dispute at the south china sea and the philippines and china is increasing. this means an increased presence of u.s. soldiers, the fortification of - and the upgrading of u.s. military facilities also in the western philippines, particularly the area facing the south china sea. washington said that this does not mean the return of the u.s. bases. they were taken off and forced out of the philippines in the 1990s. in reality the u.s. soldiers never left. now, there's more than 600 of them supposedly involved in counterterrorism operations - particularly in the southern philippines. the president added - president aquino said that this agreement is not just the military won, but improving and bolstering people and people ties, particularly during a humanitarian situation as evidence. by the united nations, leading the recovery and emergency efforts in the weeks following typhoon haiyan. >> what about the philippines, the people there - are they happy with the increased milita military presence in their country? >> over the years there has been mixed reactions t

today the philippines and u.s.a deal to allow america to send a larger number of troops to bases around the philippines. the pact comes as manila wrestles with beijing in the territorial dispute over islands in the south china sea. let's hear what the president had to say about that military agreement. >> the goal here is wide ranging. we've had decades of alliance with the philippines. but obviously in the 21st century, we have to continue to update that. the goal for this agreement is to build philippine capacity to engage in training, to engage in coordination. not simply to deal with issues of maritime security but enhance capabilities so if there's a natural disaster, we're able to respond more quickly. >> president barack obama in the philippines. we are in the north of the country explaining the impact of the dispute with china and how a new deal could be received. >> this is the south china a sea, one of the most contested bits of water on earth. we're headed toward the rich fishing grounds around the coral

the philippines-u.s.nhanced defense agreement takes our security cooperation to a higher level of engagement. reaffirming our country's commitment to mutual defense and security and promotes regional peace and stability. both president obama and i shared the conviction that the disputes in the asia pacific region should be settled peacefully based on international law. we affirm that arbitration is an open, friendly, and peaceful approach to seeking a justice and durable solution -- effective implementation of the declaration of conduct and conclusion of a substantive and legally binding code of conduct in the south china sea. all toward fostering peace and stability in our part of the world. we likewise welcome the active participation of the united states in regional organizations such as the asean forum and the east asia summit. typhoon haiyan showed the world how vulnerable the fill yooenz as well as other developing countries are to natural disasters. as such humanitarian assistance and disaster resp

government, through the help of the philippine government, overnight expressed an out of the philippine gaol. no one knows where they are serving their term. an issue is the dumping of u.s. toxic waste in northern full peens supposedly by u.s. military ships which the u.s. government says is not their fault, but contractors that they hired. these are the same problems that is deem safe. this agreement is declared a humanitarian one, not just military. >> how might this affect philippines relations with china, which have not been good for some time, for various reasons, including disputes over the south china see or the western philippines sea. >> well, we have spoken to an analyst... (technical difficulties) >> it looks like... >>..between the united states or the philippines... >> it looks like we have lost the signal there. thank you, we'll have to move on, unfortunately, we had technical problems there. >>> members of the european union will meet on monday to discuss sanctions against russia. a team of european sort offers are being held by pro-russian separatists in eastern ukraine.

ambassador to the philippines philip goldberg, and philippine defense secretary voltaire gazmin signed the pact at the defense ministry. the ceremony took place during a visit to the pacific island nation by u.s. president barack obama. under the agreement, the u.s. military will regularly send troops to the philippines. the two sides also agreed to build or improve military facilities and infrastructure for joint use. the two countries say the number of u.s. troops to be deployed and specific plans to build new facilities will be decided in further consultations. >>> sources say the u.s. military could gain access do sites in the subic bay area on luzon island, and facilities on palaun island. both locations face the south china sea where china's increasing its maritime activities. the philippines once served as a major military outpost for the united states. but american troops withdrew from the country more than 20 years ago. and the defense ministers of japan and australia have agreed to speed up talks to bolster bilateral security. it follows japan's new principles on the transfer

in the philippines has since been upgrading its military hardware. largely with american assistance. united states whoever has maintained it doesn't take sides in territorial disputes that of a cat. they took their toll on the show them not to believe that the us is going to be right then and there in what ever incident happens. we don't expect us to start crawling the south china sea but the database and sees that the us. try to build the people that use of the bins so that it does the job itself. anti american groups say it is beginning to sound more and more like a return to the days when united states have bases in the country the game to be speeding up to bomb us visit. he'd been taken to the streets to protest but they're calling us intrusion into philippine sovereignty. a number of lawmakers have also threatened to challenge the legality of the military agreement. we believe that the agreement in the south east of the baby on course to push them out. maybe this adaptation of goals for the precedence is permanent secondly the issue of basic of

here's how the philippine sca. ..who kick the united states out of the naval station, clark airfield. but when china started to build up their air and sea power, and that's been going on for 20 years almost, the philippines now want the united states back. maybe not in exactly the formal position that it was in the post-cold war decades, but the sort of want to see more u.s. warships, more troop visits. they would like the u.s. to intervene more to put pressure on the chinese. but as i said, the u.s. is walking a tightrope with these crises come with these little crises of the kind you point out. because the bilateral relationship between the u.s. and china is just so massively important, that we cannot get into a kind of come into an incident, into a military incident with china because of something like this. at the same time, the philippines is a treaty ally of the united states. that means it's a very formal relationship like we have with south korea, like with japan. we have relatively few of those in the world a

the philippines is a very poor country not like the asian tiger economy. it is growing but this is only recently very poor and overcrowded and there is a lot of oil and natural gas. it feels that china tries to seize the wealth as a natural resources to help lift the philippines out of profit -- poverty. so they are strongly nationalistic. in 1982 the philippines kicked the united states out of the naval station, a clark air field, and when the chinese started to build up their sea and air power going on 20 years almost almost, now the philippines wants the united states back. maybe not in that form opposition of the post cold war decade but they want to see more warship visits, more troops there but like the u.s. to intervene to put pressure but the u.s. is walking a tightrope with the the crisis of the kind that you point out. the bilateral relationship between the u.s. and china is so massively important that we cannot get into a military incident with china because of something like this. at the same time as it is a treaty ally of very formal relations

president barack obama is meeting president aquino in the philippines. they finalised a defense deal allowing a larger u.s. military presence. barack obama made comments on placing sanctions against russia over ukraine. >> we are going to be moving forward with an expanded list of individuals and companies that will be affected by sanctions. they remain targeted. we will also focus on some areas of high tech defense exports to russia that we don't think are appropriate to be exporting in this kind of climate. >> on monday members of european union will meet to discuss further sanctions. a team of european observers are being held by pro-russian separatists. the g7 group of leading economies will impose sanctions on russia over the weekend. we have this report from eastern ukraine. >> reporter: the european military owners were paraded before the cameras by slovyansk's self-appointed may yore vechislav ponomaryov, they are in no position to comman about what happened about them. >> we are not prisoners of war. we are the guests of mayor vechislav ponomary

military facilities in the west philippines and the area facing the south china sea.n said this does not mean the return of the u.s. bases. they were taken off and forced out of the philippines in the 1990s although in reality the u.s. soldiers never left. right now there is more than 600 of them involved in counter terrorism operations particularly in the southern philippines and the president said this agreement is not just a military one, it's improving people to people ties between the two countries, a lot of skeptics wonder if increased military presence in the region and the philippines means the philippines becomes a much bigger target for the south china sea. >> reporter: russia or ukraine. >> we are going to be moving forward with an expanded list of individuals and companies that will be affected by sanctions. they remain targeted. we will also focus on some areas of high tech defense exports to russia that we don't think are appropriate to be exporting in this kind of climate. >> reporter: on monday members of the european union will also be meeting to disc

. >>> new defense for ten-year deadeal for military support for the philippines. hello, 683 people sentenced to death in egypt for their roles in the violence following the military coup last july. one of them is the lead of the muslim brotherhood who said he will keep pursuing his cause. but on this day of mass tensin sentencing. >> relatives in shock. moments after the verdict was announced. heavy security was deployed outside of the court building where egyptian presiding judge convicted 683 supporters at the outlawed muslim brotherhood to death, including the group's leader. a conservative political group to which former president mohamed morsi belongs. the defendants sentenced on monday are accused of inciting violence, attacking a police station, and killing a police officer in southern egypt. the attack happened last august shortly after egyptian security forces carried out raids on two large anti-military protest sites in cairo. hundreds of people were killed leading to riots in other parts of the country. monday's ruling represents the larges number of pe

the philippines is one of them, perhaps because philippines is military only ily week.mportant in the security domain for both the philip means and the rest of southeast asia. >> that is the last leg of his four nation tour. eight days here in asia. thank you for joining us this morning. perhaps some criticism as well. we have some breaking news out of japan. retail sales in march rose from the previous year. expected a 10.8% gain. that was a heat gain. -- that was a big game. figure to important note. these are marked retail figures ahead of the april sales tax showing some weakening of the retail sales ahead. looking ahead to the opening just a few moments from now, the nikkei 225 last closed up. checking the singapore traded ing to a it is point lower open. the yen is strengthening. ukraine/russian tensions continue to increase despite the treaty signed last week. coming up next, i will be joined by the rest of the game by what could be today's biggest market movers. ♪ >> welcome to the stock exchange. we are taking a look into japan. they are here to tell us what st

and the us and philippine presidents agreed to strengthen military cooperation while i went to seoul peacefully. territorial disputes in the south china sea. crews looking for the missing malaysia airlines jet will enter a new phase in their search for more than a month planes have scoured the ocean looking for any signs of debris. but authorities now say they will focus their hunt for an age three seventy in an expanded area under water and a few rules chameleon home also has the latest details the passenger jet disappear too much lead with two hundred thirty nine people aboard. a multi national search that has been set up the military. but the force of the total could be traced from the scene play the month of trying to score by australian prime minister tony abbott to report it is still high in the unlikely that any degree to be flown from the auction through this the premise is as planes from japan china and new zealand was still conducting usual to choose. olivier craft of writing as close to the limit. all sensible inside. pulverized them. if all we are moving from the current

the next stop the philippines and possible controversy. >>> words of hate. the nba owner accused of racist rant. he's not accused but his wife is. >>> heading to the polls, two years after america left, iraq heading towards a critical election. we'll talk about that in the week ahead. we begin tonight with breaking news, powerful storms are rumbling across the country's midsection spawning several tornadoes. the sheriff reports what he calls a mass casualty operation in velonia, arkansas, near little rock. >>> some of the worst damage near the town of mayflower, homes reduced to shreds of lumber. northeastern oklahoma, half the town was damaged including its fire department. earlier in the afternoon severe weather also hit missouri, toppling a tractor trailer, ripping siding from homes there. brandon morris, tell us what you're seeing there in arkansas. >> we're seeing damage widespread across faulkner county, mayflower and velonia, widespread damage in that area. >> do we have any report of injury? >> no compiled list of injuries at this time. >> you have r

for the philippines and the final stage of his tour. we are going to assess the highs and lows of his trip so far. the imf releases its latest for asia. also is optimism but concerns. we are going to take a look at the four major risks facing this part of the world. to makeunced push offerings missed the mark. i am watching the market for all of you as we kick off a new trading week. at, is what we are looking fairly mixed but not exactly a day for the bulls to put their hat on. you're looking at the third day of losses across the region. three main themes today. we have tensions in ukraine and russia getting the best of risk appetite. they are keeping money in safe haven assets like the yen and gold. to president obama's trip the region. he wraps things up. disappointingre for the chinese corporate with the exception of the banks ironically. i will be back with more details. concerns for china's top banks managing to boost a profit. look at the details. what have we got behind this? >> we have double-digit profit increases in the first

. >> the people versus the president - we report on a fight over land in the philippines. >> and the cycle of life - the man touring brazil's world cup stadiums and hoping to help his team to victory. >> ukraine's prime minister promised greater powers to eastern regions to end weeks of protest and occupation. oleksandr turchynov called for calm with leaders in donetsk and told officials armed activists occupying government buildings should be removed peacefully. pro-russian protesters involving self-rule ignored a deadline to disarm and leave. >> translation: i would like to state clearly that the central government is not only ready for dialogues with regions, but fulfil lawful requirements for the citizens of our country. the framework of our constitution will be able to satisfy requests of every region. >> separatists have been occupying government buildings for a week, and they are armed with explosives, ready for any attack. >> it's reminiscent of the early days of crimea's crisis, where protesters stood in the old. here they are against a new ukrainian government. it's been a

the agreement also has plenty of opponents in the philippines the lady demonstrated in the philippines capital manila. he will eat it remained to the directive states that last bit of acting. this is a big deal undermines the country's independence. the us minute rate increase their presence but that was a way to deal with the us will heighten tensions within a paternity to turn him in the philippines and other countries in the region are already engaged in territorial disputes with aging the key thing that does that mean it's going to but it's tiny. but the promises we heard today from the back for their part the same promises we've heard during the day during debate that although she shuns is always the same they're going to help us. what can be actually getting napping not be substantial. into burma to meet you with this filipina can spot treat and a banking analyst is to know. beijing our role was not the comfort of our goal was to contain china. our goal is to make sure that the international rules and norms are respected and that includes a theory of maritime disputes. china and

here's what philippine finance minister has to say. >> the philippines is a sovereign country, has needs to make sure that its able to monitor its area of responsibility. lately the president has decided improve the capacity of our forces to have awareness of what's going on in our area of responsibility. i think that will be an area of mutual interests between the philippines and the u.s. >> there you have it. live pictures of president obama. his visit to asia, part of the u.s. pivot to the region. it remains to be seen if asia will be convinced enough. >> indeed. the president has been keen to of course emphasize that reboot or i shall say his pivot to asia and reboot that after it being announced a couple of years ago. there he was getting on the plane. off to manila in the philippines. we're going to discuss what's moving the markets. our next guest overseas around $55 billion worth of assets. stay with us. ♪ >> coming to you live from our central hong kong studio. we're getting more on the markets. with us now is the head of asia multiasset strategy bearing asset management, overse

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again in the philippines. a ferry sank after colliding with a fuel tanker. more than 4,000 people died. >>> at least three people have reportedly been killed in eastern ukraine in a clash between pro-russian demonstrators and government troops. local media are reporting that activists in camouflage gear surrounded an interior minister facility in mariupol in the donetsk region. they demanded the building be suhr runderred. when officials rejected their demand explosives were reportedly thrown into the promises. this prompted government troops to fire into the air, setting off a violent clash between the two sides. the media say that at least three other pro-russian demonstrators were shot and killed and 13 others were injured. such groups have been occupying a number of local government buildings and police stations in eastern ukraine. the country's interim government on tuesday have a group taking control of the military airport. the foreign ministers of the united states, russia, the european union and ukraine are meeting in geneva to discuss the crisis. s

if you go to the philippines and malaysia, both of those places have islands in the south china sea. the philippines are in a conflict with china and they want the american military support behind them. >> in the philippines. >> south korea has a treaty with the united states to defend it against north korea or to fight on its behalf and the japanese and the south koreaens have a conflict over islands, john. but the point here is, united states has commitments to go to war for south korea and for japan and for the philippines that date back 60 years to the early and mid 1950s. what has happened to america at the end of the cold war, we made a terrible mistake. we failed to review all these security treaties and war commitments as lord solsbury said, one of the great failings in politics is to remain to the carcasses of dead policies. >> to deter china's expansion ambitions, that's one reason and an important reason why he went. do you agree with that and his exposition of that? >> i think the administration views china as a friendly economic rival. i think they do see it as a rising

what china wants really is bilateral discussions between the philippines.er, the philippines put forward in the international tribunal its problems and what they say are increasing sense of china and the sea and clearly it is going to be one especially when they build in the western philippine seas facing the south china sea. >> thank you, we are reporting live from manila. all little look at some of the stuff coming up, in the news hour, last remaining muslims explain the capitol of the central african republic. the u.s.'s top diplomate says israel could turn into apartheid state if talks with palestinians fail. and in sport hearsay lent protests from the basketball team who owner is accused of being a racist. ♪ more on the story out of the central african republic where 22 people have died in an attack, three local charity and doctors without borders were among the victims and it was on saturday about 450 kilometers north of the capitol bangui and tens of thousands have been forced from their homes from fighting between christians and muslims and we have

military presence here in the philippines. this asia pivot that the president has been pushing, really has the focus in many ways had been on the economic side but there's also been an expansion of the u.s. military footprint a few years ago there was a basing agreement made in australia and now we've added the philippines. all of it is about having the ability to check china. the president says this isn't about checking china or containing china. the u.s. has the ability to do that. the bigger story overshadowing the trip to asia has been the issue in ukraine. what you see when the president announced the sanctions, the new expanded sanctions targeting the individuals, that there is a reluctance that they haven't done more and that the u.s. wishes they could do more and apparently we're more prepared to go to the front if europe would follow suit. this is now a debate taking place inside the administration a bit. should the u.s. go it at a lone on sanctions? a question i pose to the president and he said definitively he is no

from going to tensions in the south china sea have surfaced again the philippine government officials are calling on the united nations court it is our betrayed its dispute with china. the parthenon and i in bangkok is telling the story. the reds over the weekend off to the philippines outlined in fifty of which i know a document submitted to a un court arbitration philippines helps to use them to actual composed a position that she refuses to participate. they were packing up our airports if anything the government the sunday sydney and forty thousand pages of documents to the un for it. the snp at the top tory party she gets my name disputes with china including smith and after year. nothing need bother me but i'm any good even if it is in position and that its sovereignty checked in a chain of peace my enacted the troops. being one pc in the house. secure in our children's future. while guaranteeing freedom of navigation solutions. just as sensei teacher pacific region italy. for most of the couch and eat with it at odds with that of a conscience. each enemy. in fact a chinese idio

my days yet and the philippines during his time in tokyo. he'll be the first us president to be welcomed by the state guest says ukraine think in nineteen ninety six. we're three years ago that obama said he was most us engagement in the region the policy became known as the key to its creation. dare i say just when our attention to the vast potential of the asia pacific region the uh. since then the administration had died with christ is in the media rounds. and he's in your life i did last year the government shut down for scanner to pull out of two major conferences due to the stage. my kid meeting with senior director of asia on the bass new security council under former president george w bush. he says there is a lot riding on the street. their overall objective is to demonstrate that he of so called reform and aussie asia is still very much alive. remember president obama cancel his visit to a show last october forty pack in the east asia summit because of budget. no politics in the congress. so he needs to make up for that obama i wou

colony in asia the philippines has long been america's strongest ally. when george w. bush visited in 2003 he was drumming up support from the philippines to back the u.s. war on terror. aquino says the government will not be just a military one. across manila activists are protesting, calling this an extension of u.s. imperialism in southeast asia. >> high growth rate new peace deal that kind of thing that is a showcase of what american friends in the region can hope to achieve. the interesting thing about the controversy over u.s. troops is the extent to which it is not shared by the average philippine citizen. >> but antichina sentiments run even higher here. the philippines is currently locked in a tense territorial dispute with china in the south china sea and aquino wants america's help. >> at the end of the day we are not a threat mill tarly to any - militarily. we don't have a single fighter aircraft in our inventory. now we have i think legitimate needs. we have a 36,000 kilometer coastline. i think no country should bee grudge us our rights to attend to our w

they're going to be on existing philippine bases. where they're going to be, how many, what theirporture is on the bases all has to be determined. president obama talking about fighting piracy, talking about regional security, certainly enhances the stability of the region, but make no mistake, the question of china and their aggression in the region, their power and influence was at the top of the agenda. that is dominating the agenda and conflict over those disputed islands, the spray islands really heating up. >> >> the nba looking to punish the owner of the los angeles clippers, accused of making racist remarks in a conversation secretly recorded by his alleged mistress. >> we have the latest this morning. >> there's been an outpouring of outrage over the comments donald sterling allegedly made to his former girlfriend. coaches, players, fans, even the president of the united states expressing strong disapproval. the cloud of controversy may have spilled over on to the court last night. the clippers getting blown out in a playoff

this edition of a second that the feature in the philippines in his cart cluster. he's using it to teach reading and reading to children living in clubs it's a documentary on saturday took it to your path to greatness try. mr eason want us to have deep connections to the far left japan and japanese brutality today. watch and learn about these are inspiring places of worship. finally a special program on sunday travel stops again. one independent in two thousand eleven thousand and has recently been written as a war with many men dead. now stepping into roles of authority enterprising ideas for addressing substance problems i went back. i can't get you in your time and date it's nhk world tv. and i the rest amherst speaking of metal sheet. this leads to things like students who put their hearts and souls into their handlers. during the q train to tokyo. the line. artisans to make traditional japanese noodles is declining the recent tool for building temples shrines a

involvement in the philippines and in asia.t means that the presence of your military in the asia-pacific region is not beneficial to the social, political, and economic development of asian countries. is in thent obama philippines as he considers -- continues his to her. -- tour. the secretive pact would establish a free trade zone among pacific rim countries. it encompasses nearly 40% of the global economy. obama spoke at a town hall event in a group of demonstrators stood up and held placards in silent protest. in a egyptian judge has sentenced hundreds of people to death as part of a continued crackdown of the muslim brotherhood. the 680 three defendants were accused of violent acts. they have been deemed a terrorist group. the defendants in crude -- inclu de many. the judge sentenced others to death and a trial last month. in today's hearings, 37 death sentences were upheld while the rest were changed to 25 years in prison. a government panel in afghanistan says it has uncovered to previously under -- undiscovered prisons.

more than 400 activists were killed in brazil alone. 109 in honduras, and 67 in the if philippines. >> 10 of the perpetrators have been invictoriaed. >> one of the people killed was in the philippines. we went to visit his family. >> it's been more than three years since her husband was murdered. the pain has not eased. >> the father of five was shod dead in broad daylight. >> jerry as a high-profile environmental activist who exposed corruption in western philippines. some of his reports implicated government officials. >> i am the mother of five children. i'm left with five children to feed. if, you know, like me, i have to be practical. if i become noisy and they are killed, what happens to the five children. i still believe that they have to be more vigilant. especially for those that can afford to, and those that cannot. >>. >> the governor and his brother, were implicated when the killers confessed they had ordered the murder. they are on the country's most wanted list. >> this is it what dr gerry ortega fought for. the preservation of the environment. act visits fought against

you came from the philippines, and you came back to the philippines for college, and did you feel any of that pull? >> it was interesting to me, when i first came to the states, i lived in hawaii for a year, and then i went back to finish my college education because i didn't think that i could go to college here. but when i came back to the u.s., i was already 21, and i was having a hard time looking for a job in silicon valley, though i have a good background. primarily, most of the people who interviewed me thought i was too young, they thought i was 12 years old, which is funny, but my struggle was, i thought i spoke very well english, but i had to relearn myself, to learn how to speak it the american way. and the conversations were different, and the usage of words was different. i also had to learn how to drive, which was a big challenge, and do my own taxes, and to manage the credit that was so readily available, it was scary. so those are my challenges when i first came in. but when i moved to the east coast, that's when my career got started, and i have been on a roll since t

michelle kosinski in the philippines. thank you so much.up in a few minutes, we'll go live to moscow for russian reaction to this, to the new sanctions and everything else there. diana magnay will have the latest. stay with us for that. >>> also this morning, south korea is changing its tactics and trying to reach more than 100 bodies still on board that sunken ferry. this as we get new, heartbreaking look at what was happening on board when that ferry was sinking. we are live with the very latest, next. [announcer] play close-good and close. help keep teeth clean and breath fresh with beneful healthy smile food. with special crunchy kibbles and great taste, it's a happy way to a healthy smile. beneful healthy smile food and snacks. a short word that's a tall order. up your game. up the ante. and if you stumble, you get back up. up isn't easy, and we ought to know. we're in the business of up. everyday delta flies a quarter of million people while investing billions improving everything from booking to baggage claim. we're raising the bar o

>> well, i have spoken to the philippine military based out of the rest of part of the the philippines. they say the way the abduction has been conducted. they believe that a group of armed men sailed from the short stretch of water between so rrk u to the eastern part of malaysia and have taken the tourists and a filipino. they said they have the imprint of the usual operations or the way the group, believed to be a criminal group conduct the kidnappings. we will not expect claims of responsibility whatsoever. the group has not made claims before. we believe that if, indeed, this is a kidnapping incident. it may happen. kidnapping is a real problem for the malaysian and philippine government. >> tell us more about this area where this is happening. this is an area where security is a big issue in the past few years. >> yes, indeed. in fact, this is not the first time. in 2000 the abu sayak group at the time, they claimed they had itiology abducted 20 western and malaysian nationals of sabah they were released except one filipino national. security has eased until a group of 100 armed

the philippine vessels one on the plantations to lead the outskirts of the disputed child. so is president barack obama stick and anti is pressing for east asia he said china should note the united states is prepared to defend its allies the president of united states met with our present she jean king of china in the heat. earlier this month he has had up something on the order of seventeen or eighteen meetings with chinese president and prime minister since he took office and the president has left the chinese leadership is no doubt of our resolve. century old teeth and is chock full o' level is the one to nine washington's position on this date and needs to know why defence ministers from nine pm. i told ministers that the united states is increasingly concerned about the instability arising from a territorial disputes the south china sea. it's important to all drivers avoid the use or threat of force or intimidation or coercion. the obama administration. to stress is resulting in east asia and i am a senior at western nations are imposing sanctions on russia fun doing i

colony in asia, the philippines has long been america's strongest allies when george w. bush visited i in 2003 he was drumming up support to back the so-called war on terror. and aquino said the agreements will not be just a military one. activistactivists areactivistacg obama imperialism. >> it shows what friends of america can hope to achieve. the interesting thing about the controversy over u.s. troops is the extent to which it is not shared by the average philippine citizen. >> reporter: anti-china sentiments run higher here. the philippines are locked in a territorial dispute with china in the south china sea, and the president aquino wants america's help. >> at the end of the day we are not a threat militarily to any country. we don't even have a single aircraft. i think we have legitimate needs. i think no country should begrudge us our rights to be able to defend our concerns. >> our goal is not to counter china. our goal is not to contain china. our goal is to make sure that international rules and norms are respected. we don't even take a specific position on t

ap quotes the philippine intelligence officials say the attackers are believed to be from a militant islamic group. ancient china has already been tarnished by now does he cope with handling of the box. airlines fly to center. almost two thirds in eighteen thirty nine people on board with chinese statistics china on thursday it's my nature to take action regarding intentions. little joe. we will pay close attention to how the situation develops produce guidelines for our embassy. some also popular destination for chinese tourists that security has become a concern. last year one hundred armed fighters from the philippines mounted on a boat launch attacks on asian security forces in an area close to missing out and that wraps up our tent in bangkok. the career coaches expressing regret over how he handled things around the time he was forced out as president of ukraine he gave an interview calling the annexation of crimea is tragedy and saying he wants to negotiate to get the republic back from russia more from nhk world springdale i mean. this is the first interview victory chemical

explain that. >> well, let's take the philippines, paul. the philippines kick u.s.roops out in 1991, and, clark air force base and the naval base. now they're pleading for us to put troops back in. that is a sign, signal, important example of what is being felt throughout the region. because they don't feel they can depend on our security and this isn't just about the philippines. remember, we have a string of allies very vulnerable. they depend on us. this pivot to asia is really nothing more than talk, because we're cutting back so much on our military spending. yes, we're putting a higher percentage of ships in there and troops. but of a much lower base. so they see what's going on in ukraine. >> briefly, this isn't the world that president obama imagined he would take over in 2009. >> no, not at all. being turned upside down. you know, the iranian initiative has been put on the back burner and now he has to deal with ukraine and increasingly problems in asia. >> we have to take one more break. when we come back, hits and misses of the week. salesperson #1: the r

i have heard over and over again that the philippines is making progress on fighting corruption. however, even philippine anticorruption officials will admit that corruption in this area, in terms of land grabbing, that is an ongoing tragedy. with all of the assistance funding that we are providing to minello, isn't it true, and isn't it time that usaid and the administration focus on this issue given what's at stake and i've asked for three years now, try to work to make this a priority with usaid. i received emphatic support verbally three years later after returning, i see no progress. so would this be the year where we finally make a difference? >> thank you, mr. chairman. it will. we believe this is a critical issue. as icing personally, and efforts were i handed out land titles to colombian farmers who were returning to their farms after conflict that has lasted as you know decades. the power of respecting property rights, providing title, giving people the basis to invest in their own future is an extraordinarily powerful strategy to reduce poverty and extreme poverty. in

, which we in the philippines until 1992.ecause of china, because the chinese have been sending ships and pushing the philippines out of violence, the government would like to have some presence again. we will not have bases like japan and korea, but we will have agreements so our marines and sailors and national guard units can come through and use , help themd a runway with disaster relief, and, in doing that, show the flag, show that we stand with the philippines, but also help the philippine military be more professional and help them deal fullthe problems in this of violence where people need basic help. we are doing good by helping the philippines military help their own people, but we are also showing the flag and showing allies and partners want the u.s. there and will not be intimidated by china or anyone else. >> u expecting to hear from president obama? what are his goals in visiting malaysia? clinicalere are tricky problems he will have to deal with. one is northeast asia. they're both democracies and allies of ou

michelle kosinski in the philippines, thanks so much.ing up in a few minutes, we will go live to the ground in ukraine for the latest on the situation there. our senior international correspondent, nick paton walsh, monitoring the latest developments. stay with us for that. >>> now to the backlash over racist, offensive comments allegedly made by los angeles clippers owner donald sterling. the nba has launched an investigation, and there are calls for the league to come down hard on sterling. even the president weighing in from overseas. >> if you don't feel -- don't come to my games. don't bring black people and don't come. >> do you know that you have a whole team that's black that plays for you? >> you just -- do i know? i support them and give them food and clothes and cars and houses. who gives it to them? does someone else give it to them? do i know that i have -- who makes the game? do i make the game or do they make the game? is there 30 owners that created the league? >> i'm not going to agree -- >> when ignorant folks want to a

. >> i have spoken to military official from the western parts of philippines. while they cannot confirm that it is, indeed the work of the known band ied group from the -- bandit group from the phil poops, it looks to -- philippines, it looks the same group that took the chinese from the resort in eastern malaysia. it's likely they may have stopped in the smaller island between the short stretch of water between the rest of philippines, and sabah. this is not the first time that kidnapping happened. there's a prominent case in 2000. when about 20 nationals were take host binge by the al-shabab group. they were released except for one filipino national. it's long been a problem. insurgency has been a problem for the malaysian province, insewerage sis, kidnapping has dpied into the east of -- insurgencies kidnapping has developed into east of malaysia. if we look at the al-shabab, the way they conduct kidnappings, number one, there won't be a claim of responsibility, and backdoor negotiations are expected to be underway. >> pakistan's former president pervez mush

further north, we're looking at weather making its way toward the philippines. this massive cloud, sustained winds over 40 kilometers per hour. by monday or tuesday, that could cause problems next week for the weekend, it is looking five and dry. >> across it is middle east, rather stormy weather on wednesday night. over doha, the storms are rattling away. brighter skies coming in behind. we do have showers in the process of clearing south ward, one of two showers just around, but fine, dry and sunny for the weekend once again. >> foreign mining firms in guinea shut down operations and pulled out from international starts because of the ebola virus. 18 have died from the outbreak. across the border in senegal, people are not leaving anything to chance. we report. >> worry that had someone in this market is infected with the deadly ebola rye russ, most fruits and vegetables are from neighboring guinea. ebola is very contagious spreading from object and skin to skin contact. >> we are losing customers. they know we come from guinea and not as many people are buyin

military greater access to philippine bases. mr. obama also announced the united states will impose stronger sanctions aimed at curbing russian actions in ukraine later today. this morning a group of about 30 pro-russian separatists took control of a police station in eastern ukraine. meanwhile insurgent groups are leaning on a new tactic, kidnapping. as holly williams reports from the heart of separatist territory, the hostages were put on display. >> reporter: the european military observers were paraded in front of the international media by the self-appointed separatist mayor of slavyansk, the town where they're being held. the colonel and his team appeared tense and unhappy. >> we have no indication when we will be sent home. >> reporter: they said they were being treat well and showed no sign of injury. it was impossible to tell if they were under duress, though at times they sounded scripted. >> it breaks our hearts to see the poverty of the people here. >> reporter: there was no need to guess how these men were being treated

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>> in the philippines. >>> high alert. dozens of tornadoes tear through the heart of the country, killing 18 and leaving a path of destruction. and the threat isn't over for some states this morning. meantime, shocking racial comments allegedly by an nba owner shake the entire league and even prompt a response from president obama on the other side of the world. >> and pope francis sends two of his predecessors into sainthood. we'll get the very latest on the ground outside the vatican. and a very good morning to you from washington. it's monday, april 28, 2014. this is "the daily rundown." i'm kristen welker in for chuck todd, who is still traveling with the president and will join us from manila. but we start with the worst tornado outbreaks this year. 18 people have been killed and more storms are threatening communities in tennessee and mississippi at this very hour. this is what's left in the wake of one of the 31 tornadoes reported yesterday to the national weather service. arkansas was hit hardest with 16 people kil

it took place in the southern philippines. six other members of the group have been arrested. the group was founded in 1991 and is blamed or some of the worse bomb attacks in the country. it was not part of the peace agreement signed last month between the philippines government and rebel groups. >> in japan more than 100,000 chickens have been killed. authorities ordered the cull to prevent the spread of the h5 virus. officials are yet to confirm if there has been human infection. there has been no reported cases of human bird flu in japan. >> syria's president said the war is at a turning point. >> state media quoted comments to students at damascus university, and said there has been a turning point in terms of national cop silliation. >> opposition fighters in syria's largest city claim they are making gains. they say they have killed 15 soldiers and distroud two tanks -- destroyed two tanks during fighting around an air intelligence base. al jazeera is demanding the release of its journalist. mohamed fadel fahmy, peter greste, and mohammed badr appeared in court on thursd

the trip was part of the president's promise to strength solidarity and trade. >> today the philippines welcomed president obama. >> reporter: but in the news conference along side the filipino president, a reporter brought more to the surface than planned. >> as you end this trip, i don't think i have to remind you there have been unflattering reminders of your foreign policy. >> reporter: unscripted reminder of the president's modest successes abroad. >> typically criticism of our foreign policies have been directed at the failure to use military force. and the question i think i would why is it that everyone is so eager to use military force? after we've just gone through a decade of war at enormous costs to our troops and to our budget. and what is it exactly that these critics think would have been accomplished? >> reporter: the increasing criticism that the president refers to comes from prominent republicans and others who question why obama has been reluctant to mill taylorly intervene in international crises. >> we cannot ignore the flawed foreign policy of the last few years h

greater access to philippine bases. the move strengthens security in the region and also allows for a faster response to natural disasters. >>> b.a.r.t. is getting rid of a controversial policy that lets its employees bank on used vacation and sick time. you build it up and then you cash it out. the policy got a lot of attention after a former general manager continued getting a payout from her vacation time and other benefits two years after she stopped working at b.a.r.t. the new policy requires employees to cash out unused vacation time at the end of each and every year. >>> lawyers for the world's largest smartphone makers will begin delivering closing arguments in san jose this week. apple has been trying to prove samsung ripped off designs and features of its products. samsung apple copied some of its technology. this is the second go around for the two companies. two years ago, a federal jury found samsung was infringing on other apple patents. apple has appealed that judgment. >>> microsoft rushing to fix a majo

in two thousand and eight a typhoon cause the ferry to sink the philippines about eight hundred people died. an egyptian ferry caught fire in two thousand and six and sank in the red sea killing more than one thousand people in the worst ever maritime accident during peacetime happened in nineteen eighty seven again in the philippines the ferry sank after colliding with a fuel tanker one of four thousand people died. i eye national leaders have gathered to try to find a solution to the crisis in ukraine. pro russian separatists in the east of the country have been fighting with troops the foreign minister is sitting down with his counterparts from the united states russia and the european union. us secretary of state john kerry first held meetings one on one leaders in washington accused russian officials of helping the separatists the russians denying any involvement. they say they want to talk about constitutional amendments that would give ukraine's regional governments for power. u s and eu leaders say they'll consider more sanctions against russia is the top still produce results