the philippine insurrection was part of the spanish american war, the people of the philippines expected the u.s. would grant them independence, and when we didn't an insurgency started, much like the insurgencies that we're getting done fighting today in iraq and afghanistan. many of the southerns who went over there kept war souvenirs and one freight collection we have here of lieutenant hobbs he went over, he had many different jobs while in the philippines. but one thing he did was collect many weapons and materials that insurgency groups had the philippines used against americans. it's a very bloody portion of our history, but it's one that needs to be told, specifically through soldier stories like lieutenant hobbs. some of our best collections of weapons are these insurgent weapons from the internettish-american war and the philippine insurrection. as we move on, the army doesn't just stop in inner war years. we did send a contingent of soldiers to the china relief expedition more popularly known as the boxer rebellion. along with the british, austrians, russians, germans. and in

the philippine government are making sure that the whale sharks are protected. there are guidelines for tourists before they can head into the water. feeding and touching the whail sharks are not allowed. the concern is proximity. tourists and boats are too close, leaving many of these creatures vulnerable to injuries, according to conservationists. >> reporter: environmental groups are concerned. >> feeding the juvenile whale shark, opening them up to vulnerabilities, because they are juveniles, and you are - instead of them learning how to hunt in the wild, they are fed by people. this, alone, alters their behaviour. >> reporter: the island was once a sleepily council relying on fishing. since tourists targeted to -- sleepy town relying on fishing. since tourists started coming they are chaining their living -- changing their living. >> translation: i started with tiny shop. business has grown. >> reporter: tourists cilent to 90% of the economy. earnings providing for 80%. tourism is sustainable. it's all about balance. >> they are policing this. anyone caught

my grandparents legally emigrated from the philippines to the u.s.icon valley in the mid 1980s. my grandfather decided he was going to save money to get his only grandson, that was me, to come to america. >> this is the house that i grew up. when i arrived from the philippines here in 1983, i was 12 so this was my home. this is my home and guess what, it hasn't changed one bit. [ speaking a foreign language ] >> my lola can tell you the weather in manila. she can tell you the weather in san francisco, an hour away. my memory of her going to the philippines was like looking like a donia, that's what we would call it, a rich woman. she would send these bags of kisses and dial soap and planters peanuts and spam was a big deal, spam. i just remembered our lives being so dependent on the allowance that would come from them. [ speaking a foreign language ] [ speaking a foreign language ] >> i arrived here on august 3rd, 1993 at the los angeles international airport. i remember asking if we were in the wrong country, because i saw the wrong people. when i t

. >> it's hard to comprehend that >> it's hard to comprehend that in the philippines, there are 7,000 islands. residents say you can hide in these islands and never be found. living there has its challenges. >> they've got mosquitos the size of dogs there. it's huge. you see spiders as big as your head. you see weird stuff. stuff that you never seen before. >> the nicest woman you could have ever met. there wasn't a bad bone in her body. >> julie, as warm as she was to the american community, she wasn't crazy about the philippines. there were some people, probably not surprising, that drnt like the philippines. >> on february 25th, 1991, joe snodgrass called police to report his wife missing. he said they had an argument. >> he says i thought she was going to go cool off. this sort of thing happened before, okay, when she storms out. >> military records showed that julie left the military base around 10:30 p.m. but this time, she never came back. at 4:00 a.m. the next morning, a cab driver found julie seated in her truck two miles from the base. she had been stabbed repeatedly. julie

again recently over a number of oil and gas rich islands, claimed in turn by china, vietnam, and the philippines. now some new images have added fuel to the fire. vietnamese and filipino troops in a football match on one of the contentious islands. officials say the event shows there can be harmony in the south china sea. china's foreign ministry slammed the sports games as a provocation. >> this little display by vietnam and the philippines is just a farce. china has irrefutable sovereignty over the islands and surrounding waters. we demand the philippines and vietnam stop any behavior that starts a dispute and causes trouble. >> china itself provoked an angry backlash in the philippines and vietnam last month, and when it claimed vessels in areas controlled by hanoi. several people were killed in anti-china protests. the violence has since subsided, but the war of words over territorial claims and team sports in the south china sea looks set to continue. >> just a few more days until the start of the world cup in brazil. controversies surrounding the foot all tournament's future refuses to die

the philippines last year submitted a request with the u.n. court in the hague. philippine officials said china's claims to jurisdiction over virtually all of the south china sea have no legal basis. china's leaders have refused to accept independent arbitration. and china rejected a request from the u.n. court to submit evidence in support of its claims by december. >>> leaders in beijing are also at odds with their counterparts in tokyo. members of the a private panel from the two nations are discussing how to improve relations. the two-day meeting began on thursday in nagasaki, western japan. the new japan-china friendship committee for the 21st century was scheduled to meet in 2012. but the talks were postponed due to strained relations between the two countries. the 14 participants are trying to find ways to improve bilateral cooperation. they include the president of japan post holdings, taizo nishimuro and former chinese foreign among minister tang. it's not limited to the government level. he worned that people in both countries are beginning to harbor ill

now a small village in the philippines could be transformed into a multimillion dollar u.s. military base that is the asian nation tries to secure its claim on natural resources in the south china sea for america already has tens of thousands of troops and dozens of bases there and it's feared the move could anger china the philippines and the u.s. are preparing for mass naval drills near territory beijing believed to be journalist james corbett thinks it could result in a bitter conflict. this has to be seen as just part of a trend towards the deepening of the us and philippine military alliance that goes right along with the developing us japanese military alliance the us australian military alliance so i think this has to be seen as more part of a regional trend that's developing both china and the us and its allies are playing to their pull respective political bases and they're looking for economic stimulus that comes from militarization so they are looking to divert more government funds towards the defense sector i think it's part of a feedback loop where one side make

. >>> a combined seasonal front and a tropical depression are bringing heavy rain into the philippines. our meteorologist jonathan oh joins me now. jonathan, how long will the rain last? >> hello, shery. this system is going to take a little bit of time before departure from the area. the tropical depression itself, which formed on monday, is likely to dissipate in the next couple of days. but that does not mean the rain will be ending. the seasonal front, the monsoonal front, will continue to remain in place, and it will continue to bring a lot of rain to the philippines and parts of taiwan. and there's some concern with that, because not only are we talking about a lot of rain, we're also talking about strong winds combined with that. so this system is going to create some problems for luzon as we continue on through the next few days. but, in fact, the entire nation of the philippines will continue to be seeing rain as we go throughout this week. we'll talk about more about how much rain will be coming in just a bit. i do want to point out some other areas where we are seeing rain.

. >>> still to come, the workplace hazards faced by millions of children in the philippines. the scandal, the children who died while in the care of nuns and buried in unmarked graves. >>> plus this friday the 13th will reproduce the world cup final from four years ago. we'll have the 2014 world cup update. ♪ >>> china and vietnam have taken their maritime dispute over territory in the south china sea all the way to the united nations. the latest standoff is over an oil rig. china, vietnam, and the philippines have all at different times claimed ownership over the area. it is thought to be rich in mineral deposits. however, earlier this month, china moved its oil rig off of the coast of vietnam, sparking a standoff in the waters. rob mcbride sent us this update. >> reporter: we are on patrol with the vietnamese coast guard in the area hotly contested between vietnam and china. a dispute that has been caused over a chai knee oil tanker that moved into the area months ago. the vessel we're on is headed towards the oil rig. with us are other vessels from the vietnam coast guard.

what that wants is to separate america from its traditional allies, the philippines and japan. particularly from vietnam, because they have made advances towards the united states, to enterinto closer military cooperation, they are angry at japan also, because abe, the japanese prime minister had offered a patrol boat to vietnam and the philippines. these are not naval warships, but they are lively arms, and they will help the countries politically and logistically in preventing imrepliments of chinese bullying. >> thank you for joining us. >> now, australia says it accepted more than 500 afghan refugees in recent months. the government says those that resettled had jeopardised their safety by helping the australian military during the war in afghanistan. most worked as interpreters. australia ended military operations in afghanistan in 2013. >>> now, italy's navy rescued more than 3,500 migrants from boats in the mediterranean sea in 24 hours. the majority were men from syria and north africa. there were hundreds of children. they were taken to ports in sicily and lampedusa. th

a small village in the philippines could be transformed into a multimillion dollar u.s. military base that is the asian nation tries to secure its claim on natural resources in the south china sea america already has tens of thousands of troops in dozens of bases there and it's fear the move could anger china the philippines and the u.s. preparing for mass naval drills new territory beijing believes to be its own or journalist james corbett thinks it could result in a better conflict this has to be seen as just part of a trend towards the deepening of the us and philippine military alliance that goes right along with the developing us japanese military alliance the us australian military alliance so i think this has to be seen as more part of a regional trend that's developing both china and the us and its allies are playing to their respective political basis and they're looking for economic stimulus that comes from militarization so they are looking to divert more government funds towards the defense sector i think it's part of a feedback loop where one side makes a mov

and coming up so if the tensions there in contested the waters a tiny village in the philippines could soon turn into a multi million dollar u.s. military base as washington expands its presence in the highly disputed and results laden south china sea. i'm. on mariner in the financial world. series development cannot stop any city there is only techno to build credit. in life there are. speak your language i mean from a below not against. programs in documentaries and spanish matters. a little eternity of hanging story. here. the spanish find out more visit actuality. thanks for staying with us here on r.t. international a conspiracy theory put forward by the head of nato has left the warriors at greenpeace to question whether he might have a love of certain plants himself and. suggested russia is profiting with environmental groups in europe to campaign against fracking he believes the move is aimed at forcing them to buy gets from moscow that left a greenpeace spokesperson to wonder what they've been smoking over at nato headquarters nato deployed its own p.r. people pretty swiftly t

a small village in the philippines could find itself or sacrificial pawn in its government's fight for the resources of the syphon china sea a huge american military base is planned for the seam area with the philippines looking to use increased military cooperation with washington as a way of keeping china at bay the two allies are planning joint drills near the spewed area that beijing claims ownership this month of but journalist james corbett believes pressuring china could lead to better conflict. this has to be seen as just part of a trend towards the deepening of the us and philippine military alliance that goes right along with the developing us japanese military alliance the us australian military alliance so i think this has to be seen as more part of a regional trend that's developing both china and the us and its allies are playing to their respective political bases and they're looking for economic stimulus that comes from militarization so they are looking to divert more government funds towards the defense sector i think it's part of a feedback loop where one side makes

a small village in the philippines may have to make way for a huge u.s. military base as part of the asian nations fight over the resource laden site china sea military cooperation with the u.s. could both stir america's presence in the region where washington already has tens of thousands of troops dozens of bases now this month the nations will hold naval drills near the disputed territory which the philippines is beijing is trying to steal right from under its nose journalist james corbett believes putting more pressure on china could lead to a bitter conflict. this has to be seen as just part of a trend towards the deepening of the us and philippine military alliance that goes right along with the developing us japanese military alliance the us australian military alliance so i think this has to be seen as more part of a regional trend that's developing both china and the us and its allies are playing to their respective political bases and they're looking for economic stimulus that comes from militarization so they are looking to divert more governmen

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coming up shortly on the program tensions in contested waters a tiny village in the philippines could soon turn into a multimillion dollar u.s. military base as washington expands its presence in the highly disputed and resource laden side china sea. ice. on the air and in the financial world. to see these developments i mean it's time to actually take you know demand credit not going to get. in life there are. speak your language. programs and documentaries in arabic it's all here on all t.v. reporting from the world talks about six of the ip interviews intriguing story for you. then try a little t arabic to find out more visit our big. dog called. qualcomm back to the program members of a right wing vigilante group going to trial in france later today charged with making death threats against a journalist but they're not ultra nationalists or neo nazis they're from the jewish defense league which claims to be bucking anti-semitism in a culture takes up the story for us. they are very. they have a strong following and a clear message as only we are here present we are jews noble and

young trade unionists from all over the world have come here to network. philippineactivist berenice coronacion is in the german capital for the first time. but she has no time for sightseeing in berlin. she wants to achieve political aims for workers in her home country. >> my expectation is really to deliver the importance of unity among the young people and the need to organize more young people and more young people to get involved in the labor movement. >> while she was studying at university, she worked in mcdonalds. now she wouldn't even eat there. instead she's campaigning for better wages for fast-food outlet employees. >> thank you! >> berenice is one of 1500 participants at the world congress of the international trade union world confederation, which takes place every four years. most participants are twice her age. berenice will be presenting her campaign today. is she nervous? >> just a little, but i need to conquer it to deliver well. who amongst here have a youth committee already? we have things to do. we have lots to be done in terms of our youth ac

so, in that way, we are protecting the whale shark. >> the philippines are signatory to international conventions that aim to protect these whale sharks and locals hearsay they are doing the best thing. but they admit that striking a balance is never easy because often, the demand to earn a living and provide for their families must always come first. jamal, al jazeera, oslob island, central philippines. >> coming up on al jazeera america, looking back at an icon. we can take a look at the life of america's top 40 host, kas kasey sasem. >> so far, just north of baghdad. crain expects to resume talks with russia tonight hoping to end a dispute over natural gas payments. russian gas exporter gazprom has given ukraine until monday to pay part of the nearly $2 billion debt. the voice of pop radio has been silenced. casey kasem, the iconic host has died at the age of 82. heard in everything from commercials to cartoons, here to look back at the moment when his life changed forever. >> hello, again, and welcome to america top 40. >> he was an eye coiconic voice american 307 radio counting d

the philippines government has classified them as endangered species, and the establishment are suree sharks are protected. feeding and touching the whale sharks are not allowed. but the concern here is proximity. tourists and boats are way too close to them. leaving many of these creatures vulnerable to injuries. >> they are juveniles, and then instead of them learning how to hunt in the wild, they're now being fed by people. this alone alters their behavior. >> the island was once a sleepy town that relied only on fishing for its livelihood. but since tourists started coming here more than two years ago people have now managed to earn a living through tourism. >> i started with a tiny shop. because of all the tourists that come my business has groaned i'm thrilled. >> tourists who come to see the whales constitute 90% of those who come to the island. the local government insists tourism practices are sustainable and said it is all about balance. >> policing this sector, anyone who is caught violating are penalized a certain amount. so in that way protecting the whale shark. >> the

we demand the philippines and vietnam stop behavior that causes trouble. ccusing vietnamese boats of ramming ships more than 1400 times. as many as 63 vietnamese vessels tried to break through the cordon near the disputed oil rig. accusations follow on the heels of the vietnamese video showing a chinese ship ramming a tiny vietnamese fishing boat. the boat capsized and sank. >> by the end of the year we isld no if hillary clinton running for office. her book is previewing -- premiering tomorrow. thinksks about what she priorities and more about her political future. hillarye u.s., clinton is in the spotlight. getting speeches across the country and maybe looking presidential. chicago, they're ready for hillary. already fund-raising. >> i think the country is still looking for strong and vibrant leadership. >> this is a presidential campaign without a candidate yet. and with no other serious democratic candidates are now this could become a problem. >> we want her to know she is our first choice. if she says yes we're ready to go. quick she is in no rush to

the government is struggling with inclusive growth and a series of calamities that affected the philippines. >> reporter: the charcoal village is one of five, among hundreds of impoverished veil edges. >> reporter: it's become a tourist attraction. it's a word too surreal for many to believe. not for the children. this is reality. one proving hard to escape it. >>> joining me is the senior advisor on child labour at uniself in the city. it's tough to watch the the sad reality is the kids are providing for the families. >> absolutely. the primary driver of child labour is poverty and social exclusion. as we saw, 168 million children according to global statement are trapped in child labour, losing out on education, having life-long consequences, and the good thing is since 2000 we have seen a decline of child labour. we face too many children and on current trends it is not going fast enough. we are making progress. >> you are talking 168 million. 47% under the age of 14. >> 15% working in the agricultural sector which is hazardous. you see the examples of the garbage belt, electronics garba

million children are worked in conditions like this and that is ten percent of the children in the philippines. the majority of these children are young boys. we were here two years ago and interviewed the children that dreamed for a way out of poverty. when he was sworn into office in 2010 #, the president promised to eliminate child labor by 2016. but the number of children out of school and in the conditions like this is not declining. the government admits expectations must now be tempered. >> we have taken steps to ensure that child labor where it is, where it should be reduced. >> the country's economy is growing since, but the growth is not seeming to be inclusive and the number of children out of school and in dire conditions like this has not declined. >> we have to contend with one population of girls, the government is still struggling with the inclusion of girls and series of calamities that affected the philippines. >> the charcoal village is called one of five. >> it has become a tourist attraction for those coming here this is a world spot that is surreal for many. not for the c

. >>> the world's largest fish is a big draw for tourists in the philippines. there are fears for its future. >>> pakistan's army launched a series of air strikes targetting foreign fighters in the north of the country. the military says more than 50 fighters linked to the taliban have been killed in north waziristan. many of the dead are believed to be u.s. becks. the air strikes are in response to attacks on karachi airport. our correspondent kamal hyder in peshawar says the taliban are vowing reprisals for civilian casualties. >> what they have been saying is there's a number of civilian casualties. the military has gone on an indiscriminate bombing campaigns, there'll be reprisals for the attack. the military, on the other hand is saying that they had credible rornings that a large -- reports that a large number of u.s. beck fighters were present at the location at the time of the attack which took place at 1:30am. most of the fighters killed on the ground belong to the uz beck community from the islamic movement of u.s. beckize tan. the military says that t

people in 2005. >> that was a big year. >> yes. >> why was 2001 a big year. >> i was living in the philippiness young, having fun, hanging out with friend. mum called and said my petition came through and i could move it the united states. initially i didn't want to do that, because i was having fun with my friends. my mum said if you want to become a woman, there's a law in the united states. that, in itself was a reason for me to move. >> you have a number of messages, but can you talk a little about why you believe it's important to speak out. >> it's important. people are realising that, "t" in l.g.b.t. has different knees. with marriage equality, i believe it's going to be a dom jipo effect. not just in the united states, but around the world. >> what about transgender rights, is that happening? >> with the "time" magga zeen cover with lavelle. >> what does that mean? >> it's huge. not just in the united states, all over the world. we were celebrating. the transgender community are having a conversation, that we need to come together as a movement, a group, that this is our moment to spea

. >> got a couple of videos from the philippines. we start in a convenience store. you see security video. that woman in the green blouse, she's right at the counter at 7-eleven but notice actions of the woman in the white shirt. woman in green says that woman stole her phone right about here. you see that arm. kind of takes her bag, covers the woman's purse with it, and she says that her phone is gone. >> you can see a phone in her hand at that point and she's kind of hiding it with something under it, yeah. >> yeah. the woman in green is posting this video, hoping somebody comes forward and can identify that woman. >> also in the philippines, at a bakery in the store. pay attention to the woman in the striped blouse than woman apparently really likes cinnamon loaf. according to the person who posted the video, she liked it so much, she took one and didn't pay for it. she is trying to act like she's just a casual shopper, kind of looking at things, like she wants something. see her pick up a loaf, put it back. watch here, she's got the loaf, looks both ways, univers

the demands to earn a living must always come first. al jazeera, central philippines. >> you can get a lot more on those whales on al jazeera. america. >> i am lisa flechaer. you are in the stream. today, what you wash your face with may be contaminating the country's water and fish. why one state has banned products with micro beads piling up by the billions in the great lakes. how consumer pressure led one of the largest producers to abandoned a controversial practice that will confines lives. >> air pollution does more than damage hearts and hundreds. it has real impact. we discuss a new study that could link autm

and whale sharks, an attraction in the philippines. why the impacts of visitors has a downside. >> good morning, welcome to al jazeera america, live from new york city. i'm morgan radford. keeping his ogss open. the united states employs three warships closer to iraq. in as president obama considers a military force of action. the u.s. s "george w. bush" will move from the arabian sea to the gulf. the president insists he will not put american books in iraq. this as fighters from islamic state of iraq and levant have taken control of towns in a mart of days. the battle threatens to tear them along sectarian lines, and they are volunteering to take up arms against the sunni group. iraqi and american leaders are comtemplating their next move for a country on the verge of falling apart. >> there have been fears clashes that have taken part. sunni rebels have moved from moss you will up to that town, fighting with turk men shia. there are heavy clashes going on right now. we are hearing that there are casualties. and 35 injured. the town of

we're also looking out for this low pressure system west of the philippines. that may become tropical as we go throughout the next couple of days. even if it doesn't become a tropical system, it ha z a lot of moisture with it. it will interact with the monsoonal front. so expecting anywhere from 250 to 300 millimeters of rain for taiwan and also parts of luzon. luzon already saw 60 to 90 millimeters of rainfall during the past 24 hours, so it looks like that the rain will still be a problem when it comes to flooding and landslide pa ten shl. manila will see a high of 30 degrees with a chance for rain. a little bit drier in hong kong, a high of 31. seoul and tokyo, you'll be dealing with some rain. warmer conditions for the eastern portions of china. we now look at the americas. we are watching out for this low pressure system near texas that is expected to develop and create some possible severe storms with winds gusting up to 100 kilometers per hour. possibly quarter-sized hail. you need to look out for that as this system pushes toward the east. the eastern h

my mom 40's the philippines so she knows how it feels.rter: she will dance sign autograph and greet fans to benefit a scholarship program for children in the philippines left homeless by recent disaster. >> basically foundation that you can just it's for poor people in the philippines but smart people want to be able to good to college and have an education which i believe everybody should have have that chance. >> cheryl says x factor star jason brock there along with another dancing with the star pro who whose identity will be a surprise big secret. >> put on the best attire and get ready to dance or watch the pro in action. scheduled for friday june 6 at 6:00 p.m. if interested if buying a ticket to the event we have a link on our web site 7 news.com. sound like a lot of fun for great cause and cheryl can dance like nobody business. >> amazing. >> i don't have 70's attire but i was going to borrow something from you. >> i have some 50's stuff. >> on you it looks good. >> you wear it well. >> still the same size. >> as in college. >> le

a key index in the philippines declined. investors booked profits after the befrm mark rose for a fifth straight session to post this year's high on thursday. new york stock exchange officials will be getting ready for what could be the biggest stock offering by an i.t. company. alibaba will list on the exchange. they unveiled the decision in papers filed with the securities and exchange commission. they kept it guessing where it would list on the shares. they were founded in 1999. the group operates the business to business trading website alibaba.com. it's doing business in more than 190 countries and regions. they are expected to go public in early august. u.s. media say its initial public offering could be the largest ever by an i.t. firm. prime minister abe will tackle one of the biggest challenges for japan's economy, the declining pop ooh lace. he says he's determined to stop it from falling below 100 million for the next half century. he promised more help for parents by expanding after school childcare services and o

awash with workers from nepal, the philippines, in india. they are badly played -- badly paid and live in poor conditions. surprisingly, nobody tries to stop us from going inside ful. the kitchen is in a bad state but those that use of have no choice. with nowhere else to live, they're left to make the best of what they have, to keep clean what they can. they come from nepal and bangladesh. 42 people have to share a kitchen in the wealthiest country in the world. they show us where they sleep will stop eight people packed into a 15 square meter room. for two years of the time, without holiday or the comforts of home. they use their beds as a cupboard, so far, storage space. all they have. this man says that he knows it is bad. with no doubts back home, he works here to feed his family. they say they work for 12 hours a day with three hours of travel on top for less than $200 a month. by contrast, the average monthly income is $8,000. most of the workers are only allowed to leave if their employers allow it. this toilet serves as a shower and

and the philippines joined forces for a week-lopping naval training exercise. drills will be held in disputed waters near the coast of china, the philippines navy says they are a regulated event and not related to dispauts. the exercises are aimed at strengthening ties between the two countries and improving naval operations. >>> votes are being counted in hong kong after an unofficial referendum. a 10-day pole is held by occupy central, saying 800,000 voted. it is part of a civil campaign for democracy angering the chinese government. >> in south africa the trial of oscar pivotorius is -- oscar pistorius is set to resume, it was suspended to allow him to under go psychiatric tests. doctors evaluated him to see if an anxiety disorder may have influenced his actions on the night his girlfriend reeva steenkamp was killed. >>> there was harsh repress of the opposition in the years after the coup, and the southern part of the country is fit to form a new nation. >> a lot of lives have changed in the 25 years since the president came to power. there is the 11 year ol

also tropical depression near the philippines that is bringing a lot more rain into the area. in fact, over into taiwan, 170 millimeters of rain were reported over a 24-hour period. as we look forward toward the weekend, and into next week it looks like the rain will be accumulating anywhere from 100 to 250 millimeters of rain from the philippines, into taiwan, so looking out for flooding possibilities, and also the potential for land slides. with the high pressure moving in, we are going to see warmer conditions. look at those temperatures into the low 30s for kyoto. some areas into the 40s. so make sure that you are taking precautions if you're going to be spending time outdoors under the very warm weather conditions. over into europe now, we have this low pressure system east of the scandinavian peninsula, and extended cold front dragging across down toward the southern portions of the continent that was responsible for creating some severe weather earlier this week. still unsettled, so expecting some rain and thunderstorms as we go throughout our friday and into saturday.

is fleet is there for us as a large military presence in australia japan and the philippines and guam and the u.s. doesn't mind its ally japan becoming more militarized the united states welcomes japan's efforts to play a more proactive role in contributing to global regional peace and stability including reexamining the interpretation of which constitution chuck hagel has left out of china for what he called destabilizing unilateral actions asserting its claims in the south china sea china hit back. i personally think the speech by mr hague was full of had germany full of threats and intimidation china is accusing the west of using the disputes and exacerbating them to gain a strategic advantage in the region if you were in indonesia is you're looking at this and what you're seeing is is that japan is piling on along with the united states japan may say that its plan is to secure peace but critics argue any military expansion would lead to more tension in washington i'm going to check out our team and prime minister shinzo as moved to try and militarized japan have certainly been met