u.s.-south korea naval drill began on sunday in the sea of japan following north korea's alleged sinking of the south's warship. north korea has denounced the move. china has expressed concern about the possibility of another u.s.-south korean military drill in the yellow sea in its vicinity, saying such a move would heighten tension. >>> north korea has denounced japan's participation in the u.s.-south korean joint military drills. north korea's committee for the peaceful reunification of korea issued a statement on tuesday. it says the united states and south korea are trying to form a military confederation triangle by winning japan over to their side. the statement also said that war flames would spread to the whole of northeast asia ignited by the three countries. four officers from the japanese maritime self-defense force are participating as observers in the four-day joint naval exercise from sunday near the korean peninsula. it's the first time that japanese self-defense force officers have taken part in a u.s.-south korea exercise. >>> u.s. ambassador to japan john roos is likely

u.s./south korea military exercises this weekend. according to officials, it is ready to launch in retaliation war. washington says the word games are a deterrent of north korean aggression. this weekend joint exercise is a response to the sinking of a south korea warship in march. >> this was a statement from the country's powerful national defence commission, reported by north korea's of fish a news agency. it repeated the denial of any involvement in the sinking of a south korean war ship in march. these exercises are taking place involving south korean and american ships. it is a response to the allegations that north korea sink the warship. the national defense commission spokesman went on to say that the exercises threatened north korea's sovereignty and security. it will launch a retaliatory assaults or. -- sacred war. white house sears issue we take the suggestions from north korea? -- >> how seriously should we take the suggestions from north korea? >> i think this will be dismissed as the usual diplomatic issues. washington

u.s.-south korea agreement, but right here in this hemisphere if we were to pass the panama and colombia agreements, which were negotiated before the south korea agreement was put into place, we would have tens of millions of new consumers. in colombia alone, 40 million consumers, american jobs that could be created for caterpillar, john deere, whirlpool, other great u.s. companies could create u.s. jobs and i hope very much, mr. speaker, we are able to put those kinds of pro-growth policies into place so we don't have to face what we are facing today. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentlelady from north carolina reserves the balance of her time. the gentleman from california. mr. cardoza: mr. speaker, i would like to inquire how much time each side has remaining. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california has 16 minutes remaining. the gentlelady from north carolina has 14 1/4 minutes remaining. the gentleman from california. mr. cardoza: thank you, mr. speaker. i would just like to respond to my colleague from california by saying that the gent

warships, blamed on north korea in an international -- sinking of a north korean warship, -- sinking of a south korean warship, blamed on north korea an international investigation. joint u.s.-south korea and naval exercises are planned for this weekend, aimed at deterring any attacks from north korea. this was a south korean exercise in may, a response to the sinking of the warsaw -- warship. american said they strongly support the idea of south korea demonstrating that it can defend itself. china and north korea -- china, ally, hasea's main expressed concern. the mood is likely to become more intense. bbc news. >> authorities are said to reopen one-third of fishing grounds in the gulf of mexico. they say no crude-oil has been found since the middle of june. meanwhile, some ships being used and the cleanup are being called off. forecast -- forecasters were calling for a job will storm to hit the area. the american national hurricane center says it could hit the site of the oil spill within the next three days. the oil spill chief, admiral thad allen, says they have countermeasures if ships have to be evacuated. we have more. this is good news? >> this is absolutely good n

u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton will visit south korea and vietnam next week to coordinate with u.s. allies over the sinking of a south korean warship blamed on north korea. assistant secretary of state kurt campbell told reporters that clinton will leave on monday and visit the two countries after attending an aid conference in afghanistan. in announcing clinton's tour, campbell urged north korea to take concrete action toward abandoning its nuclear program. >> the united states and south korea have always maintained, and our position is clear, that we are prepared under the right circumstances to sit down in a dialogue with north korea. >> in seoul clinton is scheduled to attend a meeting with the foreign and defense ministers of south korea, along with u.s. defense secretary robert gates. she'll then head to vietnam to take part in the asean regional forum, a framework for discussing security issues affecting the asia pacific. campbell also said clinton will meet with japanese foreign minister katsuya okada on the sidelines of the asean conference. they're expected to discuss the

korea chooses that path, sanctions will be lifted. a m in the short term, tensions will escalate as the u.s. and south korea prepared to mount large-scale joint military exercises, a move the north's only major ally, china, is cause of great concern. >>> china is experiencing its deadliest flooding in more than a decade, more than seven hotter people killed in floods and landslides in central and southern china -- 700 people killed in floods and landslides in central and southern china. thousands of homes have been destroyed and 8 million people have been evacuated. a typhoon over the south china sea is expected to make landfall this weekend, bringing more downpours. >>> iraqi police say a car bomb has exploded, killing at least 13 people and wounding 26. the blast happened in a crowded market about 10 kilometers east of the city. explosion also caused a building to collapse. it was the third bombing in the area it in as many days. >>> german chancellor angela merkel has defended her government's policy despite an historic slump in its approval ratings. in a press conference, merkel admitted that in f

the drill was in response to the march sinking of a south korean warship in the yellow sea. the u.s. and south korea believe a north korean submarine hit the vessel with a torpedo. the two allies had initially planned to carry out the exercise in the yellow sea, but they changed the venue to the sea of japan because of strong opposition from china. >>> a powerful gas explosion in eastern china has killed 12 people and injured more than 100. china's central television says the blast occurred at an abandoned plastics factory in nanjing on wednesday morning. the 12 killed include workers who were dismantling the factory. investigators suspect that the explosion was caused by a fire at an underground gas pipeline on the factory premises. a bus passing by the factory also caught fire, injuring passengers. >>> a japanese shipping company is investigating whether an explosion on one of its oil tankers was the result of an attack. mitsui osk line said a minor explosion occurred on wednesday in waters off the arabian peninsula. the 160,000-ton m star tanker was headed for japan from the united arab emirates

sinking of a south korean warship in march has revealed it wasn't carried out by north korea as previously believed well that's according to a south korean newspaper moscow's probe contradicts the u.s. and south korea which place to place. the new reports which russia has not confirmed says the vessel hit a mine north korea maintains it had nothing to do with the incident foreign policy analyst stephen gallons told me earlier that the results of the international reports. there's a large opposition within south korea to the idea that in fact north korea is responsible for the sinking of the ship the lead government is.

south korea has continued to grow and prosper. the north, by contrast, >> brown: in fact, if anything, tensions have increased in recent months. the u.sand south korea will soon begin joint military exercises. and in seoul, the two americans held security talks with their south korean counterparts and announced new sanctions against the north, which the u.s. says is pressing ahead with its nuclear weapons program. >> these measures are not directed at the people of north korea who have suffered too long due to the misguided and aligned priorities of the government. they are directed at the destabilizing illicit and provocative policies pursued by that government. >> brown: those provocations include the march 26th sinking of a south korean warship the cheonan in the yellow sea and 46 sailors on board were killed. after the ship was raised, an international investigation concluded that a north korean torpedo attack had sunk the ship. north korea denied any involvement, and its state t.v. broadcast images of protests against the u.s. and south korea. today's official visit was also part of a remembrance of the 60th anniversary of the st

despite the threats of a nuclear response from north korea a joint navy drill between the u.s. and south korea is underway off the region's peninsula the exercise involving about eight thousand troops will last until wednesday tensions have been running high after an international commission blamed the north for the sinking of a south korean ship back in march long and denies any involvement although the u.s. says it doesn't want to invade twenty eight thousand american troops are based in south korea and fifty thousand more in japan they need petroff lecture on korean studies at sydney university believes washington's actions are provoking pyongyang north korea never threatens first north korea with a small distance you'd for impoverished struggling pariah state so believable for north korea simply reacts or sometimes reacts to the threats which comes from outside if united states decides to go ahead and execute an invasion or regime change and i would be surprised if you're at some stage decided to use the nuclear capability nuclear deterrence against whatever in the me is closest to s

of a south korean warship in march has revealed it wasn't carried out by north korea as previously believed according to a south korean newspaper moscow's probe contradicts one carried out by the u.s. and south korea which plays the blame on people. the new report which russia has not confirmed as the vessel he to mine north korea maintains it had nothing to do with the student foreign policy analyst stephen go and so is the results of the international report more doubtful. there is a large opposite.

. >>> there is an ominous threat of force from north korea tonight if the u.s. and south korea hold war games as planned tomorrow. north korea has made these kind of threats before, but this one is causing more anxiety. here's david kerley. >> reporter: with one of america's most powerful warships poised to take part in joint military exercises, tonight north korea is threatening to use its nuclear deterrents in response. the north says the u.s./south korean exercises will result in what it calls a retaliatory sacred war. >> we should be very worried about this. north korea is getting comfortable with being a state that makes nuclear threats, and we better get used to it. >> reporter: all this just days after the secretary of state and defense secretary visited the korean demilitarized zone announcing new sanctions aimed at the north's nuclear program and saying these military exercises are meant to send a clear signal. >> we have seen nothing that gives us any reason to believe that north korea is ready to end its provocative, belligerent behaviors. >> reporter: threats

u.s. and south korea from performing military drills. the latest on korean tensions. >>> a grizzly discovery in mexico. why mexican officials think mass graves are the result of the ongoing drug war, coming up. >>> and western new york picks up the pieces after a tornado rips through the area. we'll show you the aftermath of the unusual twister. what this droid does will change how you do movies. with blockbuster on demand, this does hit films on a 4.3-inch screen so big, the way you see them will never be the same. introducing the new droid x. pre-loaded with blockbuster. the next generation of does. >>> as we mentioned earlier, another bay area child has been attacked by a pitbull. oakland police say it happened yesterday at a home on 82nd avenue where a pitbull bit a 7- year-old girl in the face, severely injuring her. >> reporter: this is a pitbull- type dog at the oakland animal shelter with a nasty temperament. >> its entire body is rigid. he's also challenging the cameraman. >> reporter: animal control would not confirm or deny th

north korea has condemned the u.s. and south korea for this weekend's joint military exercises saying they pose a security risk to the peninsula gang also criticized washington's decision to impose further sanctions on the country to help you clear proliferation secretary of state hillary clinton announced the new measures during a visit to seoul on wednesday tensions heightened after the sinking of a south korean warship in march which an international report concluded pyongyang was responsible for an accusation it denies. the u.s. senate has passed a bill to help america's jobless they voted to restore state handouts to millions of americans who have been out of work for over half a year benefits have lapsed at the end of may with democrats and republicans deeply divided on the issue the move will cost thirty four billion dollars. in chad of sad sudanese president omar al bashir will not be arrested during his visit to the african country the international criminal court is calling for attention on charges of genocide and war

north korea has threatened a physical response to this weekend's planned military exercises between the u.s. and south korea after asian security summit in vietnam pyongyang said the war games off the korean peninsula would threaten the sovereignty of the north u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton in charge. of quote provocative behavior at the meeting is addressing the tension on the korean peninsula which worsened after the north allegedly sank a south korean warship back in march. ok well the business news is next with daniel stay with us. welcome to business there are five hours to go to your response learn if they pass or fail the stress tests ninety one lenders will be told if this strong enough to withstand another economic downturn but there's concern that regulators have not set the bar high enough to test weak banks to turn a polock over reports. if too many banks passed the test it means the test failed that's a widespread suspicion about this segment of europe's biggest lenders the banks have been asked to estimate how much additional capital they would need on the two scenarios namely

u.s. and south korea have ruled out a massive fleet for four days of military exercises. the mock maneuvers come in the wake of a recent attack on a south korean ship that killed 46 sailors blamed on a north korean submarine. north korea has threatened retaliation in response to the war games and has reportedly put its military on alert. >>> new video out of canada of a spectacular plane crash. a canadian air force jet smashed into the ground and burst into a ball of flames during a training run for a weekend air show in alberta on friday. incredibly, the pilot made it out alive. >>> in china, devastating amounts of heavy rain are being blamed for nearly 750 deaths so far this year. floods and landslides triggered by the torrential downpours have killed dozens more in recent days and forced thousands to evacuate. >>> and in arizona, a shocking mixup after a tragic car accident that left one woman dead and one seriously injured. 19-year-old abby's funeral was scheduled for today until officials discovered saturday that her body had been mistaken for the other passenger in

other stories now making headlines all around the world and north korea has threatened to use its nuclear deterrent if the u.s. and south korea go ahead with their planned military exercises this weekend john yang often warns of heavy retaliation when its southern neighbor and america hold practice maneuvers the white house says it's not interested in a war of words with north korea tensions between the two koreas has been rising since a warship belonging to south korea was sunk in march. another merge the alarm system on the oil rig which exploded in the gulf of mexico in april was partially disabled on the day of the blast a technician on board at the time says that the sound and light signals were switched off meanwhile tropical storm bonnie has reached the gulf and is picking up strength the ships are monitoring the temporary cap on the leaking oil well withdrawing to a safer waters b.p. says work at the side will be suspended for nearly two weeks. and some dramatic pictures now show the moment a canadian fighter pilot had an extremely lucky escape he managed to successfully ejecting yourself from his plane just a s

korea's repeating of calls for the u.s. to drop what it says is washington's hostile policy towards pyongyang it comes as the u.s. and south korea conduct a fourth day of military exercises off the korean peninsula the war games are aimed at discouraging the dogs from any attack on the south a recent international inquiry into the sinking of a south korean warship in march concluded john young was responsible and accusation it denies. now what comes to mind when you hear siberia probably not sunny days crowded beaches and people eating ice cream to state school but that's exactly what you'll see right now is the sweltering summer he weighs even reaching out to russia's most remote regions and we sent lindsey france off to the city walls for some fun in the sun. siberia may not be what comes to mind when you think of sand surface. but in the summertime and the air to the river the that what you get and it's hot very hot which means the boats are coming out so the boating competition and all the beach lovers the family and friends let's go talk to some people. siberian people with a long time for summer they always want to g

u.s. and south korea navy ships are conducting war games this morning despite north korean threats of retaliation. off the east coast involve 20 warships including the aircraft carrier the "uss george washington." the focus is on antiaircraft warship. >>> on the "cbs moneywatch," stocks in asia edged up this morning. ashley morrison is here in new york with the latest on that. good morning, ashley. >> asian stocks got a lift from european banks passing stress tests last week. japan's nikkei gained nearly 1% while hong kong's hang seng was also up. today wall street gets the latest on the housing market. last week strong corporate earning reports put investors in a buying mood. the dow gained 2% wiping out all losses for the year while the nasdaq tacked on more than 4%. >>> a major battle is looming over the expiration of bush-era tax cuts for the wealthy. timothy geithner said he backed letting those expire for those making $250,000 or more a year to help bring down the deficit. most republicans and democrats on capitol hill strongly disagree. arguing it could endanger the economic recovery. the

korea's repeated calls for the u.s. to drop what it says is washington's hostile policy towards pyongyang it comes as the u.s. and south korea conduct a fourth day of military exercises off the korean peninsula the war games are aimed at discouraging the north from any attack in the south recent international inquiry into the sinking of a south korean warship in march concluded that pyongyang was responsible for an accusation it denies. while the sweltering summer heat waves reaching out to russia's most remote regions and side period is no exception despite the devastating effect the hot weather is having in some parts of the country siberians keen to enjoy the sunshine and we said lindsey france to check out the summer in one of russia's call this reaches. siberia may not be what comes to mind when you think of sand surf and sun but in the summertime and the air to the river the exactly what you get and it's hot very hot which means the boats are coming out so the boating competition and all the beach lovers the family and friends let's go talk to some people. people with a long time for summer they always want to ge

korea's repeated calls for the u.s. to drop what it says is washington's vassall policy towards pyongyang it comes as the u.s. and south korea conduct a fourth day of military exercises off the career been insular war games and just discouraging the north from any attack on the south a recent international inquiry into the sinking of a south korean warship in march concluded john young was responsible an accusation it did not raise. i want comes to mind when you hear siberia will probably not sunny days crowded beaches and people eating ice cream to stay cool but that's exactly what you'll see right now is the sweltering summer heat waves even reaching out to russia's most remote regions and despite the devastating effect the whole weather is having in some parts of the country siberians are up for some fun in the sun. siberia may not be what comes to mind when you think of sand surf and sun but in the summertime on the river that what you get and it's hot very hot which means the boats are coming out so are the boating competition all the beach lovers the family and friends of people. people wait a long time for summe

korea's repeated calls for the u.s. to drop what it says is washington's hostile policy towards iran yang it comes as the u.s. and south korea conduct a fourth day of military exercises off the korean peninsula the war games are aimed at discouraging the north for many attack on the south a recent international inquiry into the sinking of a south korean warship in march concluded pyongyang was responsible and accusation that developments. will later be developed at his crosstalk destine scarfs whether israel's policies towards palestinians are fueling terrorism across the middle east . there happen to be a million or two hundred thousand palestinians living within sixty seven so are we suggesting that there should be a transfer of population bilaterally and that the palestinians that are living in the seven. should be transferred to the west bank today in some area and that you know it's ok well you know jay and then i don't know you did you know how do you find israel that may not necessarily coincide with international robert and you know i don't think i've ever come across someone that knows the greater middle east

u.s. and south korea have started military drills off the korean peninsula a four day operation code named invincible spirit includes twenty ships two hundred planes and eight thousand personnel north korea had warned it was prepared to use a nuclear deterrent to prevent the exercise going ahead. afghanistan's to take control of its future by twenty fourteen plans to hand power back to local authorities in the country would discuss the cobbles largest international conference in decades britain and pakistan have said that some international forces may remain beyond the deadline to train afghan police and soldiers one conference also dealt with reconstruction aid and development in the war torn country as well as fighting corruption and rampant drug street russia's foreign minister pledged that moscow will continue to help. we're committed to supporting you in efforts on stabilizing afghanistan we will continue to allow transit of international cargo and personnel to afghanistan to work to retore we're working on additional measures to keep afghan forces together with our partners we're als

u.s. and south korea have started a large scale naval war games in the sea of japan earlier north korea warned that it was prepared to use its nuclear deterrent to stop the military exercises this is the latest in a series of threats from the communist nation tension between the north and the south have intensified recently over a report the only offer is sinking a southern warship in march. ships have been a returning to continue operations blown out all well in the gulf of mexico earlier tropical storm bonnie had forced crews to leave the area it's estimated that they do it has put back efforts to drill a relief well by up to ten days in april the deepwater horizon rig exploded causing the largest ecological disaster in u.s. history. and international landscape to science festival is taking place for the fifth time in central russia the event brings together designers and architects from around the world to exchange ideas and inspire each other to even greater achievements sorry for the want to seek inspiration. all these this installation so the hair the landscape projects first of all quit

north korea today threatened the u.s. and south korea with a "physical response" over naval exercises planned for this weekend. the threat came as u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton was in vietnam, attending a regional security forum. >> it is distressing when north korea continues its threats and causes so much anxiety among its neighbors and the larger region. but we will demonstrate once again through our military exercises as we did when bob gates and i visited in seoul together two days ago that the united states stands in firm support of the defense of south korea. >> sreenivasan: the u.s.-south korean exercises this weekend come four months after a south korean warship was sunk. international investigators found a north korean submarine torpedoed the ship. the north koreans have denied it. long-time reporter and commentator daniel schorr died today at a washington hospital. he spent 23 years with cbs news, and in the 1970s, his reporting on the watergate scandal landed him on president nixon's "enemies list." in 2001, h

u.s. and south korea have started the military drills off the korean peninsula a four day operation code named invincible spirit includes twenty ships two hundred planes and eight thousand personnel north korea had warned it was prepared to use a nuclear deterrent to stop the exercise from going ahead. and i'll be back with the headlines in just a few moments. hungry for the full story we've got it first hand the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. much brighter if you move the sun from fans to impressions. means for instance on t.v. dot com. the latest news on the week's top stories from abnormally high temperatures a break new records in russia but the intense heat is claiming lives as at least three hundred drowned while trying to cool off during the past week. keep off the grass peace camp of antiwar protesters is forcibly removed from westminster. sitting target of port security is blamed for an attack on a hydro power plant in southern russia which means today. the un's highest court says cause of us declaration of independence is legal but several countri

u.s. commitment to south korea's security. >>> in china officials say more than 1,000 people are dead or missing following severe flooding triggereof record rain. the floodwaters have destroyed 645,000 homes. and forecasters say the worst may still be ahead during this typhoon season. in being fact another tropical storm is expected to hit southern china this weekend. >>> and on australia's gold coast the crew of the plasticky relaxed today after a four month 8,000-mile voyage from the bay area. it is made in part from 12,000 plastic bottles. it is part of a project to draw attention to the amount of plastic waist in oceans around the world. the crew plans to push on to sydney this weekend. >>> two sailors have survived a close encounter with a whale that leaped out of the ocean and crashed into their boat. well, the sailors say that the 40-ton whale kept surfacing, take a look at this, and suddenly crashed into their yacht just outside of capetown bay, south africa. the whale landed on the boat's desk breaking its mast. the two sailors were not hurt and the whale appeared to swim away. >> that

u.s. and south korea sent a very clear message to north korea. also in soutthos coming up on kron 4 news. >> we will be back with more news, weather and traffic in a few moments. military exercisers' continued in the c today >> it's a big ship intended to serve as a big message the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier george washington and picked his paid in the kickoff sunday between the united states and south korea. killed 46 sailors. the united states and says correa blames north korea for the attack. that nation's government blasted the war game. as shenyang observers watch and worry. >> it's going to see what happens as these exercises go on for four days. but nonetheless this is a concern. >> washington says the door is still open for north korean leader if his government changes its aggressive course. >> we are willing to meet with them we are willing to negotiate to move toward normal relations >> u.s. military officials say right now there is no sign of movement in north korea >> we have all heard of how the boss of british petroleum wants

u.s. and south korea are currently conducting military exercises off the korean peninsula and the discouraging the north from any attack on the south a recent international inquiry into the sinking of a south korean warship in march concluded pyongyang was responsible an accusation it denies. serbia's parliament has overwhelmingly approved a resolution saying the country does not recognize cause of us independence it comes after the higgs international court of justice ruled that the region's declaration of statehood was legal the parliament's resolution said peaceful negotiations are needed to find an acceptable solution because of announced it would secede from serbia two years ago following a bloody war in the ninety's. u.k. prime minister david cameron says he'll make a stand for turkey's entry into the european union during his first visit to the country as prime minister he said he was displeased with the slow pace of talks and called vital for europe qana me and politics so he is currently an official candidate for membership in the union however that you use. the country must reform it