and as a pacific power, united states must continue to lead the effort, maintain security in the region, which has defended freedom, enabled prosperity, protected peace there in that area for more than six decades. joining the convention will reinforce the united states' international leadership in the maritime domain. the convention specifically codifies the rights of freedoms and the uses of the sea that are critical for our forces to transit through and operate in the waters of the asia pacific region. as the populations and the economies of the asia pacific region continue to grow, competing claims in the maritime domain by some coastal states are becoming more numerous and contentious. some of these claims, if left unchallenged, will put us at risk. our operation the rights and our freedoms in key areas of the asia pacific. nowhere is this for prevalent than in the south china sea, where claimants asserted broad, territorial sovereignty rights over land features, sea space and resources in the area. the convention is an important component of a rules-based approach that encourages

hold their ground and asia pacific region as the united states continues to buddy up to india it looks like it could be using their new found friend to bully its enemy preassure either r t new delhi india. look at some other top stories from around the world the white house has confirmed the death of al qaeda second in command of the u.s. drone attack in northwest pakistan on monday. maybe was the target of the missile which hit a militant compound killing fifteen people tensions have increased between pakistan and washington over the last two weeks after american refused to hand strikes. moody's has downgraded the credit rating of german banks saying they face risks of crisis deepens the country's second largest lender commerzbank is among those named as well as three of australia's largest financial groups from sunday off the standard and poor's predicted one in three chance of greece leaving the eurozone and often countries general elections later this month. well time now for business use. thanks carol well as every morning we are following the asian markets which are the only one

hold their ground and asia pacific region as the united states continues to buddy up to india it looks like it could be using their new found friend to bully its enemy preassure either r t new delhi india. now look at some other top stories from around the world moody's has downgraded the credit rating of german banks when they face risks of using crisis deepens the country's second largest lender commerce bank numbers as well as three of austria's largest financial groups it comes a day after standard and poor's predicted the one in three chance of greece leaving the eurozone after the country's general election later this month. period has been hit by a wave of sectarian violence as explosions and gunfire rocked the country's north nineteen people were killed after gunmen attacked police officers in the scene of the heaviest pointing which article it is mr sect boko haram want to be behind the strikes becomes a week after three died and dozens were injured in a suicide car bomb attack in a church in the area. mexican police have found seven dismembered bodies in the pacific coast sta

which is the sort of montreux that we hear in the media it's because the united states wants to exercise had gemini in the asia pacific when it says it's pivoting towards asia which president obama announced in australia in january that should be considered a dangerous thing for asia the united states invaded the philippines in one thousand nine hundred in one thousand eight hundred it invaded the asian part of russia to stop the russian revolution during world war two it fought most of the war in asia then it went to korea vietnam the united states has fought many many battles in asia so a pivot towards asia should be considered something of great alarm for the people of the continent of amazing is also boosting its military spending how do you think that is going to play out. well it's only natural that china would seek to especially in its own neighborhood especially in the in the asia pacific region particularly in the yellows in solve china sea where the united states is working with other partners undermine china's claims to certain disputed territories china is seeking to defend itself it does not have a global

i'll tell all of these nations that the united states will remain a pacific power. and i'll tell them why. because of you. because during your careers, many of you will be headed to the pacific. there and across the globe, the navy and marine corps must lead a resurgence of america's incurring maritime. as graduates of the navy academy you've earned much and you've been given much. and now as navy and marine corps officers, we'll ask that you give much of yourselves to service to this country. it is about giving back something this country. that's what service is all about. as secretary of defense i could not be more proud of all of you for choosing to serve this great country. as mentioned, i'm the son of italian immigrants and as a young boy i once asked my dad why did you travel all of that distance, coming to a strange country, no language ability, no money, no skills, why would you do that? my father said that he did it because he and my mother believed they could give their children a better life in america. that is the american dream. it's the dream that we a

as the united states military executes are rebalancing of the pacific, a seating to the convention isential to locking in a stable legal framework of the maritime domain that is favorable to our national interest and preserves our access to this critical region. and as the pacific power the united states must continue to lead the effort and maintain security in the region which has defended freedom, enable prosperity and protected east there in that area for more than six decades. joining the commission will reinforce the united states the international leadership in the maritime domain. the convention specifically codifies the rights, freedoms and the uses of the sea that are critical for our forces to operate in the waters of the asian-pacific region. as the populations and economies of the asia-pacific region continued to grow, competing claims in the maritime domain by some coastal states are becoming more numerous and contentious. some of these claims if left unchallenged will put us at risk for operational rights and our freedoms in key areas of the asia-pacific. nowhere is this

it's because the united states wants to exercise had gemini in the asia pacific when it says it's pivoting towards asia which president obama announced in australia in january that should be considered a dangerous thing for asia united states invaded the philippines in one thousand nine hundred in one thousand eight hundred it invaded the asian part of russia. to stop the russian revolution during world war two that's what most of the war in asia then it went to korea vietnam the united states has fought many many battles in asia so a pivot towards asia should be considered something of great alarm for the people of the continent china is seeking to defend itself it does not have a global ambitions with its military unlike the united states which has a thousand military bases located in one hundred thirty countries china is basically concerned with its own economic development of course as a major power but they see the united states plans their pivot towards asia something very threatening and later this hour on our team a deadly wedding tragedy in afghanistan a fresh nameplates like kill

eye on all those issues in particular certainly the growing military strength of the united states in the asian pacific region something which greatly concerns china russia is agreeing with beijing on that matter and certainly the developments in the middle east even if we didn't mention did that russia and china are seeing eye to eye on the syrian conflict and as we know china and russia have been we have all been saying about finance peace plan that must be implemented as the only solution peaceful solution to the growing syrian conflict now a definitely such a strong relations between beijing and moscow have been causing some concerns in the west primarily because china is a growing developing developing state with its economy and military being stronger every year and certainly the corporations such very strong corporate. between russia and china is concerning many in the west but as far as we understood from the speeches by both the chinese and russian leaders. to put it respectively this cooperation will only strengthen it will not die down and that's the way it's going to stay for the next three

eye on all those issues in particular certainly the growing military strength of the united states in the asian pacific region something which greatly concerns china russia is agreeing with beijing on that matter and certainly the developments in the middle east even if we didn't mention did that russia and china are seeing eye to eye on the syrian conflict such a strong relations between beijing and moscow have been causing some concerns in the west primarily because china is a growing developing developing state with its economy and military being stronger every year we are following certainly all the interesting developments during the summit in the next two days here and we'll be bringing all the latest information to our viewers as soon as we get it. chicago based international affairs commentator rick ross off says the shanghai cooperation organization has the potential to become a serious. as we know this is the twelfth summit that will the head of state meeting of the shanghai cooperation organization which created in two thousand and one to place matters in perspective we have to recall that w

pacific region. as you know, the united states military has had a presence in asia pacific for decades. what we're doing is reasserting that presence and our commitment to the region. the region is a very important economic center for american interests. it's obviously an important center for american security interests. what this does is reinvigorate our security and military relationships in the region. that's precisely what secretary panetta laid out in his recent visit to the region in shangri- la, he put meat on the bone what that means. that means working more closely with our partners and allies to ensure and reassure them that we are there to stand with them, we are there to ensure that peace, prosperity in the region stays, that we protect maritime freedoms and so forth and so on and that we ensure that everyone in the region follows the rules of the road. that's not just for military purposes but for economic reasons. >> that's right. you'll have the combat ships that will be based in singapore and 2500 marines as well. but ultimately, and i want to direct this to you, captain

united states now very briefly mr chang the u.s. is boosting its military presence in the asia pacific region with washington saying it's to improve partnerships there but others on the other hand see it as a threat to china why do you think this is the reason well the united states certainly believes that the asia pacific region is very very important strategically and militarily and it is making a use of the strategies of the neighbors of china to make up for the the crime even relations with these countries concerned during the. previous administration. all right professor joseph chang thanks very much indeed for your views here. now it's back to greece were and new probate allowed coalition government is on course to finally implemented the cuts that sparked a social and political crisis in the country that is now also preparing to release a billion euros to athens being seen by some as a reward for good behavior their relief in the euro zone may be short lived however with auditors poised to unveil a preliminary report on the state of spain's troubled banks on thursday the pentagon why they find that you may be facing a crisis of new prop

the united states has long been and will remain a pacific power and a critical provider of peace, prosperity and security of this vital region. the most critical relationship to get right is that between the united states and china. every day, the affairs of our nations and the livelihoods of our citizens grow more connected. how we manage this relationship between the world's two largest economy, although we're still almost three times as large as theirs, how we do this will help shape the 21st century. this obviously doesn't mean we'll always see eye-to-eye, including on issues like human rights. nor does it mean we will not compete with each other economically. as i said when i was in china, we americans welcome this competition, which drives us to do better, and to be better because there's no doubt that america can compete, and america will win whenever, and wherever, the playing field is level. [applause] ultimately, that is what america is focused on in the asia pacific, empowering cooperative relationships, clear rules of the road so that that region can continue its peaceful develop

united states-china relationship. some of the the increased emphasis by the united states and the asia-pacific region as some kind of challenge to china. i reject that view entirely. our effort to renew and intensify our involvement in asia is fully compatible with the development and growth of china. >> it is the 23rd anniversary of the tenement massacre. in the u.s., george zimmerman, the shooter of the unarmed black teenager trayvon martin, has returned to a florida jail after the judge overseeing his trial revoked bail. zimmerman was ordered back behind bars on friday when judge kenneth lester ruled zimmerman had misled the court and the state of his finances and of his passport. zimmerman surrendered to police on sunday. benjamin crump, an attorney for trayvon martin's family, said the ruling added new damage to zimmerman's credibility. >> remember, it is only george zimmerman's testimony that says trayvon martin attacked him. all of the other objective evidence suggests george zimmerman pursuit and confronted trayvon martin. therefore, that is why this is such an important ruling today is the credibility is the issue, a

long before france in one nine hundred forty six the united states and then great britain chose the pacific to conduct their testing but their tonic mushroom clouds were poisonous radioactive debris fell on to the surface of the earth and threatened the help of people all over the planet in one nine hundred fifty eight campaign for nuclear disarmament organized the first worldwide grassroots opposition in one thousand nine hundred sixty three under the pressure of the peace movements the two western powers and the u.s.s.r. signed an agreement banning atmosphere testing france was i'm concerned and continue to detonate bombs suspended from big buildings. by nine hundred seventy four forty six bombs pierced the atmosphere a french polynesia the word environment was still alien to the french however this was not the case for greenpeace but the campaign against the french was conceived during the first campaign against the united. states because the united states was testing nuclear weapons but was testing them underground and france was still testing weapons in the atmosphere. in one nine hund

in the united states in particular which have been growing a very much war with china's growing military might and the recent visit by the u.s. secretary of defense mr panetta to the asian pacific region basically confirmed all these worries with producing statements like the united states must be vigilant in the face of. china's growing military power but beijing is also growing very impatient and very irritated with the actions of the united states which in particular this visit often that the saying that the growing military presence in the region may destabilize the whole situation we certainly are waiting to see whether there will be any reaction coming from washington on these statements coming from beijing but definitely the fact that russia and china are growing their military ties certainly adds a very interesting spin to global geopolitics and if you follow that story i'll be interested to know later this we look at how the u.s. might be eyeing how to counter the strengthening russia china part of america's courting new delhi to boost military cooperation we explore whether it's to help. cemented the pacific present border square up to the top. of the attention of wik

only if we tip over it in the eurozone will those ripples cross the atlantic to the united states and to asia in the pacific. >> richard quest explaining the greek crisis like nobody else can. richard, thank you very much. appreciate that. >> reporter: thank you. >>> another pivotal vote to tell you about this morning. this one underway in egypt. voters are casting ballots in the country's presidential runoff for a second straight day. the election pits ousted leader hosni mubarak's last prime minister again an islamist. there are still a lot of questions about whether egypt's interim military rumors are really ready to give up power. >>> move over, tiger moms. we've got a panda dad. i'll ask him how raising three kids in beijing changed his views on what makes a good parent. >>> hi, i'm staff sergeant diane hoffman with the first division dhhb. i'm in bagram, afghanistan, i'm sending a shout out now to see my husband, dave hoffman, in new port richey, florida. i love you, i appreciate the support. take care of little man. and i'll see you guys in december. have a great one. clear, huh? my nutritional stand

thing dividing this country is the west is opening up and we know that the united states is going to go all the way to the pacific ocean, but are the states going to be free states or slave states it in sn and clay is standing literally as stride of history. he wants the west to open. he doesn't want the union rendered. but he doesn't want them to all be free states because he doesn't want his beloved south to be marginalized. and so that campaign of 1850 is the last time when you can really straddle that issue. and he paid for it and we paid for it. >> stephenson o, i was thinking about echos of the future. he served in the u.n. from the kennedy administration and the kennedys found him wanting. he wasn't tough enough. but what does that really information shadow. stephenson, not the kennedys in that sense. this idea that -- and we hear it in barack obama. this idea that we're going to work with the world community, not dictate to the world community, that becomes -- that enters the democratic party's dna. >> but you can go back and forth. the anti-imperialism of will criminal jennings bryan, you know, which fin