but one country that can make a difference in dealing with north korea and myanmar is refusing to talk publicly about the issue. china is not a member of asean but a key player at this meeting. >> sir, what have you said about north korea? >> reporter: the u.s. absence ensuring the bush administration has influenced china's influence in the region. the u.s. has skipped this meeting twice in the past three years. but washington now wants to make it clear that its keen to make up lost ground in asia. clinton has embraced the asean regional forum strengthening u.s. ties and emphasizing the importance of trade with the main ten-member group. for aseans who remain relevant though, it has to live up to its side of the bargain. and reign in the behavior of its more belligerent member states. al jazeera, phuket, thailand. >>> the sun came up over asia today, which of course is not really news, but when it disappeared behind moon for more than six minutes shortly after sunrise, people from india to china had very similar reactions to the longest eclipse of the 21st century. >>> in china, for in

topping the agenda at that conference are human rights abuses in myanmar and north korea's nuclear program. >>> california's hot dry weather has touched off an early season of brush fires. several blazes erupted yesterday, including one that threatened 150 expensive homes in san bernardino.

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>> thank you. >> what is the current situation when it comes to the status of migrants coming from myanmar? >> well, now what we're seeing is that -- actually since the u.s. foreign relations committee released their report, documenting the trafficking that we just saw at the time malaysian border, what we're seeing is that there's not so many deportations of burmese refugees to the border area. so now that the deportations have stopped. however, the raid -- >> why do you think that is? because of -- >> because of the pressure from the u.s. government on both the malaysians and on the thai officials and what we're seeing, however is that the raids continue. that they continue to apprehend undocumented workers. they continue to apprehend burmese refugees and these refugees and migrants are being sent to detention camps, which are now completely overcrowd. there are concerns that some of the refugees are dying because the conditions are so bad. they lack access to good food, clean water supply, and there are also reports of mistreatment in the detention camps by guards and also by other deta

to maysia, where some immigration officialhave been accused of involvement in selling refugees from myanmar, and also known as burma, to zbangs i thailand. the attorney geral's office in malsia say ten immigrati officers are being invesgated afterthe stte department plac malaysia on the list of its wor's worstuman traff offende lastmonth. independent journalist. where she reportedn the plig of the burmese refugees. >> reporter: each yea thousands of burme escape hum rights abuses in their count by fleeg through the jungle through thaand and contuing onto malays. once ther many head to the capital city of kuala lmbar to work on constction sites or restaants or as domeic workers. the pay is misable and so are the ving conditions. often as my as30 refugees live in one om, sharing a single toilet. the sena foreign relations committee estimates that there are 90,000 rmese refugees living inmalaysia. many of them do nothave work permits and livin fear of arrest. what's wse, as you'll see laer, following arests, large numbers ofhem have actually been sold by malaysian officia to human traffickers.

expressed concern that north korea may be exporting its nuclear technology to the military regime in myanmar. that, she said, would destabilize the region. >>> of course, are there continuing tensions between north korea and south korea. and there's also concerns that north korean spies continue to cross the border and infiltrate the south. now as steve chaof al jazeera english reports the government in seoul is taking some extraordinary steps to alert its young people about the problem. >> reporter: south korea is a nation obsessed with gaming. 17 million, the majority young men, packed internet dens like these nightly. and so it's here, country's intelligence agency has come recruiting. this is a government gape encouraging people to route out -- >> the game is important. >> reporter: with south korea living under a state of heightened alert, the government is increasingly worried over enemy encurrenc. in the event, in the event of war could launch attacks. trained to be a spy in pong yong's elite school of espionage before defecting. he since published a book on "the enemy within." >> tra

and expressed concern that north korea may exporting its nuclear technology to he military rgime in myanmar. that, she said, wod destabilize the region. >>> of course, ae there coinuing tensions between north kea and sth korea. and there's also concerns tt northkorean spies ctinue to cross the border a filtrate the south. now as steve chaof al jazea engsh reports t government in seoul is taking some exaordinary steps to art its young peop about the problem. >> rorter: south korea is a nation obsessed with gaming. 17 millio the majorty young n, packed internetens lik these nightl. a so it's here, country's intelligence agenchas come recruiting. th is a governmenta encouraging people to rte t -- the games important. >> reporter: with south korea living under a state of heightened alert, the govement is increasiny worried over enemy encurrenc. in the event, ithe eventof war could launch attacks. trained to be apy in pong yo's eliteschool of espionage foredefecting. he since published a book on "the enemy withi" >> translator: spies are a brgre threat. >>eporter: lee says they have made it even

in myanmar, i had first gone to the scene, and the united nations have perceived this. it was made, again, who went to gaza the first time. i spoke out. i expressed my anger. >> i am here to bring new -- bring you -- >> c. was determined when he went -- she was determined. that must say he has shied away from confronting the world's major power. >> i have seen them speaking out. many have protested. >> he is halfway through his third term in office. already there is speculation about whether he will be reappointed. >> do you want to have a second term? >> i have to leave this to the members. it is too early for me. i am in the middle of my tenure. i continue my job even harder as i have in the past. >> would you want this affect or offered? >> if they decide to give me another opportunity, i will be more than happy. >> the go-ahead for what will be europe's biggest entertainment. more than 30 casinos, hotels -- is it much-needed progress or desecration of the land? >> it is a tribute to our land. >> this is how they would like people to holiday in spain. in massive ente

the path of the eclipse made its way against nepal, myanmar and bangladesh and went straight through the middle of china, passing over shanghai before it ended over the pacific ocean south of japan. the total eclipse lasted 6:30 minutes, during which time the outer corona of the sun was visible around the moon. there will not be a longer eclipse until the year 2132. i see it, i see it, in the chinese capital of beijing. scientists warned people not to stare at the eclipse with the nakedive naked eye. many people had special dark glasses. in hanoi, some people found a different solution. "i watched the reflection in the lake." in manila in the philippines, they were lucky. >> it's been raining cats and dogs and then all of a sudden you have a break. >> reporter: in thailand, people were nervous about the eclipse because of old legends about an angry god eating the sun. monks held ceremonies to protect their country in the words of one man. but for most viewers of the eclipse, it inspired feelings of wonder and awe. as the sun disappeared and then reappeared, bringing its light back to

and she expressed conces that myanmar might bangling to get nuclear technology fromorth rea. >> from north koreato burma? >> yes. >> reporter: at a town hall meeting earlier the day, she aused a diplomatic flap with this admonition to iranbout pursuing s nuclear program. >> if the u.s. extends a dense umella over the region, if w do en more to support the military capacity of thosen e gulf, it's unlikely that iran will be any ronger or safe because they won't be able to intimidate and domite, as they appantly believe they can, oe they have a nuclear weapon. >> reporter: aft israeli ofcials protested the u. was suesting it had "already come to ter with a nuclear iran," clinton insisted there s no change ithe u.s. position. >> reporter: the secretary began r asian tour in india, reaffirming the partnersp of the bush years, with agreement on ar sales and plans to begin a rategic dilogue on issues ranging from on-proliferation to the environmen but she ran into uneectedly strong public resistae on climate change from ind's enronment minister. >> india's position is i would like to make c

is concerned about growing military ties between north korea and myanmar. >>> across asia this morning, a once-in-a-lifetime spectacle. the total solar eclipse of the 21st century. sonia gallego is in london this morning. good morning, sonia. >> reporter: as millions of people gather to watch this phenomenon, a lot of the continent of asia was plunged into darkness, some for 6 minutes and 39 seconds, making it the longest eclipse of the century. blocking the sun's rays and casting its shadow, people watched with excitement, and participated in rituals going back centuries. since the dawn of time, these events have been shrouded in superstition. in india, people gathered at one of india's most sacred places of pilgrimage for hindus. there, people were offering prayers and bathed in the river, because it is dlooefed that doing so will cleanse one's sins. among the throngs, one woman was killed in a stampede. over in china, excited crowds watched as murky skies gradually darkened. and people gathered at beijing's observatory, looking at the sun through special filters, and telescopes to g

when it came to me and more -- myanmar, it was me who first had gone to the scene and i think the united nations and the whole humanitarian community of has a half a million people at the time. it was me again what to gaza for the first time. i spoke out, and even express my anger about civilian casualties. >> do you want to have a second term in this job? >> this is what i have to leave to the judgment of the member states. it is too early for me. i am just in the middle of my tenure. i have to continue my job even harder as i have been doing in the past. >> right now he is pressing world leaders to reach agreement on climate change. he said for himself -- the melting glaciers of antarctica. this is where his quiet diplomacy could really make a difference. the united nations in new york. >> tribute to bing paid to a writer who found fame late in life, he was 66 when he completed his memoirs -- pulitzer prize winning author frank mccourt died at 78. his best-selling "angela's ashes" detailed his life. the book also spurred many other people to write what is often been described as missou

. >> reporter: she also called on the repressive government of myanmar-- formerly burma-- to release jailed nobel peace prize laureate ayng san suu kyi. and she expressed concerns that myanmar might be angling to get nuclear technology from north korea. >> from north korean to burma? >> yes. >> reporter: at a town hall meeting earlier in the day, she caused a diplomatic flap with this admonition to iran about pursuing its nuclear program. >> if the u.s. extends a defense umbrella over the region, if we do even more to support the military capacity of those in the gulf, it's unlikely that iran will be any stronger or safer, because they won't be able to intimidate and dominate, as they apparently believe they can, once they have a nuclear weapon. >> reporter: after israeli officials protested the u.s. was suggesting it had "already come to terms with a nuclear iran," clinton insisted there was no change in the u.s. position. >> reporter: the secretary began her asian tour in india, reaffirming the partnership of the bush years, with an agreement on arms sales and plans to begin a stra

been turned down yet, except in myanmar. we had 36-some helicopters, part of a coalition effort in the bay of bengal. we were able to fly into and arrington, but we could have done so much more. that is the one example i can think of where we were told no thanks. in every other situation, countries -- we remain the indispensable partner. we want to be humble about this. we want to be invited to the best. in invitation tendered is an invitation received, and that works both ways. the second part of your question was -- oh, yeah. thank you. joint lessons learned. you bet. lessons observed are not necessarily lessons learned. so when we do have these exercises and we have cultural and language opportunities, shall we say, we want to try to get down to a couple of really big hidden items that countries in young men and young women and old men and women can understand, embrace, and six is necessary or pursue its desirable. so lessons learned is a great big ticket item. lessons observed -- volumes and volumes -- all of us have see

that official suggested that there are concerns that north korea is sharing nuclear technology with myanmar. admiral keating did not say that. remember, the military was closely monitoring that ship that was largely believed to be headed toward myanmar. military cooperation between the countries is speculated. denver is at the pentagon. jon: just days after a month's long budget standoff in california, arnold schwarzenegger takes a light- hearted stab at the budget battle, thinking californians for sending their ideas on how to field -- how to fill the deficit. check out this video. >> thank you very much for all of the great advice you are giving me. we talked about making cuts in the budget getting rid of some of the state costs. why not sign the state vehicles and sign them for more money? give me more of those ideas, we need them. jon: california's $100 billion budget includes $14 billion in cuts to schools, public works, and welfare programs. they are expected to vote tomorrow. jane: the army is investigating the disappearance of an american soldier in mexico. there is now a demand for

. >>> in the news now, coming up at 5:41, the myanmar court deciding the case of the well- known opposition activist. the decision was scheduled to be announced this morning but has been postponed until august 11th. the 64-year-old nobel peace prizewinners charged with violating terms of her house arrest and is facing five years in prison. >>> this morning thousands of people near houston are allowed to return to their homes. a fire released toxic smoke in the air. the plant processes ammonium nitrate as a fertilizer. >>> and an update on a story we brought you earlier this week. a bee-keeping crew has tried the the last two days to remove a massive garden of a new orleans woman but they say they are too aggressive and could go after anyone if they remove the nest. they are working on another plan. >>> look at who the most beautiful people are on captiol hill coming up in what's hot on the web and an economic impact redskins fans will have in northern virginia has they turn out to watch the training camp. >>> outside on the weather terrace it is another humid, sticky start to friday. could

brownback: myanmar has not cooperated with anything that the in my judgment u.n. has directed to date. i don't know why they would cooperate with anything like that. mr. mccain: well, you thank the senator and, of course, maybe north korea, when we may look at a very fine definition of "terrorism" -- but the recent "washington post" article about 200,000 people on the most horrible prng -- under the most hcial prison conditions in the world -- under the most horrible prison conditions in the world would perhaps argue that we should do whatever we can, short obviously of any military action, to try to see that the north korean regime acts at least in some civilized fashion. mr. brownback: i think that they should. i would point out, if i could, to my colleagues as well -- the plfer, if i could have the floor? the presiding officer: the senator from kansas. mr. brownback: i am frustrated on this topic. i would presume the chairman -- i know the chairman of the foreign relations committee is frustrated and other chairmen of the military committee -- and i know the ch

i know in 2007 under the bush administration they were looking at camp pendleton and myanmar in san diego, does that lead to that process of thinking? >> well, congressman, let me respectfully disagree with your characterization of -- >> you really can't disagree because i've been there three times -- i think i've been there you have, frankly. so if you want to argue with that, i don't think you're going to win. >> i have two really good jags sitting right behind me. >> good. >> one of them went to the law school with the president. the other one has won condemnations for their time in iraq. >> i'm not saying you're not good lawyers. i'm sure you're very good lawyers. >> and my point is your jag lawyers are unablers. they empower. they do not prohibit -- i am the top lawyer of the defense and i am here to work with the united states military to help them get the job done consistent with the rule of law. i am not there to stand in the way, and so i'd like to respectfully disagree with the characterization. now, having said that, i do want to address your other point. i think that where we'

seen this this video from 2006 was seen running vehicles to myanmar last week. on its present course, the ship will enter north korean waters monday. >>> protests may have died down, but iran is still torn by disputes over its june presidential election. several top clerics now say the election was unfair. the supreme leader, ayatollah khamenei, still supports ahmadinejad. protesters hit the streets 0 for two weeks after the election. at least 22 people were killed and more than 1,000 people arrested. that includes a greek journalist released today and 9 british embassy workers. nearly all have since been freed. >>> in 1990, washington, d.c. mayor, marion barry, was arrested and eventually served jail time for smoking crack. now barry's a washington, d.c. city councilman, and he's had another run-in with the law. >>> a postal worker who defied a bank robber got shot in the face yesterday. robert norman was at an indianapolis bank when the gunman walked in. norman tried to run but found himself face to face with the robber. he tried to grab the gun and the robber

myanmar. so, look, the north koreans have clearly been engaged in selling whatever they can to anybody who will buy it, because they need the money, whether it be drugs or currency or nuclear technology or missiles. and every time we have held on to the football like lucy, they've pulled it away. so i think that this is a very modest proposal of -- of the senator from kansas. i would point out years and years and years of six-party talks, different party talks, negotiations, conversations, individuals who have been assigned as chief negotiators who then end up somehow negotiating i with in the end being further negotiations has failed. has failed. and the north koreans continue to test weapons, to test missiles. and sooner or later, they will match up a missile with a weapon that will threaten the united states of america. and so right now, those missiles they are testing go over japanese territory. so i think it's pretty obvious that we are dealing with a regime of incredible and unbelievable

where she expressed concern about reports of military cooperation between north korea and meehan r -- myanmar. martha: if you do not know his name, you will know it soon. 10 pawlenty. the governor of minnesota. -- tim pawlenty. he is a two-term governor already announcing that he will not run next year, leaving his scandal wide open for other things, including potentially a national campaign. he will be speaking and the republican national committee this summer. joining me now is tucker carlson and a democratic pollster. tucker, you do not think that he has the charisma to go all the way? >> he needs to change his story line. it is -- he is a great person, and if he can show attraction from minnesota, that would be great. he just needs to create a narrative about himself. if you google him, the first results are some amusing, embarrassing remarks that he made about his wife. we need to sum him up in one sentence, and he needs to start telling that story this summer. martha: that is probably an interesting exercise for most politicians. when you look yourself up, what comes up first? let us ta

topping the agenda at that conference are human rights abuses in myanmar and north korea's nuclear program. >>> california's hot dry weather has touched off an early season of brush fires. several blazes erupted yesterday, including one that threatened 150 expensive homes in san bernardino. >>> and you've got a same name wedding. kelly hildebrand will marry kelly hildebrand this fall. the male kelly and female kelly are not related. she was a student in florida and worked in financial services and recently moved to texas. they were curious about meeting someone with the same name when they met on facebook. >> we started messaging back and forth a little bit on facebook, just basic conversations. he called me, and we started talking a lot on the phone. >> she was wondering if i had a texas accent, and i was like, well, i don't know. maybe give me your phone number, and i'll give you a call. >> after kelly katrina hildebrand and kelly karl hildebrand met face to face, they fell in love and will tie the knot in october. lonnie quinn is outside with our final check of the weather. >> russ, tha

state hillary clinton is in bangkok, thailand, and talking about the possible military links between myanmar and north korea. a relationship like that would be destabilizing and troubling. clinton goes to the city tomorrow for a regional summit. >>> vice president joe biden also on the go today. he's in kiev, ukraine, reassuring its leaders. russia opposes it and polls show so do most ukrainians. he visits georgia tomorrow. >>> cnn meteorologist rob mar e marciano in the house. do you speak german and greek and all sorts of things. that's very good. extremely impressive. okay, that's pretty good. >> means you're a beautiful woman with lice. i'm sure you don't have lice. >> okay, okay. >> hey, listen, as long as we're on the international thing. you mentioned our world leaders poking around a little bit. talk about what will happen tonight on the other side of the world. that is a total eclipse of the sun. this is the path across parts of asia. india's going to see it, parts of china will see it. weather will get in the way of it in some places, including shanghai china, where this is the mos

how long it is going to last at its maximum point and also visible along a broad swath through nepal, myanmar, bangladesh and even china. seven minutes but the long nets century. you know what we will miss it. >> certainly will, betty. thanks very much. don't go too far away though. >>> president obama, does he have a problem with liberals? one columnist says they loved him but they need to fear him. we are going to talk about that and more in our strategy session. >>> also, how did two children and their mother get out of this terrifying accident alive in the father is now speaking. (voice 2) how bad is it? (voice 1) traffic's off the chart... (voice 2) they're pinging more targets... (voice 3) isolate... prevent damage... (voice 2) got 'em. (voice 3) great exercise guys. let's run it again. >>> president obama tough enough with the liberals up on capitol hill? let's talk about this and more in our strategy session. joining us, democratic strategist and cnn political contributor, james carville. and national talk show host, radio talk show host and cnn political contributor, bill bennett. he

. >> next up, secretary clinton will tackle what to do about north korea and myanmar in a summit with several southeast asia nations in phuket. >>> robert gates says the nation's military isn't big enough. secretary gates says the army will temporarily add 22,000 soldiers to help fight in iraq and afghanistan. it's the second time the military has added to its numbers since 2007. >>> continental airlines announcing a huge loss for the second quarter. it says it lost $213 million in the quarter that ended last month. 1,700 people will lose their jobs, and the airline will raise by $5 its fee for checked baggage. >>> republicans hitting the obama administration hard, not only over the cost of health care, but also the stimulus plan. whether it's working effectively and whether it's worth the billions it cost. in arizona, it turned up to a dustup between one senator and members of the administration, and john mccain is joining us over whether stimulus spending should be outright canceled. john mccain joins us live from capitol hill this morning. good to have you with us this morning. tha

the region and also said that washington is worried about a military alliance between north korea and myanmar. secretary clinton meets today with leaders from southeast asian nations in phuket, thailand. she's back in washington again tomorrow. >>> it is a first for the nation. in a landslide, voters in oakland, california passed america's first tax on medical marijuana. 80% in the city voted for that tax which is being supported by federal marijuana clinics in the city. >>> disorderly conduct charges against a prominent african-american scholar have been dropped but henry louis gates is still angry over his arrest at his home in cambridge, massachusetts. an officer responded to a report of a burglary after gates was locked out of his house and forced his way in to the front door. gates claims he was arrested simply because he was black. he is demanding an apology from the arresting officer. >>> in big cities across america, black kids are often surrounded by poor schools, bad choices and high crime and it is difficult for children growing up in that kind of environment to believe in their ow

and the other, myanmar stage management by u.n. chief, be included in the record at this time. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. mccain: the story from the burmese prison, human rights campaigners say incarceration at the top security prison known as the darkest hell hole in burma could be tantamount to a death sentence especially as the 63-year-old's health -- referring to aung san suu kyi -- health is known to be fragile. bol key join for political prisoners. burma has firsthand experience of life in insein jail. he was jailed for years for political dissent, kept in solitary confinement for more than a year in a concrete cell that was about 8 feet by 12 feet. there is no toilet in the cell, just a bucket filled with urine and feces. he slept on a mat. he says he was tortured by prison guards, shackled in heavy chains with a heavy bar between his legs which made it difficult to work. every morning for about two weeks he was made to -- quote -- "exercise," forced to adopt awkward positions and if he failed he was brutally beaten. during this time he was

maker of paper and a tiny hamlet not far from chinese border with burma the country knows today as myanmar. i don't know how to pronounce it but we all know it as burma. the name of this village and i have to put it in here because it is in my notebook, again, we are working on it, translates into english as jade spurring, and that to the translucent mineral that has been mined in the region for centuries and the pure water that flows from the earth in such a satchel abundance for the immediate task ahead. xx, that's his name i have it that will go in there, spoke no english of all not even a phrase or two. our words translated by a professional botanist who led the way to this extraordinary edna put some in the heart of the province. a place where paper had been made commercially by successive generations of the same family for 600 years or so in the traditional manner one sheet at a time. so anyway i will be talking a little bit about this man and the decision to get of the people making business and the reason is china is now in the 21st century and progress is just taking over the coun

she says she's concerned that north korea is doing more work with myanmar's military dictatorship. a senior official says that cooperation may involve nuclear technology. >> on behalf of our country and the obama administration, i want to send a very clear message that the united states is back. that we are fully engaged and committed to our relationship in southeast asia. that we want to resume and strengthen our very strong alliances and friendships. we want new partnerships. it's an important part of our overall approach to participate in asean. >>> the illinois cemetery where hundreds of graves were desecrated is being sued. cook county, illinois, wants back the money it spent investigating the dug up graves. the employee said they kept quiet too long. rjs an 80-year-old turtle named rocket is on the move. just slow and steady. why a tulsa zoo hopes he comes out of the zel. >>> federal agents are searching a houston building in connection with the death of michael jackson, and the search warrant uses the word "manslaughter." >>> a showdown in the senate over concealed weapons.