sea, last waters china can have. the international society to criticize china. but china will not restore compromise to them because the south china sea is the vital interest for china because their target rival is only united states, not other countries. on the other hand, stable condition of south china sea is very important for the izian pacific region and also the international society. >>> taiwan's president ma ying-jeou aims to ease tensions in the south china sea. he is proposing a regional dialogue and peace initiative, including a code of conduct. >> i would like to propose the south china sea peace initiative as a viable means of dealing with current issues in this region. >> ma outlined his idea at an international law forum. his initiative includes joint development of natural resources while putting territorial disputes to one side. he said lessons from history should be converted into efforts to promote peace and stability. and he urged countries in the region to exercise restraint. taiwan has no major dispute with china over territories in the south china sea, but effectively controls taiping, one of the sprat

be finally with its actions in the south china sea china is out of step with both the international rules and norms that underscore the asia pacific skirt eact and the regional offense that post office post opposes. >> bist defense secretary's speech responded to him in an open forum and said that he was making groundless accusations and chinese activity was legitimate mat justified and reasonable. these disputes are going to be the most important issue here. no resolutions are expected to come out of the two day dialogue however what this does is give all parties involved a basketball e-considerable face, that they can then take back to their governments and policy makers in homes of finding peaceful resolutions in whatever concerns in the asia pacific reason. >> the founder of the illegal drug marketplace the silk road is extensioned to life in prison prison. be kristin saloomey has more. >> ross albright said they started the silk road to empower people to make choices. he apologized to families of six people who died of overdoses from the drugs they purchased on silk road. government

sea, last waters china can have. vietnam wants international society to criticize china. but china will not compromise to them because the south china sea is the vital interest for china because their target rival is united states not other countries. >> reporter: some american lawmakers are voicing their concern about china's action in the south china sea. congressman mike rogers is a senior member of the house armed services committee. he said the speed at which china is advancing is a threat that can't be ignored. and he emphasized the need for neighboring countries to work together. >> if we continue to work collaboratively and are successful our efforts to meet whatever effort they bring so they know ultimately it's not going to be successful in achieving the ends that they desire. >> reporter: taiwan's president says tensions must be eased. he's proposing a regional dialogue and a piece initiative that would include a code of conduct. european counsel president said china's activities would make it more difficult to deal with territorial disputes in the area. leaders around the world are keeping a careful eye on the cons

finally with its action he in the south china sea. china is out of step with both the international rules and norms that underscore the asia pacific security architecture and the regional consensus that favors diplomacy and post offices coercion. >> marga ortigues has the story from civic for. >> the class of restrictions has already been put on the table. maritime disputes over the south china sea not mincing words and slamming china's reclamation reclamation.efforts. responded to him in an open forum and basically said he was make groundless accusations and that chinese activity was legitimate justified and reasonable. the disputes are going to be the most important issue here. no resolvessest resolutions seem to be coming out of the talks this weekend but taking back to the policy holders to find peaceful rompletions topeacefulresolutions. >> cuba being removed from state sponsored terrorism list, nick clark reports from the cuban capital. >> for those who would export terrorism in the caribbean and elsewhere. >> with those words are ron

secretary of state john kerry is in beijing, meeting with top officials about china's activity in the south china sea. china has been claiming reefs and islands off the philippines and vietnam, and he shared concerns with the chinese premier. >> i urged china through the prime minister wen jiabao to take actions with everyone to reduce tensions and increase the prospect of a diplomatic solution >>> the pentagon denies reports that it's considering sending ships and aircraft to the region. al jazeera national correspondent jamie mcintyre has more from the pentagon. >> reporter: the source of the tension is a series of islands china has basically built on top of submerged reefs in some of the world's busiest shipping leaps in the south china sea. for example, here is the fiery cross reef as it appeared in a satellite photo last august. by march of this year it was built up enough to support an air spripstrip airstrip and work to build another. it is said that china is violating a dispute of a treaty settling ownership of the islands in the south china sea. >> china's landreclamition could have a raping of imp

and favors coercion. >> countries around the south china sea have overlapping claims that beijing has been at the heart of what is happening in the region. china, philippines, vietnaming malaysia brunei and indonesia lay claim to islands in in the south china sea, which is a big shipping area and thought to have huge reserves of oil and gas. china seized part of the area. 70 vietnamese soldiers died in the fighting. in 2012 there was a stand off with the philippine military. international courts called for a peaceful resolution. >> in the past year china changed tactics from confrontation, expanding china far from the coastline. we have this report from singapore. >> the region's foremost security summit is under way. as soon as it started, the top of the agenda it has already been put on the table. maritime disputes with the united states basically not mincing words and slamming china's activities in disputed waters. a delegate that heard the u.s. secretary's speech responded to him and basically said that he was making groundless accusations and chinese activity was legitimate justified and reasonable. disputes will be the most important iss

. >> we go to the territory of the south china sea. china is building a runway on the thitu islands. >> one of the largest islands in the south china sea. the philippine government controls it along with eight other areas in dispute. they handed over the island to the philippines in 1974. it is a relatively self containing. there is a health center, school school, airstrip, and they've been living peacefully here for many many years. but that is slowly starting to change. these are troubled times. he said that fishermen like him are being harassed by bigger vessels from china and they're inching closer. >> they use cyanide so there is no fish in the area. >> the south china sea is believed to be home to rich oil and gas reserves. it's worth billions of u.s. dollars. several countries-- >> we're leaving that report. right now john kerry u.s. secretary of state live in nairobi. >> i want to thank president k kenation atta and the cabinet and cabinet secretary mohammed for their partnership in some of the toughest challenges we face today inter

south china sea. the u.s. defense secretary ashton carter criticized china for the way it's marking out its territory. >> turning an underwater rock into an air field does not permit restrictions on international air or maritime transit. finally, with its actions in the south china sea, china is out of step with both the international rules and norms that underscore the asia-pacific security architecture and the regional consensus that favors diplomacy and opposes coercion. >> here's more now from sing pour. >>reporter: the region's security summit is underway in singapore and as soon as it's started, the clash of perspectives on the agenda has already been put on the table. maritime disputes over the south china sea over the united states slamming china's activities in disputed waters. now, a chinese military delegate who heard the u.s. defense secretary's speech responded to him in an open forum and basically said he was making groundless accusations and that chinese activity was legitimate justified, and reasonable. now, the disputes are going to be the most important issue here. no resolutions are expected t

and china over a dispute in the south china sea. china has overlapping claims with o'nations for the spratly islands. on tuesday they annnnounceded itsts boboosted reach and air defense will switch from defense to offense. >>> and now to the trial of accused colorado theater gunman james holmes. holmes sent a notebook to a psychiatrist shortly before the attack back in 2012. in it he wrote about his broken mind and detailed his plans to storm the theater after a, quote, lifelong hatred of mankind. rick salinger reports. >> reporter: it may be a look into the mind of him. he read from the content. >> it says intention to kill since i was a kid. >> reporter: it reveals a defending considered massive attack in various wiles. >> nuclear bombs then shifted to biological agent that destroys the mind. >> reporter: he settled on this movie theater, isolated large. what better place, he wrote, than an inconspicuous entertainment facility. next came the plans. >> it says buy a stun gun and folding knife. research laws and mental illness. >> reporte

south china sea. and remember, south china sea contains some of the world's bissest shipping lanes. but almost all of the south china sea is now claimed by china. in recent days the obama administration has indicated that the u.s. might be prepared to send u.s. war planes and ships to this area to challenge beijing's claim and today mr. kerry basically had a message to china and it was this: show restraint. >> i urged china through foreign minister wong, to join in helping reduce tensions, and increase the prospect of a diplomatic solution. and i think we agree that the region needs smart diplomacy in order to conclude the asean china code of conduct and not outpoachts and militaryoutposts and military strips. >> adrian the fact that united states is disputing this construction how is china reacting to that? >> china is saying it is defend its sovereignty. it's accusing washington of knee jerk diplomacy and ignoring the philippines and japan's building up but the building is not as blatant and china's. i think both are testing each other's reserve in this area. >> thank you adrian. >

world, would you be expanding your activities based on the revision of the law, and in the south china sea china is now building bases around the islands and the united states is now considering sending reconnaissance planes and vessels to that area. is there any possibility you conduct joint activities with the united states and also the coalition forces including the united states are conducting sweeping operations against the islamic state. do you think there will be a possibility of japan conducting rear area support. now if there's any refugees coming out of the conflict areas, if the u.s. vessels are transporting them and the u.s. vessel is attacked we cannot -- we could not defend that vessel until now but we are going to change that and the security situation is becoming very severe including terrorism as well as nuclear weapons pro proliferation. not only one country can defend itself. in that situation we will be cooperating internationally and our ally the united states to protect peace and stability of the region and that is connected with us defending our peoples safe and peaceful l

china is concerned, the united states is causing trouble. >> it is groundless to criticise china for the stability through construction activities. china has never taken a proactive measure. in fact the disputes in the south china sea has been there for decades. and over the past decades, the region has been peace of and stable just because china's great restraint >>> the philippines, vietnam and malaysia three of five other claimants have their own installations, but nothing on the scale of china's reclamation. >> the philippines brought the dispute to an international tribunal. china refused to participate maintaining sovereignty. >> the chinese are not quite trusted, simply because on the face of it it appears that the chinese will say one thing, and in action do another. i think it doesn't square off. i think that's where the confusion lies and the mistrust lies. >> reporter: the u.s. and allies fear the struggle over ownership of the south china sea could destabilize peace in the district, and affect trade and security in the rest of the world. >> no permanent solutions are expected at the end of the security council but it is hoped that the talks will give all parties the space to share perspectives and find

china. this time over a series of man-made islands about 800 miles off the coast of china in the south china seaand there you see them. the strange of islands built up in recent months in just this week two lighthouses on these new islands. they had a ceremony in which they celebrated these lighthouses. there is evidence there are military bases being built on these islands. it's a problem for the u.s. because a third of all the world's commerce goes through this areas. let's bring in the panel. charles. >> the chinese aren't reckless like the russians and putin. what they are doing is creating a territory in the middle of the sea that doesn't belong to them and on waters that is claimed by many of the neighbors in the region. but they are doing it because they sense they can probe the united states under this administration because it has shown that it doesn't stand up. it makes a red line with syria and backs down. it tells the russian there will be terrible consequences if you make trouble in eastern ukraine. the russians do all of that and what happens just a week ago? our secretary of state

state of the art p paa plane. >> the three island the focus of china's building in the south china sea over recent years. in two years, china expanded island by 2,000 acres. the equivalent of 1500 football fields and counting. >> your's a military man. you look at this. is there any doubt this is a future military installation. >> it appears to be a -- build-up of infrastructure. >> china's foreign minister calls the commitment unshakeable. china defends the island closely. patrolling with coast guard and warships. ordering the pa out of the airspace. eight times on this one mission alone. >> united states military aircraft. i am operating with regard required under igsal law. >> the chinese military shows its frustration. you are approaching our military alert zone. >> the standoff is military to military. civilian aircraft can be caught in the middle. you heard over the intercom, chinese navy. the chinese navy. what was interesting. there are civilian aircraft. delta flight on the freeing when see. heard that challenge. it piped in to say what is going on. the chinese navy reassuring them. as the the flight crew tells me

china overt disputed south china sea is inevitable. that's certainly worrying rhetoric as escalating tensions in that area putting u.s. and chinatially on a collision course. it's also the fact that china has announced its new military strategy in the payment here saying it wants to have a more active military. a more robust military using active defense, in particular strengthening its navy in the region john. >> so how does this de-escalate? is there any kind of off-ramp here for china? >> reporter: that's a very good point. it's an off-ramp potentially for china and the u.s. because, you know the relationship between the two countries is not just about this one issue. there's a huge trade between china and u.s. trade negotiations ongoing. there's cooperation on climate change. i don't think it will decide once escalated beyond a certain point. because china claims these islands in the south china sea and says it's a sovereign right to build military and civilian assets on those islands. and because the u.s. really wants to help its allies in the region including the philippines and others you have this status quo which is ve

now to the tussle over territory in the south china sea, china is building a runway on the disputed islandslso claimed by a vietnam, malaysia and the philippines and we report from one of the islands where philippines say they are being harassed by chinese fishermen. >> reporter: this is one of the largest islands in the south china sea, the philippine government controls it along with eight other disputed islands. in 1956 a philippine national discovered this island. he was later thrown in jail by former philippine president and was forced to hand over the island in 1974. around 200 people have been living here since the early 70s. it's a community that is relatively self sustaining. there is a health center a school a police station and even an air strip and residents say they have been living peacefully here for many, many years but that is slowly starting to change. these are troubled times. he says fishermen like him are being harassed by bigger vessels from china and they are inching ever closer. >> translator: they use cyanide so there is no more fish in the area and cannot go out fa

. >>> now to the tussle over territory in the south china sea. chinang a runway on the disputed spratly islands which is also claimed by street familiar malaysia and the philippines. we have been to the disputed island to hear more about the claims for control. >> reporter: thitu, one of the largest islands in the south china sea. the philippine government controls it along with eight other disputed islands. in 1956, tomas a pill piano national discovered it. hitu. he was later thrown in jail by former president ferdinand marcos and was forced to handover the islands in 1974. around 200 people have been living here since the early '70s it's a community that is relatively self sustaining. there is a health center, a school a police station and even an airstrip. and residents say they have been living peacefully here for many, many years. but that is slowly starting to change. these are troubled times. he says fishermen like him are being harassed by much bigger vessels from china and they are inching ever closer. >> translator: they use cyanide so there

is expected to face challenges in his new post, including dealing with china's activities in the south china sea. kawano says china's reclamation projects are drawing attention around the world. he says he looks forward to discussing the issue with harris in depth. harris is the first american with japanese ancestry to be chosen as the leader of the u.s. military in the asia-pacific region. >>> the people who run some ngos in palau are working to clear some dangerous remnants of fierce fighting between japan and the u.s. during world war ii. they are trying to rid the pacific island nation of unexploded bombs and they are also teaching a younger generation about the hazards the devices still pose. more from nhk world's shinosuke kawamaske >> reporter: the island of palau is home to 7,000 people. last november, this man discovered an exploded bomb close to his house. >> like very big smoke. and the smell of smoke. it's bad. >> reporter: the palau government asked a british ngo for help. since 2009, the ngo has been retrieving unexploded bombs in palau. the bomb disposal experts have international experience clearing

china coming from the u.s. secretary of defense, ash carter is critizing beijing for building new artificial islands in the south china sea. china is trying to bolster its territorial claims in the region and carter is warning that the aggressive moves may increase the mill tarrization of the south china sea but china is not backing down saying the west is sensationalizing the situation. be sure to tune in tomorrow when we'll discuss all of this with former vfflez senator and possibly 2016 presidential candidate jim webb at 1:00 p.m. eastern right here on fox news channel. >>> and now back to our top story hillary clinton officially has another challenger in the race for the democratic nomination. former maryland governor martin o'malley announced his candidacy this morning in baltimore what are the chances for him deciding to launch his underdog campaign? here for a fair and balanced debate matt slap chairman of the american conservative union and liz chatterdon president of the chatterdon group. thank you for being here. let's start with you, liz, i was listening to the speech this former and i feel as if the former governor t

china's aggressive innocence. with actions in the south china sea. china is out of step with rules and norms underscoring the asia pacific security architecture and the regional consensus faring diplomacy. >> china disagrees, ignoring pleas for construction to stop. as far as china is concerned, it's the united states that is causing trouble. >> it is wrong to criticize china, and the stability of structural activities since china has never taken proactive measures. the disputes in the south sudan has been there for decades. >> and over the past decades, the region has been peaceful and stable because of china's great restraint. three of five claimants have their own installations, but nothing on the scale of china's reclamation. the dispute has been brought to an international tribunal for arbitration. china refused to participate maintaining it has sovereignty. >> the chinese are not quite trusted because on the face of it it appears that the chinese will say one thing, and in action do another. i think it doesn't square off. i think this is where the co

i'm with al jazeera, island in the south china sea. >>> so let's take a closer look now at the south china and all of the countries involved. now, this is the so called nine dash line you see there and covers the entire area china is claiming in the south china sea. the islands that you see there a little bit closer are really hotly disputed and philippines and china have been at odds over it and also china says it has a century old claim over them. it's not just the philippines and china, vietnam, berni, malaysia and indonesia have claim of some sort on the islands or the waters and douglas is a professor of law at the university in melbourne and joins us via skype and we appreciate it very much professor professor, so is it illegal to build on an island if it's not exactly clear who the island belongs to? >> well one of the news reports has been about the chinese constructing an air field on what wasn't an island before but a reef below the water. so there is a distinction in law between islands which can generate maritime zones and reefs which do not. so there are two different points a

and china has a view of the south china sea that is inconsistent with this navigation. we do insist on the right to be on the high seas. >> and you really think that chinald try to further project its own power in that way in that region in >> it has been doing it for deck indicate -- decades. >> this is all part of growing assertiveness by the chinese president. some analysts say he is the most powerful chinese leader since the a leader who died almost two decades ago. is what xi is doing going to move china further away from democracy? >> well, i think certainly. internally he has been the most coercive chinese leader and he saabings about mow all the time. externally we have seen a much more bebig rant china. so this is a story which rings china's borders to the south and east. >> we need china on a series of issues. will it make china less of a willing partner? >> probably it will. we have tried to integrate chinese into the international system. they don't want that. they want to change the system. >> part of that integration involves xi coming to visit president obama in september. as you know the president had some tension relations with other wo

china is building in the contested waters of the south china sea. recently aerial photographs of frantic construction going on and what appears to be a runway, that china potentially have a military use put missiles there and force an seclusion zone, should beijing wish to. the south china sea contains sum of the -- some of the world's bissest shipping lanes. mr. kerry, in his talks to chinese, will be emphasizing the united states commitment ever freedom of navigation in the south china sea. now, china has responded angrily to the suggestion that these islands have a military use. china says that these islands fall within its sovereignty therefore, it is entitled to do with these islands whatever it wishes. at the moment you have to remember that china really is on a sort of nationalistic role right now and nothing matters more to beijing than absorbent even if it's a few small islands in the south china sea. >> adrian thank you very much for now. adrian brown is in the chinese capital. we will be monitoring that press conference due to be given soon by john kerry the u.s. secretary of state and wan lee we will be watching to see what they say. >>> in

the information china's reclamation in the south china sea. >> john, with that in mind, those other countries, malaysia, the philippines, they all control real islands in the south china sea. couldn't the argument china make is all the good islands were taken, they just got there late? >> well, yes, i'm sure that's what the philippines and vietnam and others would claim. but as i said already, the chinese totally regards the south china sea within its dash line, which has been in place now since the 1940s. but that region is part of its own territory. so it regards other nations claims, it doesn't hold them in regard and it regards only -- claims. >> very quickly, do you see this as leading into some kind of shooting war? >> it could do. it could do. there is a risk and the more that china intensifies its reclamation of land and the more the u.s. certainly undergoes surveillance of what's going on, the risk intensifies, although a misunderstanding and the miscalculation and that really is the danger in this scenario. >> that's always the danger. john, thanks so much for being with us. we'll let you get that telephone call, the one that was coming in earlier. we apprec

that there is a lot of energy reserves in the south china sea, and china, which controls -- they claim the south china sea, which is also, remember, home to one of the world busiest sea routes, they feel there could be a lot of energy, minerals, what not, embedded in the spratly islands and a lot of the reads that are being contested. the chinese say it is important for the future prosperity and stability. again, the united states is merely trying to enforce freedom of the seas navigation. the allies in the region want america to be more assertive against china's conduct. the danger here is that miscalculations or accidents could spiral into dangerous confrontations, which is the last thing the region needs. angie: and the last thing anyone wants. tom switzer, thank you for joining us. coming up next, fishing for-profits -- find out how one secret wholesaler is planning on a fiscal turnaround this year. stay with a spirit you are watching "first up." ♪ angie: welcome to the stock theange, looking ahead at opens to japan and south korea and intrepid reporters at times what stocks to kee

in beijing the state department says he will press congress leaders to halt action in the south china sea. china has reacted angrily the u.s. may send military ships to challenge the chinese claims to the islands it is building. to our fox news military analyst joins us now. so talk about iraq where they have taken parts of from body about only one drive of were west of baghdad. doesn't mean the islamic state is gaining power? >> no but it does not show well for the iraqi military that we have been trading in day talk about losel back by the end of the year but if they cannot hold hamadi we did 165 airstrike supporting them now you have isis taking over the town that is the capital is says more about the incompetence of the iraqi military and the combat tactics -- effectiveness of vices. lori: is a reflection of the policy? committed is the way we support them on the ground and the fact that quite frankly did not have the fire in their belly they don't trust senior leadership there is many breakdowns in communication between headquarters and the field. we will see what they do. the u.s. military

china was trying to achieve. you know, china now, it's clear has moved from a defensive military strategy to a regional offensive strategy to seek domination of the western pacific and the south china sea largely at the expense of the united states and our allies. i mean, they were covering that for some time as they were beginning to build a higher capacity military, but now it's right out in the open. they don't hide it from anybody. and i think they're pursuing their own national interests regardless what the united states is doing, that's true of most nations. they are clearly taking advantage of american power weakness, and they know that this is rhetoric because they've seen it dealing with putin. they've seen it dealing with iran. they've seen it as you point out dealing with cuba. seen it more so with isis. this is a huge pattern where can you connect the dots of american power weakness. lou: general jack keane thank you, appreciate it. >> good talking to you, lou. lou: here at home more bad news for the so-called obama economy. the economy contracted down 7/10 percent in the first quarter down from initial estimates shrinking less than economists anticipated. they anticipated

china to make concessions. for its part china lashed out at united states for considering sending military force in to south china sea saying they were quote severely concerned. but will the united states follow through? and will failure to do so embowlin china as a -- embolden china as a result? the question is, what is the obama strategy? we look for answers. also president obama has a party inviting leaders of 6 persian gulf arab nations and almost no one showed up, president met with saudi crown prince. we called the meeting the g2 summit as a result. and white house refuses to acknowledge the snub. it is hard to explain why embahrain a king would -- why elba rainelse bahrain's king would attend a horse show instead. we take it up with ralph peters, and john hanna. strategy on the rails of amtrak last night investigation of the deadly am amtrak train derailment is focusing on the excessive speed, the train was traveling over 100 miles an hour when it derailed and crash in philadelphia running twice the speed limb out that stretch of track, we have a full report for you on the tragedy on which at least 7 people we

previously didn't exist on reefs and sand banks, that it occupies and controls in the south china sea. >> reporter: the south chinaea is a commercialal vital stretch of water, sprinkled with hundreds of islands and reefs. nine countries and territories claim at least some of those islands, but china says it has an historic claim over it all. >> winning china sovereignty in territorial waters, china has the right, undisputed right, to do whatever it wants to do. >> reporter: but the u.s. is saying china is stoking tension. take fiery cross reef claimed buy china and the philippines. this is in august of last year, and this is in march. china says the islands are for mostly civilian use with some military protection. but analysts say you can clearly see a military-grade runway being built. >> it was seen as a continental power. it was very much interested on what happened in the ground. now, it's very much interested on what's happening at sea. >> reporter: as it build islands in the south china sea, he says there can be no easy way to curtail china's military ambitions in the region, whatever they may be. cnn's dav

china accusing the united states of very irresponsible actions near disputed territory in the south china sea. chinaeclaring victory after claiming it drove away a us surveillance plane with eight radio warnings to leave its international airspace. we follow china's rapid expansion of a man made island and a military build-up in that region. to join us about china's aggression the islamic state's gains, and the obama administration's strategy for all of it, ralph peters. author of the new civil war thriller called "valley of the shadow." how are you sir? >> i'm doing fine, how are you? lori: very well, thank you. the president doesn't believe we're losing the war against the islamic state. you say, what? >> well of course, we're losing the war. we're certainly not winning. lori, i can lay out a few things that i firmly believe. one, islamic state the caliphate is going to be a reality the ground in what's now or used to be iraq or syria long after barack obama leaves office. two, the military forces of the governments of iraq and syria will not be able to defeat the islamic state. three, if we do no

china last reacted negatively to be the u.s.'s declaration of be international neutrality in the south china sea. china has somewhere established an air defense zone. >> it will genetic on whether our security in the air and sea will be threatened and to what extent and comprehensive factors will be taken into qurgs. the consideration. peaceful and stable. there is no reason for people the play.this issue in the region. >> more than 2,000 couples have taken part in a mass wedding in gaza. the event was a commemoration of a vessel commemorating the blokd. blockade. standing in the polls could put your life at risk. adam rainey reports. >> faces like these a common sight in mexico, those of relatives of the missing. they come every day to the restaurant across from chillapa city hall. authorities are unable or unwilling to tell them where their relatives are. be less than a week at least 14 young men were taken away. that number could be much higher because many families are just too afraid to report disappearances. bernardo has little left to lose. >> they've already taken my three sons and they can com

after a chase in the south china sea. china's navy will closely guarded its territory.warning comes after u.s. ship sails close to islands claimed by china. president obama and leaders from six persian gulf nations are meeting at this hour with iran on the agenda. the summit is taking place at camp david. are trunked workout disagreements caused by u.s. negotiations with iran over its nuclear program. -- trying to work out disagreements. those are your cap headlines. we have breaking news -- president obama's trade initiative just took a major step forward. the cement wrapped up a test vote on a bill giving the president fast-track trade authority. -- the senate wrapped up. this deal finally has the votes it needs. peter: there were enough democrats to join with republicans to back the president on this fast-track trade authority. they can take up this legislation and begin the real debate. this was a procedural vote. but one with big applications for the president and his economic agenda. he lost this vote on tuesday with only one democrat joining republicans. forward.

ten day visit ash carter spoke about beijing's expansion in the south china sea. >> china is out of step with norms, and the regional consensus in favor of a noncoercive approach to this and other long standing disputes. and their increasing demand for american engagement in the asia pacific and we're going to meet it. we will remain the principal security power in the asia pacific for decades to come. >> carter also made clear that the u.s. believes in finding a peaceful solution to all disputes. >> in a league of their own and playing by their own rules. >> coming up a look inside the multibillion dollar business of fifa. >> and the vatican weighs in on ireland's historic same sex referendum. >> top story with some look at european headlines trance's liberation compares the organization with the mafia with the headline fifa nostra and the sun's septic blatter referring to sepp blatter. >> fifa and the organization that governs it. in the four year period either in events like the world cup or development programs. fifa claimed a net gain of $338 million. and the association has enormou

china. u.s. surveillance imagery spotting chinese artillery in the waters in the south china sea. china is militarizing man made islands there is fear this might set off a regional conflict. but there is more drama secretary of defense ash carter now vowing the united states will not back down over military flights in the region. charles krauthammer author of the very best selling book things that matter joins us. nice to see you charles. >> pleasure to be here. >> how serious is this chinese dagger rattling. >> this is dangerous. i don't think the chinese are reckless. they don't want to start a war. they don't want to. their goal is to expel us. we are sort of the people who control the water ways on the specific rim. we have since the second world war. they want us out. they are building all kinds of naval assets. here what they are doing which is sort of unprecedented, other people take territory. the chinese make territory. they claimed the little -- some of which were under water. they put a lot of sand on them. they create islands and put airstrips on them and as you said one of

the globe money is flying around the world today, starting in the disputed islands in the south china sea. china is keeping a stockpile of weapons there, as confirmed by a u.s. official speaking to fox news. artillery pieces were spotted during a recent surveillance mission. experts believe china is building a military presence in that region and adding thousands of acres of artificial land. >>> over to japan where a huge volcano erupted on a small island. locals heard a loud boom before plumes of ash were sent into the sky. no warning was given. everyone on the island had to be evacuated. >>> landing in cuba officially dropped from a u.s. list of terror sponsors. president obama announced the move back in april. lawmakers had 45 days to object. cuba now is free to have ties with u.s. banks. >>> one world trade center officially opens its observatory today. at 104 floors the sight is pretty spectacular. fox news, rick leventhal is there. give us a tour rick. i love it. >> cheryl we're on the 102nd floor. this is event space you can rent out. there are three restaurants. on the 100th floor is the

i'm with al jazeera, in the south china sea. >>> let's take a closer look at the disputed land in the south chinachain of islands lies just to the west of the philippines and it's also claimed by china vietnam, taiwan, and malaysia, we have a defense and security expert from a technological university in singapore and says countries like the philippines are looking for new allies to counter china aggression. >> countries like philippines do not have capabilities to match china military capabilities and looking to the u.s. but the u.s. is reluctant to take a stance to get involve in the dispute directly because as they quickly escalate into something bigger but it's really important to understand that really this is an issue that will not go away and no solutions, it's only about management of these conflicts but another thing what to keep in mind is a lot of the other countries in the region sort of pursuing the military organization despite the fact they cannot really match china but the increasing strategic uncertainty and, you know from the territorial disputes to more of the strategic competi

. >> a tussle over territory in the south china sea china building a runway on the disputed spaltly islands. we have this report. >> the philippine government controls the island along with eight other disputed islands in the spratleys. tomas, a filipino national discovered the islands. he was later thrown in jail by former philippine penalty ferdinand marcos and forced to hand over the island. at least 200 people have been living here since the early 1970's. it is a community relatively several sustaining. there is a help center, school, police station and even an air strip. residents say they have been living peacefully here for many, many years but that is slowly starting to change. these are troubled times for him. he said fisherman like him are harassed from bigger vessels from china and they are inching ever closer. >> they use cyanide so there is no more fish in the area. we can't go out far because we are afraid of them. >> the south china see is home to oil and gas reserves. several countries claim the spratleys, but it's china's actions seen to be the most aggressive. it has claim

meanwhile, beijing is concerned about india's growing ties to the south china sea. china has flexed military muscles for claims there. new delhi has oil deals with vietnam to explore energy in those disputed waters. of course, these are all areas where india and u.s. interests converge to act as a counter balance to china's growing influence. the obama administration was pitching the transpacific partner ship as a way to sort of counter china's growing influence and by strengthening partners in areas of the pacific. the partnership was dealt a built of a setback this week because of the efforts to get the fast track approval were dealt a built of a setback in congress. >> all right, thank you so much. >> the president of the philippines has ordered a full investigation into a deadly fire at a shoe factory. at least 72 people were killed and 10 others still missing. we have more from manila. >> this is one of manila's deadliest fires. it engulfed most of the factory and lasted more than 17 hours. for most workers there was no way out. his children and granddaughter were wo