early in the morning, the japanese war planes bombed the home port of the united states pacific fleet. about 1200 were wounded and killed in that attack. >>> south africa is preparing for the arrival of world leaders for the funeral of nelson mandela, thousands gathered to pray in tribute to the former president. among the crowds outside his home in johannesburg was his grandson who handed out apples to those who came to pay their respects. a spokesperson was joined by another grandson to deliver a message expressing the family's grief. >> the pillar of the family is gone. just as he was away during that 27 painful years of ñr imprisonment. but in our hearts and souls he will always be with us. his spirit endures. >> nelson mandela's funeral is set for next sunday, december 15th. >>> and coming up next, the simple thing that some families take for granted, finding a safe place for kids to play. the nonprofit organization that wants to do that for children in each bay city. >>> and he is back, there he is, braving chilly weather to kick off a special fundraiser and all the hype over hi

wounded three hundred and twenty three at crops but was destroyed in the attack crippling the u s pacific fleet. the then us president franklin d roosevelt the claim that died a tights which will relieve him from it take before declaring war against japan following guide as foreign minister has said that the old arab states must have a seat at the pitchforks between twelve pounds and around cause of the doomsday key regional stability sydney the fourth of november twenty four seconds to an agreement between iran and the unites states russia from its perch and gemini and china. notice the p five plus one group which causes tehran some relief from damaging economic sanctions in return for more of the sites pulled its nuclear program. sunni gulf states including the united arab emirates uae and tom bean as suspicious and distrustful of iran as israel which is also called into question the wisdom of offering sanctions relief to country still ultimately controlled by a supremely to you has frequently called for the destruction of the jewish state the national gallery of treaty of paris presents to t

u s pacific fleet officials said last week that the aegis equipped cruiser uss in kal penn's narrowly avoided a collision with a chinese naval vessel. the incident occurred on december as an international waters. us officials said the chinese as i maneuvered to close to the just face it and it failed to act in line with the international norms which resulted in the new meds china's defense ministry issued a statement on wednesday saying its vessel had encountered in st according to the protocol is said that the defense department's but kept informed of the situation and carried out effective communications. she added that both sides and willing to maintain close cooperation and make efforts to ensure regional peace and stability us media reported that china's liaoning aircraft carrier had been conducting training exercises and the aegis cruiser had been gathering intelligence detroit said that although the chinese side ordered the us is kal penn's to stop because it kept moving because it was in international waters and the chinese and so blocked its corners. chinese media reported th

of the slim possibility something diplomatic could be worked out after inflicting damage on the pacific fleet on the united states. and that even though the war was being declared in the name of the failure of diplomacy they expected the american side to approach japan with diplomatic solutions. so japan didn't have an exit plan. the fact that the japanese war was -- japan didn't have an exit plan and it was because of roosevelt's intervention and peace making that japan got away. >> and the japanese almost went bankrupt. they were bailed out by a banker in new york who escaped from russia and wasn't a friend of the russians so helped them. and white russians introduced them to the protocols and they put the two together and said we have to keep the jews on our side. and that is why they refused to hand over the jews to the nazis. >> i think we are getting close to question time. but the last question, i think i am right to saying pearl harbor has become a mythical equation. and in japan when people think of world war ii pearl harbor is not the first thing that comes to mind. >> i think hiros

that something diplomatic could be worked out after inflict thing a great deal of damage on the pacific fleet in the united states. even though war was being declared in the name of failure of diplomacy they expected america to approach japan with diplomatic solution so japan itself didn't have any exit plan >> short of war. >> short of war, right. the fact that the russo-japanese war -- japan also didn't have an exit plan either and it was because of theodore roosevelt's intervention and peacemaking efforts that japan just got away winning it. it was not straightforward. >> roosevelt, the japanese eyes went bankrupt in the russo-japanese war. they were bailed out by the banker jacob schiff who escaped the anti-semitic grounds in russia. white russian officers were then taken prisoner by the japanese introduced the japanese to the protocols of zionism. the japanese put two and two together and said we have to keep the jewish on our side was the conclusion which is why the japanese term seems to handle for the jews to the nazis when they requested it from shanghai. but i think we are getting c

the american commander of the pacific fleet speaking at the memorial. he reminded the crowd of the courage displayed at pearl harbor. >> it was a day of gallantry and unquestionable heroism, even as it was a day of sacrifice and loss. for those who gave their last full measure of devotion to the nation that day, we feel a deep sense of sorrow for the loss of such potential. >> and there was also a ceremony, as you can see right here, in our nation's capital, washington, d.c. by the way, about 50 survivors attended the ceremony at pearl harbor today. >>> when we come back, a new battle in washington over extending federal unemployment benefits. what could happen if congress doesn't act? >> the number of americans who do not have driver's licenses these days, well, it's going to surprise you, it's decreasing. why, what's causing the trend. p? we'll tell you. >> also, planning to buy a new smart phone? we'll show you some good ones with amazing price tags. as a business owner, i'm constantly putting out fires. so i deserve a small business credit card with

pacific fleet says the cruiser maneuvered to avoid a collision while operating in international watersning to syria, a british foreign official is accusing the government of president bashar al-assad of effectively murdering a u.k. dr. held in syria's custody. " said there is no excuse for syrian authorities who have in effect murdered a british national who was in the country to help people injured during the silver war -- civil war." in surgeon was seized november of last year after he entered the country on a humanitarian mission. there is a new associated press poll showing president obama's latest approval ratings on foreign policy are better and his ratings for most domestic issues, but overall it is still only 49%. the polls suggest the majority of americans want the president to pull out troops from afghanistan faster than he is approve of the deal to curb it ran -- iran's nuclear ambitions, but many expressed doubt it will lead to results. those are the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> this was a deliberate move on the part of the government to simply and with a controvers

on chinese television but you know pacific all the way to hawaii ok that really does speak to a middle class and middle class nationalism but you've got to have the fleet so my question is is that some people say critics will say the pivot actually militarized is the pacific even more. well you know the pivot is again as i said in some sense a recognition of the u.s. weakness in the region for instance its inability to build another marine air force base in okinawa i mean there's been such political opposition in okinawa and it's essentially forced the united states to redistribute those marines elsewhere to go to australia to negotiate new trees with the philippines so i don't see it as a remilitarization in that sense i don't see that there will actually be a major increase in the amount of u.s. hardware although the capabilities of the u.s. military in the region may increase but it is a real militarization in the sense that there is an arms race in the region there has been an arms race for many years that means that japan south korea modernizing spending a lot more money china double digit increases in their military budget but further south as we

fleet so my question is is that some people say critics will say the pivot actually militarized the pacific even more. well you know the pivot is again as i said in some sense a recognition of the u.s. weakness in the region for instance its inability to build another marine air force base in okinawa i mean there's been such political opposition in okinawa and it's essentially forced the united states to redistribute those marines elsewhere to go to australia to negotiate new trees with the philippines so i don't see it as a remilitarization in that sense i don't see that there will actually be a major increase in the amount of u.s. hardware although the capabilities of the u.s. military in the region may increase but it is a real militarization in the sense that there is an arms race in the region there has been an arms race for many years that means that japan south korea modernizing spending a lot more money china double digit increases in their military budget but further south as well singapore vietnam indonesia philippines all embarked on major arms purchases and this i think is a maj