south vietnamese units will attack the headquarters for the entire communist military operation in south vietnamis is not an invasion of cambodia. >> nixon's conviction is that what you've got to do is cut off the supplies that the north vietnamese are funneling into the south to the viet cong, and the way to do it is to take out the ho chi minh trail, the route they're using through cambodia. >> you don't quite realize that cambodia is its own country, in fact, a country that always had tenuous relationships with vietnam. and once they destabilize cambodia, you really just have all hell breaking out. >> the cambodian operation will continue during the coming days. american units searching for north vietnamese troops and installations, but what they will find or how long they will be here no one can say for sure. >> the active, large-scale american and south vietnamese participation in the fighting in cambodia has brought a cry of anger from many college campuses. at kent state university in ohio, the protest turned into a riot with thousands of demonstrators facing national guardsmen and police

. ♪ lyndon johnson: the evidence is clear, the guerilla war is in south vietnam was inspired by hanoin hanoi. it was directed in hanoi, and it is today being supplied from hanoi. if the american people need a the kind of enemy we face, the kind of enemy that sticks his head over south vietnam, they can be reports this morning in your morning papers, they can hear it on your radio, and the attack on yesterday, the united states navy hospital in danaag. at least three of our men who are patience in that hospital were injured. and that is the typical of the the communists -- the way the communists fight. because they cannot hope to win on the battlefield, they rely on terror and on attacks against the wounded and the innocent. they are people who denounce airstrikes against oil depots in north vietnam, in my own country. but they remain strangely silent when the communists in the south turn their mortars on an american hospital or blow a bus load of farmers or murder the mayor of a vietnamese town. i just wish they would ask themselves if their standard of judgment is really fair. ♪ fort

vietnam regime. we supported the south. >> it's what becomes known as the domino theory.hen all the rest of southeast asia, laos, cambodia, the philippines, they might be defeated. >> as i believe i reported upon my return from previous visits, i'm very much encouraged by the progress the south vietnamese have been making and the assistance our forces have rendered to them. >> when vietnam started up, they believed that they so expertly micro managed the cuban missile crisis that they can do the same in the southeast asian nation 10,000 miles away. the north vietnamese were very different from the soviets and khrushchev. and the attempt to resolve the vietnamese crisis through controlled escalation simply didn't work. >> the government of south vietnam has been overthrown by a military coup. >> if we are at all involved i hope we don't have another bay of pigs on our hands. >> are we winning the war in south vietnam? >> winning? no, we're losing it. >> kennedy says to one of his principal aides that after he is re-elected in '64, then he can talk about getting out of viet

there, that i should end the war by agreeing to impose a communist government on the people of south vietnam it does bring the whole catastrophe -- blame the whole catastrophe on my predecessor. this would be good politics. but it would be disastrous to the cause of peace if at this time, we betray our allies. it will discourage our friends abroad and it will encourage our enemies to gauge the aggressive behavior. in areas like the mideast, small nations who rely on the friendship and support of the united states would be in deadly jeopardy. to our friends and allies in europe, asia, the middle east and at latin america, i say united states will continue our tradition to stand by our .riends and never desert them [applause] in discussing vietnam, i've noted that in this election year, a great deal of talk has happened about providing amnesty for the few hundred americans who chose to desert the country rather than serve. i think it is time that put the emphasis where belongs that the real heroes are two half-million american who chose to serve their country rather than desert. [applause] s.a

not join our enemies in imposing a communist government on our allies, the 17 million people of south vietnam[applause] stay the honor of the united states -- stain the honor of the united states of america. [applause] that manyize particularly in this political year wonder why we insist on an honorable peace in vietnam. from a political standpoint, they suggest that since i was not in office when over half a million american members were sent there that i should and the war to agree like him and his government for the people of south vietnam and blame the whole catastrophe on my predecessors. this may be politics, but it will be disastrous to the peace in the world. if we betray our allies, it will discourage our friends abroad and encourage our enemies to in areas aggression like the middle east. small nations who rely on the friendship and support of the united states would be in jeopardy. to our friends and allies in europe, asia, the middle east, , i sayin america i say the united states will continue its great bipartisan tradition to stand by our friends and never to desert them. [appla

the troops of south vietnam were surprised for a short period of time by a major military offensive by the vietcong and north vietnam. portrayed in the u.s. media, especially by cbs's walter cronkite, one would think -- i think if you polled americans today who even remember what tet meant, they would think it was a major military defeat. but it wasn't, it was a major american and south vietnam military victory, but you wouldn't know that by having watched american television. shortly thereafter, the "uss pueblo" was hijacked. an intelligence ship in international waters was hijacked by north korea. you have two things going on at the same time -- the war in vietnam and suddenly north korea makes an appearance again. the american crew was imprisoned and tortured. president johnson seemed paralyzed with indecision and there was no public response. i'd now like you to listen -- but i need to tell you one things in terms of history. one of the major changes john kennedy did in terms of overall military strategy compared to dwight eisenhower, dwight eisenhower's philosophy was massive reta

if they refuse to negotiate, to make them pay a high price for their warfare in the south on south vietnamnd on or men. [applause] awarding a beautification, the president concluded his world wind tour of the three simple states. the united states was born in strife and it was nurtured in hardship. we grew and we prospered because we weren't afraid of frontiers. but we always looked towards those far away horizons. and we have not come this long distance in history because we ere very weak or frightened or a fearful or a timid people. when america loses its commitment to freedom, that is the day that america will begin to die. and the safeties that i have seen and the states that i have visited today have told me that his will never be. >> four days later, the president congratulated two american who is were living examples of this philosophy, men who were not afraid of frontiers and who in pursuit of their every day occupation looked toward far away horizons on a daily basis. colonel robert l. stevens and walter f. daniel claimed new world speed and altitude record for the united states a

not join our enemies in imposing a communist government on our allies--the 17 million people of south vietnam. and we will never stain the honor of the united states of america. now i realize that many, particularly in this political year, wonder why we insist on an honorable peace in vietnam. from a political standpoint they suggest that since i was not in office when over a half million american men were sent there, that i should end the war by agreeing to impose a communist government on the people of south vietnam and just blame the whole catastrophe on my predecessors. this might be good politics, but it would be disastrous to the cause of peace in the world. if, at this time, we betray our allies, it will discourage our friends abroad and it will encourage our enemies to engage in aggression. in areas like the mideast, which are danger areas, small nations who rely on the friendship and support of the united states would be in deadly jeopardy. to our friends and allies in europe, asia, the mideast, and latin america, i say the united states will continue its great bipartisan tradition--

for example, lyndon johnson who was vice president and kennedy sent them out to south vietnam to assess the situation. lyndon johnson got really taken by one of the leaders and felt he was the leader fighting against all odds and all enemies and hanging in there as this basket of democratic ideal. that leader was no such thing but that was the analogy for lyndon johnson. now what could go wrong with johnson getting that wrong? we saw what went wrong. that was in his head and when he became president, he expanded the war based on a lot of world war ii analogies that were not apt and not appropriate for the situation in america. policymakers do it all the time. people will talk about munich and chamberlain and robert kennedy and the cuban missile crisis said they didn't want, he talked about the preemptive strike in cuba and he said i don't want my brother to be the tojo of the 19 60s, meaning a pearl harbor like strike. the uses of history actually really do matter. in many times there are hearings or markups here in the house where i will hear of somebody cite something and it's kind of

. >> these ruins are in saigon, capital of the largest city of south vietnam. >> when he went to vietnamg tet, it was the first time, and maybe the only time, that walter had shown any kind of bias in his public broadcast. >> it is increasingly clear to this report, that the only rational way out would be to negotiate, not as victors, but as an honorable people who lived up to their pledge to defend democracy and did the best they could. >> after walter cronkite, johnson's popularity sinks. >> to most ordinary citizens, it's become obvious the war is not being won. >> opposition to the war was rising. it wasn't just beatniks and young kids. >> we are fighting a war. i'm convinced that it is one of the most unjust wars that has ever been fought in the history of the world. >> martin luther king came out against the vietnam war. his own followers said you shouldn't be focusing on that. you should be focusing on our issue. he said they're intertwined, you can't separate them. >> president kennedy said on one occasion, mankind must put an end to war. or war will put an end to mankind. you ho

operation, meaning whether we're going to continue to fight this war and destroy the cities of south vietnam or fight this war on their own soil. the first two weeks of these negotiations, the death rate for americans in combat has gone up and set new records for this entire long war. the idea [ inaudible ] -- whatever is required, if that should be done. meantime, the enemy should see preparations. but the enemy must believe and see you are amassing weapons and mobilizing the forces that are going to result in an invasion. >> so ronald reagan was recommending, as had eisenhower, that the american navy should threaten an invasion of the north, as well as threaten to use atomic weapons. he wanted the vietnamese quaking in their beds every night. he wanted to win the war. if president johnson committed our troops, which he did, reagan and ike wanted to win the war. in may of '68, reagan said things were different when ike was in charge. twice during those eight years menacing soviet movements against berlin were disposed of without the call up of a single reinforcement simply by a show of calm

beijing has been building artificial islands in the south china sea where vietnam, philippines, and others also claim sovereignty over some islands and maritime rights. >>> prime minister abe and south korean president park geun-hye have agreed to work closely in dealing with north korea's nuclear and missile programs. abe spoke with park as they sat side by side during an official dinner. hosted by mongolia president. abe expressed his support for support for south korea's decision to deploy an advanced anti-missile defense system. it's called the high altitude ar defense or.h.d. thtwo ads coird th gornments will implement last december's agreement on the issue of those known as comfort women. >>> chinese prosecutors are preparing to indict four people including a human rights lawyer on the charge of subversion of state power. the charge carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment. the prosecutors office and said on friday it's decided to indict lawyer zhou xiaphan along with three activists. heads the law firm established by yang yu. she was detained after six months. authorities hav

. >>> a south jersey vietnam veteran is doing his part to reunite a cape may county family with a priceless. as we told you earlier this week someone told the corcoran family's american flag from their north wildwood home on the fourth of july. that flag was laid across the casket of their brother patrick who was can killed in vietnam back in 1969. at a news conference today vietnam veteran and radio host joe griffey announced a reward for the return of the flag. mostly funded by donations from complete strangers. in addition, patrick's brother says people from around the country have been offering their family's flags as well. he thanked them today along with the community and the veteran. >> they stood behind me when i was nine and my sister was 14. 46 years later they're standing behind me again and i can't say enough thank yous to them. >> meanwhile north wildwood police say if the flag is returned to the 15th street volunteer fire company or griffey, griffey's before their investigation ends, no charges will be filed. >> well, if you haven't bought it yet you have about a few hours lef

south china sea. that's upset the philippines, vietnam and other claimants to the disputed islands. ey suspect beijing is building military outposts. china's claim of jurisdiction over most of the south china sea has led the philippines to take the case to court. they argue that the claim is baseless and invalid, according to international law. china says only the parties involved should resolve the issue through talks. the country has boycotted the court proceedings and says it will reject any ruling. despite that tough outward stance, nhk has learned that beijing is considering a response in the event of an unfavorable ruling. diplomatic sources say that more than 20 government officials and experts met in beijing in late march. the sources say a senior official of the state oceanic administration suggested that an unfavorable ruling was increasingly likely and called on others to cast away an optimistic illusion and make preparations. oceanic administration officials and experts have proposed steps to establish chinese control of the area before a ruling comes out. one proposal wa

has conducted military exercises in the south china sea, part of exerting its claims overlapping those made by other countries like malaysia and brunei. vietnamys china is severely infringing its sovereignty again which goes against international law. that is all falling on deaf ears. angie: is the south china sea fast becoming a flashpoint? haslinda: there is concern it could be. thereis also concern could be global consequences should it happen. these countries have fought for the south china sea for centuries. it is not new. what is new is rising tension in recent years. building naval islands and runways in the area. here is why the south china sea is hotly contested. $5 trillion are at stake, $5 trillion in ship trade passes through every year. it is an energy-rich area, strategic water edge. it is an important area. angie: coming up, this year's biggest tech ipo has become even bigger. you will see why japan's favorite messaging app has raised the game. markets in shanghai get underway. we will have the opening numbers for you next. ♪ >> the top stories trending this hour, asia's docs are slightly down today. stocks are among popular's.

south china sea. the u.s. says under president xi, equipping some with sports and runways. the the philippines acted after they seized the shole. it has unnerved neighbors including malaysia and vietnamhave competing claims to this stretch of water. $5 trillion worth of trade passes through the south china sea every year. it is home to rich stocks of fish and significant oil and gas reserves. beijing says it has a pistol work right to islands in the area of the sea spanning almost 1800 kilometers. back,s. has been pushing sending warships and planes close to some of the reefs in what it calls freedom of navigation operations. that infuriated china which responded by dispatching fighters and ships to ward off the u.s. navy. the panel is expected to rule in favor of the philippines. beijing says it will ignore the results. how each side response could affect the future stability. at 5 p.m.s will be beijing time. it is a test for the chinese an assertive has stance on the south china sea. it is also a test for washington on how they respond to any action by beijing. analysts see different responses the chinese could make. it could be a strongly worded sentiment, playing to the nationali

vietnam war? >> was it south korea? >> north korea? >> north yea? >> korea? >> where did you come up with that? e no idea. >> france. >> is it france? >> oh. >> you're laughing at me. it is embarrassing. >> who did america fight in the vietnam war? >> vietnam. >> who did we fight in the vietnam war? >> nam until. >> vietcong. we still didn't win. >> no! >> who won the cold war? >> i'm not the best historian here but -- >> you don't say? >> russia did. >> no one. didn't we just like agree to disagree? >> america and russia came out together after world war ii and shaky and frenemies. >> frenemies? >> say one more hipster thing and i'm going to shove you in the vintage bassoon case. okay? >> who won the cold war? >> i do not know. >> was it the french? >> i feel bad. i'm blaming everything on the french. >> is it spain? japan? >> america. we're always at war. it is weird. >> france. they always bring us into it. i don't know why. we know it. they're impossible. >> you mean switzerland? >> yeah. sorry! >> who won the cold war? >> russia. >> france? >> united states? >> who did the united states fig

in his speech, the south dakota senator criticizes president richard nixon's policies on vietnam and calls for more transparency in government. senator mcgovern lost to richard nixon in the general election in a lopsided contest, with the president taking 49 states. this speech is just over 40 minutes, and i were coverage is from the nixon presidential library and museum. , senatoran o'brien eagleton, andor my fellow citizens, i am happy to join you for this benediction service.iday sunrise [applause] i assume that everyone here is impressed with my control of this convention in that my choice for vice president was challenged by only 39 other nominees. [applause] but i think we learned from watching the republicans four years ago as they selected their less presidential nominee -- their vice presidential nominee that it pays to take a little more time. [applause] i can tell you that eleanor is very grateful that the oregon delegation at least cap her in the race with martha mitchell. you on yourulate respects and i pay my to those two superb presiding officers of this convention, la

vietnam war? >> was it south korea? >> north korea? >> north korea? >> korea?> where did you come up with that? >> i have no idea where i came up with it. >> france. is it france? [ laughter ] >> reporter: oh, gosh. >> they're all laughing at me. it's embarrassing. >> reporter: who did america fight in the vietnam war? >> vietnam. >> reporter: who did we fight in the vietnam war? >> vietnam. >> north vietnam, and we still didn't win. >> no. >> reporter: who won the cold war? >> i'm not the best historian here, but -- >> reporter: you don't say. >> the russians won. >> no one. didn't we agree to disagree. >> america and russia came out together after world war ii, kind of friends. frenemy. >> reporter: frenemy? >> say one more hip center thing, and i'm going to shove you in your case. >> reporter: who won the cold war? >> i don't know. >> was it the french? i'm blaming everything on the french. >> spain? >> japan? >> america. we're always in the wars. it's weird. >> france, they always bring us into it. i don't know why. >> you mean switzerland? >> yes. >> sorry

and for the younger generation, is more and more becoming what vietnam was for the 1960's and thei south africa was for 1980's. we must never tolerate one iota of anti-jewish hatred, and never one iota of anti- palestinian or anti-arab or anti-muslim hatred. can we walk that line? democratic party, you have been in denial for too long. palestinians ought to be free. >> two minutes remaining. you better use it. two minutes. >> i want to add one additional voice before i turn it over to another colleague. the mayor of tel aviv recently made this statement. israelis understand what is happening in their day-to-day lives. "we are the only ones in the world with another people living among us under our occupation, denying the many civil rights. this is not a controversial position. it is a statement of fact, acknowledged by people, including israelis who themselves acknowledge there is an occupation. >> one minute. >> i am from oregon, and i would just like to add the remark. i tried to write an amendment about this. this is how it strikes me. palestinians have a right, just like israelis, to

vietnam, malaysia, and others also claim territory in the south china sea. earlier, nhk world's mitsuko nishikawa spoke with daisuke azuma in beijing. >> daisuke, leaders there have refused to take part in the legal proceedings, but that doesn't mean they aren't interested in the case, are they? >> that's right. newspapers like this run articles every day arguing why china's claims are legitimate. and they pay attention to some international opinion. the communist party newspaper, "the people's daily," have posted online comments of foreign politicians and scholars who support china's stance. domestically, it looks like beijing is trying to shore up public support before the decisions comes down of moving that they say is biased and illegal. in another move, the chinese navy began drills this week in the contested waters, and officials say they will continue until the day of the ruling. >> the chinese military exercise in part on the south china sea has completely, according to both domestic chinese law and international law. and no country in the world has

putting down an insurgency, whether it's in south carolina in 1780 or in vietnam in the 1960s or insurgency in afghanistan in the towels, ves very difficult with a limited armed force when is you don't control the populace. so the british faced a lot of the same problems in 1780 that american forces face today. >> this is actually a follow-up to the gentleman in the front row's question about the list of officers. this is a question for a friend of mine who has done extensive study of the wax saws. he's familiar with the list and the clinton papers of the officers but is curious if such a list exists for the ncos abenlisted men. >> the question, is there a lis of ncos and enlisted men for the siege of charleston. i get that question all the time. unfortunately, there is not. what we do have, there are some payrolls and muster rolls of american regiments immediately prior to the fall of charleston. but unfortunately, there is no list of enlisted prinners that were taken. it's disappointing. i get folks interested in genealogy asking me all time, is there a list of prisoners. unfortunately, t

before the talk tonight, putting down an insurgency whether it's an insurgency in south carolina in 1780 or insurgency in vietnam in the 196 0s or insurgency in afghanistan in the 2000s. very, very difficult with a limited arm force when you don't -- the british faced the same problems in the 1278 1780s that american forces face today. >> this is a follow-up to the gentleman's question in the front row about a list of officers. this is a question for a friend of mine, he's familiar with the list but is curious if a list exists for the ncos and enlisted men. >> is there a list of the ncos and list of men for the siege of charleston. i get that question all the time. unfortunately, there is not. what we do have, there are some payrolls and muster rolls of american regiments immediately prior to the fall of charleston, but unfortunately, there is no list of enlisted prisoners that were taken. it's disappointing because i get folks who are interested in genealogy asking me all the time, oh, is there a list of prisoners? unfirefig unfortunately, there's not. what i had to, i focused a lot on pension applications and

south china sea. the u.s. says under the chinese president, china has reclaimed 1300 acres of land and equipping some islands with ports and runways. the philippines acted after in area ofd rocks. malaysia and vietnams well. $5 trillion worth of trade passes through the south china sea every year and it is home to rich stocks of fish and significant oil and gas reserves. beijing says it has a historic right to an area of violence spanning nearly 1800 kilometers. a u-shaped boundary known as them 9 dash line. the u.s. has been sending warships and planes close to some of the reefs in what it calls freedom of navigation operations. that infuriated china which responded by dispatching ships to ward off the u.s. navy. the panel is expected to rule in favor of developing. beijing has already said it would ignore the results. outreach side response could determine the region's future stability. angie: that decision coming down from the hague in a couple of hours. it isal could to note, valuable oil and gas reserves. that is what is happening in asia. what about you? yousef: we have spoken about oil quite a bit but there is plenty else happening on the commodities front. if you pull out your bloomberg ter

south. not named. but eventually could bring showers across parts of hainan and eventually over there towards northern vietnam. you want to be watching closely on this one. also maybe showers coming out of this. tokyo high 26, the showers out there for you. let's take a look here into europe. actually, thunderstorms across the east causing flight delays in parts of the balkan peninsula. showers and hail being reported out here. mainly because of a low you see it spinning on the satellite picture. also there in northern italia, frequent lightning coming out of this. back to the west, showers across the british isles extending to germany, but the big thing i think is in portugal and spain, hot and dry. look at your temperatures. north of that front, paris just a high of 25. all right. let's talk about the americas, really a tale of two stories here. in the west, it is dry and hot. this is fire weather being in place in parts of california, but as we look back towards the east, thunderstorms lining the northeastern seaboard here. new york definitely seeing delays as well. it had been hot and oppressive all week.

south china sea. vinam objects to beijing's latest military exercises in the region's disputed water. ♪ --nne: china and vietnam place in territorial waters and they want beijing to cancel them. china flexing his muscles again. muscles: flexing its and making tensions up. the drills start today and and on the 11th and that is the eve of the ruling in the hague. tribunalnow how the sees the spat in the south china sea. we know though that whatever the outcome, beijing has said it will not recognize it. talk about flexing its muscles. conductedregularly exercises in the area, part of exerting its claims which override those by several other brunei,s like malaysia, and thailand. they are the parasail islands. vietnam has called foul and said china is infringing vietnam's sovereignty which goes against international law. if you think china would take heed, think again. yvonne: china not backing down. it's a south china sea fast becoming a flashpoint? haslinda: there is a concern it is. there i concern it will be global consequences should or when that happens. countries have fought for territory in the south china

and i met many of them on patriot's point in south carolina last year where they unveiled the vietnammember that, you did a great job. >> still to come. new detail its on the deadly alligator attack in the disney resort. we with are learning now two alligators are involved and what does that mean for a possible lawsuit, plus this. >> down on the ground and get your hand on the floor and i look and there is blood everywhere. >> a disabled cancer patient attacked by tsa agents at an airport. and the legal panel weighs in on the case up next. . . . . . . . . >> there is new information on on the tragic alligator attack in disneyworld that claimed the life of a two-year-old boy. two alligator was actually involved. the father said a second alligator bit him while he tried to save his son from the first lane. the boy was playing when the alligator snatched him. his body was recovered 15 yards from shore. legal panels are with us. doug burns and former prosecutor and defense attorney. you have to think it is a slam dunk case to take. wendy, does the idea of a second alligator change it much

within south and southeast asia china is suspicious of countries like india and vietnam. they believe the interest in lower prices of the energy resources and interests in stakes of oil and gas assets in russia differ from that of moscow. the repeated hiccups are an example of this conflict. china's economic slowdown for american and the diverse -- energy -- sources of gas from central asia china is hoping to have a better negotiation about a price for a measure of goods and join the development in russia but this is not necessarily what russia is interested in. nevertheless, the chinese continue to make nice with russia and as they have at least acknowledged we have worked close with russia. there are many concrete benefits and factors have been managed but not eliminated. they can be managed though. this is particular two. when china feels they are dealing from a position of strength and a couple points as the chinese analysts like to make, including one with a 3,000 mile long border, russia has the more impact over chinese's immediate security. this was emphasized by t

the 1972 quixotic nomination of the senator from south dakota was a bit strange from the start. "we've spent 150 billion on the vietnam war alone." he began his campaign polling at only one or two percent across the country. he had zero political operation and it seemed like almost the entire democratic establishment was against him. "it's a wage price formula ..." but come july, 1972, mcgovern's grassroots campaign had buried the competition "mcgovern. democrat." and all facets of the democratic party were convening in miami. "good evening. the democratic convention meets tonight in hopes of choosing the man to replace richard nixon in the white house, next january. by the last count, five names to be put before the convention." those five names did not make much of a dent to mcgovern's 1757 delegates but that didn't stop those on the left or the right from organizing resistance to the mcgovern camp. a group of southern governors, fueled by opposition to mcgovern's anti-war stance and led jimmy carter then governor of georgia, united with labor leaders to mount a challenge termed 'anyone but mcgovern.' "george meany

vietnam, mongolia and russia. recent students include middle-aged people taking courses funded by their companies and teenagers sent here by their parents. opened english schools in the philippines, targeting southungsters. they were attracted by the low labor costs and english-speaking locals. english education is now a major new industry in the philippines for students from all over asia, backed by the government. this is the ceo of smeag, and he, himself, studied english in the philippines four years ago. seeing the potential of the english language market, he joined forces with the largest school in cebu. [ speaking in foreign language ] >> english was first taught in the philippines when the country was colonized by america at the end of the 19th century. the people learned it from missionaries. these days, from the first year of elementary school, all classes are taught in english as well as the native language. the higher the education, the more frequently english is used. without a good command of the language, people know that their employment options will be limited. english has become an essential requirement for filipino youngsters to get high-paying jobs. work at call centers, i.t.

south sea is complex. this is the area claimed by the philippines, who won the case. plenty of others have their case . brunei, malaysia, vietnamd taiwan. this is the so-called 9 dash line, china's claim. bigger and more sweeping. the philippines bolstered their claim to the spratly islands by turning a wreck into a military base. a chinese foreign affairs specialist in beijing said the hague ruling was dangerous. miscalculation on the part of the philippines, or especially the united states, it may lead to military conflict. correspondent: philippine generals observing and exercise aboard a u.s. navy ship. the u.s. has a military treaty with the philippines, which gives them american protection. >> no one wants this to come to conflict. we have concerns over the tensions. there has been activity that has raised concerns. overall, our assessment is that there is no party to this dispute that wants to see open conflict. correspondent: maybe, china is just reacting angrily toward off warnther countries -- to off the other countries from pressing their claims in the south china sea. haps china feels it is so strong it can force it

[applause] and for the younger generation is more and more becoming what vietnam was for the '60s or what south africa was for the '80s, but our challenge will be -- [cheers and applause] our challenge will be we must never tolerate one iota of anti-jewish hatred or sensibility or one iota of anti-muslim or anti-arab sensibility. can we walk that line? democratic party, you've been in denial for too long.ng pal stints ought to be free. [cheers and applause] >> two minutes. two minutes remaining. you better use it. two minutes. >> thank you -- [cheers and applause] >> two minutes. >> i want to add one additionala voice before i turn it over to another colleague. the mayor of tel aviv recently made the polling statement, and i will quote him. we are a state, the only ones in the world with another people living among us under our occupation. denying them any civil rights. this is not a controversial addition.si it is a statement of fact acknowledged by people includin israelis who themselves acknowledge there is an occupation. [applause] >> one minute. >> my name is jane, and i am from oregon. an

south china sea. this is the third tropical storm for the western pacific typhoon system. the system could hit the hainan area as we go into tomorrow morning and then could hit the north of vietnam by thursday local time. quite a lot of heavy rain is likely to o fall. 'r're anticipating up to 150 millimeters of rainfall which could cause some flash floododss well as landslides. winds are going to be qte strongs s well. that's it fromom me now. here is your extended forecast around the globe. >>> and that wraps up this hour's nhk "newsline." be sure to watch "newsroom tobq >> hello and welcome to the program. i am claire pryde. these are the top stories. a priest killed in northern france after two men entered a church carrying knives. they were later shot by police. francois hollande is in the town . the vatican has condemned what it called -- a knife attack in japan as a facility for disabled people leaves 19 pe

vietnam war. instead, it will be chuck kettles' name forever etched on the walls that communities have built from southern california to southina, in honor of those who have earned the medal of honor. of course, chuck says all this attention is a lot of hubbub, but i'll survive. chuck, you survived much worse than this ceremony. and on behalf of the american people, let me say that this hubbub is richly and roundly deserved. as a military agent prepared to read the citation, please join me in saluting this proud american soldier and veteran who reminds us all of the true meaning of service. lieutenant colonel chuck kettles. [ applause ] >> the president of the united states of america authorized by act of congress, march 3rd, 1863, has awarded in the name of congress, the medal of honor to major charles s. kettles, united states army. major charles s. kettles has has distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry while serving as flight commander 176th aviation company, air mobile light. 14th combat aviation battalion, americal division near the republic of vietnam. on 15 may, 1967, major kettles, upon learning an airborne i

vietnam, when you -- when you get hit, your training, you respond. >> reporter: vic lee, abc 7 news. >> a chemical spill sent two people to the hospital at biotech giant this morning. south san francisco fire officials said the hazardous spill happened inside of the building 13 research lab. they won't say what the substance was. officials didn't consider it a threat, though, to public safety and didn't call for any evacuations. two people were taken to the hospital as a precaution. >>> firefighters in cupertino had no problem with a small grass fire today. you're looking at video from sky 7 hd of the four-acre fire that broke out on california oak and majestic oak way near 280 and highway 85. it started around 10:30. there were no injury -- injuries or homes burned. >>> it is a brush fire in lake sherwood in havenventura and it grown to between 30 and 40 acres. helicopters are making water drops and seem to have a handle on it now. right now no homes are threatened. remember, stay with abc 7 news and follow us on twitter at abc 7 news bay area for continuing updates. >>> and happening now, in the south bay, a group of activists are holding a protest against mosquito fog

and for the younger generation, is more and more becoming what vietnam was for the 1960's and thei southfrica was for 1980's. we must never tolerate one iota of anti-jewish hatred, and never one iota of anti- palestinian or anti-arab or anti-muslim hatred. can we walk that line? democratic party, you have been in denial for too long. palestinians ought to be free. >> two minutes remaining. you better use it. two minutes. >> i want to add one additional voice before i turn it over to another colleague. the mayor of tel aviv recently made this statement. israelis understand what is happening in their day-to-day lives. "we are the only ones in the world with another people living among us under our occupation, denying the many civil rights. this is not a controversial position. it is a statement of fact, acknowledged by people, including israelis who themselves acknowledge there is an occupation. >> one minute. >> i am from oregon, and i would just like to add the remark. i tried to write an amendment about this. this is how it strikes me. palestinians have a right, just like israelis, to i

vietnam war. instead, it will be chuck kettles's name forever etched on the walls that communities have built from southern california to south carolina in honor of those who have earned the medal of honor. of course, chuck says all this attention is a lot of hubbub but i will survive. [laughter] chuck, you survived muchworse than this ceremony. and on behalf of the american people, let me say that this hubbub is richly and roundly deserve . as he prepares to read the citation, please join me in saluting this proud american soldier who reminds us all of the true meaning of service, lieutenant colonel chuck kettles. [applause] >>. [applause] the president of the united states of america, authorized by act of congress march 3, 1863 as awarded in the name of congress the medal of honor to you, major charles s kettles, united states army. major charles s kettles has distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry while serving as flight commander, 176 aviation country, 14, aviation battalion, american helicopter division, republic of vietnam. 115 may 1967, major kettles upon learning that an airborne infantry unit had suffered cas

vietnam war. instead, it will be chuck kettles name forever etched on the walls that communities have built from southern california to southarolina in honor of those who earned the medal of honor. of course, chuck says all this attention is a lot of hubbub. but i'll survive. chuck, you survived much worse than this ceremony. and on behalf of the american people, let me say that this hubbub is richly and roundly deserved. as a military aide prepares to read the citation, please join me in saluting this proud american soldier and veteran who reminds us all of the true meaning of service, lieutenant colonel chuck kettles. [ applause ] >> the president of the united states of america authorized by act of congress march 3rd, 1863, has awarded, in the name of congress, the medal of honor to you, major charles s. kettle, united states army. major charles s. kettles distinguished himself while serving as flight commander 176th aviation company, air mobile light, 14th combat aviation battalion, american division, republic of vietnam. on 15 may 1967. major kettles, upon learning that an airborne infantry unit suffered casualties, im