flew over the pacific ocean several hundred kilometers south of okinawa and then returned to the east china sea. they have been i can maimaking round-trip flights for three days in a row. destroyers were confirmed to pass between the main island and miyako. officials are investigating whether the chinese naval operations are being coordinated with the military flights. >>> prime minister shinzo abe says the security situation around japan is becoming increasingly severe. he says he wants to build a legal structure that will suit the difficult security environment. [ trumpets sounding ] abe spoke to about 4,000 self-defense force personnel at an annual review at a garrison in osaka, north of tokyo. >> translator: you may think it's enough for you to just participate in training. or you may think defense capability itself works as a deterrent, but as s.d.f. members, you have to completely get rid of those old-fashioned ideas. >> he said japan needs to constantly pursue the best possible security policies, and he said the control tower will be the national security council that he plans to set up.

it's pushing the central government to create rules that would prevent accidents in the east china sea. the okinawa governor met and said he wants leaders in tokyo to talk with taiwanese officials about how to handle accidents between fishing boats. the kborn says a fisheries agreement reached in april by japanese and taiwanese threatens the livelihoods. that allows some taiwanese fisherman to operate in the special japanese zone. boats collided last month. the islands are owned by japan and claimed by clinton and taiwan. leaders in tokyo maintain the islands are japanese in terms of history and international law. the chief cabinet secretary said they will study the demands and act on them. >>> japanese and chinese experts have put their heads together on something they both struggle with -- natural disasters. organizers from china and a japan external trade organization hosted a symposium on disaster response. residents of the province have been hit by repeated earthquakes over the years. a magnitude 8 quake five years ago killed thousands of people. japanese have lots of experience i

they deployed another patrol ship to waters near the senkaku islands in the east china sea. coast guard personnel celebrated deployment of the "okinawa" to its new base in japan's southernmost prefecture. >> translator: i want you all to work hard for the safety and security of the japanese people. >> coast guard officials are boosting their fleet to monitor the senkaku islands, because chinese patrol ships are increasingly active nearby. the islands are controlled by japan but claimed by china and taiwan. japanese government leaders maintain the islands are part of their country's territory both historically and under international law. the "okinawa" will sail this weekend on its first patrol. >>> one of the biggest annual gatherings of asia-pacific leaders has only just ended, but china's diplomatic offensive continues. roselyn debhavalya in bangkok is following the story. >> reporter: thailand is the latest southeast asian nation to receive a top leader from china. thai prime minister yingluck shinawatra held talks in bangkok with the chinese premier li keqiang. they discu

china. he met the country's foreign minister in beijing. they discussed the territorial dispute over the senkaku islands in the east china sea. there is no sovereignty issue because the islands are an inherent part of japan's territory. the islands are controlled by japan. china and taiwan claim them. the foreign minister reiterated china's stance. japanese leaders hope meetings at various levels will help improve damaged relations with china. one source of tension has been china's growing military activity in the region. chinese bombers and other planes carried out three days of fly-byes near japan's southern island chain. the japanese defense chief said he will respond by bolstering surveillance. they passed between the main island of okinawa and miyako island. they didn't violate japanese air space, but commanders with japan's self-defense forces scrambled fighter jets as a precaution. defense minister said the flights were a rare event. >> translator: it's the first time this many chinese aircraft have flown between okinawa and miyako. we know it's part of china's expanding activities over the open seas. >> he said japan n

a chinese drone was spotted for the first time last month over the east china sea near japan's air space. >>> mourners have been paying their respect to a brave woman who died trying to save a life. she was killed at a r railroad crossing south of tokyo trying to drag an elderly man to safety. the 74-year-old man was stranded at the crossing on tuesday when she ran to help him. she was hit by a train. he was hospitalized with a broken collarbone and other injuries but is reportedly out of danger. she lives in the neighborhood and was waiting to cross in a car driven by her father. >> narrator: he jumped out of the car and ran to the crossing. she said she had to rescue the man. >> strangers have been visiting the site with flowers to mourn her for the last two days. >>> a japanese gymnast has made his mark on the sport at the age of 17. in the floor exercises on monday, he became the first gymnast in the world to do a backwards somersault with a twist. but he wasn't finished there. he also performed the first ever twip l twist in the vault competition. a korean gymnast successfully execu

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

the islands in the east china sea are ruled by japan but claimed by china and taiwan. >>> lawmakers in the united states are digging in their heals in a budget battle that's partially shut down the federal government. republicans are standing by their decision to make an agreement with democrats contingent on delaying president barack obama's health care reforms. obama says they're demanding a ransom for just doing their job. >> they shut down the government over a crusade to deny affordable health insurance to millions of americans. >> the full impact of the shutdown may not be known for some time. the last time it happened in the mid '90s, it hurt the u.s. economy. hundreds of thousands of civil servants have been told to stay home. national parks, museums and monuments across the country are closed and a range of services are unavailable. operations related to national security and public safety are continuing lawmakers in the house and senate have resumed deliberations on legislation to fund the government, there's no sign of bipartisan compromise on a provisional budget for the ne

they were hoping to go to the senkaku islands in the east china sea controlled by japan. but officials in hong kong said their ship isn't safe. inspectors turned down the group's application for permission to sail. they said the ship needs repairs to its hull and cabin. activists say those repairs will take weeks. they sailed the ship last year and landed without japanese permission. they turned down the group's offers for safety approval this august and september. they believe the chinese government is keeping it from sailing so as not to restrain nations. >> translator: they made us run out of money. >> they said they will keep trying to get to the senkaku islands and land on them. >>> japan's mizuho bank plans to set up a third-party panel to investigate how it ended up extending loans to organized crime groups. the bank approved 230 loans totalling about $2 million to those groups. deputy president toshitsugu okabe is mizuho's newly assign executive in charge of legal compliance. he spoke to reporters and expressed sincere apologies. >> translator: while we at mizuho b

china's pre-condition for a summit is for japan to acknowledge that a territorial issue exists over islands in the waters between the countries. japan controls the seeing cue islands in the east china sea. china and taiwan both claim them. the japanese government maintains no such issue exists and says the islands are an inherent part of its territory in terms of history and international law. president xi and prime minister abe briefly exchanged words in september at the g-20 summit in russia. it was the first time they had spoken since they both took office over the last year. >>> the south korea i don't know president says she's not ready to meet with j.p. japan's prime minister in the near future. she says japan should first take steps to improve bilateral relations. pak met u.s. defense secretary chuck hagel in seoul. she said south korea and japan had been unable to build trust because of unwelcome remarks by japanese leaders over historical and territorial issues. pak and shinzo abe have not held talks since taking office. they exchanged simple greetings at the g-20 summit in russia in september. south korea and japan are at odds over disputed islands and the legacy of japan's c

surveillance drones to help monitor disputed islands in the east china sea. this could raise tensions with chi ma. another interesting note, japan now willing to help foot the price tag to relocate marines out of okay gnaw away and other locations in the region. up to $3.1 billion. that's the latest from the live desk. back to you. >>> preparing for the worst case scenario, the new facility making sure d.c. police are ready. >>> also the unusual october heat wave continues. what should expect as you head out the door. >>> plus the government shutdown is sparking a lot of outrage across the country. who is to blame for the mess? americans seem to be pointing americans seem to be pointing their february, 2013. a landmark transportation bill is up for consideration. even though it's backed by republican governor mcdonnell... ken cuccinelli joins tea party republicans to block the plan. but terry mcauliffe believes it's time to break through the gridlock in richmond. mcauliffe presses democrats to support the bill. and the bill passes. terry mcauliffe. putting vir

drones is to enhance the spying capabilities on north korea and monitor the disputed islands in the east china sea. let's turn our attention to business and the shutdown and the car chase in washington. the car chase rattled markets. downside 136 points on the dow means we are below the 15,000 mark yet again. steve is live for us. steve, good morning. >> yeah, brian, people keep telling us it's really, really bad for markets. the markets take note. the dow down. very difficult to see what will happen in today's session. as we said previously, there's another casualty of the shutdown. now have you have the imf and big bosses and the president saying in a cnbc interview it would be bad for markets. angie's list cutting prices in san francisco, washington, new york to the online review service. they are getting a subscription for ten bucks from $40. shares are down to $70.31 but they are up from the original ipo. amazon is planning to scream internet services against the likes of apple and roku as well. they made their money from services as they do on kindles. >> we all want to know about twitter. g

. >>> southeast asian leaders are discussing ways to deal with territorial disputes in the east china sea. >> and a solution to one of the biggest headaches. finding someone to take care of their children. >>> u.s. president barack obama is preparing to welcome some of his political rivals to the white house. pressure is building on both sides to resolve their differences over the shutdown of the government and the limits of the national debt. republicans and democrats could not agree on a spending bill. so last week, 800,000 federal employees were sent home, disrupting government services, and the two sighs need to raise the government's borrowing limit by next week or risk a default. obama summoned the leaders to resolve the standoff the house republican leader, eric cantor said it's time to put partisan politics aside. he said they can't waste any more time. >>> obama has nominated a champion of the american worker to be the head of the bank. obama made the announcement at the white house alongside yellen and ben bernanke. >> i want to announce my choice for the next chair of the feder

the country's prime minister just hours after they kidnapped him from a hotel in tripoli. >>> china's premier said outsiders shouldn't enter into the discussions on the east asia sea. >>> and taiwan's president is reaching out to mainland china as he faces shrinking popularity at home. >>> the prime minister of libya is shaken, but safe, after being held captive for part of the day by rebel forces. armed men kidnapped ali sei dan from tripoli. the president of libya's general national congress confirmed the rebels had released the prime minister. a rebel group posted a message on his facebook pagerime minist along with security personnel. it said it was investigating his unlawful actions. the prime minister lives in the hotel, in central tripoli, and known for tight security. many foreign guests stay there. zeidan took office in november last year. his government has been struggling to maintain a grip on security. rival militias have been fighting for control. several politicians have been kidnapped. earlier this month u.s. forces held a counter raid on al qaeda. last month zeidan said his nation is trying to build after decades under gadhafi rule. >>> the east asia summit

is a tropical storm that is going to head north wards away from the philippines up towards the east china sea and yellow sea, probably hitting shanghai as it goes past. moving northward, we've got another tropical storm which is expected to skirt up the coast over the next day or so. that is going to be a major feature and moved through the forecast toward thursday. you can see it moving away. much of thursday is going to be bright with a few showers. tokyo topping out at 27 degrees. >> the typhoon has dissipated, but left an area of low pressure, pulling in moist air at the moment, looking wet here with heavy showers. toward the south, thailand and cambodia have been affected by rain. this area remains unsettled at the moment. for phnom penh, it looks to be quite wet for the next two or three days. >> now, cambodia's river has burst its banks. so far at least 30 people are dead and thousands of families have been forced to leave their homes. meteorologists warn that flooding around the capitol phnom penh could be the worst in 17 years. for more, here's veronica pedrosa. >> the response to th

there's a long list claims of the south china sea and claims of the east china sea. the complex that have occurred over assets and potential resources with vietnam and with the philippines and the back-and-forth arguing with japan. the continuing threat posed by north korea which is a very much of a chinese problem. and potential -- potentially a solution so we wanted to broaden the aperture so we were just talking about current evaluation. we wanted to have a broader discussion and we wanted it made clear that the united states was was there to stay. >> there was a moment that you must have wondered if this would hang together. it struck me as remarkable moments as secretary of state was china there was a few moments in 2012 when device may or gave himself up to the u.s. embassy in beijing which had to handle in a particular way in three or four months later cheng kuan shang had to be rescued and that was just before your next strategic economic dialogue. can you give us a feel if you can for how you managed to approach this? the well it's always a challenge when th

more, china and japan aren't members of asean and are involved in some of the disputes and have been invited as well. >>> japan says it controls a group of uninhabited islands in the east china sea it calls senkaku, but china which calls the same islands diaoyu says they're part of its territory. they're close to strategic shipping lanes and believed to contain natural resources. moving to the south china sea and here it gets complicated, another clikz collection of items known as the spratlies are claimed by several countries including china, the philippines, vietnam, malaysia and brunei. the spratly are believed to contain vast mineral and oil wealth. in a moment will be live to our correspondent in the southern china city of sanya close to the spratly islands. first let's go to scott at the summit in brunei. what's on the agenda for today? >> reporter: there are a lot of things on the agenda. it's a long day. it just is coming to an end. it started with planary meetings with the asean members because they had housekeeping to take care of but important steps to go forward. they have a goal to be more of a community acting as a single community, these nations. there's a long ro

issues and part of that was and also we wanted to bring this then and there is a long claim of the east china sea and the conflicts that have occurred over the beguiling assets and with north vietnam and the philippines and the back-and-forth arguing with japan. the continuing threats posed by japan in a precarious way which is very much a chinese problem and a potential solution. we wanted to broaden this so that we were just talking about currency, but we wanted to have a broader discussion to be made clear that the united states is there to stay. >> there was a moment that you must've wondered, one of the most remarkable moments is that those humans in the beginning of 2121 devise individual gave himself up to the u.s. embassy, which you have to hand in a particular way and then wait three months later i think had to be rescued into the embassy that way. and that was just before they were part of the next strategic dialogue. please give us a feel for how you managed this. >> i like to have these virtual inboxes in my head, you know, the more immediate screening crisis, the long-term crisis and

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

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

the problems china faces on "newsline." >>> the host of this year's east asia summit says chinese leaders have agreed to take part in future talks on territorial disputes in the south china sea. they spoke at the end of a series of meetings it he east asia summit. the leaders had close exchanges on the disputes. leaders agreed to continue talks and creating legally binding rules to resolve the disagreements. li keqiang warned that countries not directly involved in the disputes should not interfere. john kerry said all nations are entitled to the right of free navigation. the east asia summit brought together leaders from leaders from china japan, the united states and other countries. >>> prime minister shinzo abe took time to talk about his efforts for communication with china. >> translator: we shouldn't close the door on dialog just because we have an issue. i believe we should hold summit level dialogs, particularly when we have problems. >> abe said he regretted not having the chance to speak in brunei with chinese and south korean leaders. he said if they talk they'll be able to improve relations and better contribute to peace and stability throughout the region. >>>

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

the u.s. and china face many crises or things that could escalate and get out of control come you think of korea, taiwan, south china sea, east china sea. my question is, do you think the united states and china have adequate crisis management and avenues of communication where we can talk about alternatives and crisis management and hopefully crisis prevention before they occur? to think we coordinate our governments internally, adequately to manage these complicated problems? >> well, huge bureaucracies are not always easy to manage. sometimes they shut them down. [laughter] [applause] >> increasing communication and coordination between our two governments in many of the international regional issues. we i think are doing a quite good job. but what is important as i said in my speech is to show full respect to each other's major can turn senators and we can certainly courtenay are responses to these issues and maybe work together for solving at least some of these issues. >> i will say canvassers event. yes, young man here and then i will alternate sides. >> excellent presentation. minimus flamenco from china and the first

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

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

between asean are countries, but what we were able to do out of the east asian summit, is that there will be a code of conduct in the south china sea. they will now in the past and they will probably angle that in the future, they will deal on a unilateral basis, the united states and others have been pushing for it to be dealt with on a universal law platform. little bit of progress on that front but also, the summit just concluded in the last 15 minutes, the ceremony, the handing over of the gavel from the sultan of bre brunei. >> isn't this a form about discussing issues? >> more of discussing issues, absolutely. there was one decision made, when you put this into the context of what we were talking about, serious international issues, they discussed something about monitoring, better monitoring annual haze that's caused by fires in indonesia and other countries. that's something that's plagued three nations here they were able to make progress there. but it is for of a discussion -- more of a discussion format here. >> thank you. glen greenwald has testified before the pr yo u.s. senate. he also told senators that brazil should

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

the east of the philippines. you can't pick up eye ball or anything as yet. not a major feature. it will track across the northern parts of the philippines as a tropical storm and across the china seawhere at that stage the winds will have strengthened considerably. these are the winds expected across the philippines, 120 k/hr, gusts of 150. but the stronger winds, which will - not hopefully, will take it towards the typhoon status. by the time it reaches a high at 0-16 - about 130 gusts, 155. initially it will be the rainfall making it an issue. 150mm across the philippines, maybe more. concerns as far as flooding and landslides are concerned. >> let's stay in south-east asia. a u.n. backed khmer rouge tribunalal in cam bode yes is in the final -- cambodia is in the final stage of its trial. they are accused of genocide and crimes against mankind. into they are looking into what happened nearly 40 years ago. >> a city of 2 million emptied in a day. its normally busy streets quiet. 17 april 1975 marked the start of a reign of terror for cambodians. khmer rouge soldiers marched into the city as victors. the people of cambodia welcomed them, happy a 5-year civil war was over. hours l

further east in the philippines typhoon mary, there are reports coming in of the typhoon killing more than 2 million without electricity. as the phi noon makes its way to the south china sea. mr. wattson it appears we have you back, we lost you briefly on skype. you were telling us how people were preparing for a storm this large. >> evacuate from the coast and shelter from the wind and sheltering is a problem through a lot of india because informal construction is quite problematic, blowing debris which injuries and kills people. four and a half million people are expected to be within the hurricane force wind path. that's an enormous evacuation and sheltering problem. in the u.s. if we have a million people, in a hurricane force wind swath, that's considered a major event. so this is one way to put it is 15 times worse than what we would see for a similar u.s. event. >> you describe it as 15 times worse. how much does a storm cause in damage? >> our forecast is between 11 and $12 billion. to put that in context about economy of india is about 1/10 the size of the economy of the u.s. that is again ten times worse than you would see in the u.s. when you are comparing it t

due to massive protests against the japanese government's purchase of the senkaku islands in the east china sea. the islands are controlled by japan, but claimed by china and taiwan. >> i want to promote this kind of event to help improve the overall ties between japan and china. >> let's take a look at the extended weather forecast for selected cities around the world. >>> and that is all for this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. we'll be back at the top of the hour.  - coming up, renewalist christians in america. - what i saw was that learning to experience god in this intimate way is a skill. it's something that people learn to acquire. - stanford's t.m. luhrmann gives an inside look at the psychology and politics of evangelical christianity in the united states. it's just ahead on "global ethics forum." - our speaker, tanya luhrmann, will be discussing her widely acclaimed book "when god talks back: "understanding the american evangelical relationship with god." "when god talks back" is a book that takes an unusual approach to understanding the american evangeli