it is creating a brand new city in the heart of the south china sea. investments pouring in including funds for a new military base. the move has angered china's neighbors that are turning to america for support. >> that is the reason why they are provoking beijing in the south china sea. >> many here believe that china should take a tougher line to protect their way of life. the captain says that troops should be sent in to end the dispute. >> we must take back our territorial waters. i have waited a long time for military confrontation. >> it is this type of talk that is making beijing's neighbors extremely nervous. china's rising power and confidence are sending ripples across the region. >> for more on the pacific we speak to martin, who joins us from the island off the coast of southern china. she is that a naval base in san diego. the one question that everybody in washington and america has, is china militarily expanding? is there something that the u.s. needs to be concerned about? >> it dawn is breaking over the fishing ports of taiwan. the fis

there are islands that said in the middle of the south china sea. these sit in what seemed to be reached and abundant maritime areas. there is a lot of fish to be had and a lot of natural gas reserves believed to be sitting under the seabed in those areas. there is international trade that cuts across these waters. it is a matter of freedom of navigation. many of these countries do not want china to be in sole control of these trade routes. >> troops have retaken two seven shall towns in their fight in the north and now back in ands,.handn h >> the rebels fled on sunday leaving the troops to retake the town. >> it is reassuring with the help of the french troops. there could be some pockets of enemy resistance. >> it was the furthest south the rebels had reached. in troops were fostering the goals set by their president. >> our objective was to stop the terrorist offensive and to allow the malian army to win back cities. that is being done now. to enable mali to get back and we know that will take part time. >> those african troops have been arrivin

increases its maritime assertiveness in the south china sea. >>> brunei is the chair nation of asean this year. the role brings with it a heavy burden, managing asean member states and their competing claims with china over parts of the south china sea. the situation is extra complicated for brunei. it's one of the parties wrapped up in the dispute but it also enjoys strong economic links with beijing. we have this report. >> reporter: with a population of just 420,000, brunei relies on wealth to make its presence felt in a region of more than 600 million people. the country ranks second among asean members behind singapore in terms of gdp per capita with nearly $36,000. much of that wealth comes from the country's oil and natural gas fields. they account for more than 50% of gdp. most of these resources lie at the bottom of the south china sea, a region where bruni and other asean members share territorial disputes with an increasingly assertive china. even so, they enjoy cordial relations with beijing. in recent years, chinese authorities have made efforts to strengthen ties with t

increases its maritime assertiveness in the south china sea. >>> brunei is the chair nation of asean this year. the role brings with it a heavy burden, managing asean member states and their competing claims with china over parts of the south china sea. the situation is extra complicated for brunei. it's one of the parties wrapped up in the dispute but it also enjoys strong economic links with beijing. we have this report. >> reporter: with a population of just 420,000, brunei relies on wealth to make its presence felt in a region of more than 600 million people. the country ranks second among asean members behind singapore in terms of gdp per capita with nearly $36,000. much of that wealth comes from the country's oil and natural gas fields. they account for more than 50% of gdp. most of these resources lie at the bottom of the south china sea, a region where bruni and other asean members share territorial disputes with an increasingly assertive china. even so, they enjoy cordial relations with beijing. in recent years, chinese authorities have made efforts to strengthen ties with t

member countries have simmering territorial disputes with china over islands and waters in the south china sea. but when asean foreign ministers met last year, they couldn't come up with a strategy to deal with china. on one side because last year's asean's last chair, korea, who receives large amounts of aid. on the other side were other nations. it was the first time they concluded the meeting without adopting a joint statement. new secretary-general minh has indicated that he wants to quickly resolve issues peacefully. >> we have a view to achieve ab early conclusion of a code of conduct on the south china sea. >> reporter: the asean flag feat tirring ten spokes spun together. it represents how member nations can have real power if they are united. but as china flexes its economic and military muscles, asean has so far struggled to find a cohesive response, bringing members back together ahead of the integration in 2015 will be a major test for the new secretary-general. nhk world, jakarta. >>> turning to another territorial dispute, the province of kashmir. official denounced the death

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 united states' desire to maintain free access. the best way of avoiding that military conflict is what we should see because the military conflict with china would be catastrophic for both nations, indeed for the whole region. so, we want to avoid that. i believe the best way of avoiding that is by maintaining a -- continuing to maintain a strong naval presence in the region, and by having an unambiguous commitment to doing that. i believe that our new national security strategy is that unambiguous commitment, and i believe that the u.s. navy is capable of maintaining that unambiguous military strength. as we sit here this morning aboard the uss macon island, in san francisco bay, looking out to the pacific, it i

the officials also agree to continue patrols in the south china sea where china is engaged in similar island disputes with the philippines, vietnam and other countries. >>> japanese officials say more than ten chinese planes, including military aircraft, approached japan's air defense identification zone over the east china sea on thursday. aircraft flying inside the zone are required to notify japanese authorities of their flight plans. some of the planes entered the zone, prompting the scrambling of air force defense force fighter jets. the which i needs planes left the zone without entering airspace. >>> eric schmidt has called on north korea to allow its citizens to use the internet and connect with the outside world. schmidt spoke to reporters in beijing on thursday after a four-day visit to pyongyang with bill richardson. he said their visit was private. but he pointed out that the internet access in the north is limited to government, military and university officials. >> the government has to do something. they have to make it possible for people to use the internet, which the

china says almost the ebb tire south china sea is its territory. ilippines coters that chioma's claim violates its sovereignty. the philippines has said repeatedly it wanted the dispute brought bv the tribunal. even so the challenge looks unlikely to go far. china's ambassador to the philippines, ma keqing, has issued a statement saying the dispute should be resolved through bilateral dialogue. authorities in beijing have repeatedly refused to accept arbitration based on the u.s. convention on the law of the sea. >>> one month has passed since a shocking gang rape in india revived a national debate out sexual violence. a group of men attacked and raped a 23-year-old woman on a bus in the indian capital new delhi. she was taken to singapore fortreatment but died from her wounds. police arrested six men for alleged involvement in the crime. they have been charged with murder and sexual assault. five of the six were taken to court on monday to enter their pleas. defense lawyers raised the possibility that one of those five is a minor. the hearing was p

the two nations both claim sovereignty over disputed islands in waters in the south china sea. >> thelippines has been exchanging views with china to peacefully settle these disputes. to this day a solution is still elusive. we hope the arbiter proceedings shall bring the dispute to a durable solution. >> foreign secretary albert del rosario told reporters on tuesday his office summoned china's ambassador and informed her manila would seek arbitration. the two nations were engaged in a maritime standoff last year for more than two months around rich fishing grounds near the disputed scarborough shoal. china says almost the ebb tire south china sea is its territory. the philippines counters that chioma's claim violates its sovereignty. the philippines has said repeatedly it wanted the dispute brought bv the tribunal. even so the challenge looks unlikely to go far. china's ambassador to the philippines, ma keqing, has issued a statement saying the dispute should be resolved through bilateral dialogue. authorities in beijing have repeatedly refused to accept arbitration based on the u.s.

china's new communist leader xi jinping also made a remark with an envoy of incoming south korean president, park kunei. he says china maintains its consistent stance that the korean peninsula should be free of nuclear weaponsed on other weapons of mass destruction. earlier, i spoke earlier with kengo okamoto, who has tracked developments for years. how likely will north korea go forward with this nuclear test? >> i think they will unless the u.s., japan and north korea take extra measures to persuade them to hold off. for example, if american diplomats offered talks, north korean has so far carried out two nuclear tests. in both cases, those tests follow the u.n. security council resolution or presidential statement, punishing them for a missile launch. it's become something of a cycle. the north koreans launch a missile, the u.n. reacts, and in the north, they carry out a nuclear test. the same process seems to be under way again. >> what's behind north korea's intentions in the face of so much international pressure? >> yes. i think they use these launches and the nuclear tests to keep a

. >>> there's a storm moving through the south china sea. rachel ferguson has been watching the latest developments. rachel what can you tell us? >> a fairly weak tropical storm moving through the philippines dumped a lot of heavy rain there and now moving west at 15 kilometers an hour. sitting in the southern portion of the south china sea over these warmer waters it has the potential to develop further now. at the moment the winds are sustained at 70 kilometers an hour with gusts over 100 kilometers an hour. still a significant storm and we'll be keeping a very close eye on its progress. let's go now to somewhere that's certainly not in fear of warm waters. frigid across northeastern japan. northeastern asia i should say japan included in that as well as the korean peninsula and northern china in the grips of icy weather. as for the snow, well the sea of japan side of the country has been getting some fairly heavy snow as is usual this time the year in the last 36 hours or so another 30 centimeters of snow has fallen. that will wrap up on

china could flare up with washington continuing to zoom in on the asia pacific region and in the south china sea has this asian pivot worked. well know it's actually caused a bit of a harsh reaction from china it's bolstering the hardline nationalists from china which argue for a more aggressive foreign policy in this we you know we should be surprised at this i mean the asia pivot consists essential. a military surge throughout the asia pacific bolstering all our allies especially the ones that have difficult real issues with china. you know increasing the naval presence increasing the military presence and you know building up new military bases basically surrounding china and then issuing you know threatening rhetoric from washington into this this is a recipe for disaster it's a pure sort of great game politics there's no reason that we need to try and contain china's rise we should mind their own business and not be surging in the asia pacific chasing after threats that don't exist and i appreciate the thoughts anti-war activist john glaser thank you very much it's going to be interesti

support for japan and its stand up against beijing over a string of uninhabited islands in the south china sea we report on this just a couple minutes coming up right here on our. last political opponents slam britain's prime minister david cameron for dodging the e.u. issue as he yet again delays his long awaited speech on the u.k.'s future role within the union stories and much more after the short break. georgian president mikheil saakashvili military police have been accused by prosecutors of using a very unusual weapon to control members of the government a weapon so unusual that history great villains wouldn't even touch it that weapon was almost sexuality the georgian prosecutor's office claims a network of gay spies was set up to seduce certain politicians in order to surveil them and blackmail them the gay spies would tempt men in the government into going back to their apartments which were filled with hidden cameras and microphones to record information and create a not safe for work video to be used to put pressure on these officials this is truly one of the most unique and kin

looking at the way china has been aggressive many ways in the south china sea. [indiscernible]how do we look into that without freedom of navigation? how do we look into that for our market share? where is the limit before we go to the international sanctions and global law? >> the problem is the us government does not know what its intentions are. we have not faced that question or decided. there is a lot of complacency with the status quo. that is indefinitely. things in taiwan have gotten better. on the islands dispute, the initial american reaction was a statement from the state department saying the united states does not take a position on the islands. we say it is covered by the us- japan treaty. maybe that is creative. it is an invitation to miscalculation. that is why i worry. if you asked those americans, what should the united states to in the event of a crisis over these islands or over taiwan, they would not really be sure. what will recent me is the repetition of situations we face in 1950 and 1990. paul indicated a concern like this. before june 2

the peace and stability in the south china sea is of global concern. he added the rule of law is essential. he understands and supports japan's stance. the leaders also discuss north korea. abe says the rocket launch last month violated resolutions. he said the international community should take firm action. abe pledged about $500 million worth of yen loans to vietnam. after the meeting, the two leaders held a joint news conference. they will work together on various challenges facing southeast asia. >> translator: we have agreed that the two courts will jointly tacklessues that concern east asia. we will also cooperate in the fields of peace and stability. >> prime minister said they agree that all conflicts and issues should be resolved through peaceful negotiations based on international law. >>> hundreds of protesters have clashed with police. more than 600 people were staging a sit in at the plant on tuesday when polic moved in. the protesters say the police hit them with batons. at least ten people were hurt. residents say authorities sold their

the two nations both claim sovereignty over disputed islands in waters in the south china sea. >> the philippines has been exchanging views with china to peacefully settle these disputes. to this day, a solution is still elusive. we hope that the arbital proceedings will bring the dispute to a durable solution. >> foreign second del rosario, and said that manila would seek arbitration. they have disputes over rich fishing grounds over the scarborough shoals. the philippines claim china is violating its sovereignty. they want the dispute brought before the tribunal. even so, challenge looks unlikely to go far. china's ambassador to the philippines has issued a statement saying the dispute should be resolved through bilateral dialog. authorities in beijing have refused to accept arbitration based on the u.n. convention on the law of the sea. >>> u.s. diplomats are trying to punish north korea for firing off a rocket last month they presented a draft lest solution to the u.n. security council aimed at tightening existing sanctions. the draft condemns the launch as a missile test that vio

. >>> abe discussed china's growing presence in the south china sea. the chinese government claims groups of islands that other countries say that belong to them. the leaders of china and all other countries should abide by international law and peacefully resolve territorial disputes. japan's dispute with china is over islands in the east china sea which the japanese control but the chinese and taiwanese claim. >> translator: there's no doubt that china's economic growth brings positive effects to japan. but at the same time, china should act responsibly in the international community as its presence grows. >> the leaders agreed that last month's rocket launch violated u.n. security council resolutions. abe said that the security council should adopt a new resolution that would include further sanctions against north korea. abe has been juggling a number of priorities since his party took power last month. he became prime minister for a second time. our nhk reporter has more on the issues his administration is trying to tackle. >> reporter: abe's done

six governments have overlapping claims over much of the south china sea. just days after recording its highest air pollution levels, smog has returned to beijing. particles released from factories and vehicles into the atmosphere have measured well above the world health organization limits. th

work with other leaders to guarantee free and safe navigation through the east china sea and the south chinathe officials say abe and his counterparts will discuss intrusions by chinese ships into japanese waters near the senkaku islands. japan controls the islands. china and taiwan also claim them. abe says china has tried to change the status quo by force and unilaterally escalate the situation. >>> hundreds of fans have gathered to show their support for a popular chinese author. he's expressed his support for journalists who have been censored by chinese officials. more than 800 people came to a book signing event in shenzhen for li chengpeng. he writes about social injustice in china. officials forced the southern weekly newspaper to rewrite an editorial calling for social freedom and democracy. li wrote on the internet that china does not need an aircraft carrier. he said it needs a newspaper that reports the truth. users have been spreading what he's written. authorities banned li from speaking at an autograph signing session in sichuan province. he wore a face mask in protest. at an

30 people that they were looking for, and the philippines will challenge chinese claims in the south china sea at a u.n. tribunal after both companies claim is now their country. they have lost all hopes to create a settlement with china. and charles taylor is appearing in the courts in the thigh try convince -- mr. taylor wants his conviction and 50-year jail sentence overturned while the prosecutors want his sentence increased. >> the brother of hugo chavez has denied rumors he is expected to return to cuba in a few days. he says he was misquoted and any announcements of his brother's health would be relaid by the official spokes people. >> and chinese's li na advances with a straight sets win over radwanska. and in the men's draw, 2k5eu6ed ferrer came from two sets down to beat his spanish kinman. he will play after the defensive champions. there's an awful other names there, but here's one i know i can pronounce. it's aaron. and listen, we have that massive number in the beginning. the number of unemployed people around the world. 197 million people are now job less. but what's really

china and japan increasingly competitive with potential conflicts with territorial disputes in the south china sea. we had india and pakistan. we had new instability in northern africa. we have syria. we have a number of crises potentially multiplying, but i do not see a different or strong or old set of initiatives from the u.s. i hope so. ink tv. >> hello, the top stories. troops have retaken two central towns from rebel groups. the government extended the state of emergency by three months. soldiers in retreat briefly seized the information ministry. they have reportedly called on the government to pass a draft constitution and release political prisoners. the u.s. capital is holding celebrations for the inauguration of president obama's second term. he pledges to bring down the more than 16 trillion dollar debt. the algerian government has been given details of last week's hostage crisis. the prime minister confirmed at least 37 foreign workers were killed. five others were unaccounted for. the workers killed were from japan, america, britain, france, and the philippines. a hostage takers

they discussed china's growing activity in the south china sea. there's a group of island there that other countries say belong to them. japan and china are at odds over islands in the east china sea which the japanese control but the chinese and twainese claim. >> translator: a free and open sea governed not by force but by law is a common good that we must protect by all means with asean nations. we also welcome u.s. policy that prioritizes asia and through various economic partnerships we'll promote trade and investment to achieve the revival of the japanese economy and prosper together with asean nations. >> the president said cooperation between china and japan is important regionally and globally. the leaders agree to promote political and security dialogue and strengthen ties. he looks for abe's experience. >>> abe has been juggling a number of priorities since his party took power last month. and he became prime minister for a second time. nhk world has more on the issue his administration is trying to tackle. >> reporter: abe has done this

asia pacific pivot in the last couple of years suddenly we see all of this commotion about the south china sea in the east china sea in these territorial disputes. looking on the widest sense and how much is north korea's missile launch last month being used as a military marketing tool that's where well i think that's the right frame for it again it's not really a question that there is a the imminent sense of an existential threat for north korea so much as another excuse to use north korean launch as the panic to create the market for for more of these devices so now what for example just last month we saw a new one point two billion dollars sale of global hawk to drop spy drones to north to south korea as on the back of this this commotion about north korea and obviously we see the opening of a brand new market for for drones which are normally aimed at either north korea or china and again just helps to fuel the billions of dollars of contracts that are that are being open greeno so with all this going on i mean how do you expect north korea to react when it sees countries like japan

. >> many of the tuna fish we eat, for example swim in the south china sea. and that mercury pollution that comes into cans and into our pantries every day. >> the proposed treaty calls for filtering mercury emissions out of burning coal cutting mercury use in gold binning and reducing its use in manufacturing of electronic switches and batteries. >> i still probably am 75% bhaf i was before. i can't run, for example. >> so you really don't know at this point whether you are aback to 100%. >> i assume i won't. i assume i am never going to be able to dots things i was before. >> gelfond has a university research facility to study the affects of mercury on human health, effects which for him may be permanent. tony guida cbs news, new york. >> jeff: chevrolet has resurrected the sting ray. the newly redesigned 2014 corvette was rolled out tonight it is the 7th generation of the classic american sports car. and the first use of the sting ray since the 197 0s. >> the ultimate inauguration your own social media butler. >> jeff: thousands in russia marched through t

this happened monday in south china.d sinkhole later on in the day caused another three-story building to collapse. about 300 residents were evacuated and roads closed but no one was injured. >>> on the "cbs moneywatch" now, battery issues for the dreamliner and blackberry unveils a new smartphone. ashley morrison is here in new york with more on that. good morning, ashley. >> and good morning to you, anne-marie. well, boeing apparently knew about the problems with the batteries on their dreamliners. nonaupon airways said it replaced ten electricity onbatteries months and told boeing about it but not federal investigators. the ntsc said tuesday it's now conducting a microscopic investigation of the battery. >>> stocks in asia rallied on promising growth data in china. norfolk co-'s nikkei gain 2d% while hong kong's hang seng dropped. it added 72 point tuesday to close at 13,954. that's only 210 points away from its all-time high set in october of 2007. the dmanasdaq fell slightly. >>> amazon.com posted its results. inves

vietnam and some of his neighbors have territorial disputes with china over islands in the south china sea. after the meeting, the two leaders held a joint news conference them said they will work together on various challenges facing southeast asia. >> translator: we have agreed the two countries will jointly tackle issues that concern east asia. we'll also cooperate in the fields of political peace and stability. >> prime minister zhun said they agreed that all conflicts and issues shall be resolved through peace and international law. >>> operate however japan's two main airlines have ground their fleets of 787 dream liners. the decision follows the latest incident with boeing's troubled plane. all nippon airway 787 made an emergency landing on wednesday in wrern western japan. alarms indicated there was smoke in the cockpit and a problem with a battery. the ana 787 made an emergency touchdown at the airport. it was on its way to hanera airport. cockpit displays there was a problem in a battery compartment. smoke filled a cockpit and cabin. a passenger captured this photo after the

. >> suga denied suggestions from the media that china's expansion in the south china sea is the main reason for the visit. he and prime minister abe want to firm up economic partnerships with these fast-growing asian countries, which are leading global economic growth. >>> abe is not only taking care of business overseas but his main focus has been to boost the economy here so japan can start growing again. ron madison in the studio with more on that. >> yeah, we have been talking a few days at areas they would like to see stimulus, gene, and now we hear senior officials of the ruling liberal democratic party and its coalition party have agreed on prime minister abe's economic stimulus plan. the agreement came on thursday at a meeting atended by abe who was also the ldp leader and new komito leader yamaguchi. he calls this the first in preventing the economy's freefall. one of the three pillars of the project is disasterry building and disaster containment. these include road repairs and making school buildings quite resistant. the second is creation of wealth through growth that cal

has criticised washington for its latest comments on china's territorial brawl with japan in the south china sea saying the u.s. should be more careful with its words and stay away from the region's matters when it comes off the statements made by u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton who assured tokyo of american support of warning china against any unilateral action in the dispute both beijing and tokyo they claim to a string of uninhabited islands that are said to be rich in natural resources vission georgia. founder of international strategic alliances finds the u.s. is stoking the conflict between the two asian powers about us created this mess and i think the u.s. is continuing to pull on the problem that between between japan and china u.s. is again playing the strategic ambiguity game by on the one hand saying we're neutral about this and we're not taking sides between china and japan but on the other hand they're saying we recognize that japan has a mystery of control and therefore we would be opposed to any. action but how did your pain get the control the u.s. . from the beginni

now there are just uninhabited rocks in the remote south china sea but they're dragging in three big world powers into a d. printing rao china is blaming the u.s. for beijing's ongoing standoff with japan over the archipelago its in the wake of secretary of state hillary clinton's assurance of to tokyo american support a warning china against any unilateral action in the dispute starting to have you running high for several months with both ways and states reportedly gearing up their militaries the founder of international strategic alliances says american interference is just fueling the plans. for the us has this role of being the policeman around the world and spreading the military forces all around the world now can they afford it but that's a different question because it seems a in order to to meet their military budget which is ever increasing they're probably going to have to borrow the money and most likely they'll be borrowing the money from the chinese china has. been. asking japan to recognize and negotiate rather than rushing ratcheting up the change and of course japan

has slammed washington for its latest comments on china's territorial brawl with jets head in the south china sea the chinese foreign ministry says the u.s. should be more careful with its words and stay away from the region's matters it's a reaction to statements made by u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton who reassured tokyo of american support and warned china against any unilateral action i would dispute beijing and tokyo both lay claims to a string of uninhabited islands that are said to be rich in natural resources. thousands have marched through the greek capital athens parading the coffin of a pakistani immigrant who was stabbed to death earlier this week the country has seen a surge in anti immigrant anger and racist attacks since the start of the economic crisis three years ago demonstrators accuse the right wing party golden dawn of racism and exploiting public discontent during financial difficulties to gain popularity. and barack obama is due to be sworn in for a second term as u.s. president at a private ceremony in the white house as it falls on a sunday he will repeat the

south korea's foreign ministry says china's vice foreign minister zhang zhijun will visit south koreaold talks with park on thursday. park is expected to take up north korea's nuclear and missile development and a bilateral free trade agreement. south korea and china entered in her presidential election campaign she promised to expand relations with china while strengthening south korea's alliance with the united states. last friday park met japan's envoy, former finance minister fukushiro nukaga. she expressed hopes that relations with japan can be improved. bilateral ties have become strained over disputed islands in the sea of japan. >>> one of south korea's best-known singers will spend a week confined to his army barracks. military leaders are disciplining the platinum-selling rain for dating an actress while on military duty. rain's real name is jung ji hoon. he's fulfilling his two-year mandatory military service. he was conscripted as a so-called entertainment soldier. military sources say rain met with kim tae hee three times in seoul in november and december. army rules ban

and china has felt--he made huge two arms sells in taiwan. he's arming japan. he has armed southea. this is serious for the chinese. if you're chinese and looking out to the west. >> eliot: what i'm trying to suggest that there is a difference now than when we were invading nicarg ua. >> it was a campaign deliberately to--and reagan-- >> eliot: and they thought they had done that. >> first they thought they had did it with grenada in 1983. reagan made it sound like-- >> eliot: but in the scheme of things. >> the gulf war won and now this is our great moment, we're back again. >> i saw that referred to as a good war. >> eliot: back to recently with norman schwarzkopf's obituary, but it still feels different. >> we just had these terrible in afghanistan. if we learned that lesson. but we forget it. it's amnesia. >> eliot: when robert gates was the fulcrum of our government said we should have our heads examined if we invade perhaps that means we have learned. >> we learned it of a vietnam and then we lost it. >> eliot: we're bad students. if that's your point. >> we don't learn his

. >> reporter: the incident caused several street closures including the area south of china basin. they had to shut down 3rd street between mission bay and mission rock, 4th between south bay and mission rock and other parts of the china basin. now they are trying to clear the area. officers told me the good news is no injuries were reported. and as michelle mentioned earlier, they did have to evacuate one building and that was a building on the 1200 block of 4th street. it was a mixed use building, both residential and commercial. but again, the "all clear" has call. the streets are open again in the area. back to you. >> thank you. >>> artists are being questioned by police after a fire tore through a gallery in san francisco's mission district. cbs 5 reporter anne makovec is on the scene. they may be held responsible for a work of art that was intentionally set ablaze. >> reporter: yeah. that is all being decided as far as will there be criminal charges. in the meantime they are still cleaning up at the gallery on mission street in san francisco after a work of artistic express b

south western china will see mixed precipitation. eastern china is where dense fog is still in store for you. please take extra caution if you're driving in these vicinities. out towards north eastern china and the low pressure system will be bringing snow. it will be dripping down into seoul. seoul you'll probably see snow on your saturday. north western japan this is where blizzard condition, blowing snow. this is still in store for us in the morning hours. that will be dissipating by the afternoon. very dry across the pacific side. it's been the same picture for quite a while with single digits for the lie for us. in sapporo dipping down to minus 4or your high. snow will be accumulating up to about 40 centimeters into our afternoon hours. down towards the tropics staying in the 30s. here is our extended forecast. >>> that wraps up this edition of "newsline." thanks for joining us.

sea, and in the east china sea with 80% of the south china sea area, how do we look into that without -- [inaudible] and how do we look at that with market share? how share? have we done adequately to project our intentions to china? and where is the limit before we owe to the international sanctions and global law? >> i would argue again i think the problem is the u.s. government doesn't know what its intentions are in a hypothetical continued see that is the most worrisome. we haven't faced that question and decided. i think there's a lot of complacency, the status quote can last indefinitely. i think the taiwan issue has gotten recent -- has gotten better in recent years. at for example, on the islands dispute, what disturbed me was the initial american reaction, there was a statement from the state department, policy staving, saying the does not take the position on the islands, but we do say it's covered by the u.s.-japan trea treaty. well, now maybe that is creative, but it seems it's also an invitation to miscalculation come and that's what i worry. i think if you ask most amer

now, out west we're seeing dense fog across the east and south of china. t that should be dispersing as rain comes in from the south. heavy rain is falling in the northern half of thailand. about 100 millimeters has been recorded over the past 24 hours and there's more to come into your thursday. so flooding, landslides are going to be a concern. temperatures are looking like this. 20 degrees in hong kong. warming up to 16 degrees in shanghai and 8 degrees in seoul on wednesday. now, in north america winter storm conditions are still persisting across the west. lots of heavy snow in the mountains. we have blizzard warnings posted for northeastern nevada. so travel is strongly discouraged. meanwhile, we have a long cloud band stretching from mexico up into the northeast. underneath it there is a lot of extreme weather happening. we have freezing rain and snow showers to the north and rain to the south. conditions are particularly severe in and around this low pressure system. we have reports of a couple of tornadoes touching down in arkansas and missouri. do