you know there's no real substance to that military particularly in the pacific we so dominate pacific it's a course china is growing but what i think would what is clear is china is a very pragmatic policy and it has pragmatic concerns and regions that china regards as its own it will defend but in terms of x. territorial expansion china i think has its hands full with these challenges such as to bat for example or the western regions of sheen john little lone. challenge in the united states outside what china perceives to be its borders and for example look at what's happened with taiwan and its growing relationship with china that's really no longer a major strategic issue for the u.s. military although of course. the taiwan issue constantly is is of great concern particularly when it leads to issues of democratization for the challenges within china and when we see this political theater recently have this electoral process the giant. we begin to see the vast differences that does do separate the political scene in taiwan from china that's a concern they don't want that kind of dem

she continues to patrol in the south pacific. she performs a combined fleet exertions and executes fisheries law enforcement and drug and smuggling enforcement as far as the equator and the arctic circle. we proudly salute all of you at fleet week 2012. >> personnel wise, cutter sherman has 23 officers, 150 enlisted. 378 feet three inches. draft, just about 16 feet. displacement is 3000 tons. she's got two anchors at 6000 pounds each. two engages 12 cylinder turbo. the valve propulsion, 350 fully retractible. >> ladies and gentlemen, thank you very much, the united states coast guard sherman. [applause] >> next in our lineup is from canada, her majesty's canadian ship, algonquin. please stand and salute her majesty's ship algonquin. thank you. please be seated. her majesty's ship is an air destroyer of the pacific fleet and one of three remaining tribal destroyers. built in the early 1970's, she was refitted in the early 1990's with sophisticated air weapon systems and advanced communication systems. algonquin is equipped with we

we gather tonight in celebration of asian-pacific heritage month.take a moment to reflect upon our past, to understand the heroic struggles, obstacles, hardships that so many people, including this evening's tremendous honor read, had to overcome. this is a very special place. norm gave me the good fortune of putting my feet to the marble in the halls of congress. we will give the opportunity to 20 interns this summer so that they can partake in the greatest democracy that has ever resided on this planet. this is also a tremendous significance as congressmen alluded to. this is the home were people left when i came to this country, when they had to leave the fields of california from farming. that applies to the filipinos and two others. they set foot in san francisco. a generation upon generation, of residence of san francisco had to endure the struggles and have made this city a very special place. i am very excited about the leadership that presides over san francisco today. mayor lee, supervisor chiu, mar, chu, and we had the treasurer. this oug

is shifting its strategic focus to the asia-pacific region. east asia's security environment is getting comp collated, so i believe our alliance the really important. >> that alliance between the united states and japan has been a cornerstone of prosperity and security in the region. and we are going to have the opportunity to further discuss steps we're taking to renew that vision and that alliance for the 21st century. >> noda and obama also spoke about the trans-pacific partnership. the prime minister emphasized his determination to speed up talks to bring japan closer to joining the free-trade agreement. >>> the former tokyo governor says japan needs to look at the possibility of acquiring nuclear arms. the outspoken politician made the remark while preparing for a snap election next month. 80-year-old shintaro ishihara now leads an opposition group. he talked to foreign correspondents in tokyo. >> translator: it would be good to conduct a simulation on japan holding nuclear weapons because they can act as a deterrent. the decision of acqu

she operated in this multi-national span of the pacific rim. all of the mc dvs are named after major cities in canada's provinces. the hsc brandon is named after the city of brandon, located in the heart of manitobe's rolling prairie and boasts a number of manufacturing hubs. the second canadian war ship to bare the name, the first being a corvette that served with great distinction throughout the second world war in the battle of the atlantic. ladies and gentlemen, it's with great pride and pleasure, we present you with her majesty's canadian ship, brandon. >> this is our very own located near, it's the liberty ship, u.s.s. jeremiah obrian. a fully operational world war ii freighter. built in 56 days at the new england ship corporation in south portland, maine and launched june of 1943, the o'brien is 441 feet long with a 57 foot beam. she is powered by a three cylinder, steam reciprocating engine that generates 2500 shaft horse power. the engine that was used and seen in the movie, "titanic". she travels 10 knots. the obrian was named in the

pacific northwest are being affected by flooding caused by torrential rain. here is the world weather forecast. >> hi, there. drenching rainndurrica force wind gusts have been battering the northwest coast of the u.s. and tens of thousands of people are without electricity in oregon and washington on monday and rainfall of reported in some locations leading to serious flooding and unfortunately hefty showers will continue from northern california up into washington into your wednesday. that could raise the risk of flooding even more. meanwhile, as for the inland locations, heavy snow showers are pounding and mainly in western montana and light conditions occurring here and conditions will be spreading into idaho on wednesday. gusts could exceed more than 60 kilometers per hour and an additional 50 centimeters of snow is likely. lots of things are going on and it is going to be on going story into your wednesday and on thursday on the u.s. thanksgiving day, sunny skies should return to seattle with a high of ten degrees and as for oklahoma city, warm and sunny

in the middle of pacific heights, on top of these hills, it offers a great square, a peaceful beauty, large trees and grass and greenery. it features tables and benches, a playground, restaurants, and tennis courts. there are plenty of areas for football and picnics. it is very much a couple's park. there are many activities you can experience together. stroll on the pathways, bring your dog, or just picnic at one of the many tables and enjoy all that it has to offer together. many couples find this is a perfect park to throw down a blanket and soak up the sun. it is a majestic place that you can share with someone you chairs. lafayette park is also easily accessed from the 47, 49, and 90 buses. it is ada accessible. we are here at the historic palace of fine art in the marina district. originally built for the 1950's exposition, the palace is situated on san francisco's number waterfront. it is ada accessible and is reached by the 28, 30, and 91 bus lines. set against the reflecting waters of the lagoon and eucalyptus trees, the palace is one of san francisco post most -- san francis

and every moment that succeeds that moment and let's do that together in celebration of our asian-pacific heritage and recognition of the great heritage as all the people that make up san francisco and california. we will truly honored this month, our heritage and our future. thank you very much. [applause] >> ok. all right. we have some competition on the stage right now. >> a couple of other people we need to thank. we have a bunch of co-hosts, the san francisco board of supervisors. a round of applause, please. [applause] our event shares and co-chairs. [reading names] >> all right, thank you. [applause] >> those people give money, so please applaud. >> next, i would like to introduce betty yee, the 2014 candidate for controller. john, maybe you could give her some advice. [applause] >> good evening. as we celebrate the contributions of some very important figures in our history, who have contributed to the development of our country, every state, of this great city, as we honor the achievements of the congressmen, ongoing contributions, and our mayor in san francisco. each of us could

the cel pacific had linked to form the first transcontinental railway. he joined hayden's party in montana. they proceeded to fort ellis and soon entered the fabled region of yellowstone. moran worked closely with the expedition photographer, william henry jackson. together they selected the most impressive views. moran made drawings and watercolor sketches, blocking in forms and contours, quickly noting the colors of the terrain and the sulfurous deposits for which yellowstone is named. back in newark, new jersey, moran began what he termed his "big picture," "the grand canyon of the yellowstone." for moran, the spiritual, natural and aesthetic realms should blend to create a great impression. to that end, he combined different points of view into one dramatic panorama. moran explained, the precipitous rocks on the right were really at my back when i stood at that point. yet in their present position, they are strictly true to pictorial nature. my aim was to bring before the public the character of that region. narrator: reporting to congress, hayden su

that was torpedoed and lost in the war of the pacific. we will never forget how the navy and the army came to our rescue. the port was occupied 90% by the army and the navy. our history is so rich and makes us so proud to welcome you home to see the next generation of military personnel who are coming both men and women, bringing their families and reuniting in san francisco. you honor us by coming here for fleet week. i have for you, bear with me. a plaque which i will find a small space on that large ship and every time you come, you bring sunshine in some fashion and you are always welcome here. thank you for your hospitality. thank you. [applause] >> if you will all indulge me for one more minute. on behalf of the mayor and my colleagues here today. i want to thank the fleet week committee under the vision of major general myatt. jodie breken ridge, catherine hooper and those i can't possibly remember to name. i know the major general is not a big plaque fan. but we want to show off our partnership and if you will allow me, i have a p

our ships and rebalance to the asia-pacific.tell, a key to this is a recent initiative the government of spaib offered us the towbt forward-deploy. put the ships and families in the ruth to spain. we have four there all the time. we will effectively free up six shipses to redeploy elsewhere. that we would normally send in europe. more presence for the asia-pacific through a structure. that's number one, two, we will base more ships and aircraft on the west coast. as our ships retire through the remain portion of the decade, we will replace them on the west coast such that by 2020, we'll have 60% of our ships on the west coast or the pacific home ported and 40% on the east coast. today it's 55% west coast. 54% east coast. that's number two. number three, we're fielding new capability in the rebalance to the asia-pacific. guided by the air-sea battle. we'll increase cape acted in the undersea. underwater vehicles, we will also bring a networking undersea capability to connect and cover larger broader areas. we'll bring in the p8 a

>> well, obama said a year ago that he plans to shift attention to asia pacific region. he also said that the u.s. is a pacific nation. the key will be how he handles china which will soon have new leadership. he said there's room to cooperate with the world's second largest economy. but he's also promising to keep pressure to abide by international rules and stop manipulating its currency. many americans consider china and economic threat. they're also wear of its military expansion. obama will likely strengthen relations with u.s. allies such as japan to keep -- to help keep china in check. so whether japan soon has transfer of power and new demonstration or continues with the current administration under prime minister yoshihiko noda, the country will have to prepare for obama's second term. >> all right, thanks for that ma say i don't. >>> obama will likely need every day of his second term to get through the agenda he faces. we spoke more about the president's to-do list with professor mike mute soouk i can of george washington university. >> i think the number one

pacific, always great to have you with us. let's turn first to the talking points come it seems no one after general petraeus made it clear there were changes in the talking points. the testimony before congress has been surveyed. mike rogers says it has to be the white house because everybody else is testified that they didn't. do you agree? >> i agree. i'm sure the white house were present if and the national security agency counsel had his marching orders. >> for his part says part of the confusion here, primarily, i believe, it is safe to say between the testimony he gave to congress three days after september 11 and what he said over the past few days to congress represents what happens when you try to avoid tipping off terrorists. do you buy that? >> according to congressman ki king, it certainly indicated that petraeus lied in his first testimony. lou: produce pretty straightfors she presented the truth to congress. is it possible for a military man, head of the intelligence agency to decide, take it upon himself or her

not in europe as has been for 100 years prior to that, than the asia pacific region. secondly, that we would maintain freedom of access throughout that region. in particular, we would maintain the sea lanes in that area, whatever the challenge might be. even as we reduce our defense budget, therefore we must maintain and would maintain a powerful navy, and that that navy would be charged with maintaining the freedom of those sea lanes. we had, of course, to be concerned as to whether there would be a challenge for that. we observed that the rise and shine has more energy needs for more energy than they can produce themselves, and to maintain the economic growth which they believe is essential. we observed that the south china sea is a potential source of energy supplies for china and that there is a contention among the nations in that region as to where the ownership and rights of access are to the south china sea. and this is conceivable that china might seek to reestablish its claim there by military coercion and that could lead them into a confrontation with the u

you would have to contact bart, not unions pacific. and it can you see this this is no longer a union pacific property would have to contact the city of oakland or the private owner. however, the union pacific are the responsibility of the railway company. but there is a catch because union pacific grove road offices are in omaha, nebraska. the only way they would know of the graffiti problem is that if you call them, illegal dumping included. so my advice, let's start hitting up union pacific and let them know that there is a problem we connect at least keep this area cleaned. i am going to put that link to the union pacific railroad offices in nebraska www.kron4.com if you have a comment or story idea for stanley, you can email us at peoplebehavingbadly@kron4.co m >>jacqueline: the skies are clear. tabs on the warm side in a number of places. the golden gate but it is possible that we could see some fog along the overnight hours. as i mentioned temperatures still warm with half moon bay. 72 degrees in the same in san francisco 71 in

well sitting here on the edge of the pacific i think our perspective maybe a little bit different than my colleagues. the feeling that china is arising is definitely obvious everywhere you look from the street corners all the chinese newspapers but of course the chinese call this place. all gold mountain so they've seen this edge of the pacific as a place of long history destiny to opportunity and there are deep connections between the pacific rim across across this golden gate ok you know jonathan it's very interesting and i've done it we've done a number of programs on china and some of the china experts if i don't see you know that's not the rise of china it's the return of china we just took a break for a while. i think is there for me to gaze between me to main question is whether china is going to be able to persist with this project of rising of developing and i think you're really receded people's republic of china hitting a lot of curbs what is essential for me in the first place is that it's economic growth model has become very and sustainable that most.

i called searching for pacific community and 10 goals. i was pushing the envelope policy even before i was confirmed. but i was determined from the beginning to try to raise the profile of this region. i said in my statement that this was an early night, no region is more important, and i said in the 21st century, no region be as important. we were lucky with the calendar. when we came in in 93, a g7 meeting that year was in tokyo. so the president first overseas trip in japan, we had in korea. we also worth host to transfix in seattle -- apec and we worked on the presidential level. we did not battle and to show the importance of the region in economics and regional cooperation, but i figured that if he had an aipac meeting every which we word, that meant the president had to go to asia every year. secretary of state and treasury have to go. also figured regional security architects the arsenal regional phone, we brought in china, india and russia. again, secretary of state would have to go two or three times a year. we also articulate w

to the pacific. this is my fourth trip to the pacific to make clear we are going to continue to have a strong force projection in the pacific. it is important to our economic security and our national security to be able to do that in the future. in an edition, at the same time -- in addition, at the same time, i have got a force deployed in trying to rebalance the pacific, i have got a significant presence in the middle east to deal with the threats in the middle east. i have a significant presence to deal with any potential threat we have to deal with in that region as well, and at the same time, with all of those challenges, we have to be able to take care of our service members and our veterans and military families. the sacrifices they've made, they deserve that we stand by the commitments we have made to them. and particularly in light of the force structure reductions, which are going to take place, we've got to make sure that we provide them the support system so they can return to their comm

rim of the pacific and the state of hawaii in their operating areas. it brought together 22 nations to include russia and new zealand for the first time. some 22,000 airmen and seamen to build a relationship in the event of the next natural disaster or crisis that happened in the pacific theater, we have a collective group of nations to preserve humanity, life, liberty and justice. whether we're building partnerships at home or aboard, we know our navy, your navy on the west coast cannot do what we do without your support. i thank you again this morning for making what we do possible, and more importantly, i want to thank you for understanding the importance of what your sea services do. i think you'll enjoy the parade of ships this morning. i can recall last year we sat here waiting for the fog to lift. we saw an advertisement of an insurance company offering new low rates. we made vital use of the time. i'm excited you're all here and will see the parade of ships and the blue angels air show. thank you very much. [applause] >> we're going to modify t

. >> asia-pacific is a natural choice for the priority of u.s. foreign policy given the very size of economy, and this is the most dynamic region in the world. think about -- i mean, u.s., china, japan. number one, number two, number three economies, all in asia pacific. >> reporter: zhao says the potential for conflict in the region remains but that the flash points have shifted. >> before there were two historically so-called hot spots may bring the two powers to war, one, korea peninsula, and the other, taiwan strait. but there are two new flashing points now. one is china sea, east sea, and, two, south china sea. >> reporter: the professor says chinese leaders will act more aggressively as their confidence grows. chinese officials will select a new leadership after the u.s. presidential vote. zhao says it will be important for the new leaders of both countries to work on creating mechanisms to avoid military confrontation. >> korea peninsula, taiwan strait, i always they that the current, relatively stable circumstances is a result of co-mana

the ring of fire is also in the pacific. over 35,000 on average fatalities a year over 35 billion dollars worth of damage and we see that year in and year out with tsunamis of catastrophic proportions. today the coast guard is dealing with the debris from that tsunami as it comes ashore here in the state waters as well. just it close on admire beeman's remarks, i think it's critical not just the work here at seminar but over a cup of coffee exchanging business cards because at the end of the day it's the partnerships that mufrt endure at time of crisis. thank you to the macon island for this show of force during this third fleet week. >> i'd like to bring up the mayor of the great city and county of san francisco. what a difference he's made as the mayor of san francisco. he certainly has welcomed fleet week, he's welcomed the fleet and marines and mayor lee, we can't thank you enough for your support for everything we're trying to do. please help me welcome mayor ed lee. >> thank you, general myat. good morning, everybody,

east siberian pacific ocean so we're looking at asia pacific markets here and the potential for e.s.p.n. to join west texas intermediate and brant is one of those top rank very well known markers of of global oil fortunes and prices so e.s.p.n. at the moment its biggest challenges to overcome before it can join those others on the top rank as it were is surely to get enough of it being pumped hungry markets are in asia pacific they want to oil china's tripled its oil orders of this kind of good quality oil lately however there needs to be infrastructure there needs to be investment at the moment brant and w.t. i have greater volumes and investment going into them but they have problems of their own w.t. i prices falling at the moment diverging from brant prices for brant also facing shortages the simply less of it these days and it's not going to be more of it coming about so if we can get up to five hundred thousand barrels being pumped instead of four hundred thousand at the moment if that extra amount of oil can get there we could see e.s.p.n. really starting to change the face of th

dominated by the volcanoes and other mountains that are raised up as the tectonic plate beneath the pacificcean slowly but violently collides with south america. around the world, humans have learned to survive such natural hazards, but sometimes they cannot escape tragedy. in this story, we follow a geographer working at many levels to help people live with a killer volcano. narrator: of the 200 volcanoes in ecuador, 30 could erupt again. guagua pichincha has devastated quito, the capital, several times, so scientists monitor emissions of sulfur gas with gat conrn. in 1985, a massive eruption in neighboring colombia melted snowfields, causing mudflows that killed more than 23,000 people. throughout south america, scientists study the tragedy and vow to prevent the next one. they may get their chance re, in ecuador. the ngurahua volcano threatens a town of 17,000 at the base of the mountain. it is called baños. although baños is very near the equator, its elevation in the andes gives it a mild climate. and you have aibrantery and somtourist economy.ings on the surrounding hillsides, adequat

to the pacific. this is my fourth trip to the pacific to make clear we are going to continue to have a strong force projection in the pacific. it is important to our economic security and our national security to be able to do that in the future. in an edition, at the same time i have got a force deployed in trying to rebalance the pacific, i have got a significant presence in the middle east to deal with the threats in the middle east. i have a significant presence to deal with any potential threat we have to deal with in that region as well, and at the same time, with all of those challenges, we have to be able to take care of our service members and our veterans and military families. the sacrifices they've made, they deserve that we stand by the commitments we have made to them. and particularly in light of the force structure reductions, which are going to take place, we've got to make sure that we provide them the support system so they can return to their communities and to their families and

posturing in asia pacific.for course some would even dare to say this strategic refocus over the u.s. towards asian pacific is something that has been strategically in place for already quite a period it has been officially announced quite recently. moves in different areas supported this idea and i'm not just talking on whatever may happen in the area of naval exercises deployments with all the importance where the bills those things are not just the only things we we see for example the transpacific economic alliance the american involvement in different formats of. corporation all these you know fits into this broader picture. it will not necessarily mean that we will have them. more difficult asia pacific in the future if we are smart enough and energetic enough to address these things bilaterally and or collectively in due time i hope we will may even benefit from those afghanistan you mentioned again a stand with a couple of minutes ago are among their positions and people at the government understand fin

she's dealt here in the bay area, but we have this lattice work that goes across my entire pacific region. and then i need to focus on what do i do in the event of a threat right now in dealing with the arctic. what if i have a deep water horizon spill there? because now it affects the nate and i have indigenous tribes of that part of the world. and how do i flow resources there, recognizing the navy doesn't have ice breakers and our nation has one. so, we do a lot of work with canada when we're starting to work on those contingencies. but we look at the national response framework. it was rewritten post katrina. and another key part of partnerships, when i was the federal on scene coordinator during deep water horizon, it's not in the national response framework, but every parish president, every mayor, every governor had a coast guard liaison officer at the oak pride and above level. so, if they didn't like how the response was going, go to my liaison officer. don't go to anderson cooper and then cause the white house to react to what they're seeing on cnn. so, how do you get in front o

. >>> let's have a look at asia-pacific region, seoul's kospi, 1864. that is down 1.5%.ustralia's benchmark index is also lower, .8% at 4352. >>> hundreds of thousands of workers have staged strikes or demonstrated across europe in coordinated protests against excessive cuts in government spending. wednesday's rallies in spain, italy, greece and elsewhere were planned by the european trade union confederation. in spain more than 10,000 people staged demonstrations in central madrid. clashes with riot police left some people injured. protesters also clashed in rome and milan. in spain and portugal workers went on strike, some schools were closed, and flight services were canceled. the labor confederation says austerity is a total dead end social protection and wages can no longer be sacrificed. critics say the european economy is stagnating due to these austerity measures. these cludtax hikes d payroll cuts in the public sector. that's all for business news for this hour. i'll leave with you a recap of the region's markets. >>> the european union will use its nobel peace