the south china sea is an ongoing headache for asean. some member nations are more understanding of china's position, and others are chose closer to the united states. being united will be a huge challenge as asean looks toward its ambitious goal of creating a single united economic community in just two years' time. >> thank you. the summit has exposed a complex web of competing geopolitical interests among china, the united nations, -- the united states and other regional powers. there's a desire to win favor with a fast-growing economies of southeast asia. asean also finds itself in the middle of the broader struggle for influencing asia, between china and the united states. a struggle that poses many risks to regional security. in the middle of all these different forces, southeast asian nations will have to work hard to remain united, and achieve both stability and prosperity. that wraps up our special coverage. >>> japanese prime minister shinzo abe says he wants to improve relations with two important neighbors. disagreements over

. >>> maritime disputes in the south china sea are dominating talks add at asean summit. leaders have been joined at the annual meeting in brunei by eight other countries including china, japan, south korea and russia. japan says it controlling a group of uninhabited islands in the south china sea but china says it's part of their territory. another collection of islands in the south china sea are claimed by several countries including china, the philippines, vietnam, brunei, and malaysia. we have the report now from southern china. >> reporter: this fish port is one of the busiest. last year the catch brought back here was 70,000 pints, worth $200 million u.s. dollars. this fisherman says it isn't as easy to earn money as it used to be. for a higher wage they have to go further out to sea, battle stronger currents and risk encountering vessels from neighboring countries. >> the islands are all chinese territory. we're not afraid of going fishing. our navy will protect us. >> reporter: it's the presence of the chinese military in sdmuted waters some 330 kill meters that ha

china, japan, south korea and russia. japan says it controls a group of uninhabited islands in the east china sea. hich says they are part of its territory. another collection of islands in the south china sea known as are claimed by several countries including again, china, fill philippines, brunei, vietnam and malaysia. we'll go live to brunei in a moment. for more on that summit, but first a report from a fishing port in southern china. >> reporter: the fish port is one of the busiest in southern china. last year the catch brought back here was more than 70,000 tons. worth some 200 million u.s. dollars. but fishermen say it's not as easy to earn money now as it used to be. for a higher wage they have to go further on tout sea, battle stronger currents, and risk encountering vessels from other countries. >> the islands are all chinese territory, we are not afraid of going fishing there. our navy will protect us. >> reporter: but it's the presence of the chinese military in disputed waters some 330-kilometers away that has raised tensions in the region. china says it has a historical claim on almo

osean nations are discussing with china some legally binding rules to settle disputes in the south china sea. china has increased its naval presence in the area. he says all concerned parties should abide by international law and refrain from taking unilateral action. he argued that they need to be united to define a code of conduct. >>> chinese activists who wanted a sale to their disputed territory have had their plans sunk. they were hoping to go to the senkaku islands in the east china sea controlled by japan. but officials in hong kong said their ship isn't safe. inspectors turned down the group's application for permission to sail. they said the ship needs repairs to its hull and cabin. activists say those repairs will take weeks. they sailed the ship last year and landed without japanese permission. they turned down the group's offers for safety approval this august and september. they believe the chinese government is keeping it from sailing so as not to restrain nations. >> translator: they made us run out of money. >> they said they will keep trying to get to the senkaku islands an

. >> taiwan officials say they may use the new aircraft near taiping in the south china sea. china controls taiping, and china and southeast asian nations also claim it. >>> unesco says all six of syria's heritage sites are in danger. a symposium to protect it was held in tokyo. these are images were shown. syrian affairs experts expressed concerns about the country's cultural assets. director of the national museum of aleppo said damage was caused not only by fighting but looters with worldwide links. he emphasized it as the identify of the syrian people. >> i think it's extremely sad that all the heritages are being destroyed. >> recovering cultural properties is a key to rebuilding society after the fighting. we believe it is necessary to formulate a reconstruction plan for syria's heritage sites. >> researchers say they want to strengthen the network among japanese researchers and the local syrian people. south koreans have seen a stream of people from north korea cross their shared border over the years. more than 25,000 people who defected from the north are living in th

> malaysia is one of several asean members in dispute with china over islands in the oil-rich south china sea. even so, the importance of their economic relationship is undisputed. china has overtaken the united states and is now malaysia's top trading partner. xi said closer economic ties would benefit the entire region. >> translator: our china-malaysia friendship has gone from strength to strength. bilateral cooperation is booming. people-to-people exchanges have become increasingly close. cooperation between china and malaysia has not only benefited our people, but it's also c conducive to regional stability and development. >> the chinese president has signaled his intention to strengthen cooperation with asean members by trying to shift focus from territorial disputes to economic ties that can produce real benefits. >>> china is just one of several global economic powers seeking closer ties with asean. other countries, including japan, and the united states, are also jostling for access to this massive ten-nation market. home to 600 million consumers. southeast asia will host two mul mu

and the system will likely move over the south china sea.could move into vietnam early next week. rainfall of about 200 millimeters is likely across the eastern part of the philippines and northwestern part the philippines for the next few days, enough to cause flooding. you'll notice there's another storm back behind it. this is a tropical storm. and it's likely to intensefy as a typhoon and move over toward the northwest over the next several days. over towards the bay of bengal we have a more powerful system. this is a severe cyclonic system packing winds of nearly winds of 90 kilometers per hour. rainfall of 250 millimeters is likely from saturday morning into sunday. high rates as well and storm surges really prone to flash floods and coastal flooding across the northeastern coast of india over the weekend. now further down towards the southernemisphere there's something strange. we are seeing extremely high temperatures across australia. in fact, it has bnt warmest temperature on record since the beginning of january in much of austral

li said disputes in the south china sea should be settled peacefully through talks with china and other southeast asian nations that claim the islands. >>> the united states and vietnam have signed a deal allowing the transfer of nuclear technology to the asian nation. vietnam's nuclear industry is expected to grow to $50 billion by 2030. u.s. secretary of state john kerry inked the deal with vietnamese foreign minister pham binh minh after they met on the sidelines of the east asia summit. the two officials pledged that u.s. technology will not be used by vietnam to develop nuclear weapons. the vietnamese minister also promised that his country will not enrich or reprocess nuclear fuel. president barack obama must add his signature and the u.s. congress give its approval for the deal to take effect. russia and japan were the successful bidders for vietnam's first and second nuclear power plants. more nuclear facilities are planned in the country. >>> taiwan's president mass been reaching out to their closest neighbor, china. nhk world reports from taipei. >> reporter: president ma addr

many are focus on territorial disputes in the south china sea. the disputes were a sticking point in a meeting on wednesday from asian nations and china. china is caught up in a number of rows. the file peen president asked if they could draw up a code of conduct and quickly. chinese premier rejected the suggestion. he said steps should be taken gradually. he proposed a corporation treaty with asean. >> translator: we would like to discuss a good neighbor friendship treaty with asean countries. we are willing to make this treaty our treasure for china/asean cooperation. >> he said ties are growing stronger and trade has reached over $400 billion over the past ten years. discussed >>> japan's prime minister said asean leaders should unite and not attempt to change the status quo by force. they met with the australian prime minister tony abbott. they discussed china's maritime presence and its territorial disputes with the philippines and other asean nations. they agreed asean leaders need to explore peaceful solutions. to the disputes. the sea sho

they are expected to discuss the south china sea dispute as well as the influence of china and the u.s the region. scott has more on the meat goes there brunei. >> reporter: first is the secretary and last defendant summit. wednesday saw how keeps. initially they made progress toward their goal of 2015 of acting more as one community. they all also made progress when if comes to dealing with a situation that affects three nations here, they have agreed to have a monitoring system put in to place so that can help quell some political issues that happened last year. now, looking forward today to thursday, now, there will be some more summits, the large with the east asia nations as well as the united states. that is something that most likely they will talk about more about the disputed territories. there are two camps of thought that will be expressed in this summit. china says that they believe that these disputes should be resolved one on one. the united states and some members of aseen believe that there shoulsean believe theresht adhering to it's national law. we don't expect a sign

the leaders are discussing the territorial dispute in south china sea. scott, what's the agenda on the final day? >> it's been focused on these territorial disputes. it is not that we expected in these summits there would be some agreement between asean are countries, but what we were able to do out of the east asian summit, is that there will be a code of conduct in the south china sea. they will now in the past and they will probably angle that in the future, they will deal on a unilateral basis, the united states and others have been pushing for it to be dealt with on a universal law platform. little bit of progress on that front but also, the summit just concluded in the last 15 minutes, the ceremony, the handing over of the gavel from the sultan of bre brunei. >> isn't this a form about discussing issues? >> more of discussing issues, absolutely. there was one decision made, when you put this into the context of what we were talking about, serious international issues, they discussed something about monitoring, better monitoring annual haze that's c

moving on to the south china sea another collection of islands are claimed by several countries. dlys are expected to contain vast oil wealth. >> reporter: the fish port here is one of the busiest in southern china. last year the catch brought back here was more than 70,000 tons. but this fisherman says it isn't as easy to earn money as it used to be. they have to go further out to sea, battle stronger currents. >> translator: the islands are all chinese territory. we're not afraid of going fishing there. our navy will protect us. >> reporter: but it's the presence of the chinese military that has raised tensions in the region. china say it has an historical right to the area but other countries disagree. the fishing community here says the chinese government encourages them to go further out, giving them fresh water for the journey and free petrol. it allows a larger catch but also strengthening the claim of sovereignty. >> a claim that is being challenged by the philippines. the chinese government has always maintained the matter should be kept between the states directly involv

so by sunday it is right in the middle of the south china sea.t will have a big impact upon vietnam. now we come to the severe tropical cyclone which is extending from myanmar and sri lanka. the strength of the winds is still open to debate. some suggested category 5 hurricane. the indian department suggests the winds will be lighter, probably around 210 with gusts of 230. both organizations in agreement we'll see something like 200 to 250 millimeters of rain widespread over the next few days. >> richard thing. much more to come including france's top court passes a new ban on frac-ing. >>> plus the walls in new york that have inspired a generation of artists now might be seeing their last days. >>> and major league baseballs now locked in with their final four. ♪ >>> hello again you are watching al jazeera, a reminder of our top stories. the nobel peace prize has been awarded to the organization of the prohibition of chemical weapons. human rights watch has accused syrian rebels of killing at least 190 civilians during an offensive in august. it

a massive tie fan has hit the south china sea. three fishing boats were sunk.s many as 58 fishermen are missing tonight. the latest on the recovery efforts there. and to washington for the director of national intelligence today making comments in front of the senate judiciary committee. apparently in an effort to persuade congress to consider the effects of the government shut down. we will have that for you. and former new england patriots tight end aaron hernandez, the nfl first serial killer. witnesses put in at the scene of yet another murder. we will have that for you tonight, but we begin with up president abandoning the high ground and taking control of the moral swaps. the president ordered the closure yesterday of the world war two memorial among many others despite the memorials website confirming it was established and constructed with private funding, and it does not stop there. a veterans group from ohio was told by the national park service that they risk being arrested if they tried to go into the park. the park service confirming that it was th

they'll be discussing conflicting territorial claims in the south china sea. china's growing naval presence in the sea is provoking concern. asean and chinese officials started discussions last month to create a legally binding code of conduct. the treaty is aimed at peacefully resolving disputes before they get out of hand. >>> regional leaders have made much of the fact that u.s. president barack obama was not there with them this week for some of the meetings. he stayed home from summit of the asia pacific economic forum and talks on the trans-pacific partnership. obama said some of his counterparts took advantage of his absence. >> i'm sure the chinese don't mind that i'm not there right now. in the sense that, you know, there are areas where we have differences and they can present their point of view. >> obama said he thinks some leaders may be concerned about the direction of the talks but he said it's still possible to strike a deal by the end of the year. >>> despite obama's reassurances, the negotiators working on the tpp have had difficulty reaching

china sea it calls senkaku, but china which calls the same islands diaoyu says they're part of its territory. they're close to strategic shipping lanes and believed to contain natural resources. moving to the south china sea and here it gets complicated, another clikz collection of items known as the spratlies are claimed by several countries including china, the philippines, vietnam, malaysia and brunei. the spratly are believed to contain vast mineral and oil wealth. in a moment will be live to our correspondent in the southern china city of sanya close to the spratly islands. first let's go to scott at the summit in brunei. what's on the agenda for today? >> reporter: there are a lot of things on the agenda. it's a long day. it just is coming to an end. it started with planary meetings with the asean members because they had housekeeping to take care of but important steps to go forward. they have a goal to be more of a community acting as a single community, these nations. there's a long road ahead with that. we've passed rules how they better monitor haze that plagues a couple of nations. ten nations, three of those nations. this issue, yes, of the sfuted territories would have been brought

surging from the moisture of the south china sea will be bringing in buckets full of rainfall to vietnam. we are looking at high pressure. humidity down to 30% in parts of china but likely to see a rainy saturday in japan. now across the americas, the last few days it was very calm. but now we have a tropical storm, severe weather and heavy snow as well as santa ana winds to talk about. but let me start by introducing you karen. it looks like it's not going to be a hurricane, but it will be bringing hurricane-force winds into louisiana and florida. not only the gusts, but the dumping of the rain will be quite significant as this system moves toward the east, due to the descending frontal line merging with this system and that's going to be bringing drenching amounts of rainfall in the next few days. not only that, but we have severe weather that is moving across the eastern half of the continent, especially from great lakes region down into texas. now texas and oklahoma only about more, excuse me, more than 100 football games will be occurring on friday, so do be prepared of the rough we

as the phi noon makes its way to the south china sea. mr. wattson it appears we have you back, we lost you briefly on skype. you were telling us how people were preparing for a storm this large. >> evacuate from the coast and shelter from the wind and sheltering is a problem through a lot of india because informal construction is quite problematic, blowing debris which injuries and kills people. four and a half million people are expected to be within the hurricane force wind path. that's an enormous evacuation and sheltering problem. in the u.s. if we have a million people, in a hurricane force wind swath, that's considered a major event. so this is one way to put it is 15 times worse than what we would see for a similar u.s. event. >> you describe it as 15 times worse. how much does a storm cause in damage? >> our forecast is between 11 and $12 billion. to put that in context about economy of india is about 1/10 the size of the economy of the u.s. that is again ten times worse than you would see in the u.s. when you are comparing it to kat

it looks like it's, in fact, going to be intensifying into a strong sty foon status over the south china sea. the water temperature is still very warm. so it's going to be feeding the system and becoming typhoon status. it looks leak it's packing gusts of 162 kilometres per hour at this moment. in the center of the system, and creating waves of up to about six meters around these areas. so high waves and storm surges and the rainfall accumulation could trigger flooding. landslides and mud slides will also be at high risk. early next week, it looks like it may make land fall over southern china. taiwan is going to be battered with heavy rain over the eastern coast and southwestern islands of japan are feeling the moisture surge and dumping heavy waters across the areas. generally speaking, across the rest of the japan, clear and fun with atumal temperatures, widespread showers will be remaining across the central regions of china. western areas will likely see some snow in the higher elevations. considering the prefecture, we're looking at the beautiful pictures across this hour. let me give

north of your location, if you're watching from manila, and then moving out there toward the south china sea. but like i said, flooding and landslides a major risk. actually, the philippine meteorological agency has posted warnings across much of luzon, a warning on that, 200 millimeters likely with this storm system. extending out into the end of the week and early next week, eastern sea boards of vietnam, keep an eye on this. it could continue to intensify as it tracks off to the west. the other of our storm systems, and also actually more intense is cyclone phailin. one thing i want to show you is on the satellite picture, look how massive this cloud shield is. about half the size of india. this is the strongest cyclone in about 14 years here in the bay of bengal. the last storm to hit this area this strorm caused upwards of 10,000 deaths out here. not saying that is going to happen. a lot has changed in the past 14 years. but it just shows how serious this storm system is. winds gusting at 235 kilometers per hour. expecting to make landfall in the state of orissa here by saturday evening

respective ties with china, but some are locked in disagreements with china over territories in the south china sea. the disputes have often disrupted unity between the asean member nations. thein sein commented on the issue. >> myanmar is expected to hold a general election in 2015, and will be part of the asean economic community when it is founded the same year. with the milestones in sight, the government must tackle the issues of constitutional reform, diplomacy with asean and other countries and religious conflict within its borders. thein sein is facing the crucial test of pressing ahead with reforms while winning the trust of the international community. >>> that wraps up our bulletin. i'm cholaphansa narula in bangkok. >>> prime might be administer -- prime minister abe wants to push through his plan. this is his speech. >> translator: my economic policies have triggered drastic changes. still not everybody has sensed the recovery. the government is only half way into the efforts to overcome deflation. >> abe says he aims to create jobs for women and young people and boost their incomes. h

on the agenda will be territorial disputes between china and other countries in the south china sea. the territorial issue proved to be a major sticking point in a meeting between leaders of assign members and china also in brunei on wednesday. the came at a time when choir that's maritime presence is growing in the region. diplomatic sources say philippines president aquino called for an early drafting of legally binding rules to seek a solution to the disputes. he said steps should be taken gradually. japan and the united states are among those calling for an early creation of a legally binding code of conduct. >>> the u.s. secretary of state says his country remains committed to asia, despite the absence of president obama at key regional meetings. obama pulled out of a trip to southeast asia to deal with the shutdown in washington. john kerry made the pledge during a meeting with asean leaders. kerry is filling in for obama who is dealing with a congressional standoff over a budget bill that has partially shut down the u.s. government. at the onset of the talks, kerry sought to re

we go to the south china sea. here is a new storm to talk about. naori.t moved across the philippines and flooding. big concern for that storm. not only did it move across fill philippines it's moving to vietnam. it's moving to an area that is well above saturated. this map is showing in the bright red where we have had well above norm rainfall. that is in the very spot we have the cyclone phailin hitting india and it's in place for vietnam and moving into thailand is expected to get rain from that storm as well. let's move on and talk about what nari is going to bring. we expect it to make landfall tuesday or wednesday. it's going bring concern of heavy rain and mud slide. >>> here in the you had we have showers in minnesota and down to texas. they have cold air behind it and you have winter storm watches in the mountains and frost advisory and freeze warnings in place for the dakotas. we are not going to get much in the way of snowfall in the dakotas. all of the snowfall is going to come with the storm system and dump into the central idaho mountains an

and it looks like it could go across the northern edge of luzan and make its way over towards south china sea and intensify further into typhoon status. as of now it is a severe tropical storm so if it makes lawful in the northern tip of the area this afternoon it will maintain its intensity but after that, it could likely become a typhoon. its name is krosa and it's cambodian. a speed of 30 kilometers per hour so the rain will not be accumulating so much. it's mover of a gust 44 kilometers an area. that combined with this rainfall up to about 200 millimeters will likely cause coastal flooding as well as mudslides so we'll keep a very close eye on this system as we progress through this week. to the north, widespread showers and the west will see snow rather than rain in the higher elevations and we really need the precipitation is in and around beijing where the air pollution is on the dangerous level again and the high pressure dominates much of northern china and the korean peninsula and much of japan today and we're looking at clear skies. beautiful autumnal temperatures. 20 for the high

china has been locked in disputes with asean members over territories in the south china sea. the issue is on the east asia summit to be held in brunei next week. indonesia has not had any territorial disagreements with china. xi is apparently trying to enhance ties with the country which has acted as a broker in the disputes. >> myanmar's president is making his first visit to the western state since religious violence erupted there over a year ago. continued fighting with the muslim population is casting a shadow. the president on tuesday arrived in the capital which borders bangladesh. clashes broke out in the state in june 2012 and spread to the other area of myanmar. tensions have been mounting in southern part of the state. in the past few day, bists have torched dozens of muslim homes and surrounded a mofshg in the township. on monday armed police dispersed a crowd around 200 buddhists. >> translator: military and police forces won't be enough to control the situation. these burnings, killings and violence will only end when you take part in maintaining peace yourselv yo

typhoon nari will continue to make its way west through the south china sea. now it's equif lents of a category 2 hurricane, expected to make landfall monday. we are watching typhoon wipha - now well out to sea.

officials from china and the philippines are locked in a dispute over islands in the south china sea. li warned other countries against intervening in the dispute. he said the issue should be solved between relevant parties. >>> many leaders at the apec say they're disappointed u.s. president barack obama will not be there. he's staying in the united states to deal with the government sut-down. vladimir putin says he made the right choice. putin spoke at a business conference on the sidelines of the apec summit in bali. he said obama can't focus on international issues while he's facing the shutdown and a budget impasse. putin said he would have done the same thing. but he suggested obama's absence was a blow to the summit. he said the u.s. is the world's largest economy and what it does is important to the entire world. he said apec leaders hope u.s. officials solve the crisis as soon as possible. >>> international inspectors have launched the process of destroying syrian president bashar al assad's most feared weapon. they're trying to get rid of syria's arsenal of chemical arms. ex

question from north korea, also the issue of the territorial dispute with japan and china over the south china sea and cybersecurity. for u.s. ally, south korea, north korea is still a concern particularly given the missile test in february of this year and the saber shaking when it said it would march against south korea, japan and u.s. they said they would engage north korea after turning it's back on north korea because of this rhetoric. but the pressure from japan and china to some degree, who doesn't like the bully boy in their own backyard. there is a lot of your for u.s. to reengage north korea. john kerry said he had a list of conditions to enable that to happen. let's take a listen to that right now. >> north korea needs to understand that the united states of america is prepared to engage in negotiations, providing north korea makes it clear those negotiations begin with the issue of de-nuclearizing the korean peninsula. >> in nigeria, a charter plane crashed an open field. six people survived the crash but 14 others were killed. the brazilian made plane was headed to ondo state. nigeria

they'll be discussing conflicting territorial claims in the south china sea. it is provoking concern. asean and chinese officials started discussions last month to create a legally binding code of conduct. the treaty is aimed at peacefully resolving disputes before they get out of hand. >>> and that's all for now on this edition of "newsline." i'm yuko aotani in tokyo. thank you very much for joining us. tavis: good evening. from los angeles, i am tavis smiley. >> tonight, a conversation with actress jessica lange. she has added children's book offer to her long list of accomplished -- of a couple showman predict the book is called "it's about a little bird ." she is also returning to the third season of jessica lange," this year's title, "coven." a conversation with jessica lange coming up right now. ♪ ♪ and by contributions to your pbs station, viewers like you. thank you. tavis: jessica lange is one of the countries most celebrated actress. she has two oscars into enemies. for three years, she has been taking on various roles and hit series "american horror

they had speculated that concrete blocks found on a shoal in the south china sea were part of a plan by authorities in beijing to strengthen their control of the area. the crew aboard a philippine naval aircraft took photos of several dozen blocks that were found last month on scarborough shoal. the rocky reef is about 200 kilometers west of the philippine island of luzon. china controls it. the philippines claims it. leaders in manila ordered coast guard officials to investigate the matter. the officials say they discovered algae on some of the 50 blocks they checked. the philippine government concluded u.s. forces probably placed the blocks there more than 30 years ago. military personnel used the area as a firing range in the 1970s and '80s. the scrapped ships they used as targets were tied to the blocks. president benigno aquino says the blocks are not new and that there's no reason for his citizens to worry about them. >>> chinese government officials are rolling out emergency measures to deal with air pollution. they're also asking the public to do what they can to make breathi

elsewhere are trying to move forward in their efforts to resolve territorial disputes in the south china sea. >>> republicans in the u.s. house of representatives have revealed a plan that could end a standoff over the national doubt. they're at the white house with president obama. they proposed legislation that would allow for a short increase in the debt ceiling. >> we had a very useful meeting. it was clarifying, i think, for both sides as to where we are. and the take away from the meeting was -- >> the government needs approval from congress to borrow more money. otherwise, by next week, they might not be able to pay its bills. the white house released a statement after the meeting saying that they did not reach an agreement. >>> finance minister and the central bank managers are wringing their hands over the debate. the financial chiefs are concerned about the potential impact for global markets and emerging economies. ministers from the group of seven nations held their own meeting. the governor at the bank of japan is doing what he can to calm concerns. kuroda told members of the co

. >>> chinese president jinping wants disputes in the south china sea to be handled peacefully. he made his remarks in an address to indonesia's parliament. he's on his first visit to indonesia. his indonesian counterpart signed an agreement to encourage more economic cooperation across the region. >> translator: we plan to improve bilateral ties with a comprehensive, strategic partnership in a bid to continue the development of our relations. indonesian people say it's easy to make money but difficult to make friends. our relationship proves that. >>> an increase in wasp attacks in northwest china left 41 people dead since july and more than 1400 have been serious. it's so serious they have sent out an army of pest control officers to destroy hundreds of hornets' nests. >> reporter: he was working on a farm when he knocked a wasp nest out of a tree. he says he's lucky to be alive. >> reporter: i didn't see the hive and the wasps flew at me surrounding me. i used a basket to cover my head and saved myself. >> reporter: three cities in the province have been plagued by wasps in t

he referred china's presence in the south china sea. chinese leaders have been arguing with counterparts from other nations over the sovereignty of various islands. abe offered to help those leaders deal with their territorial disputes. yudhoyono agreed they need to draw up a maritime code of conduct to ensure the rule of law. >>> the leaders want to merge from the meeting with an agreement on economic cooperation. they're expected to make a joint declaration for a framework for free trade deals including the trans-pacific partnership. the leaders are sharing the approaches they've taken in their own countries and they're trying to find a way to coordinate their efforts. they're exploring how they can revive free trade talks at the world trade organization. they wan to make it easier for goods to move through the region and they want to make it simpler for businesspersons to work throughout the asia pacific. the joint statement is expected to include a promise to get rid of protectionist measures by the end of 2016. and they want to inv

. >>> rescue user are searching for fishermen who went missing in the south china sea three days ago. the chinese news agency says three of the 5 folk. 30 of the 88 fishermen have been rescued. four have been confirmed dead. >>> an army convoy carrying relief goods for earthquake victims in pakistan has been attacked. the military say two soldiers were killed in a strike. the area is a strong hold of armed fighters who want a sep prattist state. declassified documents have been released by the cia that show the u.s. government's role in the bosnian war. at least 100,000 people died in the conflict that ended when president bill clinton helped broker the dayton peace acords in 1995. andy gallagher reports from the clinton library in little rock, arkansas >> reporter: >> i woke up in the middle of the night last night, and i couldn't go back to bed. i relived bosnia from start to finish >> reporter: this is the first time a u.s. president has been part of a declassification of cia documents. the subject of bosnia is close to president clinton's heart. he said intelligence was vital in e

part of the negotiations will center around cooling tensions over territorial disputes in the south china sea. the summit will also cover political, economic, and security issues. secretarkerry is filling in for president obama who had to cancel because of the ongoing government shutdown. at the live desk, i'm molette green. back to you. >>> metro riders, listen up. the important information one group wants to pass along to you during your ride to work. the>>> and a bit different for students in your neighborhood today. >>> plus, when will we see the first sight of rain? tom has that in your weather and traffi >>> welcome back at 4:40. today volunteers will hand out information about aids and hiv at 13 metro stations. hiv is an epidemic in the metro area. of communities of color and gay and bi-sexual men remain at high risk. volunteers are encouraging people to sign up for the aids walk happening saturday, october 26, at freedom plaza. my co-host here, eun yang, will be hosting that event. >>> today is national walk to school day and we'll see special events to mark the occasion. in prince ge

. >> dispute in the south china sea they want to be handled peacefully. his remarks in his address to indonesia's pardon me parliament. he is on his first visit there. they signed an agreement that will encourage more economic cooperation across the region. >> we plan to improve bilateral ties with the comprehensive strategic partnership in a bid to continue the development of our relations. interim near an peoplindonesia y to make money but difficult to make friends, our relationship proves that. >> more on this now from gentleman carta. >> reporter: words of friendship from the chinese president to the indonesian parliament. the strongest message is that if the friendship is successful this will have be impact on the whole southeast asian region, he said that if china wants to grow and improve the lives of its people, that can only happen when there is a strong bond and relationship with countries here in the region who can joe as well. and that's why that's why the chinese present was offer to go help built infra struc infrastrd offering scholarships a

chinese, i believe, have come to an agreement with the vietnamese to join in exploration and south china sea. that is the sort of thing on the one hand someone would say that's the sort of thing we want to see, some form of peaceful exploration conceivably of the floor of the south china sea. other regional states have conflicting claims that area may see the chinese are dividing and conquering that might otherwise be a solid bloc of states seeking to bring china to the table for concert is responsible talks about how you share the resources in the region. select all other things, it is a complex issue. we have strong relations with china economically. we have a strong relationship with the chinese people. we've got humanitarian issues that we still debate very vigorously and we will not walk away from the spirit that our economies are inextricably linked in so many ways that i think we have substantial levers that doesn't rely on military power is a coercive element to keep china in line in east asia. so i would like to see opportunity. i would like to see opportunity there. i don't necessa

lots of us are concerned about the situation in the east china sea and south china sea where sovereignty and peaceful relations seem not to easily be brought together. and i wonder if you have any broad thoughts about how china and its neighbors can best come up with an outcome which all of the participants will see as harmonious and consistent with their own basic interest. >> well with our politics have been consistent. we certainly want a stable relationship with all of our neighbors and we are working very hard for that. .. these territories are left over from history. they have been there for so many years. or even so many decades. and they have to work out to a bilateral dialogue between china and the countries. and if the conditions aren't already yet we have the patience to wait. we're not in a hurry to resolve all of this overnight. this is -- unfortunately, one provocation is made we have to respond. we have to restate our position clearly. that's about all we are doing. we are just responding to some of the revocations. we're certainly -- an escalation of tension in our region

east of the philippines that is expected to make land fall by friday then out here towards the south china sea. another system, a lot of rain and this system as you see the track is going to get just to the south of m manila. that's like a bowl so it's very easily. that's another thing we're going to be watching. vy your wednesday morning forecast in thefection part of the hor. hour. >> too americans are falling. hind in basic education. adults are not learning what they need to know about reading, math an basic problem solving. >>> a long distance swimmer is spending two days swimming in a pool right in the middle of new york city. we'll explain why when we come back. al jazeera america... >>introduces... "america tonight". >>a fresh take on the stories that connect to you. >>grounded. >>real. >>unconventional. >>an escape from the expected. [[voiceover]] from al jazeera media network comes a new voice of journalism in the u.s. >>the delta is a microcosm of america. [[voiceover]] we tell the human story, from around the block, across the country, with more points of view. >>if joe can't find

and the south china sea, where sovereignty and peaceful relations seem not too easily be brought together. i wonder if you have any brought dogs about how china and its neighbors can bestcome up with an outcome, which all of the participants will see as harmonious and consists in with their basic interests. >> well, our neighbor has spent his distant. we certainly have to have a stable relationship with all her neighbors. and we are working very hard for that. this is by the recent theater, our president and some of the countries last week. some of the other action countries in the next few days. we believe that we have to work together with our neighbors for regional stability. of course we have so many neighbors and with some of them, we do have disputes. in this regard, the united states is very lucky. you have only two neighboring countries. [laughter] and you have ocean on both sides. so we have more neighbors than you do. these territorial disputes are left over from history. they have been there for so many years, or even so many decades. they believe these disputes have to be work

is trying to push forward a code of conduct when it comes to dealing with the disputes in the south china sea. and focusing on the international rule of law. china has said that they want to deal with these disputes one-on-one with each nation. that is where we see a little friction if it is going to blow up in the summit today. if there is a joint communique at the end of the day. it doesn't seem like it's leading down that pack. there are disagreements on how the different nations are going to handle the dispute? >> the president didn't attend the summit because of the government shutdown in the united states. secretary of state john kerry went instead. what is on his agenda for meetings on thursday? >> his agenda would be the same as the president's was. so the same topics but it's been guguydydiluted a little bit. the president of china is not here. it's not as though we had as big a gap as we did last week in bali when you didn't have the president of china or the president of united states. here you have a bit of a gap but the agenda items are the same but knocked down a peg if you will

rain, 150 millimeters in places and now it has a chance to reorganize as its moves across the south china sea and into vietnam. you see for sunday no real impact there but by the time it hits around 12 g on monday, it will be a category 2 storm, two meter storm surge and we're looking at winds of 155 and there was a tropical storm that was heading up towards japan, i don't think it's going to have an impact in the time here, giving some heavy rain and indeed snow as well but for much of japan it looks like it's going to be relatively dry, tropical storm stays and japan should enjoy some fine weather. >> still to come on the program with the harsh pill garage am, we report on saud effort to help mecca. and austerity pushing universities to the brink. and coming up in sport, could prevent anyone from qualifying in japanese formula 1 grand prix. >> hello again. you're watching al jazeera's news hour. thousands of people heading to emergency shelters in india ahead of a powerful storm. but al jazeera has learned that many are still unaware of its approach. cyclone phailin is expected to make land

china sea. we have seen similar programs of behavior in the south china sea. the issue is not just a lateral issues, but issues of a bigger strategic question of how to patterns ofese assertive actions and in a bigger way how to deal with china. thegoing back to relationship, although i talk about a legal upset, but on the ground we are fully aware that thatttention -- tension is very high and we need to avoid accidents. the japanese have proposing the chinese side to sit down to established lines of communications. so far the chinese side has not been forthcoming on these offers, but i really hope that we can start this kind of discussion as the prime minister said. the door is open on the japanese side. interests ofshared japan, china, and the international community to avoid any accidents. >> we will turn to the audience questions now. the first one does not have a name on it. air-sea battle concept, something that we hear a lot about but do not understand, but it requires the active anticipation of u.s. allies. let me ask the representatives of the u.s. al

it's clearly making its way across the south china seas and will continue to do so as we go on the next couple of days or so. the weather making its way in and the band starting to have an affect as we go through sunday afternoon. very, very heavy rain coming through here. some could see well over 200 millimeters of rain over the next 24 to 48 hours. move on through sunday and you can see the wet weather continuing here. very, very strong winds pushing through at the moment winds are around about, we're looking at something like 150 kilometers per hour and with significantly higher gusts. further north in japan, we have press sunshine to come across japan over the next couple of days. the area cloud making its way over the northeastern china and that will sink further south wards and east wards, and heavy rain coming in here actually. nasty conditions into north korea. tokyo at 21 degrees. >> thanks. now african leaders are calling on the u.n. court to defer cases against the kenyan president and his deputy. the prime minister said the court is unfairly targeting africans. >> they have

forces are there partially because the philippines asked for help while tensions in the south china sea intensify. >> right now several counties in northern colorado colorado are wanting to secede and create their own 51st state. they are upset with the same-sex marriage. they don't like the dominated state assembly which is mostly democrats. >> >> as far as water, oil, land, hunting, whatever you want to do in agriculture related stuff. >>> colorado governor says he wants to keep the state together. in november several counties will put a question on the ballot asking residents if they want to secede. >>> 5:37 right now. for one week tourists have been turned away from some of d.c.'s most popular landmarks. today one would be back open but not in the way you might expect. we'll explain that next. >>> plus, thousands of us may have been ripped off. how a colleges error. it is much cooler than it was this time yesterday. we'll bring you up to speed >>> welcome back, 5:40. talk about big money. maryland's four casinos generated, get this, $65 million worth of total revenue last month. mar

because there are going on between china and the philippines, japan, over the islands within the south china sea. and the philippines an japan are strategic partners for the u.s. in this region. the interference what you would say and the president's visit is no longer there paveing the way far very clear trip for tkhaoeupb submichina tosubmit ig through large next week. >> craig is in hong kong for us tonight. thanks very much for the update. >> now, speaking of the shut down, i spoke to steve earlier this evening. he's a former republican congressman who served for 18 years. here's what he had to say about the democrats about the president the blaming speaker boehner for the shut down. >> the fact of the matter is, these 35 men and woman that are sort of causing the problem. you may have remembered opening the day, 12 of them voted. that's not unheard of. these folks will not be governmenteneded. he, however, there's a report out to night, he knows the default is a horrible thing. he knows that he's not going to let that happen and he'll figure out how to make that happen. to go back to the pr

you think of north korea, taiwan, south china sea, east china sea and i guess my question is do you think the united states and china have adequate crisis management and avenues of communication where we can talk about alternatives and crisis management and hopefully crisis prevention before they occur? do you think we coordinate our governments internally adequately to manage these complicated problems? >> well, huge bureaucracies are always not easy to manage so sometimes you shut them down. [laughter] [applause] >> let him finish this and next question you ask him. >> increasing communication and coordination between our two governments. many of the international regional issues. we are, i think doing a quite good job on this. but what is important as i said in my speech is to show full respect to each other's major concerns and interests. on that basis we can certainly coordinate our responses to the issues, and maybe work together for solving these, or at least some of these issues. >> i'll take hand as i see them. yes, yes. young man here. and then i will alternate sides. >> thank y

circulating new maps of the region in which a previous dotted line demarcating beijing's claims in the south china seas now appears as a solid line. last month, the foreign minister denied any such change in its claims when he was publicly asked about it at a brookings institution forum by the former u.s. defense secretary, william cohen. yet the concerns highlight the nervousness felt in the region. the united states washes its dirty linen vigorously and in public. when washington messes up, it does so in prime time with politicians, journalists, commentators describing every gory detail. china has an opaque system, which make it is far more mysterious. but china has its share of crises and controversies and change. because of its newfound clout, the world is now watching and wondering what to make of the black box that is beijing. for more, go to cnn.com/fareed, and read my "washington post" column this week. let's get started. ♪ >>> germany and france, two of america's closest allies, summoned the u.s. ambassadors this week to protest alleged spying by the national security agency. saudi arabia, per

. >>> two fisherman have been rescued off of the south china sea after their boats were hit by the typhoon were among the 88 people who were sailing when they were caught in bad weather. at least 58 are still missing. four people have been confirmed dead. >>> the micong river in cam bodian have broken its a breaks. flooding around the capitol could be the worst in 17 years. >> reporter: cambodia is one of the world's least developed countries, but it has a big united nation presence and non-governmental organization presence, so the response to this flooding has been quite rapid and thorough. heavy rains since the third week of september added to a typhoon that has just hit the neighboring country of vietnam, have attributed to high waters along the river here in cambodia. what that has meant is that 10 out of 24 provinces have been affected by the flooding, 370,000 people have been affected all together, and 43,000 have had to leave their homes. the assessments aren't finished yet on what the effect has been on infrastructure, roads, bridges, schools have had to close down. they have been