures remaining on the cool side there. beautiful day today in arizona, vegas, all the way through much of california. 70 and sunny better front is go. clouds and showers through the weekend. >>> speaking of weekend, that forecast is coming up. >> october? already feels like december in some parts. >> looks like it will be an interesting late fall early winter. >> thank you. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> coming up, there will be a game snechb the world series. >>> good morning and welcome back to "early today." here are some of your top headlines this morning. england's prescribe says the 16 commonwea

forces in asia and the pacific. panetta is to meet the prime minister noda and defense minister separately tuesday and discuss delayed relocation of a u.s. military air basin okinawa. a plan to move the marine corps station to nago city has been stalled due to strong opposition from local residents. >>> china's defense budget is the second largest in the world. the country is building its military, including its navy, and that's causing concern and friction in the region. how is japan responding to this military force? we have a report. >> the marathon sales southern basis in yokosuka city, 40 kilometers south of tokyo. it is a base for submarines conducting civilian activities in waters around japan. sovereign activities are national secrets. even sales defense members have no knowledge unless they're engaged in the unit. we are allowed in a submarine on the condition we will not reveal details of its mission. torpedo firing exercise was under way in this training area. submarines have capacity to approach and atta

and sa and it's a town which has been a coke on ga ga pacific is the primary source of employment for people in the town have been intimidated have been terrified to speak out about the fact that literally neighbor after neighbor is sick there are people are dying and it is an extraordinary disproportionate number of people who have cancer and it's not an accident or cancer as you see in the video as the as the people in this in the town talk to us as the experts explain to us comes about because of the georgia pacific factory and think about it think about the billions that the colts are spending to influence politicians to weaken an already weak e.p.a. to change the rules to change the regulations so it literally becomes ok for the cokes to be poisoning and ultimately on camera these people talk about their dying and their relatives dying has anybody tried to do anything about the the the alleged abuses in the standings his people. well the been some efforts on and off and i hope that is video will help them get some protection if it's possible to to shame the coax if it's possible

union pacific surged on better than expected earnings. southwest airlines rose on slightly better income than anticipated. "the new york times" soared on higher than expected profits. watch microsoft today, it fell after the bell on weak quarterly window sales. elsewhere, a fed official wants the central bank to purchase mortgage bonds to stimulate economic growth. after years of debate and despite strong teamster opposition, today the first mexican free trade truck rolls into the nation through laredo, texas, rather than transporting goods at the border to a u.s. hauler. finally, a new barbie is drawing criticism for her neck and shoulder tattoos as well as her pet, bastardino. it's a limited edition adult collector, $50 barbie. the tats are nothing new. it's actually the third barbie with a little ink. >>> coming up, the great eight comes up big for the caps. a penguin swings and scores. truly bizarre episode in college football. plus, with their glove work, keeping them in the game early, the texas rangers ' bats won them world series

now they are -- subs in the eastern pacific. now they are also being found in the caribbean. >> if you don't have a ship that's big enough to be on scene, you can't stop them. >> reporter: the coastguard wants 25 new generation offshore cutters, but they have yet to be designed, let alone budgeted. not of the caribbean ocean also much more shallow than the pacific. no problem if the cocaine is 1,000 feet under water, but if it's only 60 feet down like this shipment, it has to be recovered and destroyed. >>> to mexico now where a gunfight in the middle of a shopping center broke out. look at security video from the shop here in cabo. marines, the mexican army and police officers found a group of armed men in the middle of the shopping center parking lot and gunfire broke out. two people were arrested. they are suspects in an attack nearby that killed a marine. >>> an ugly loss today for the redskins as they took on the buffalo bills in toronto. we spoke with fans today at patty's in bethesda to get their reaction to the game. her

welcome to our viewers across the nation, including the pacific time zone. i'm lynn berry. today we begin with stealing the lead. a new nbc news/wall street journal poll indicates how volatile the republican race for the white house has become. the data shows there's a new front-runner among presidential hopefuls, unsettling news for some in the republican party. tracie potts is joining us from washington with more on this. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. republicans in this poll are siding more with the candidate who shares their views as opposed to the one who can win. that led herman cain to surge to the top with 27%. a lot of his support coming from tea partiers and those who identify themselves as very conservative. he does very well in those areas. cain says it is because people are starting to take his 999 flat tax plan seriously. the poll indicate that is people like the fact that he's a businessman and not a politician. mitt romney who had been the front-runner still at 23%. he's holding steady. it is not that republicans don't like him, they seem to think

the pacific northwest is now in for a period of damp weather. we're going to see a zonal flow and what that means is that pretty much everything is going to go from west to east. not see any more dips or ridges or troughs. that's what we were dealing w a big ridge in the place and tranquil weather everywhere. that zonal flow will continue to bring one storm after another into the pacific northwest and occasionally into the state of oregon. but still you're going to be left with high pressure and great weather for many days in a row. much of the desert southwest and california, the only active weather up there in the cascades and that's where we have showers this morning, the first of -- just a weak system that's gone through. some of the radar echoes in green. not raining everywhere. hit and miss showers and portland has a chance for them and computers are not projecting anything too heavy. the next system after this will be more impressive. saturday looks like a rainy day in the northwest. don't count on a lot of sunshine in the northwest. ever

is a pacific country and it intends to military power in the region. maintain its presence in of military power in the region. the united states hopes to strengthen ties with japan as much as possible. >>> the bulk of american forces in japan have been stationed in okinawa since the end of world war ii. thousands of workers work at the futenma base. local residents are tired of having them as neighbors, though. the u.s. aircraft have been involved in accidents, and some servicemen have committed crimes. >> reporter: in 2006 japan and the u.s. agreed to relocate the futenma base to a less populated area in okinawa prefecture. it is part of a broader realignment of u.s. forces to move some 8,000 troops to guam. but residents of okinawa are opposed to the move because relocating the base to another area in the prefecture does not lessen its burden. on the other hand, u.s. lawmakers are under pressure to trim defense spending. they could find the cost of transferring the marines to guam a tempting target. u.s. senators have expressed deep concerns about th

we are told it was the pacific starlight from seattle to l.a. that struck the other amtrak train that we have not been able to identify yet. the rare road worker said the mechanism was not activated and it is still in the wrong position that lead these two trains to collide. again coming back, the oakland fire department says at least 18 passengers have been injured in this collision of two amtrak trains. the railroad inspectors have arrived and they are trying to figure out how exactly this happened. for now alan wang reporting live at jack london square in oakland, abc news. >> thanks, alan. >>> the memorial day drowning of an alameda man sparked a wrong of the death lawsuit. he walked into the water in an apparent suicide attempt. members stood and watched because they were not certified in water rescue. the rescue program was stopped in 2009. alameda officials admit it should not have happened, and the program should not have been canceled, but it is ment's -- it is little solace for his brother. >> i was truly shocked and outraged that ther

we are a pacific nation and our vital interests in that region cannot be compromised.umber four, we must strengthen our relationships with the major powers of the world. our traditional alliance relationships with europe remain vital to american security and we should also work closely with our friends in nato and the european union to bring russia, a sometimes difficult actor, closer to the west. i believe that the reemergence of two ancient lands, china, and india, will most influence how america navigates the 21st century. first china. there is no other relationship that if mismanaged carries greater negative consequences for america and the world. alternatively, wise stewardship of the relationship will make america and our allies safer and more prosperous. the stakes are enormous, as are the challenges and tunts. naturally, we will disagree often. whether over taiwan security needs, human rights, or the protection of intellectual property rights. while avoiding a trade war, we must also press china to open its markets to our exports and increase internal demand. s

the first ad requests the approval of amendment number 1 with pacific gateway concessions, llc, for two newsstands locations in terminal 3, to retroactively extend the existing leases on those locations on a month-by-month basis through march 13, 2012. the second at the request approval of a fourth amendment with pacific gateway concessions, llc, for four newsstands locations in terminal one. this would renew the existing leases for two years, from june 18, 2012 through june 17, 2014. the final item before your requests the approval of a third amendment to the lease with bucks, inc., to extend it for an additional 18 months to march 15, 2012 through september 14, 2014. under the proposed lease amendments, all the tenants will continue to pay either a percentage of their gross revenues or a minimum annual guarantee in a grant to the airport, whichever is greater, for all of the locations. this rent structure was set up as part of the competitive bid process of the original leases before you and will remain the same with these amendments to the amendments will allow the airports to have a

now, rogers and hammerstein south pacific makes its debut.riego sits down with two of the show's stars. >> what ain't we got? >> we ain't got -- >> reporter: soulful sailors are only part of what you'll get in the south pacific. >> just covers life and love in wartime. >> reporter: on stage, katie reid and marcelo gusso transform into a u.s. navy nurse and french plantation owner, who fall in love in south pacific. the broadway musical, which is set in world war ii, debuted university at the hippodrome. [ singing ] >> reporter: while love is the major part of the show, it also tackles the topic of war and racial prejudice. it it's those themes and the messages behind them that cast members say keep the play current. >> i think in that way, it's never outdated. >> there's still racial tensions. there's still this idea of becoming bigger than yourself, and questioning what you've been taught. >> reporter: while this south pacific play is based on this production, cast members tell us they try to make the performance into their own. >> this is a

we are here with supervisor farrell from district2, which includes the marina, pacific heights, st. cliff, and the neighborhoods surrounding the presidio. supervisor farrell started his first term this january, so he is new to the board. we will get to know him and talk about the toughest issues facing the city. welcome, supervisor. thank you for joining us. tell us about your background -- where you grew up, went to school, the kind of jobs you have worked. >> i am a born and raised san franciscan, first and foremost. very proud of that. i am also a born and raised district 2 residents. i grew up close to the palace of fine arts. my parents still live in the same set of flats i grew up in. i went to grammar school at stuart hall in district 2. i went to high school in st. ignatius. i'm a very proud wildcat. i went to college at loyola marymount college in los angeles. i had a scholarship to play baseball down there. ended up going to ireland and getting a master's degree at university college dublin. came back to the states and went to law school at the university of pennsylvania.

and millions of tons of debris floating in the pacific and heading towards the united states. could tvs and boats wash up ashore any time soon? we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> he skipped the last republican presidential debate in las vegas saying he wanted to focus in on the first of the nation primary state of new hampshire. but former utah governor john huntsman is trailing in that critical state while rival mitt romney is enjoying a solid lead. john huntsman is joining us from salt lake city. governor, thanks very much for coming in. >> thank you, wolf. it's an honor to be with you. >> let's talk about mitt romney a little bit. george will, the conservative columnist writing in an upcoming edition of "the washington post" says this about mitt romney. he says, "romney, supposedly the republican most lektable next november, is a recidivist reviser of his principles who is not only becoming less electable, he might endanger gop chances of capturing the senate. republicans may have fo

the pacific is huge. i mean, 70% of the world is covered with water and the pacific is the greatest body of water out the. if you start talking and i ask is you tend to think oh, man, i'm going to be driven 1000 off the coast. not the case. there are capabilities which we can't talk about in here, and, that we have, that can deny the enemy ability to just say, okay, i'm going to push it out there and you can't come anywhere close to me. so it's more than just a single weapon pushing toshiba or a vessel out, or a single weapon that is going to target a single airplane out there. there are ways you can, that you can decrease the degree of difficulty for the enemy to deny you access. and that's where we all fit. that's the entire joint community is working on right now. it's everything from cyber the weaponry the stealth, i mean, it's a variety of things that we're doing. and again, a bunch of it is the things that we can't talk about, but i will tell you that there is no expectation, it doesn't mean it's be

cool in the pacific northwest. pretty good size storm will be coming down out of areas of idaho and giving a winter surprise to areas of the rockies especially in colorado. l.a., today, a little bit of drizzle. two gorgeous days for you in a row from san francisco to san jose to sacramento. enjoy it. it should be a splendid start to your week. watching us on k5 news in. verett, see a collection of art from students who focus on self-discovery so schack art center. your event of the day. >>> now here's a look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. the low budget fright thriller "paranormal activity 3" raised the roof at the box office this weekend. it took in far more than expected, $54 million opening number one ever for a horror movie. it was the biggest opening in october topping the $50 million "jackass 3-d" made last year. >>> among other new releases, the high-tech 3d "the three musketeers" came in at number two. "jiangny english" had $3.8 million but it's already taken in $100 million overseas, a huge

based on the lightning out pattern in the pacific -- the la nina pattern in the pacific, they expect kind of the same pattern we saw last year. cold air across this area, warm across the gulf. the pacific northwest, northern rockies, remember how they had that tremendous snowpack last winter. the potential is there for another heavy snowfall in these areas. unfortunately, in texas it looks like the dry drought conditions will continue. that will continue over toward florida. here in this area, will have to watch what happens more in the northern atlantic to determine what happens here. but it does look like a cold, snowy, wet weather here and dry and mild across the southwest. here we have a 50/50 shot at getting a winter pattern. typical winter weather is what it looks like for us. in the meantime, fall is coming back. the highs today were just around midnight. low temperatures were more like what we are experiencing now. the rain is holding off to our north and west and clearing skies are expected in the next couple of days. brisk, southwesterly breezes will clear everything out, b

pacific northwest will cool off a little bit in areas. in sac remen toe, looking great. >>> apple shares take a beating. b of a loses its title. and a christmas wish list for the fabulously wealthy. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> big day for actress lindsay lohan, could she be headed back to jail? >>> the raiders pull off a stunning trade and one manager makes a world series guarantee. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry and here are some of your top headlines this morning. >>> thousands jammed the streets of an israeli town to welcome home a soldier that was held by palestinian militants for over five years. gilat shilad's father says his son is healthy but will need time to recover from physical and psychological wound. he was freed in exchange for more than 1,000 palestinian prisoners. >>> in new york, occupy wall street demonstrators marched against the nypd, accusing police of using excessive force when arresting protesters. a law enforcement

welcome to our viewers across the nation including the pacific time zone. today we begin with waiting for word. as the government releases its september jobs report today, the president is looking for dramatic ways to show he's in touch with americans who are taking to the street in protests across the country, aiming their frustration at the nation's banks. tracie potts is in washington with more. >> reporter: now we are starting to see some of the same frustration spill over here on capitol hill as lawmakers try to work things out and determine if they can pass all or maybe some of the president's jobs plan. the occupy wall street protest has spread from new york to pennsylvania, florida, texas, the west coast and washington. >> where are the jobs? >> the corporate greed machine who are supposed to be creating jobs for us are holding on to money they are collecting from the tax cuts and no jobs are trickling down. >> reporter: today analysts expect the new jobs report to show that more jobs were created last month but with little or no impact on the unemp

i have come to believe that we are embarking on the asia- pacific century. america must and will play a dominant role. by almost any objective measure, population, economic power, military might, energy use, the center of gravity, global human activity is moving towards the pacific region. embracing this reality may bring a dramatic change to the look of our military. the asia-pacific region is a maritime theatre, or as europe is a mostly land theater. for the united states, the asia- pacific features a collection of military alliances in contrast to the presence of nato in europe. the asia-pacific is full of disputed islands and resource claims when compared to the bulk of calm of other regions. we are a pacific nation. at or vital interests in that region cannot be compromised. number four, we must strengthen our relationships with the major powers of the world. our traditional alliance relationships with europe remain vital. we should also work closely with our friends in nato and the european union to bring russia, a sometimes difficult back door, closer

pacific fleet, admiral patrick walsh. [applause] he >> thank you. and thank you for the opportunity to join you here today. what a privilege to be able to follow the table top exercise discretion and the presentation of remarks by the governor. as i think about the work that you are embarked on and the type of steps that you would like to take in the continuum of preparation for natural disasters and the response that you would take as responsible officials, think of the next presentation as an opportunity for a case study. think about the questions that leaders need to answer in times of crisis. what will be unique and different about our discussion in this operation was that this was not one singular event. it was a series of cascading crises, aggravated by hundreds and then eventually thousands of aftershocks. it is continually challenged those who were in positions of responsibility in ways -- in complex areas that were very, very hard to anticipate. i think one question that is important to ask is how do leaders prepare themselves for a crisis

in terms of security, america is a major player insuring the security of the asia-pacific region, and we have a very good relationship with the united states. america has a big influence all over the world. many people from singapore study in america and send their children there. when you watch movies from hollywood, when you read magazines, many of them are american, it is a major part of our world. of course the other powers in asia are also developing. china is playing an increasingly poor and -- the important role, and over the time the balance will shift. >> in singapore, i have the opportunity to visit with u.s. ambassador david adelman. >> how do you account for its success? it is a very successful place. >> undoubtably. it stands out in this region especially as a place that has created tremendous wealth and a very high standard of living for our people. the government of singapore deserves a lot of credit, but i will say this, in addition to singapore's people, singapore does have some things going for it that come naturally. for example, the best location on the whole plane

the honolulu waterfront was built using timber from the pacific northwest. the change in terms of the culture. both commercially and in terms of religion was radical and had do with the christians and the sailors. >> host: why was 1898 so important? >> guest: that was the year of the spanish-american war and the year the united states annexed hawaii and takes over the philippines and invade cuba and the philippines, takes over guam and puerto rico. the year we became an empire and the year we became who we are now. and hawaii is part of that. there was a cute debate at the time because we love to bicker. a lot of people who objected to becoming an empire and acquiring colonies saw it as a betrayal of our original ideals. the ideal of government based on consent of the government. the majority of the hawaiian population did not want to become an american territory. the philippines who had been our allies against spain in the spanish-american war when we acquired the philippines as spoils of that war our old allies, the philippine rebels started pointing their

we but then finished the pacific ocean, middle east part of the door by going back to italy again, finishing up in the naples? in may 2013. at that point, the world series is finished and all eyes are

we are told it was the pacific starlight from seattle to l.a. that struck the other amtrak train that we have not been able to identify yet. the rare road worker said the mechanism was not activated and it is still in the wrong position that lead these two trains to collide. again coming back, the oakland fire department says at least 18 passengers have been injured in this collision of two amtrak trains. the railroad inspectors have arrived and they are trying to figure out how exactly this happened. for now alan wang reporting live at jack london square in oakland, abc news. >> thanks, alan. >>> the memorial day drowning of an alameda man sparked a wrong of the death lawsuit. he walked into the water in an apparent suicide attempt. members stood and watched because they were not certified in water rescue. the rescue program was stopped in 2009. alameda officials admit it should not have happened, and the program should not have been canceled, but it is ment's -- it is little solace for his brother. >> i was truly shocked and outraged that ther

a massive island of trash and debris from the earthquake in japan drifting across the pacific. tonight, new pictures and the question -- how long until it reaches our shores? we'll tell you what the crew of a passing ship had to report. >>> women at risk. new research tonight about the link between the cancer-causing virus hpv and heart disease in women. it turns out the danger is widespread. >>> and making a difference. one very determined kid racing to help others in the fight of their lives. to help others in the fight of their lives. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. under pressure to fix the economy and help those americans who have been dragged under water by it, the president today offered a fix for the housing crisis and those americans who are struggling to stay ahead of the game and keep their homes. the president says he's going to put out pieces of his economic plan instead of one big package because of the gridlock in washington. the election season backdrop is, of course, unavoidable and the president's choi

. >>> the united states and asia pacific countries are negotiating the trans pacific partnership free trade agreement that will eliminate import tariffs and minimize nontariff barriers in the region. the u.s. is calling on countries such as japan that are considering joining the trade pact to decide quickly. >> we welcome that participation. we aren't going to slow down the current process to wait on them to make that decision. >> u.s. trade representative ron kirk said the country is aiming to forge an agreement on an outline of the treaty in time for a summit meeting of the asia pacific economic cooperation forum in hawaii in november. he said the u.s. is waiting for japan to make a decision. japanese industry is divided over whether or not to join the free trade negotiations. many japanese farmers are against the tpp agreement because they are protected by high tariffs. governing democratic party lawmakers who oppose the tpp are asking prime minister noda about his vision for the country's future. on the other hand, many in the business community say japan should join the negotiati