all southeast asia and asia there are a lot of similarities. >> he is a male entity. he is not -- are you referring to the story? >> it's interesting you should say that. a unique indian concept is one of half male, half female. and that is -- unlike some dances the solo dancer portrays all of the parts in the story. you can portray a feminine aspect and then masculine aspect with the bow and arrow. the male has to portray feminine and the female has to portray masculine. there is a very fierce dance and a soft sort of dance and every dancer has to learn all those aspects. it's very, you know, my teacher i call him a guru in this art form you have to study very, very hard. you have to learn about all the cultural aspects. he says it's liberating because he enjoys and has to learn to bring up the feminine aspect. he's a strong character it's a challenge for him and he likes it. the stories are metaphor cal. i don't look at this that this is a man or woman. there are qualities we all have that some of us are in touch with and are not. in our culture we think people shou

all southeast asia and asia there are a lot of similarities. >> he is a male entity. he is not -- are you referring to the story? >> it's interesting you should say that. a unique indian concept is one of half male, half female. and that is -- unlike some dances the solo dancer portrays all of the parts in the story. you can portray afe

we see america's enhanced presence across southeast asia -- in our partnership with indonesia against piracy and violent extremism, and in our work with malaysia to prevent proliferation, in the ships we'll deploy to singapore, and in our closer cooperation with vietnam and cambodia, and in our welcome of india as it "looks east" and plays a larger role as an asian power. at the same time, we'll reengage with our regional organizations. our work in bali this week will mark my third meeting with asean leaders, and i'll be proud to be the first american president to attend the east asia summit. and together, i believe we can address shared challenges, such as proliferation and maritime security, including cooperation in the south china sea. meanwhile, the united states will continue our effort to build a cooperative relationship with china. all of our nations -- australia, the united states -- all of our nations have a profound interest in the rise of a peaceful and prosperous china. that's why the united states welcomes it. we've seen that china can be a partner from reducing tensions

japanese government hopes to boost relations with asean to counter china's growing influence in southeast asia. ascene lead asean leaders in bali have rewarded myanmar for reform efforts. we're in bali with more details of the asean meeting. >> reporter: the ten leaders are meeting here in bali to discuss several important issues for this region. myanmar took the spotlight today and it's military-backed government is now officially set to become chair of the regional bloc. asean leaders agreed on thursday it would chair the organization in 2014. it will give international recognition to one of the asia's most isolated and authoritarian states. myanmar was originally in line to take the rotating chairmanship in 2006 but a sean decided to skip the turn because of human rights abuses. after the meeting they welcomed asean's mission. >> we seek harmony moem and abroad. >> indonesia also held a news conference explaining the group's intention. >> we're in agreement with the fact that significant changes, significant developments have taken place in myanmar. we are trying to ensure that the process

. >>> and other parts of southeast asia have also been affected by intense rain and floods with many casualties, but amid all the suffering, there have been some stories of hope, like this one. inside this little bird cage are some unlikely animals. a pair of leopard cub who is survived the floods in cambodia. a fisherman brought the newborn cubs to a wildlife refuge about three weeks ago. he discovered them inside a hole. their mother had apparently stowed them there to keep them safe from rising flood waters. >> translator: i think these animals were lucky that their mother got them out of the floods. then they met a kind person who brought them to the zoo. >> originally there were three cubs. sadly one of them didn't make it. but these two surviving sisters are on the way to a full recovery. once they're old enough to stand, they'll be united with the other leopard cats at the refuge. and that will wrap up our bulletin. i'm patchari raksawong in bangkok. >>> in other news, france and germany will try to persuade greece to accept the rescue package that eu leaders proposed last wee

as it tries to establish itself as southeast asia's auto production hub.t has a high concentration of auto-related plants, from parts makers to final assembly plants. one japanese automaker affected by the flooding in thailand is nissan. >> if you can keep the immobilization of your plant within a few days, the impact on yourselves is going to be limited. but if it lasts more than a few days, then you're going to start to have impact on the sales. >> and the problem goes beyond thailand. parts made there are shipped to factories in other southeast asian countries, japan and the united states. the situation has forced toyota motor not only to halt production in thailand, but also to slow down operations in seven other countries. including the united states and japan. it's a similar story in other fields, take computers for example. thailand is the world's second-largest producer of hard disc drives used in pcs. computer makers around the world are starting to feel the pinch. as output of key i.t. components falls due to the floods. japanese electronics gian

as it tries to establish itself as southeast asia's auto production hub.t has a high concentration of auto-related plants, from parts makers to final assembly plants. one japanese automaker affected by the flooding in thailand is nissan. >> if you can keep the immobilization of your plant within a few days, the impact on yourselves is going to be limited. but if it lasts more than a few days, then you're going to start to have impact on the sales. >> and the problem goes beyond thailand. parts made there are shipped to factories in other southeast asian countries, japan and the united states. the situation has forced toyota motor not only to halt production in thailand, but also to slow down operations in seven other countries. including the united states and japan. it's a similar story in other fields, take computers for example. thailand is the world's second-largest producer of hard disc drives used in pcs. computer makers around the world are starting to feel the pinch. as output of key i.t. components falls due to the floods. japanese electronics gian

japanese government hopes to boost relations to asean to counter china's growing influence in southeast asia. asean leaders in bali awarded myanmar for reform efforts. they promise a key leadership role in the block. we have more details of the meeting. >> reporter: ten leaders of asean are meeting here in bali to discuss several important issues for the region. myanmar took the spotlight and the government is now officially set to become chair of the regional block. the leaders unanimously agreed myanmar would chair the organization in 2014. the high profile role would give international recognition to one of the most authoritarian states. myanmar was originally in line to take rotating chairmanship in 2006 but asean decided to skip their turn out of consideration for human rights abuses by its former military leaders. after the meeting, the myanmar information meeting welcomed asean's decision. >> translator: we see harmony at home and abroad and will push for democracy. >> current asean chair indonesia also had a news conference explaining the group's intention. >> it is agreement of the

in africa and southeast asia and in other continents, they have a presence. the chinese party is domestic and secondly the u.s. is an important issue. in terms of the middle east, it regards this as a grand periphery, is not that chinese court national interest. that explains why china does not want to get too involved in the middle east. china wants to keep its neutral role rather than get polarized. if it gets into a negotiation between israel and iran, china has economic and political relations with both countries. how will china pick a side? the chinese solution is to leave the mass to the western countries who would love to get involved in this mess and we will quietly develop and reinforce our economic and political relations with other countries in the region. that is their strategic choice. >> did any of the events of the arabs bring change that? china is tried to stay away from the fray but got criticism for not making a decision. >> the impact of the arabs spring on the chinese government is domestic politics. china had a demonstration in beijing wh

it is almost a european notion to bring these symbols and icons from southeast asia.hey decorate their deities. it was a god they interacted with every day in a human way. the most important thing has been to create work that is appealing to me. i want to see vishnu to pick did in a modern way. it dawned on me by reinterpreting the deities in a way that is modern and reverent to the history, i am building a bridge for young and old audiences to make friends with the culture and these icons to learn their stories. ♪ >> the question when i started 11 years ago when i started doing resolution work is can anything be presented on a really low resolution device where it is potentially a digital image? can anything be presented that way? or will it feel cold and electronic? >> the imagery will change. there will be four different sets. it is a two dimensional image. it is stretched out into three dimensions. the device is part of the experience. you cannot experience the image without the device as being part of what you are seeing. whereas with the tv you end up ignoring i

it is almost a european notion to bring these symbols and icons from southeast asia.hey decorate their deities. it was a god they interacted with every day in a human way. the most important thing has been to create work that is appealing to me. i want to see vishnu to pick did in a modern way. it dawned on me by reinterpreting the deities in a way that is modern and reverent to the history, i am building a bridge for young and old audiences to make friends with the culture and these icons to learn their stories. ♪ >> i came out to san francisco about seven years ago. i was trained as a carpenter. i got sick of the cold weather and the hot weather. i wanted to pursue art. i thought i really be here for about three years. here i am, 7 years later. ♪ i have problems sleepwalking at night. i wanted to create a show about sleep. a mostly due painting kind of story telling. these are isolated subject matters, smaller studies for the larger paintings. i fell in love with it and wanted to create more of them. it is all charcoal on mylar. it is plastic. i was experimenting an

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50 years, it has transformed itself into one of the most dynamic and productive countries in southeast asia with limited resources but an openness to innovation, the government has helped to make singapore an ideal place to live, work, and play. "this is america" visits the republic of singapore. >> "this is america" is made possible by the national education association, the nation's largest advocate for children and public education. the american federation of teachers, a union of professionals. the singapore tourism board, th for e singapore airlines, a great way to fly. poongsan corporation, forging a higher global standard. the ctc foundation, afo communications, andthe rotondaro family trust. we will discover why singapore is a great place to live. it has a population of 5 million people and a diverse ethnic makeup. amazingly, everybody seems to along just fine. >> is there a culture that you can put your finger on? >> one has to understand where we come from. we are a nation of many cultures and ethnic groups. singapore is a young nation. we have a long history. we have a history dat

mixing vessel of microorganisms and it means that a virus that pops out of central africa or southeast asia to here in new york or tokyo in a matter of days. and that's something that we should all be very, very concerned about and take seriously. >> stephen: if you discover the next deadly virus, can you name it after yourself? because wolfe flu, that's not bad. >> i mean look,. >> stephen: yes or no, senator. (laughter) >> well, we do need-- . >> stephen: yes or no. >> we do, we absolutely do. we name them. >> stephen: dow. could i, could someone die of wolfe fever. >> very possibly. but we're not going name it after me. we're going to name it after usually sort of a location that we work in or something that's meaningful about the virus, that gives us information about it. >> stephen: when you first came out here i shook your hand. (laughter) is this-- is this does this help me in any way. did i just do anything or is this just sort of wishful thinking. >> oh, no, you absolutely did. using alcohol based hand sanityizers will definitely like destroy bacteria and a number of different viru

it is almost a european notion to bring these symbols and icons from southeast asia.decorate their deities. it was a god they interacted with every day in a human way. the most important thing has been to create work that is appealing to me. i want to see vishnu to pick did in a modern way. it dawned on me by reinterpreting the deities in a way that is modern and reverent to the history, i am building a bridge for young and old audiences to make friends with the culture and these icons to learn their stories. ♪ >> >> good afternoon. thank you, everyone, for coming to san francisco fire department headquarters. we're hear to honor vincent perez and fire department paramedic anthony valario. today we will be unveiling vince and tony's name on our line-of-duty death memorial wall. it is a somber ceremony and yet an important one and i think all of us, it's testament to the men that tony and vince were that vuso many people coming out once again to support one another and first and foremost, to support the valario and the perez family. this is a very special day because i

overtime work has also been curtailed in japan, southeast asia, north america, and africa. >>> as the crisis drags on, the impact of the animal heritage is also mounting. the well being of the eye kwon elephant is now under threat. we have this report. >> these elephants are taking shelter on high ground. several kilometers from the city center. the elephants have evacuated here because of the flood. elephants are one of the big tourist attractions. but for the last two months, many of the animals have been stranded. at shelters. they're surrounded by water, up to two meters deep. transport in the area has been disrupted. caretakers normally give each elephant 250 kilograms of sugar cane, bananas and other fruit every day. but it's fallen to 150 kilograms. many of the dying animals are losing weight. >> translator: look where the hipbone is. can you tell it's nothing but skin and bone. the chest, shoulders and forehead are also skinny. >> health problems are mounting. this 25-year-old female has an eye infected with bacteria. her handlers clean and disinfect the wound. but the vet is

back in 2007 southeast asia welcomed the completion of the east-west economic corridor running from thailand to laos and vietnam. it has been contributing to the region's economic growth ever since. the south corridor links thailand to southern vietnam through cambodia. the tunnel fully completes the link with the exception of a bridge over the mekong river in cambodia. connecting two massive manufacturing giants, thailand and vietnam, the corridors are expected to lead to more distribution and adjacent developing companies like laos and cambodia will enjoy spillover benefits from the project. next we have a nation marking 20 years since the end of a devastating civilian war. over the last decade cambodia has enjoyed it's now considered among the ranks of the so-called new emerging countries, and after years of international assistance cambodia is now seeking investment. nhk world reports. >> reporter: the skyline of the capital has seen a surge in high-rise buildings. name-brand stores are part of purchasing power of cambodian consumers. over the past five years, sales of flat-screen televi

it is almost a european notion to bring these symbols and icons from southeast asia.y decorate their deities. it was a god they interacted with every day in a human way. the most important thing has been to create work that is appealing to me. i want to see vishnu to pick did in a modern way. it dawned on me by reinterpreting the deities in a way that is modern and reverent to the history, i am building a bridge for young and old audiences to make friends with the culture and these icons to learn their stories. ♪ >> we came to seven straight about 10 years ago. -- 7th street about 10 years ago. the environment is huge. it is stronger than willpower. surrounding yourself with artists, being in a culture where artists are driving, and where a huge amount of them is a healthy environment. >> you are making it safer. push, push. that is better. when i start thinking, i see it actually -- sometimes, i do not see it, but when i do, it is usually from the inside out. it is like watching something being spawned. you go in, and you begin to work, excavate, play with the dancer

for hours to be the first customers when h&m opens its doors in singapore, the first branch in southeast asia. h&m has 2300 stores in over 40 countries. singapore might be one more step forward. the swedish fashion company has a simple recipe for success. >> we love h&m. >> why? >> because their clothes are amazing and cheap. >> quite surprising. it is an international brand. since it is so cheap -- do not know why, but if they can deliver cheap drugs, i do not mind buying. >> -- cheap goods, i do not mind buying. >> another post is opening. it is not a fashion store. 4000 workers are employed at this textile factory. the european company places orders wherever the clothing can be produced at the lowest price, and cambodia produces very cheaply, but they come at a price. not long ago 300 women at the center collapsed. it is 11:30 a.m., time for lunch, and the only break of the day. most of the women only have a little bit of rice and a few vegetables. this is a seamstress working for 30 cents an hours. -- an hour. she saw what happened and as one of the fuel willing to talk of bought it. >> w

the southwest sections and central areas, that will start moving into the korean peninsula in southeast asia. scattered showers and thunderstorms across the philippines and for the northern end of vietnam to still looking on the unsettled side. over towards india as well, southern sections as well as sri lanka will see another round of shares. in the sea, we have this system that will be a deep depression that is showing signs of strengthening and heading in towards the coast in the next couple of days. it is due to be a cyclonic storm shortly. we will keep an eye on this as well. >> 17 expected in tokyo so mild. 25 degrees in taipai. into europe and the weather pattern has been the gusty conditions impacting much of europe's northern sections and the east too, we have been hearing of strong winds and you can seat lines face very closing to and shows how windy the weather is. the pattern has not changed a lot the last couple of days and it will stay that way on monday as we heard of strong gales reported across the wide area reaching 80 kilometers per hour. even in the balcan peninsula too.

it is almost a european notion to bring these symbols and icons from southeast asia.hey decorate their deities. it was a god they interacted with every day in a human way. the most important thing has been to create work that is appealing to me. i want to see vishnu to pick did in a modern way. it dawned on me by reinterpreting the deities in a way that is modern and reverent to the history, i am building a bridge for young and old audiences to make friends with the culture and these icons to learn their stories. ♪ ♪ oh, say, can you see, by the dawn's early light, what so proudly we hail'd at the twilight's last gleaming? whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro' the perilous fight, o'er the ramparts we watch'd, were so gallantly streaming? and the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air, gave proof thro' the night that our flag was still there. o say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave o'er the land of the free and the home of the brave? ♪ ♪ >> [speaking foreign language] ♪ [singing in foreign language] ♪ >> please welcome the general of the republic of

let's start off in southeast asia. the low pressure system has been working across off the philippines. it has been producing quite a bit of rainfall across the country even in the past 24 hours. areas have been reporting well over 100 millimeters. a lot of rain already. it looks like it will be staying wet over the next couple of days. flooding threat and they start getting high. you want to watch out for that. other areas and places like taiwan and over towards vietnam, you need to look at scattered showers. as we look north, it looks dry across china. they do have precipitation and they develop over the course of today. no and then rain and getting a lot cooler. for japan, you are looking at chilly air coming on in and especially for northern japan and the region has been seeing snow since last night and the area too, this precipitation starts out as out rain. the afternoon and evening hours will change over into snow and mountain areas. we want to watch out for slippery roads. tuesday's highs look like this. they a

overtime work has also been curtailed in japan, southeast asia, north america, and africa. >>> as the crisis drags on, the impact of the animal heritage is also mounting. the well being of the eye kwon elephant is now under threat. we have this report. >> these elephants are taking shelter on high ground. several kilometers from the city center. the elephants have evacuated here because of the flood. elephants are one of the big tourist attractions. but for the last two months, many of the animals have been stranded. at shelters. they're surrounded by water, up to two meters deep. transport in the area has been disrupted. caretakers normally give each elephant 250 kilograms of sugar cane, bananas and other fruit every day. but it's fallen to 150 kilograms. many of the dying animals are losing weight. >> translator: look where the hipbone is. can you tell it's nothing but skin and bone. the chest, shoulders and forehead are also skinny. >> health problems are mounting. this 25-year-old female has an eye infected with bacteria. her handlers clean and disinfect the wound. but the vet is

we need to re-emphasize that for the good of the united states and for the good of east and southeast asia the trip is forthcoming into burma to work on taking advantage of recent political improvements there. i think that's a big part of that. >> later today, secretary clinton and tim geithner at treasury will announce new sanctions on iran. they will not go so far as to sanction the central bank. they are going to indicate that it is an area of concern, of terror laundering, and that is considered a warning to others in europe and asia to stop doing business with the central bank, a first step. are they going far enough? >> well, when i look at -- i think they have been doing a very responsible job. when i look at our situation with countries like iran, burma, north korea, and even afghanistan, one of the thoughts that keeps coming back to me is that we must bring china into the forefront overtly in helping assist us in solving these problems. everywhere you see this kind of a problem, where there's iran and korea, you see there is room for china to do more and work more with us in conce

we heard a certain course of action in southeast asia didn't serve our interest very well. >> until pakistan clearly shows they have america's best interest in mind, i would not send them one penny. >> i think that's highly naive. these are nuclear weaponsç all across this nation. and potentially al qaeda could get ahold of these weapons. >> libya. >> i would not have intervened. >> if you look at china, they don't have food stamps. >> um, you know, i would say, i don't know whether venezuela's getting any money or not. >> well, as president, you're supposed to know everything. no, you don't. >> i don't know, and i can't say i know that answer. >> no. that's a different one. >> russia, china, burma. >> ubeki, ubeki, ubeki, stan, stan. >>> the latest republican presidential primary debate focused on national security just wrapped up in washington, d.c., tonight. the newt gingrich went into the debate leading the pack with 24%. mitt romney has 20%. herman cain went into the debate with 17%. rick perry 11%. in a cnn poll. everyone else is in single digits. there is even more good news inside t

a look for southeast asia and philippines looking at rain as well. that is even for vietnam. highs on friday look like this. 34 in bangkok and 34 thirty-two in hong kong. cooler towards the north. only 12 degrees in tokyo. it is going to feel definitely much cooler than yesterday. as for the americas, in the atlantic, we have tropical storm shawn with us still that maintains a strength, but barely under hurricane status with winds hitting up to 100 kilometers per hour with gusts much higher. it looks like it is picking up the speed and will race by the northwest and of the bermuda, the islands have storm warnings and you may feel winds as well as rainfall. about 75 millimeters possible in hardest hit areas and the rough surf to contend with. high waves impacting the islands and the coast of the u.s., we want to watch out for high surf and the dangerous rip currents. now for north america, we have lows moving through the eastern end bringing both cold rain here throughout the region with some heavy falls in new england and the canadian maritimes. it heads out, but looks like t

all about these rising emerging economies, mostly in the asian pacific region, and especially southeast asia, whether it's indonesia, in india, of course. so that's where they think that possibly they can secure these trade deals, they can compete with china in these smaller markets. >> chuck, i know you're on a crazy schedule, we appreciate you taking the time to get the perspective on this new agreement. take care. >> we are going to wrap this up, throughout the day, there will be analysis on this agreement, the new agreement to expand u.s. military presence in australia. for now, i'm lynn berry with msnbc. >>> central to their campaign pledge to make sure that 30 million people don't have health insurance. what kind of inspiring message is that. >> welcome back to "hardball." that was the president on october 4th, defending obama care, and warning -- vowing to repeal health care reform isn't necessarily a recipe for winning elections. the highest court in the country will decide on the constitutionality of president obama's signature domestic compliment. and the decision will likely come

for southeast asia, showers are widespread across the philippines today.ooking at scattered spots on the west side for vietnam. as for temperatures monday, 14 is the high in tokyo. up to 16 in seoul. slightly on the mild side. in the single digits for beijing. and in the americas, looking wet for the eastern third of the u.s. and canada today. we have a long frontal system, a couple of lows with it. that's where we will see some of the heaviest rain, especially in this section of the deep south and lower midwest. there's a chance of flash flooding with heavy rainfall. isolated areas looking at hefty downpours. for eastern canada, rain quickly moves from quebec into canadian mer i times. western section, largely dry for the pacific northwest. showers and snow moving through the mountains tonight, but that is on the way out. it will dry out for the time being. british columbia will see a new round of showers coming in from the coastline. highs monday look like this. 8 in seattle, 7 in vancouver. 14 degrees in denver, and 14 in oklahoma city, getting into the

plants in thailand because of the floods, and it also has to cut output in japan, north america, southeast asia, and other places as part supplies remain crippled. as a result, the automaker said its domestic production will drop 40,000 domestic units and overseas output at 110,000 as of the end of the week. >>> for analysis of toyota's latest earnings, our business reporter, yonggi kang, has more. >> i think it explores the tough situation it's in now. toyota like other carmaker was hit by the march 11th earthquake and tsunami that caused disruptions as factories. now the company was in the process of recovering from the march disaster, but the strong yen put more pressure on its business. what made it even worse was flooding in thailand. this is what the company official had to say. >> translator: we managed to improve our profitability and save about $640 million during the six months, but this was offset by the yen's appreciation. we regret to say we ended up with a loss of $418 million. >>> japanese automakers were hit across the board by the strong yen and flooding in thailand, but of the

it is almost a european notion to bring these symbols and icons from southeast asia.hey decorate their deities. it was a god they interacted with every day in a human way. the most important thing has been to create work that is appealing to me. i want to see vishnu to pick did in a modern way. it dawned on me by reinterpreting the deities in a way that is modern and reverent to the history, i am building a bridge for young and old audiences to make friends with the culture and these icons to learn their stories. ♪ >> ok. meeting is called to order. >> [roll call] thank you. item two," of minutes for the october 25, 2011 meeting. -- approval of minutes. >> motion to approve as submitted. >> second. >> motion is submitted. all in favor? minutes are approved. >> item 3, public comment on executive session. item four, executive session. >> is there a motion? >> so move. >> second. >> we will be in executive session.>> aye. k. of a vote not to disclose the closed session we just had a few minutes ago. i so move. >> all those in favor of the motion? >> please be advised th

they have frightened all these countries in southeast asia p even japan and others who are now deciding maybe we don't want the americans to go home, so obama is marching into this opening and this base in australia as part of it. and what you've got is sort of a low-key cold-war beginning. but i will say this, the ecclesiastes communists are themselves responsible for their stupidity. they're alienating virtually every neighbor they have. >> how far away is china from australia? >> you got three, 4,000 miles. >> how long would that take for one of our long distance bombs -- >> they've got a new bomb -- you can get -- >> never mind the bomb. if you want -- >> anywhere in -- >> you remember lou upset we became with the russian fleet off the coast of the south america? >> well, look, john -- we've had a 7 fleet in the far east since the cold war began! what are you talking about? >> eleanor? >> pat is right. the u.s. presence is welcome there in part because of china's growing power and the nervousness of everybody in that neighborhood. but i thought the chinese statement was actually qui

and manufacturing has been curtailed in southeast asia, japan, north america and africa. >>> japan's economic index fell for the second consecutive month in september. the cabinet oice say the coincident index, which points to t present state of the economy slipped 1.4 points from the previous month to .9, that's against aase of100 for 2005. the decline is attributed to a slowdown in the production of cars,elevions and psonal computer the drop came in the midst of a global economic downturn igreby t eopn crisis. television sales declined also in reaction to brisk last-minute demand this summer before the country switched to digital broadcasting. >>> looking ahead, the cabinet office said the risk of slowdown is increasing due to the yen's strengths and the flooding in thailand. >>> major japanese electronics major, fujitsu said it will start selling high-speed supercomputers for commercial use. >> translator: we can say our new model is the world's fastest supercomputer.n supercompulled eledite-backed r achieved the world's fastest computing speed. fujitsu says it's based on the same

for southeast asia, scatter showers for areas like the philippines as well as towards vietnam. this northern area will continue to look unsettled throughout today. as for highs tuesday, expecting 19 degrees here, and 3 in beijing. 14 degrees for seoul, 17 in tokyo. overcast skies today, but temperatures should stay relatively mild. over towards the americas, eastern end of the u.s. has been looking at a lot of wet activity the past couple days. we have a stubborn low producing a lot of rainfall. and for the hours tonight, still looking at the chances of heavy rain, especially in areas like the carolinas, with a couple of thunderstorms in the mix as well. then all of this precipitation is heading northward. as it does, it is going to be a lot colder here. we are going to see a changeover into freezing rain, snow mix. things are going to get icier for you. you want to watch out for that. otherwise, not bad, calm picture for the rest of the u.s. and much of canada. british columbia is looking wet, again, coastal areas are expected to pick up heavy amounts of rainfall, then mountai

babies like danca are born at an alarming rate all over southeast asia. experts are worried they are born in poor countrys and can't afford to receive proper child care. >>> you are paying more in gas, now paying more in tolls. i'm linda so, how much more and one way to get around it. >>> i'm sherrie johnson, live in east baltimore with the latest on a bus line to hit charm city. that story is coming up. >>> if you are heading in to the city last night you may have had a traffic jam. a crash involving a police officer caused problems on the roadways. we will give you an update on everyone's condition on this tuesday, november 1st, good morning maryland, i'm charley crowson. let's get a check on the forecast and say hello to justin berk. >>> you know what is sweet? besides the candy? the fact you don't have frost to scrape off of the windshield this morning. 30s back to the west, might be some frost in frederick county. around the bay n the beltway, in the 40s and there has been rainover night. dampness on the roads, maybe on the cars, glen burnie, pasaden

. >> countries around southeast asia wanted the americans involved because they want to do somethingut china. they do not want to have a military confrontation with china. that would be disastrous for the region. but they do not want to be dominated by china. they want another big country involved as the center around whom they can use in their own relationships with china. >> american and australian military links were at their closest in the vietnam war, as these photos show. rick was one of the diggers who spent a year in vietnam. now retired, he believes both sides still need each other, even if the partnership is not exactly equal. >> i like to think it is a very good insurance policy. you have got to have someone who has the resources to meet any potential threat. that is one thing the americans have gotten with a navy fleet, quick response. our equipment is designed to fit in with their needs. it is a logical choice to rely more on them. >> australians killed in vietnam and other conflicts are remembered at war memorials like this one in sydney. australia and the united states