being firmer and some of the statements the united s states made in 2013 when chi declared the south chinaea area, as well as grab any -- grabbing territories, and some of t the moves against vietnam, that it is actually a betting china. what does from this mean in this context? the chinese grab territory in both facilities. >> we have to cooperate but do so through strength. while we do not take a position on sovereign issues, we have to insist that there be rules of the road for how we resolve disputes per the fact that china will not engage in a binding code of conduct, will not engage in the international legal arbitration with the phililippines, the fact they are willing to have reclamation projects to build artificial islands that our future military installations, the fact that they are willing to use things against our air and sea assets, the fact that they will be moving oil rigs in disputed waters -- there is no legal basis in international law, and all of these and many other moves are documenting a pattern of coercion on the part of china. it is a strategy of two steps forward,

it also built a government building there to administer islands across the south china sea. observers say the new ship may trigger a backlash from other parties that claim the islands, including vietnam. >>> an armed man has been detained in northeastern china after apparently crossing the border from north korea and killing several residents. the case has prompted a reaction from authorities in beijing. >> translator: we have already lodged a protest with the north korean side. chinese security authorities are handling the case in accordance with the law. >> sources in northeastern china say the man broke into a home in the city of helong on the border with north korea. he killed four people during an apparent robbery. the suspect was shot by local law enforcement officers. he was detained and taken to a hospital. local authorities say a growing number of impoverished north koreans are taking advantage of winter conditions to flee their country across the frozen river. they say some of these people commit acts of robbery and theft. >>> japanese man is thinking outside of the

and also, a japan did send air patrols to south china sea china would counter that action. also announce the south china sea air defense zone. is this a new strategy for obama's the administration to evolve -- involve japan's military in south china sea, and is there any chance. >> i can tell you the policy we have sought to pursue is to make sure that disputes that are rising in the south china sea are resolved peacefully. if the south china sea is a zone of commerce that is critically important to the global economy and ensuring the commerce can be conducted in that region of the world is in the clear interest of the largest economy in the world, including china, japan, the united states. we all have an interest in making sure that those disputes are resolved peacefully. and in a way that will allow commerce to continue in that region of the world. >> with u.s. support japan in south tennessee -- south china sea? >> let me see if i can get my colleagues to get back to on that. >> last night, one of the other messages from the president was the department of homeland secur

security, maritime issues, and a note on the south china sea. going to spark the interest of china. >> china no doubt taking note of that. coming up next, why our next guest says the ruby is the most vulnerable currency in asia. >> markets trading in the asia-pacific, and all eyes are on europe. greece and the outcome of the election is weighing on the euro. nikkei, .8% down. your seeing fractional selloff in south korea. about .5% down. n,t's bring in tim condo joining us with more on the markets. let's talk a little bit about what is happening in europe. we do not often see it blow through here in asia. but it is now. what is the sentiment playing out amongst investors? in a word, it is greek exit. looksa's victory like they will form a government, even if it is not a coalition government. raises the possibility that they will exit the eurozone. and that is a negative. euro istion of the feeding through into sentiment in this part of the world. i think it is a small risk, but risk that people have to confront in the aftermath of the election o

the south china sea and the northern part of sri lanka. >> but no one was willing to comment either on the biggest unanswered question -- did mh-370 vanish because somebody with intent took over its controls? >> there is some level of human intervention. this is undoubted. >> nik huslan has piloted the plane thousands of times. >> we don't know who the perpetrator. we will never know the reasons why, but definitely there's a human hand involved. >> no matter what scenario you go with, we're deep into the world of crazy. crazy scenario, obscure scenario, evil scenario, whatever it is, we're in crazy land, right? this is stuff that doesn't happen. >> but it did happen. a truly astounding mystery. there is only a handful of verifiable facts and after the confusion, delay and chaos engendered in the first few weeks, comes this -- a completely different search area based purely on mathematics. >> it's never been done before! they were making it up as they go along. they were using information that was never intended to be used for this purpose. >> coming up -- searching in all the wrong pla

question if our shipbuilding budget is sufficient, especially in light of the situation in the south china with china are well and good, these must be paralleled by a policy to build a counterbalance if china continues to expand. [no audio] >> we have to then ask, are we taking into our strategy a reduced role? strategy connects ways and means and we must reduce our appetite for using it. prioritization is needed if we are to remain capable for the most critical mission, to fight on short notice and defend the country. we have to ask that our strategy , as senator reid pointed out take into account our increased need for allies. the need for stronger alliances comes sharply into focus as we shape the military. history reminds us that countries with allies generally defeat those without. as churchill intimated, the only thing harder than fighting with allies is fighting without them. this committee should track closely with increased military capability to work with allies. we must ask if the nato alliance efforts have adjusted to the unfortunate. with regard to tightening the bond and thos

i can take quite literally in terms of a lot of the territory they want to grab in the east and south china sea. anyone has ever looked at the 9-dash lionel against the vietnamese border, you see no one could imagine that that would be territory that china believes it could actually take or that it legitimately should have, and yet, that's precisely what they are arguing, and they are outgrowing the military at 15%, plus, a year that nobody in the region will be able to counter. so china right now is playing a relatively slow and thoughtful game. they don't want to provoke unnecessarily because they are focusing on their economy and doing so successfully. there is no question that over the long-term rules of the road for many, in fact, most countries in asia are going to change dramatically rose: if you wanted to argue about what leader in the world has served the interests of his country better than anyone else, is that an easy answer? >> the interests of his party, i think you could make that argument. rose: the country. building a stronger country. not building his own power base. >> i t

another turn in cross-strait relations it will be interesting to see the impact that it has on south china and east china sea issues as well. >> in my personal view, i spent many hours with president chen. he and his family suffered a lot in the process of democratization. i think he suffered enough for what he did wrong during his time in the presidency. in the interests of democracy in taiwan, i think it is important for a new era, where changes in government through the democratic process are not followed by vindictive actions. you know, the president was found guilty under due process. i am not saying that there was not due process. but i think that there is something useful in a magnanimous or forgiving view after a certain period of paying the debt back to society for the long-term democracy. on the election, i think it will be important for the administration to be very disciplined. i was personally disappointed to read the story from the "financial times" from the last presidential election, which appeared to be an administration hit against a penguin. it may not have been, but i t

. >>> a new door on international travel could open in the south bay with direct flights to the south chinarvice could start at san jose international airport. they want to schedule five direct flights to beijing. clearance to san jose to their roster expected. flights could begin as early as june. >> time to bring in our chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. spf 30 is that your recommendation? >> yes. look at the bottom of your screen, saturday and sunday well above average conditions. we have the storm track very close. also rain fall but it will stay way off to the north over the next 72 hours. so really our main concern right now continuing to be at our local beaches, over the next 24 hours we're going to see wave hikes increase. only four foot waves but a high surf advisory on the entire coastline as you can see 12 foot waves. even as temperatures warm up at the coastline, you want to be careful if you decide to dip your toes in that water. as you look outside right now, sky camera network, temperatures in the 50s. relatively clear skies across the south bay. it is drk on our cameras but o

>> the south? >> china. germany is -- >> who bombed us in pearl harbor? >> was it china? >> i don't know. close. >> korea, right? >> not korea. >> russia? >> not russia. >> wow. >> was it the koreans? >> very, very good. >> who won the cold war? >> i'm not the best historian here but -- >> you don't say. >> no one. >> can't we agree to disagree? >> because america and russia came out together after world war ii. we are kind of shaky friend/enemies. blame everything on the french. >> i'll say we won because our goal was to stop communism and the spread. >> who did we fight against? >> the ussr. >> the ussr? >> the usssr. >> who did we fight? >> no one was making advances. it was not actual fighting. >> which dictator did they topple in iraq? >> um -- what do you mean toppled? >> osama bin laden. >> osama bin laden. >> we killed everybody. >> you mean we bring them to justice. >> saddam hussein. >> you got him. >> which president took him out? >> that would be -- that wouldn't be barack obama. >> obama. >> obama. >> no no. >> it was bush. >> it was george bu

china, south korea, a bunch of other countries. they have less influence in that environment. >> nothing happened in the israeli-palestinian issue. talk about the u.n. and israeli elections. >> the palestinians now feel they have no choice. they lost the latest security council vote. they decided to apply to become members of the international criminal court. that means that the israelis feel like they need to respond. they've cut off the taxes that they've collected. if that is not resolved soon the palestinian authority -- i don't think they want to do that. >> the turks. what does erdogan want other than more power and more authority? >> you know him well. we've known him for years. he wants to be the next otto- turk. he wants to be the next historical figure. you look at the rhetoric, the policies, the people he surrounds himself with. >> are they secular principles? >> not at all. he's done everything possible to move away from them in terms of cultural sensibilities and education policy. turkeys huge advantage historically is

situation in eastern ukraine, and concurrently, the possibility of another flare up or flash point in south china sea. and both obviously raise the risk of the u.s. developing a more adversarial relationship with russia and china. obviously it has profound implications for security but on a whole range of those implications and that came through very much in the same survey. the third is this hearty per republican yals. and there are sort of signs that obviously in the case of iran, that the agreement to the temporary agreement, provisional agreement will not last and that might sort of unravel. there's always an abiding concern about the inpredictability of north korea we have seen this in recent weeks with the allegations of the hacking activity. and so here again of course is the concern that the u.s. will be directly involved in any escalation of those two conflicts. so they are i think the three main themes. i just want to add that there are now some outlier concerns that also came through in the survey and i also think worthy of us paying attention to in no particular order deterioration of

we talked about all these conflicts in asia, the east china sea, the south china sea. of course, the rise of isis and the breakdown of iraq and assad staying in power and violence expanding. political islam died. radical islam came up as a much more significant force. yet, it was also a year when the united states got its footing and became robust. if you look at this report -- >> the most robust economy in the world. >> where is the united states here? on the one hand, it means great things. you got oil going into the low 50's today. americans are doing well with that. you've got a five handle on american growth in the last quarter, but you also have things happening all over the world that are very dangerous to other people, not so dangerous to americans directly. our intentions in playing a major role in responding, they are not so great. another thing you don't see here, there is no internal china risk. we've gone through years where everyone said, china is going to fall apart, big political instability, what is going to happen? xi jinping is one of the most powerf

quincy adams would you about isis, how he would respond to vladimir putin or how you deal with the south china sea and china's aggressive behavior, you might hear a load of stuff come your way which may or may not be true. people like to cherry pick quotes from the founders to support any position. on the one hand, john quincy adams we know as you pointed out would be against all forms of intervention. america goes not abroad. that's in 1821 when he says this yet two years before he is supporting aggressive military policy expansionist military policies into florida which is spanish florida at this time. because preemptively he can begin to match the threat of military force spanish power out of florida to make sure falls into our own orbit. i would say just as a caution for begin to consider your question be wary of understand what john quincy adams would say about a threat today. that said with all that background, what would john quincy adams say debate about the threat of going abroad? i don't know if you would be against it, nor can it really tell you he would be for it. by think he gives

china. conditions will improve by saturday in south and eastern parts of china, south korean and western japan will see conditions quite deteriorating. across the tokyo area we see rain and windy conditions due to a low pressure system across the country, also dragging very cold air near the north and the mountains and inland locations are seeing heavy and accumulating snowfall. that could finish as we go to friday. temperatures have been quite low in tokyo today but jumping up to 13 degrees with partly sunny skies on friday. 3 degrees install stall and 4 in beijing. quite low temperatures found in lower areas, the same story for pakistan because of the snow falling in the northern areas. i want to take you to the northern areas of the country. northern india received snowfall thursday. temperatures dipped near freezing and people were rejoicing to enjoy the wintry precipitation. some took photos and many others danced and played in the snow. every year people in southern india visit the north to experience the snowfall. temperatures remain below average and we may see snowfall in the northern

you have china saying they own the south china sea. this is not been a good time for american foreign-policy. to make the world safer for americans and to make the world safe for freedom, our party must stand for making the world safer and our principles will do that. we have to make that point loud and clear. [applause] in the post-obama era, we have to use our strength to anticipate events, to shape events rather than react. i mean our economic strength our diplomatic strength. those are the sources we will be able to rely upon. number one, safety for the american people and freedom, and freedom loving people all over the world. number two, i believe we have to communicate to the american people that our principles are principles that will bring opportunity to every american. this is the land of opportunity. regardless of where you live you ought to know that your future can be brighter and your kids future will be brighter. we have the principles and the vision to do that for the american people. it is a tragedy, a human tragedy tha

recovery workers are working on bringing them to the surface. 162 died in the south china sea off the coast of the inton eesh ya. >>> it is sunday night and time for "the week ahead". five years ago a massive earthquake struck haiti. many died. 300,000 injured. 1.25 million were made homeless. efforts to rebuild, but are hampered. the political and social unrest in haiti continues. >> that's right. good evening to you from the capital port-au-prince. where you mentioned it was five years ago tomorrow that that terrible earthquake struck and hit the city capital. like you said it killed so many people. it was a big natural disaster to hit the region of the world in over 200 years and the number of people that died. five years later things have changed. some for the better. some not so much for the better. this is an anniversary, a country facing a political crisis and situation in chaos. president michel martelly did not call for elections, that means monday at midnight tomorrow at midnight the mandate for lawmakers will expire. that means that in hours from now parliament will dissolv

the tribunal to address china's claim that the 9-line defines chinese territorial rights in the south china there are certainly more and my colleagues can elaborate. where we think it's practical, it's consistent with what republican leaders and the white house has said they want to do. and where the american public wants, clearly, bipartisan efforts to advance our interests in the region. let me open it up now for questions. my colleagues will want to weigh in and answer specifics. we started the new year hopeful we think this agenda is realistic, and we hope that you will help ushah4÷. >> so please raise your hand, we have microphones and itm(jp÷ can get to you quickly if you have a question or a recommendation. please.í >> all rightwhen you suggest stretching sequestration to add more money for defense, i hope you also support keeping the 50/50 relation in the bca, budget control act between domestic and defense. do you have a positionps oníz that? >> i'll speak only for myself, and to say how ultimately that 50/50 split is are resolved is beyond my pay grade. if we can keep the 50/50 sb

concurrently, the possibility of another flareup or flashpoint in the south china sea. both raise the risk of u.s. developing a more adversarial relationship with russia and china. that has profound implications not just for security but for cooperation on a range of global issues. i think that came through very much in the survey. the third is concern over the nuclear activities of north korea and iran. there are signs in the case of iran that the agreement will not last and that might unravel. there is always an abiding concern about the unpredictability of north korea. we've seen this in recent weeks with the hacking activity. here again the concern that the united states will be directly involved in any escalation of those two conflicts. they are the three main themes. i want to add that there are some outlier concerns that also came through in the survey. i think a were the -- they are worthy of us hate attention to. deterioration of the situation in the west rank, there are signs that we could be on the cusp of a major corruption of palestinian violence on the west

i question if our shipbuilding budget is sufficient especially in light of the situation in the south china sea. while our efforts in the pacific the positive relations with china are well and good these airports must be paralleled by a policy to build the counterbalance if china continues to upstanders bolding role in the south china sea and elsewhere. that counterbalance must deny china's veto power over territorial security and economic conditions in the pacific, build and support our diplomatic efforts maintain stability and economic prosperity so critical to our economy. in light of the worldwide challenges to the international order we are nonetheless shrinking our military. we have to than ask a readjusting our strategy and taking into account a reduced role for the shrunken military. strategy connects in ways and means with less military available, we must reduce our appetite for using it. prioritization is needed if we are to remain capable those critical mission or which we have a military, to fight on short notice and defend the country. we have to ask does our strategy and assoc

here's the south china sea, the southern portion of this.he search area, as you've heard by now, roughly the size of the state of delaware. we get brisk winds coming out of the north-northwest but look at this, where you start to see the yellow disappear, that means some of the stronger winds, 25-mile-an-hour winds, maybe higher gusts, now we're looking at winds that are maybe 10 to 15 miles an hour. so pamela, if anything, i think that this will further along that search. it gives some hope that maybe there will be more information that they can gather both from the sky with their visibility and also with the vessels that are on the ocean. they will have more visibility and they are not going to get that washing machine motion that they've been experiencing. >> let's hope so. david, i'm going to go to you now. putting aside the challenge of just navigating a search in this kind of rough weather, what are the conditions doing to the wreckage that they are looking for? >> well, first of all, this news about the weather is very exciting for th

you have china saying they own the south china sea. you had the alliance and south america continue to expand. -- this has not been a good time for american foreign-policy. to make the world safer for americans and to make the world safe for freedom, our party must stand for making the world safer and our principles will do that. we have to make that point loud and clear. [applause] in the post-obama era, we have to use our strength to anticipate events, to shape events rather than react. i mean our economic strength and our diplomatic strength. those are the sources we will be able to rely upon. number one, safety for the american people and freedom, and freedom loving people all over the world. number two, i believe we have to communicate to the american people that our principles are principles that will bring opportunity to every american. this is the land of opportunity. regardless of where you live you ought to know that your future can be brighter and your kids future will be brighter. we have the principles and the vision to do

. >> so what was happening is there was a fleet out in the south china sea, the u.s. fleet. d there were helicopters going from that fleet. u.s. helicopters going to the embassy, picking people up bringing the back to the fleet. and then what happened is the south vietnamese air force had disintegrated, but the pilots were still there, and they still had their helicopters. so they then started getting in their helicopters, filling them to capacity and beyond, with their families and friends and chasing the u.s. helicopters out to sea, not knowing where they were going, if they would be able to land, having no communication with the united states, but feeling that the risk of going out to sea and not knowing where you're going to land was less than the risk of staying behind and what might happen to them. so the u.s.s. kirk was monitoring the waters between the fleet and the land and so was the first point for these helicopters to see. the u.s.s. kirk didn't know who they were or what was happening but they took the risk to take the first one down. and here's the clip. >> this

i looked at china and the microaggressions, to borrow a term in the east and south china sea, to anyone with an understanding of the first world war, you cannot -- the origins of the first world war are a story of crisis at the periphery backing crises at the center. i looked at iran continuing to move towards nuclear capability and iraq descending into increasing chaos as -- what we then called al qaeda resurged. so i had this idea we were entering into a period of global disorder and i fleshed that out in an 8,000 word article in "commentary" magazine. after writing the article i thought here is a theme -- in fact what really unites this theme is that all of this is happening as america has turned inward, and we already have as i said this, historical experience of what happens in the world when america turns inward. there's a connection, and so it was on that bay si is started to write the book. >> oo commercial question, your publisher, sentinel conservative imprint of penguin random house, what what's first printing, number of copies. >> guest: i don't know itch think right now we'

i looked at china and the micro microinvasions to borrow a term in the east and south china sea. with the understanding of first world war the origins of the first world war it's a crisis at the periphery becoming a crisis at the center but i looked at iran moving towards a nuclear capability in iraq descending into chaos what we then called al qaeda researched. i had this idea that in fact we were entering into a period of global disorder and that flush that out in an 8000 word article in "commentary" magazine. after writing that article i thought in fact what really unites this is all of this is happening as america is turned inward. we already have a say said this historical experience of what happens in the world when america turns inward. there is a connection and so was that basis that i started to write the book. >> host: your publisher isn't alone which is a conservative imprint of random house, a major factor. what was the first printing of your copies? >> guest: you know i don't know. think right now we are somewhere over 30,000. probably more but my agent would know th

it's striking that the beginning of the year people were talking about tensions in the south china sea. no one was talking about tensions on the russia-ukraine border. by the end of the year obvious-- obviously russia emerged as the biggest geo political spoiler. and in the agreement that president obama struck with the chain ease on climate change is perhaps an indication of the kind of geo political cooperation that could take place for the final two years of his presidency. however from the humanitarian sector's point of view the fact that old wars in somalia, congo, et cetera continue and new wars started as david says back into iraq the south sudanese civil war suggest that the international system is to the doing a good job at keeping a lid on conflicts that are just bubbling over i want to circle back to that issue of the humanitarian impact. because there are places we touched on where that was a big deal. indira think about it ukraine, something that certainly is not resolved yet. there are so many of these issues that remain and some we haven'ted which is which still spill ov

and china's ties to south korea have flourished. and china's president, regular visits south korea and not north korea. so while the discussion here is centered on cyberattacks, i think there's a larger discussion that needs to take place. your thoughts? >> thank you, congressman. i think you're absolutely right about china's evolves and improving relations. what china's strategic perspective? i don't think we can continue to assume that unconditionally defending north koreaial misbehavior is in china's strategic behavior. i think there's an ongoing serious debate on the future direction of the policy. one of the reasons is because they see the future of their relations with south korea. huge flow of traffic, students tourists, business people. i think that's where the future is for china on the grand peninsula. this is one of the reasons why we are starting to get more forth come inging cooperation. >> the gentleman's time has expired. >> thank you. there's a wide range of other rogue regimes, including syria iran and cuba, though i

question if our shipbuilding budget is sufficient, especially in light of the situation in the south china sea. while our efforts to keep positive relations with china are well and good, these must be paralleled by a policy to build a counterbalance if china continues to expand. we are shrinking our military. we have to then ask, are we taking into our strategy a reduced role? strategy connects ways and means and we must reduce our appetite for using it. prioritization is needed if we are to remain capable for the most critical mission, to fight on short notice and defend the country. we have to ask that our strategy , as senator reid pointed out, take into account our increased need for allies. the need for stronger alliances comes sharply into focus as we shape the military. history reminds us that countries with allies generally defeat those without. as churchill intimated, the only thing harder than fighting with allies is fighting without them. this committee should track closely with increased military capability to work with allies. we must ask if the nato alliance efforts have adju

and china's ties to south korea have flourished. nd china's president, regular visits south korea and not north korea. so while the discussion here is centered on cyberattacks i think there's a larger discussion that needs to take place. your thoughts? >> thank you, congressman. i think you're absolutely right about china's evolves and improving relations. what china's strategic perspective? i don't think we can continue to assume that unconditionally defending north koreaial misbehavior is in china's strategic behavior. i think there's an ongoing serious debate on the future direction of the policy. one of the reasons is because they see the future of their relations with south korea. huge flow of traffic students, tourists, business people. i think that's where the future is for china on the grand peninsula. this is one of the reasons why we are starting to get more forth come inging cooperation. >> the gentleman's time has expired. >> thank you. there's a wide range of other rogue regimes, including syria iran and cuba, though i g

democracies in crisis with ukraine and european democracies can help asian democracies in crisis in the south chinat to bring up tom keene favorite book of 2014 "new world order" and he specifically speaks to this, that is the reason that nato was formed. there is no historical precedent -- that is what the book is about, that there is no historical precedent for a security organization like this globally. >> i think nato is a great historical precedent for a security alliance that takes on something like russia. russia is collaborating in the east china sea. there are records of military flights against japan. >> let's bring dan alpert in this. is this feasible? >> is not only feasible, but evidenced in part by what happened this week each ring modi and obama on -- by what happened this week between modi and obama. i hold on. are you going to -- >> hold on. are you going to re-create the hug? >> i don't know what just happened. but tom keene hug me. the idea makes sense. we sit around the table and we lay it out in cold blood. but it seems implausible that i could ever happen. but it is not implau

. >>> and the "south china morning post" says beijing is suffer its worst fog.vised to use masks and avoid outdoor activities. the good news is strong winds and a cold front are expected to clear the air friday. >>> two climbers in yosemite national park achieved a lifelong dream and made history. tommy caldwell and kevin op they used ropes to quickly desend to the bottom where hot food and showers awaited. >> extraordinaryaire achievement. >> it really is. >> to do it without any tools, just their hands. >> which many said was impossible. 3,000 feet. >> straight up. >> straight up a sheer wall. >> twice the height of the empire state building. >> and tommy was missing a left index finger after he accidentally cut it off. >> i'm so excited to talk with them. >> in the next half hour they'll join us to talk about how they made the historic climb and why they chose to scale the wall in the first place. that's ahead. >>> now to this story. an afghan man who saved the life of an american. he faces death threats for protecting the american. michelle is here with the

. >>> and the "south china morning post" says beijing is suffer its worst fog.advised to use masks and avoid outdoor activities. the good news is strong winds and a cold front are expected to clear the air friday. >>> two climbers in yosemite national park achieved a lifelong dream and made history. tommy caldwell and kevin jorgenson faced the most difficult climb. john blackstone was watching as they finished their climb. john, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. well it's been an exciting 24 hours here in yosemite as fans and climbing enthusiasts came together to watch the big finale. now, the climbers' feat cored by many to be impossible with the result of nearly three weeks of strenuous climbing and years of planning. >> yeah. nice. >> reporter: for kevin jorgenson and tommy caldwell success employ scaling el capitan's 3,000-foot dawn well is a lifelong dream. after nearly three weeks of climbing the nearly formidable granite. they were embraced by fans and loved ones when they reached the peek yesterday afternoon. down below, a crowd who watched the pa

the chinese are doing whatever they want to in the south china sea. iraq and syria have collapsed.te we were joking about as a punch line year ago has come into being in the middle east and nothing obama is doing is likely to reverse that. stuart: we have a presidential press conference with david cameron from britain coming up later on this morning and we will see what questions the president answers and how he answers them. thanks for joining us. appreciate it. thank you very much. latest fox news poll, two thirds of the country say the u.s. is in recession. the president keeps trumping growth and a strong recovery. cheryl: median income is still at 51,000 and that is where we were in 1995 after inflation. stuart: half the country half the households make more half make less, right in the middle $51,000 a year, same as 1995. you tell me. stuart: isn't it down from 53 54,000 in 2006-2007? >> yes, you are correct. you were talking in the last hour we were adding jobs, more and more low-paying jobs we are adding jobs in the service sector, bartenders, waiters, those working at mcdon

the third on the list after taiwan and south korea is china. in the rise of 80% from the year before. >> this year we expect to attract more than 15 million travelers from overseas thanks to the weaker yen. expansion of tax exemptions and more relaxed visa regulations for chinese visitors. >> on monday, the new rules came into effect. it allows chinese tourists to get multiple entry visas. agents rushed to the japanese consulate in shanghai. japanese officials are eager to attract travelers from china. they've been holding a series of promotional events. >> next month, i'm going to western japan for the lunar new year, i want to see the historical city sies there. >> this official from fukushima prefecture is making a pitch for the region. he talks about how accessible it is. in the beautiful scenery and hot springs. >> this is a good opportunity. we want to boost our pr operations and attract more and more tourists. >> this company publishes a magazine. chinese travelers are becoming interested in out of the way destinations. >> i think we'll

that puts japan behind china and south korea. government officials want to speed up negotiations on other such deals, including the transpacific partnership. >>> and that's the latest in business news for this hour. i'll leave you with a check on markets. >>> some south koreans are trying to take an extreme sport to next level. they have been donning metal spikes and metal axes to dominate ice climbing. and while the sport won't be in the 2018 olympics they are pushing to have it in future games. nhk world's kim chan-ju has the story. >> reporter: winter turns a water fall into the country's largest ice wall. ice climbing requires a pair of axes and metal spikes known as crampons. the equipment costs between 900 and $1800. but it's not enough to deter the 300 or so climbers who gather here on weekends. >> ice climbing is about thrills and great joy. >> translator: it feels like a communion with nature. i get a great sense of peace when i'm climbing. >> reporter: ice climbing is more than a recreational pass time. it's also an ath

take a look at the high pressure over china, things staying clear out there. farther to the south, there is our tropical storm. i know it's january. you may think this is unusual, but in the western pacific, it happens out here. the first one of the season. right now winds up to 65 gusts up to 90 miles per hour. i don't think it's going to reach typhoon status. it is going to be a rain maker out here. on saturday the pope is visitling here. this is going to be a big event and unfortunately it does look like you are going to have some rain showers in your forecast about the storm making landfall on saturday night. into the america's, as far as the eastern sea board, it looks like temperatures returning to normal. west, noefle some areas of 7 to 13 sent meters could come down. pacific northwest, some gusty winds in vancouver and seattle, over 100 kilometers per hour very possible. some areas, 120. plus rainfall and snow in the higher elevations. vancouver and seattle both have rain in your forecast here on thursday. now let's wrap things up over toward europe. big topic. take a look

most of the visitors are from china, south korea and southeast asia. travelers go through the airport in record numbers. in 2014, nearly 1.5 million, that's 20% more than the previous year. the cheaper yen has made traveling in japan more affordable. as well, more kinds of goods are now duty-free, including food and cosmetics. after using the ski resorts and hot springs, many foreign tourists look forward to shopping. >> very many, yes, very good, very nice. i love. >> cheaper than shanghai. >> reporter: the departure hall is lined with souvenir shops crowded with travelers enjoying their final moments in japan. some shoppers buy enough goods to fill a cardboard box. >> translator: many foreign tourists buy in large quantities. popular items sell out really quickly. it's great for business. >> reporter: these days so many people are checking luggage that the screening machines can't keep up. and suitcases pile up at the counters. as a result over the tourism boom, some airlines want to increase the number of flights to -- airport. but because of the li

by a policy to build the counter balance if china continues to expand its bullying role in the south china sea and elsewhere. that counter balance must deny china veto power over territorial security and economic conditions in the pacific. building support for our dip lowe diplomatic efforts to maintain stability so critical to our economy.ip diplomatic efforts to maintain stability so critical to our economy. diplomatic efforts to maintain stability so critical to our economy.diplomatic efforts to maintain stability so critical to our economy. in light of the worldwide challe challenge challenges, we are nonetheless shrinking our military. are we taking in to account the reduced role. strategy connects ways and means with less military available, we must reduce our appetite for using it. prioritization is needed if we are to remain capable the most critical mission for which we have a military to fight on short notice and defend the country. we have to ask did our strategy and associated military planning as senator reed pointed out take into account our nation's increased immediate for a