zhao's contact, a chinese intelligence officer. in return, zhao allegedly took nearly $15,000 in bribes. >> the scheme alleged here is just one more example of the people republic of china's ongoing and brazen campaign to target u.s. officials with access to sensitive military secrets. >> reporter: arrested separaraty on espspionage chcharges, gin c wei, a 22-year-old machinist mate aboard the uss easy ex. wei allegedly sold the chinese naval defense information and dozens of technical and mechanical military manuals, all while he was applying to become a u.s. citizen. >> the office even congratulated him when he became a u.s. citizen. >> reporter: both sailors had first appearances today. zhao here at the federal courthouse in los angeles, in full uniform with shackles on his combat boots, he pleaded not guilty. but if convicted of bribery, faces up to 20 years. wei, if convicted of espionage, coud get life. norah. >> very serious charges. mark strassmann, thank you. >>> now to a tragedy on the southern border. mexican authorities

zhao's contact, a chinese intelligence officer.nearly $15,000 in bribes. >> the scheme alleged here is just one more example of the people republic of china's ongoing and brazen campaign to target u.s. officials with access to sensitive military secrets. >> reporter: arrested separately on espionage charges, jinchao wei, a 22-year-old machinist t aboard thehe uss es. wewei allegedldly sold t the che navaval defense information and dozens of technical and mechanical military manuals, all while he was applying to become a u.s. citizen. >> the officer even congratulated him when he became a u.s. citizen. >> reporter: both sailors had first appearances today. zhao here at the federal courthouse in los angeles, in full uniform, with shackles on his combat boots. he pleaded not guilty, but if convicted of bribery, faces up to 20 years. wei, if convicted of espionage, could get life. norah? >> norah: very serious charges, mark strassmann, thank you. a rare federal death sentence was handed down today to the white nationalist gunman behind

zhao chose a path of corruption, and in doing so he told out his colleagues at the u.s. navy. >> reporter: among the secrets he allegedly sold, details about his post at the naval base in ventura county, plans for this large-scale military exercise in the indo-pacific region earlier this year, and blueprints for a radar system on a u.s. base in okinawa. his contact -- a chinese intelligence officer. in return, zhao allegedly took nearly $15,000 in bribes. >> the scheme alleged here is just one more example of the people republic of china's ongoing and brazen campaign to target u.s. officials with access to sensitive military secrets. >> reporteter: arresteted separy on espspionage chaharges, jincn wei, a 22-2-year-old m machinis mate aboard the "uss essex." he allegedly sold the chinese naval defense is information and dozens of technical and mechanical military manuals, all while he was applying to become a u.s. citizen. >> the officer even congratulated him when he became a u.s. citizen. >> reporter: both men had first appearances, zhao at the federal courthouse in los

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joining us now is chen zhao chief macro strategist.ght disinflation but they still want 5% growth, what's your take? chen: it's difficult to achieve a sustainable 5%. over a longer period of time the financial problem is so serious because of a lack of confidence. you could describe that as an implosion of business and entrepreneurial spirit and confidence. people don't want to spend. everyone wants to save because they have no confidence in their future. that is temerity because of economic policy. i don't think it's anything else. economic policy is so bad, disinflation is going to be steady for a long time. guy: how should i think about this? is china and the new japan? is that the scenario we are looking at? chen: in the old days i would not believe that but increasingly, from the policy response in the beijing government i've seen so far, there is a risk of china becoming another japan. japan's problem is obvious. people are spending way more than the desired investment. that's a big problem in china. they are saving more than wha

in exchange they allege a chinese operative paid zhao about $15,000. >> mr.orter: officials say the charges were part of a broader strategy by the u.s. to counter china's criminal efforts to steal its sensitive information. >> the scheme alleged here is just one more example of the people republic of china's ongoing and brazen campaign to target u.s. officials with access to sensitive military secrets. >> reporter: both sailors remain in custody and are expected back in court in the coming weeks. shortly after that, in federal court, their trials are expected to begin. back to you. >> miguel, thank you. >>> in a statement to the "wall street journal" a spokesperson for china's embassy in washington said the u.s. government and media have behind up cases of espionage related to china and china opposes the u.s.'s sides groundless slander and smear of china. >>> the president of niger is calling on the u.s. and the international community to help restore constitutional order in his country just after a military junta seized power last week. in a washington posto

stephen: jason zhao came to australia to study wine in 2005. business. nearly all his wine was going to china before the tariff cut it dead. jason: our business dropped for 95%. stephen: ninety-five%? jason: ninety-five%. because we only have another five% for selling the bulk wine to uk market and the us market, which is not be helping us for keep doing the business. stephen: jason's parents migrated to australia to join their son and his family. jason: my parents, they still encourage me. and they say, "if you work hard, you do right things, and one day, the things will come back. just put your head down and work hard. just keep working." stephen: scott waldron has read and analyzed china's allegations against wine and other industries in the original mandarin. scott: the chinese case against the australian wine industry is even more spurious than it is for the case of barley. so in the case of wine, china is arguing that australia dumped wine into china at below normal price. the price of australian wine exported to china is higher than all

zhao allegedly got paid nearly $15,000.icials warn these two cases could just be the tip of the iceberg, as china expands its efforts to infiltrate the us military. neither suspect has entered a plea yet. they are due back in court next week. if convicted, they could face 20 years to life in prison. >> the cdc is now recommending a new shot that stops a virus that can be deadly for children. the agency says babies under eight months old should be vaccinated against rsv. a respiratory illness that is the leading cause of infant hospitalization in as many as 300 children under the age of five die from rsv every year. >> time now for a look at your friday weather. tornado touched down near greenville, south carolina, yesterday. swirling clouds sent tree limbs and other debris flying around the city of pickens. checking the radar now, severe storms are possible later from northern pennsylvania and upstate new york into new england with heavy wind and possible hail storms also expected in the plains. checking today's highs, heat

zhao allegedly receiving nearly $15,000. david, just a short time ago, both of those suspects had their first appearances in court. neither of them entered a plea. and officials with the department of justice are stressing that these two arrests might just be the tip of the iceberg in what they're calling this brazen and expanding effort by chinese intelligence to infiltrate the u.s. military and recruit u.s. military personnel. david? >> david: matt gutman in california tonight. matt, thank you. >>> we turn now to the texas border tonight. authorities say two bodies have been found near that controversial buoy that texas authorities placed across part of the rio grande. one body had to be removed from the barrier. abc's mireya villarreal in texas tonight. >> reporter: tonight, officials on both sides of the border investigating after a body was found lodged in the floating barrier set up in the rio grande river. texas officials say it appears the person drowned further upstream. mexican authorities tell abc news they found

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petty officer zhao agreed to transmit and did, in fact, send sensitive the u.s.working for the people's republic of china. mr. zhao transmitted this information in exchange for payments that totaled approximately $15,000. elizabeth: wow. let's bring in former pentagon official, he served 25 years in the navy, brent sadler. brent, what do you make of this case? two navy sailors arrested for sending secret and sensitive u.s. military info to chinese intelligence? >> it's a sad fact that the chinese communist party's been targeting ethnic chinese-americans for far too long, and the u.s. government must do a better job of protecting our citizens from being targeted this way in these espionage schemes. it's been documented for far too long. the information that the chinese were after is also quite interesting. the ship the uss essex that one of the defendants was on actually was part of the rim-pac exercise, and it was clear that the chinese were very interested in what the ship was doing there. specifically also a demonstration with 3-d printing which the navy has be

photos of military hardware and vehicles to a chinese officer, and in a separate case, a 26-year-old, zhao is accused of sending b se mint pr blueprints for a radar syste >>> let's turn to africa the international pressure is mounting against the leaders of a military takeover iniger west aan nations w have the bacs are pushing for the democracy to be restored. raf sanchez is following the developments what are these countries trying to do to end the crisis there? >> reporter: the west african regional bloc is saying as a last resort it is prepared to use force to restore democracy in niger senegal is the latest country to say it would send troops on such a mission. the foreign minister saying there has been one coup too many in the region. for now, though, the focus is on diplomatic, economic pressure, financial sanctions, a number of cities in niger are experiencing rolling blackouts. that appears to be the result of neighboring countries cutting off electricity. president biden also adding his voice to the crisis, saying he wants to see the imprisoned president of niger released immedia

and petty officer wenheng zhao was charged with accepting money for sensitive photos and videos.ilors. the united states army has become the second branch of the us armed forces to be left without an official chief of staff — the consequence of an ongoing row over abortion between the pentagon and a conservative us senator. tommy tuberville, a repbublican from alabama, is opposed to the pentagon's policy of paying for time off and travel costs for service members who choose to have an abortion. mr tuberville is stalling confirmation hundreds of military appointments. he says he will keep doing so until the senate is given a vote on the abortion policy. as a result, in the past few hours, the term of the us army chief of staff — generaljames mcconville — expired without a senate—confirmed successor, leaving general randy george in charge as acting chief of staff. mr tuberville's protest already caused the us marine corps to lose its senate confirmed commandant, and the same is likely to happen to the us navy in the coming weeks.mr tuberville's move also blocks officers from moving

in a separate case, wenheng zhao from ventura, california. federal authorities say zhao received $15,000 from a chinese intelligence officer in exchange for operational plans, navy movements and blueprints for a radar system at a military base in okinawa, japan. >> in short, zhao chose a path of destruction. >> reporter: the indictments come amid fears of espionage, with microsoft reporting chinese-backed hackers broke into the email accounts of state and commerce department employees, including the secretary of commerce. >> andrea mitchell reporting for us there. >>> coming up on "morning joe," we're now learning what was and what was not discussed between hunter biden's business associate devin devon archer and then vice president biden. we will go through the transcript and show you how it contradicts what republicans like james comer have been saying. we're back in a moment. let innovation refunds help with your erc tax refund so you can improve your business however you see fit. rosie used part of her refund to build an outdoor patio. cl

and petty officer wenheng zhao was charged with accepting money for sensitive photos and videos.t is alleged to have contacted both sailors. two expelled members of the so—called "tennessee three" have officially reclaimed their seats in the state's house of representatives, nearly three months after they were expelled for their involvement in a gun control protest on the body's floor. state representatives justin pearson, justinjones and gloria johnson took part in the demonstration just days after a fatal shooting at a nashville elementary school where six were killed, including three children. republican lawmakers claimed their actions violated house rules and moved to expel their three colleagues. johnson narrowly avoided expulsion, but pearson and jones were ousted. the move briefly left about 140,000 voters in primarily black districts without representation for nearly a week and drew national attention. earlier, i spoke with one of the tennessee three who was re—elected in thursday's special election — justinj pearson. great to have you back on the show. i want to ask both

let's bring in matty zhao from bank of america securities.rom your perspective, you look at everything from cement, oil, gas, how bad is it right now? what do you seat in terms of demand? matty: sure, i would say property is really bad. if you look at the first seven months property news it was down 24%. our team expects property goes down another 10% next year and inflation to go down another 10 to 20%. from the things that i cover, i would say construction materials are really week. cement is 30% of demand from property and 30% from property and glass and 60% property. you can see that cement prices are already at secure -- six year lows. still -- steel we are expecting iron ore prices will drop to below $100 next year because of week china demand because iron ore 60%, 64% of global iron ore demand comes from china. the week data is really hurting. rishaad: we are seeing what is happening in the property but in the longer term you have to be looking at that and the architecture of china's economy is always evolving. what is it evolving to a

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. >> one aone of the defendants is 26-year-old wenheng zhao.or nearly $15000 in bribes he gave chinese intelligence officer sensitive u.s. military information involving the end of pacific region. that info, getting in the hands of the ccp could be particularly damaging as the risk of a conflict over taiwan increases. >> recharge located at a military base in japan. >> i believe xi jinping's lifelong ambition taiwan. he repeatedly has told us he intends to take taiwan by force if necessary. i think he is indeed preparing for war. >> both sailors were has the pacific fleet which leads to many operations and exercises the other defendant is jinchao wei prosecutor say howitzer on the amphibious assault ship uss essex he allegedly sold national defense information including photos, video technical manuals to his chinese spymaster. >> whether it was greed or for some other reason, jinchao wei chose her turn his back on his newly adopted country and enter a conspiracy with this chinese handler. >> u.s. officials say these cases demonstrate china's de

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zhao chose a path of corruption. >> reporter: officials say charges were part of a broader strategy by the u.s. to counter china's criminal efforts to steal its sensitive information. >> it is one more example of the people's republic of china ongoing and brazen campaign to target u.s. officials with access to sensitive u.s. military secrets. >> reporter: both sailors who remain in custody are expected in court in a few weeks. their trial in federal court is expected to start a little after that. we did reach out to the chinese government. these are, quote, groundless slander. hoda, back to you. >> miguel, thank you. >>> a frightening image leased by the ntsb this morning with a close call between a private leer jet and a jetblue flight in boston it happened in friday. here is a screen capture from the cockpit of the jet blue plane that shows the moment the leer jet was taking off right in front of the jet blue flight beginning to land. the pilot said they were 30 feet off the ground at the moment the captain said they can't estimate how close they were to the smaller plane, but they w

videos and technical manuals to his a chinese spy master but the other sailor 26-year-old wenhong zhao is accused of giving a chinese intelligence officer information about u.s. naval exercise plans and operations for nearly $15000 in bribes. >> when a soldier or sailor chooses cash over country and hands over national defense information and ultimate act of betrayal. china among all such nation stands apart in terms of the threat it government poses to the united states. china is unrivaled in the audacity and its malign efforts to subvert our laws. >> one sailor was stationed at naval base san diego the other at a naval base in ventura county both has the u.s. pacific fleet the largest fleet command which provide security to the end of pacific region and classified u.s. national defense information regarding that area gaining into the hands of the ccp could be damaging as the risk of a conflict over taiwan increases. >> the indictment charges that transmitted operational plans for u.s. military exercise in the end of pacific region. in addition we charge diagrams and blueprints locate

at the same time you have another young sailor in his 20s, zhao, who passed on information about u.s.ific, specific details about where ships would be moving, systems on those ships. in addition, he was passing on allegedly diagrams and blueprints of u.s. radar systems at the american base in okinawa, japan. all of these things are crucial to the u.s. military's defense and operations in the pacific in an event of any confrontation or conflict with china. as you say, this comes against the background of a whole array of chinese espionage that's been exposed. a few other federal cases have come to light. as well as a massive cyber hacking operation that have penetrated the federal government and even cabinet officials' emails. >> it's really alarming, especially the context that you provided. is there a pentagon briefing today? >> there won't be a briefing today. yesterday, there was. they didn't have much to say about it. we were asking them -- reporters were asking, are you going to change security procedures? it wasn't that long ago that there was another major intelligence breach w

in first case unsealed against one of the sailors wencheng zhao at a navy base there in a u.s.ry manuals that could be useful to the officer to learn about u.s. navy ships including "u.s.s. essex" on which wei worked. he also provided them with details and photos of the layout of the ships and the weapons systems is on them according to the prosecutors and in exchange he received thousands of dollars from february of '22 to present day. in a second case, a u.s. navy sailor is accused of providing an officer with information of the u.s. military movements and exercises in the indo pacific is and receiving $15,000 for that information from the officer. he also allegedly provided photos an information of the u.s. radar system on the u.s. military base in okinawa, japan, and all of this is underscoring how far china is willing to go to steal the u.s. military secrets from the u.s., and the u.s. military is trying to clamp down on this type of activity, kate. >> natasha, so good to see you and thank you for bringing that to us. >>> come up for us, six mississippi police officers who

chinese wanted radar in okinawa, and and one of the sailors, thomas zha work, actually provided that -- zhaoey can do in an attack on taiwan or japan, because an attack on taiwan will inevitably result in an attack on okinawa as well. stuart: can we now change some of our defenses or navy ships or equipment to take account of what the chinese now know? >> there will be some changes, i'm sure, but it's pretty difficult because you're talking about a navy, for instance, that moveses extremely slowly on in the best of times. there is a management problem at the top of the navy, and they can't even do the simple things right. so something like this, i think, is probably beyond them. stuart: one thing that the i found troubling is and very worrying, that something like in this could lead to discrimination against asians, especially those of chinese descent in the united states. this kind of news is very divisive, isn't it? >> it is divisive, but we need to have a national conversation about the loyalty of chinese-americans. stuart: yes. >> and it's a conversation that chinese-americans don't want