we shouldn't deny that burma today is not the same as burma five years ago. but the process is still incomplete. and i was very specific with the president in terms of how we will measure whether or not the transition has been fully realized. number one, we expect elections to take place on time. we do not want to see delays because it's time for the voice of the people of burma to be heard in a fair, free, transparent election. number two, i indicated to the president that the constitution amendment process needs to reflect inclusion rather than exclusion. that there are certain provisions in the burmese constitution that objectively don't make much sense. ultimately, what changes are made are up to the people of burma. but for example, i don't understand a provision that would bar somebody from running for president buzz of who their children are. that doesn't make much sense to me. number three, we are very much in favor of the peace process, and i encourage the president to move forward in the negotiati s negotiations. he expressed some optimism about the

and as burma heads towards national elections next year, it will be critical to ensure that all of burma's people can shape the future of their country. as a member of parliament, and the head of the rule of the rule of law -- >> signal froze up there just for a moment. we'll see if we can re-establish the connection. president obama from the united states with aung san suu kyi there, talking about the slow progress the country has been making towards a democracy. let's rejoin. >> necessary to keep burma advancing towards democracy is going to take a great deal of political will and no small amount of determination. and we are clear about the scale, the challenges that remain and recognize that we cannot remain complacent. today, the united states again helped facilitate and bolster burma's democratic transition. we talked about the need for a strong rule of law, for elections that are free, fair and inclusive and constitutional changes that will move burma more fully towards a civilian government. i stress the need to find durable and effective solutions for the terrible violence, solutio

president barack obama is in burma for the east asia summit today. he said earlier there was still much more work to do on strengthening ties. >> i intend to continue to invest in these efforts, not only during our summits, but more importantly on the day-to-day basis. during the past six years, we've made great strides in elevating and expanding this partnership but i think we all agree we can still do more. >> from more -- for more on president obama' burma, let's bring in our regional correspondent. o-- president obama's trip to burma, let's bring in our regional correspondent. it seems like he is having to walk a fine line between trade and humanitarian issues. >> indeed. it's a political tightrope. it is extremely important to him to count this opening up -- this really helped precipitate removing political and economic sanctions as a foreign-policy success. it has been a difficult presidency for mr. obama. he wants to see this pushing forward -- southeast asia to push forward on democracy and human rights. it gives him legitimacy, america legit

barack obama meets with burma's opposition leader. the two call for the country to complete its democratic transition. this despite recent set backs. world leaders gather in the sauce strail yan city of brisbane to discuss economy and tax evasion. and could u.s. immigration reform be on the horizon according to a u.s. media report president barack obama planning to push through legislation by executive order. we're going to start with some news we saw coming out yesterday, this from football's governing body fifa over this ongoing controversy in world cup bids between russia and can tar. >> absolutely. the president of fifa is on the front page of the independent today. so yesterday fifa published a summary of an internal and confidential investigation into the world cup bidding process. this summary clears host russia for host of 2018 and quatar, host of 2022, of any wrong doing. well, the summary has been labeled a factually wrong by the lawyer who wrote the full report. this is an american lawyer named michael garcia. he says the s

he has to go to the g20 after leaving burma. whenever the president leaves and goes out of the country, there's a list of countries that go by and see him. >> asia is a big place. >> he doesn't go there as well. there's a protocol. they try to keep it to a minimum. they made the choice. from aung san suy kyi, when he was in beijing, the security team, meeting with non-governmental organization, n.g.o.s. to talk about the problem, to talk about the backsliding. >> will he bring it up? >> he's likely to bring it up. he wanted to let air out of the balloon. they are aware of the rohingya problem within burma. >> and in our final segment. a salute as we open the pages of one of america's oldest publications and find out what we may learn about the life and times of the greatest generation. >>> timely this hour, a salute to america's veterans, as we approach the 75th anniversary of world war ii, the men and women of a greatest generation, reaching their golden years. as we try to understand their sacrifi sacrifice, we look to images.

and the president will travel next to burma where they have given them a grim choice. prove your family has lived in burma for 60 years or be place in camps and face deportation. some 200,000 have already fled or confined to camps in the last two years. then there's north korea. while the president welcomed the detainees over the weekend, today did not sound particularly optimist about north korean relations. >> joining me now is new york times columnist. nick, it is always good to see you. human rights something we are not able to focus on nearly enough in the american news media so let's stake that moment we have at this moment in terms of china. how much leverage at this point does the american president have with chinese leadership. you wrote the state-run global times editorial has scathing remarks about obama's leadership saying this . >> yeah. and that's in a country that has a great tradition of hospitality and politeness. you know, i don't think frankly that president obama has a great deal of leverage right now. i think the chinese government is not had liste

let me first get to the issue of the day which is the plight of the muslim minority in burma. has the white house taken up the issue with thain singh and the bum ease leadership? >> yes. when president obama called president thain sirng before coming out here he expressed deep concern over the treatment of the rohinga and what we need to see are three things. first, there needs to be more humanitarian access to the rohingya. we would like to see them operating again and to bring that assistance. second, we want to see an action plan that does not rely on putting these people in camps, but rather allows them to settle in their communities where they can have access to development and third, we would like to see the rohingya to be citizens without identifying as bengali. that's the type of action plan that the president will be discussing here with the burmese leaders. >> what's been the reaction to those suggestions? i wonder actually specifically what has been the reaction of aung sung suu kyi upon whose shoulders much expectation rests? >> well, what we hear from the governme

and as burma approaches important national elections next year, it will be critical to ensure that all of burma's people can participate. >> her party is largely expected to win an election, but she can't run unless the current constitution is changed. >> please don't worry about whether or not we will win the elections in 2015. of course any party wants to win the elections, i'm sure the president will tell you that. but winning is not everything. i would rather lose than win in the wrong way. >> reporter: on thursday the president met with the myanmar president on the sidelines of a regional summit. a show of support for the advancement already made towards democracy, but he didn't hold his news conference there. myanmar government officials say they are pushing reform as fast as they can, that u.s. friendship is important to them, and they fully intend to live up to expectations. but their worlds ring hollow for many who are now also beginning to wonder if the u.s. may have lifted too many sanctions too soon. >> reporter: this was president obama's second trip to myanmar seeing demo

she has since risen through parliament and reformed what was formerly known as burma. >> in the end it is the people of burma who will decide where this country is going and which way and how. >> but even halfway across the globe president obama was forced to address challenges he facing here in washington on a range of issues including his plans to reform the immigration system with or without the help of congress. >> if congress failed to act i would use all the lawful authority i possess to try to make the system work better, and that's going to happen. >> the president plans to use his executive powers to shield 5,000 working in the u.s. the republicans will stop him. >> our goal is to stop him from violating the actions of the oval office and the constitution. but the timing of that action appears to be directly related to talks here on capitol hill about funding the government. it expires on december 11th. some want the white house to wait on immigration reform until they're sure the government is fund for another year. some republicans on capitol hill want to use the opportunity

the next stop will be in burma. the president will participate in east asia summit and then in summit. president obama's participation will highlight the leadership and addressing maritime territorial disputes, increasing leadership in challenges such as the counter-isil campaign and the ebola epidemic and upholding international law. we will have a bilateral program in burma and the president will have meetings with the president . he will have the opportunity while in burma to meet with the vietnamese prime minister. be themary message will united states recognizes the progress that burma has made, but notes that real challenges remain. and missteps have been made in the course of this transition. we will stress that our engagement is helping to keep reforms on track and we are prepared to continue to support the government as it confronts its remaining challenges. we will underscore the united states commitment to the protection of human rights, tolerance as well as sustaining and deepening the democratic transit

that's the site of the first parliament in post-independent burma. aung san suu kyi's father, considered the founder of modern day burma was actually assassinated there in 1947. >>> preparations are under way for this weekend's g-20 summit. leaders of the world's biggest economies are gathering in brisbane, australia for their annual meeting. the crisis in ukraine is expected to overshadow economic issues. g-20 leaders had hoped to focus on strengthening the world's banking system and closing tax loopholes for multinational corporations. >>> okay. we turn now to ferguson. ferguson is actually bracing for new unrest as a grand jury prepares to rule on whether to indict a white policeman for killing an unarmed african american teenager. attorneys for michael brown's family are supporting the missouri governor's call for peaceful protests. all this as the jurors hear from a famous forensic pathologist. sara sidner with the story. >> reporter: the case that has spawn in order than three months of daily protests in ferguson, missouri, is a step closer to

in burma, the u.s. would have been in a better position if under hillary clinton they hadn't lifted all the sanctions all at once. they should have lifted them gradually in return for gradual reform. >> there was a moment of excitement, a fever pitch coming out of imprisonment and improving a lot of high hopes. a lot more obstacles. emmanuel stokes, we have him back on the line. how much has changed based on your own time on the ground? >> it changed significantly. individual means with freedom to have a third graph. and they were arrest and that's a great freedom and there all sorts of freedoms where they are concerned about buying publicity. as we saw recently with those who are using the a processities taking place. he disappeared and found with his marks of courture and being murdered by the military. there is a great space in the country due to the reforms. they have that clear beyond that. one of the major lines in the country. they are not willing to acknowledge the existence as a race, but also

calls the country burma. the country itself calls it myanmar -- myanmar. what he is doing there is attending the east asian summits and the annual ozzie on summit. it will focus on maritime issues and talk about big picture issues. things like ebola, climate change. certain things that the u.s. and other countries care about. this will be away for the u.s. to cooperate with our asian partners on things like fighting ebola. while he is in myanmar, the president will likely push for reforms there. it is a country that has opened up exponentially in the last six to eight years. he will meet with the president, as well as the opposition leader while he is in myanmar. host: when the president forced took office, humor -- first took -- he spent part of his youth living in asia. how is that working out for the administration? what competitions as the white house and state department faced in dealing with that and other issues? asia hase pivot to happened it mainly in words only. it is something hillary clinton talked about what she was secretary of state. it is s

he left burma less than an hour ago. the president underscores u.s. support for her. >> you will be an advocate for the people of burma and a future of democracy. the u.s. is trying to help burma make the painful transition from a dictatorship to civilian rule. are vowing to stop president obama from overhauling immigration by himself. according to the new york times, he will refocus the activities, up to 5 million emigrants will be protected from a deportation. many will get work permits. this is what john boehner have to say. >> the president is ready to take action on immigration. he has made clear he had the constitutional responsibility or authority to do that. i just say this. we are going to fight the --sident to submit -- nail tooth and nail. if this is the wrong way together in. >> they could pass a spending bill that would bar the government from carrying out the president's order. longest recession in greece in half a century. the greek economy grew 7/10 of 1%. mark the drought? greek still has too many problems to start with. they have a 2

. >> last time i was here i made a pledge to the people of burma, if with saw progress to reform the ties would grow stronger and the united states would continue to do what it could to ensure the success of burma. the last two areas we have made good on that pledge. >> president obama met with the president of burma, which is called myammar and he talked progress in the transition since the first visit two years ago. >> apple says they are not aware of customers would had mobile devices affected by a mask attack. this is the first statement after a vulnerability was revealed for hackers getting access to information using links to trick you into install malicious software on iphones and ipad s. pay attention to any pop-up warning on your computer. >> there is a new way to gather data with the "wall street journal" reporting the justice department is putting devices that copy cell phone towers and flying them over five metropolitan areas tricking the cell phone of suspects into reporting their unique location but can gather data on thousands of civilians, as well. the planes rate in

thank you >> two years ago, buddhist mobs tore through rohingya muslim communities in western burma, . stern burma, >>> two years ago, buddhist i tore through an area that spread to other parts of the country with little hindrance. now tennesss of thousands are hd under armed guards while others have tried to flee. as jason makma reports, they are being exploited and

of two decades in confinement and president obama said the administration will support myammar, or burma, as it was known, as long as progress is made toward democracy. >> when i stood here i made a pledge to the people of burma: if we see progress the ties will grow stronger between our countries and the united states will do what it could to help ensure burma's success. the last two years we have made good on the pledge. >>> he met with myammar president yesterday and talked about progress in the d transition since the first visit two years ago. >> in the bay area the head of the department of public works in san francisco is planning to to replace several trees that are old and top heavy. >> several toppled with a ficu self that fell on a man leaning him with thrive threatening injuries. the branches took down a muni line. >> most of the trees should be removed. they are too tall. they are too hazardous. >>> another ficus gave way at a playground but there were no children around. the maintenance program is well behind industry standards with maintenance because there is not enough mo

they are trying to reach a ceasefire agreement with the burma army and the government as a whole. so they are trying as much as they could in order to make this happen, while they are trying to engage in making peace agreement with the government, this attack by the myanmar army from the government site is very - which will not help any peace agreement with the kachin, independence army, or any other ethnic armies who have reached ceasefire agreement, which will not help to have a trust on this a nationwide ceasefire agreement with the military government and the ethnic groups. >> so you say a lack of trust between the two sides. dealt us about the human rights violetations. we talk about myanmar's government being accused of human right violations, is it also happening with the kachin. >> it is also happening not only in kachin state, but in the northern state, with the ongoing ceasefire - civil war, the civilian population in particular are suffering from the numerous violations committed by the army. so this must be stopped, and you have to acknowledge that the weapons are fire

ed henry traveling with the president in burma with reaction there and here to the emerging scandal, but we begin with correspondent doug mcelwain and the latest discovery on a blast from the past with the president. good evening, doug. >> good evening. bret. in this one he points out what he believes is the key to obamacare in massachusetts. >> the dirty secret in massachusetts is the fed pays our bill. we had a powerful senator, ted kennedy. they basically have figured out a way to rip off the feds for about $400 million a year. >> when he signed that into law he thanked jonathan gruber. >> jonathan gruber at m.i.t. devoted hours and hours. >> how does a nerd get in a game like this? through numbers. >> reporter: having designed a program. susan connecticut, delaware, kansas, and oregon came calling. >> almost immediately i was called by governor schwarzenegger in california. >> among his fans, a young senator named barack obama. one meeting led to another. before long he was elected president and gruber was summoned to the oval office. >> he realized he had to take on health care

military and these are all important changes that have opened up greater opportunity for the people of burma. >> both mentioned the importance of constitutional change and in particular, the clause that stops her from becoming president. they then headed inside with one last display of public affection. the transformation is one of president obama's few foreign policy success stories, so he has had to strike a difficult balance on this trip stressing that overall this is a positive story while pointing out those areas where reforms have stalled or things have gone backwards. the treatments of the muslim minority and the need for constitutional change were both raised during earlier talks with myanmar's president. if reforms are to move forward, the army's political power will have to be reduced. for now no one seems willing or able to push through that degree of change. >> you're watching "bbc world news america." still to come on tonight's program, first it was a bumpy landing, now the batteries on the european lander are causing concern. we'll have the very latest on the space probe riding

you know, the last time i stood here i made a pledge to the people of burma that if we continued to see progress toward reform the ties between our countries would go stronger and the united states would do whatever it could to help ensure burma's success. over the last two years, i think we have made good on that promise. and to have greater friendships in the future. >> mr. obama toured the building where it is the site of the first parliament,. >> the crisis in ukraine is expected to overshadow economic issues, g20 leaders had hoped to strengthen the world's banking system and multi-national corporations. >>> and british prime minister is proposing a crackdown on u.k. jihadists. those wanting to return to britain after fighting for isis could be banned for up to two years. that would be enforced by new powers to seize passports for british nationals going to or coming from conflict regions. and airlines could be prevented to landing in the u.k. if they fail to comply with the standards. the prime minister said it is to combat the extremists. >> in our countries we have seen young peo

she has since risen through parliament and fighting for reform for the nation formerly known as burma. >> the end is the people of burma who will decide where this country is going to -- and in which way and how. >> reporter: but even halfway across the globe, president obama was forced to address challenges he faces here in washington on a range of issues. including his plans to reform the immigration system with or without the help of congress. >> if in fact congress failed to act i would use all the lawful authority that i possess to try to make the system work better. and that's going to happen. >> reporter: the president plans to use his executive powers to shield five million undocumented immigrants working in the u.s. from deportation. republicans say they'll fight him. >> our goal here is to stop the president from violating his own oath ooffice and violating the constitution. >> reporter: a senior white house official says the president could announce his action as early as next week. susan mcginnis, cbs news, washington. >>> on the keystone oil pipeline the president says pr

. >>> president obama is in burma tonight where in a few hours he will try to address yet another element of his foreign policy that has failed to live up to expectations. before he left china, the president struck a deal over climate change. chief white house correspondent ed henry who is traveling with the president looks at what all sides are saying about the deal. good, bad or essentially no deal at all. >> reporter: eager for a victory on the world stage barely one week after the midterm election drumming back home, president obama plunged into another executive action. >> this is a major milestone in the u.s.-china relationship. >> reporter: this time cutting a deal with chinese president xi jinping on climate change that, like many aspects of the state visit to beijing, may or may not end up being quite as good as it first appears. >> i was particularly distressed by the deal apparently he's reached with the chinese on his current trip. >> reporter: the president did get china, the world's largest polluter to agree for the first time to caps on carbon emissions, though the deadline

they were also calling it burma. now the original name of the country. and he said very clearly that the future for democracy if burma is to have her and her party in the top spot here. at the moment, though, she is not sure of a win in the 2015 elections which the government has promised will be held and will be fair and free. because constitutional reform still needs to be pushed forward so that she can even be allowed to run. at the moment, she is slightly disqualified because of provisions put in the constitution by the military rulers that were in charge of the country are i for some 25 years. >> marga, what's your assessment of, well, first of all, whether those constitutional changes will be implemented? and secondly, how popular her and her party would be in the 2015 elections if they were allowed to run? >> reporter: well, publicist opinion here seems in favor of her. there have been polls conducted by ngos and groups of international organizes. saying her party is so popular saying if the elections were indeed fair and free there is no way her

. >> ultimately, what changes are made are up to the people of burma. but for example, i don't understand a provision that would bar somebody from running for president because of who their children are. >>> filif i philae running out . a stack of hail. one needle buried inside. is this a challenging piece of parisian art or a desperate artist clutching at straws? >>> and also in the program, aaron's here with all the business, including some important numbers from europe. good ones. >> good joke, by the way. the eurozone only e americmerger ago. should governments focus more on investment rather than austerity? yes, more spending, less cutting. >>> it is midday here in london, 7:00 a.m. in washington, d.c. and 4:30 in the afternoon in the myanmar city of yangon, where barack obama has made a very public display of support for the country's opposition leader aung san suu kyi. the pair embraced, they joked and walked arm in arm after addressing a joint news conference. the american president said the constitutional law which bars suu kyi from running for

this week, i've traveled more than 15,000 miles from america to china to burma to australia. i have no idea what time it is right now. [laughter] i'm completely upside down. despite that distance, we know that our world is getting smaller. one of australia's great writers spoke of this day chez son of brisbane and a graduate of this university, david malouf. he said, in that shrinking of distance that is characteristic of our contemporary world, even the pacific, largest of oceans, has become a lake. even the pacific has become a lake. you see it on this campus where he welcomes students from all across asia and around the world, including a number of americans. you go on exchanges, and we are proud to welcome so many of you to the united states. you walk the streets of the city, and you hear chinese, vietnamese, indonesian, corian, handy. in many neighborhoods, more than half the people you meet were born somewhere else. this is a global city in a globalized world. i often tell young people in america that even with today's challenges, this is the best time in history to be

just came from burma this is a place that for 40 of a was under the grip military junta. one of the most closed and oppressive nations on earth. was inspired by citizens in civil society and nowiamentarians who were working to sustain a transition to a democratic future. i had a town hall meeting with young people like you, in which they were asking, what does it mean to create rule of law, and how should we die -- deal with ethnic diversity? what does a free press look like, and how does it operate? how do we make sure that journalism is responsible? debate thatedible is taking place. want young people, they the same things you do. the notion that somehow they are less interested in opportunity or less interested in avoiding arbitrary arrest or less iserested in being censored fundamentally untrue. today, people in hong kong are speaking out for their universal rights. around thea and world, america supports free and fair elections. citizens must be free to choose their own leaders. in thailand, we are urging a quick return to inclusive civilian rule. we support freedom

there are so many people who want to invest in burma. it's rich with a lot of natural resources. >> she always calls it burma. >> a lot of people still do. next norah o'donnell reporting from myanmar coming soon. >>> ahead, queen latifah gets ready to shake things up tomorrow night. >> shake your shoulders and rat it out. now you know how to do that. >> i do know how do that. >> all right carter evans. >> announcer: this morning's "eye opener" at 8:00 sponsored by benefiber, the clearly healthy fiber. >>> if you take memory you may want to rething that. dr. agus is standing by with major new research and how to keep your brainive. that's next on "cbs this morning." we'll be right back. at subway, we're seriously into veggies. which is why we prepare them fresh, in store. we're all about finding unique veggies. making your sandwich a one of a kind creation. so come on in and get your veggie on. subway. eat fresh. sometimes pets make mistakes. but the stainmaster petprotect carpet and cushion system helps prevent pet stains, reduce pet odo

people and make them feel safe here it's also the duty of every single member and every citizen of burma to basically find a way to get along and calling for nonviolent means to move forward and democratic process to go faster than it's going at the moment and for its part the myanmar government is doing the best they can and grateful for western countries particularly the united states and wants to deep enthe ties. >> afghan president ghani is on the first visit to pakistan since taking office and will meet with the prime minister shariff in islam ball and optimistic about improving relations and we have more from islamabad. >> this is the first visit to pakistan after the formation of a national unity government earlier in september. the president is accompanied by a high-level delegation of senior officials as well as business men, the two countries enjoy over $2 billion of trade with considerable exports from pakistan to afghanistan but while there is going to be talk of cooperation and improvement of a relationship that is marred by miss trust there will also be some hard talk on th

myanmar approaches important national elections next year, it will be critical to ensure that all of burma's people can participate in shaping the future of their country. >> it is the duty of the government to make all our people feel secure, and it is the duty of our people to learn to live in harmony with one another. if we want democracy, we have to be prepared to live by the principles of democracy. we have to dare to live according to the principles of democracy. i think we'll get there, but it will take us some time. but we will remain fully committed to the principle of nonviolence. >> well, myanmar moved from military to civilian rule in 2010, and it's governed by a military-backed civilian administration led by then sein. media restrictions have eased and many political prisoners, including aung san suu kyi, who was kept in confinement for nearly two decades, have been freed. our correspondent said aung san suu kyi believes political reforms have more recently stalled. >> she's extremely frustrated and she certainly feels that the pace of constitutional change, the face of all poli

she has since risen through parliament, fighting for reform for the nation formerly known as burma. >> in the end it is the people of burma will decide where this country is going to and in which way and how. >> but even halfway across the globe, president obama was forced to address challenges he faces here in washington on arrange of issues, including his plans to reform the immigration system, with or without the help of congress. >> if in fact congress failed to act, i would use all of the lawful authorities that i possess, to try it make the system work better. that's going to happen. >> president plans to use his executive powers to shield 5 million undocumented immigrants working in the u.s. from deportation. republicans say they'll fight him. >> our goal here is to stop the president from violating his own oath of office and violating the constitution. >> a senior white house official says the president could announce hissings as early as next week. susan macinnis, "eyewitness news" on the "cw philly". >> you might want to say what heff here is failure to communicate. departme

ed henry with i believe our first live shot ever from the country of burma where it is 7:06. he's got night, we got morning. >> you did a great job. >> i got a feeling he's really jet lagged out. >> i'm sure he is. >>> let's toss it over to my friend, heather childers. we're both filling in. >> that's right. we have other stories we're following. caught on camera, u.s. navy sailors targeting extremists in turkey. >> yankee, go home! yankee go home! yankee, go home! >> the protesters even put a bag over one sailor's head while throwing paint at the group. a dozen people were arrested. turkey has been a nato ally since 1952. but anger against the u.s. has grown following the air strikes against isis near the turkish border. >> the ship is still in port there in istanbul, but they won't be going out into town obviously as this incident continues to be investigated. we're working closely with turk irk authorities to do just that, to investigate this. >> all three sailors made it back on board the uss ross without injury. >>> look at this antiwar protesters making a scene at a con

today the president weighed podiumspoke from the burma, sayingp in the end of before the year. at 6:00 tonight, here president, from leaders.n we will have all that coming up in just about an hour and a half. it will be something to watch. the u.s. postal service is getting its first female postmaster general. that is not what these employees here were upset about. why they were protesting, coming up. how a man was able to steal clients out of their life -- deal clients out of their life savings. you are watching abc 7 news at 4:00, on your side. the national cathedral draws worshipers from around the world. today those praying inside their were not following an episcopal service. pixie -- theythe attended the cathedral's first muslim service tonight. suzanne kennedy was inside for the event. this was a historic event at the nation's house of worship. muslims from across the country came or this event, which took place at noontime here. people knelt in prayer transept of the cathedral.d they spoke of inclusion and the of shared prayer between religious denominations. one muslim

people need the power to pursue their dreams and it would be critical to ensure that all of burma's people could participate shaping the future of their country. >> speaking with the opposition leader. she is calling for reform to countries electoral laws. as her sons are british citizens. >> they should be treated as equals and this is discrimination on the grounds of my children, etc.. >> despite the problems affecting next years's elections, the country has more potential for a brighter future than at any time in decades. >> a large cat was spotted on the outskirts of paris. >> a different species of big cat is on the loose. >> the latest clue, my wife is a little bit scared. it's true that we are not used to running into it tiger. >> to stay indoors and in their cars, definitely not take any solitary walks in the woods. >> i can't imagine getting attacked by a tiger. >> this adm all is a different species of big cat. leading some to conclude that the so-called tiger may be nothing more than a very large house cat. >> don't go away because there's a lot more news coming up. >> the eu's

on tuesday, he hands to burma -- as to burma to attend the east asia summit. the trip concludes in australia with the president attending a g20 meeting that is being held there. the centers for strategic and international study recently previewed the president strip. it also included a discussion on relations and trade. this is one and a half hours. >> good morning and welcome to the center for strategic international studies. we are going to get this microphone fixed. i would like to first say congratulations to a good friend journalist of us who just got married, julie pace, who is just back from her honeymoon. [applause] mazel tov. i would like to introduce my colleague, dr. mike green. >> thank you. congratulations. we're going to give you an overview of the president's trip to the asia-pacific region, and open it up to questions. the president will be in china november 10 to 12 for the asia-pacific cooperative leadership summit and the associated ceo summit, and then there will be a state visit with president of china. he will be in myanmar. he will have

. >> president obama arrive nothing burma today for talks with the leaders of the southeastern nation. and the burma trip follows a trip to china where he hammered out a new trade agreement along with a controversial deal on climate change. there is increasing anti- american rhetoric in china. there is a former cian operative. and we want to ask about the climate change joint settlement issued. we agreed to cut emissions and china gets to ramp it up. it is a win for the united states and world, is it? >> i don't think so. it is controversial, heather. china is allowed to increase emission until 2030 and the united states is expected to cut it 25 percent. and my concern is how will you monitor it? will the chinese abide by the agreement? how will it affect the american economy? i am sure this is one of the things that the congress will take up because of the tremend concerns about it. and of course, after a bad election and a lot of the foreign policy failures for the team obama, this looks like a foreign policy success. it provides good optices for the white house. >> did we get steam

> now it's no longer a matter of if, but when president obama will take unilateral action, today in burma, he said oh made it clear to republican leaders he would -- >> use all the lawful authority i possess to try and make the system work better and that is going to happen. >> republicans are livid that the president is going around them. we'll fight the president tooth and nail if he goes down this path. >> and it could include protections for 5 million immigrants living here illegally including parents and spouses of u.s. citizens or permanent residents. a final plan is expected to be presented to the president next week, after he makes a final decision, he will brief congressional leaders before making the announcement. >> i hope the president will allow us to work together to build a bipartisan consensus. >> house speaker boehner did not rule out shutting down the government. >> mitch mcconnell sang a different tune. >> we will not shut the government down. >> he will likely go big because his proponents will likely be upset whatever he does. >> back here members of the delaware coun

and as you heard in burma, the president said that he will move forward before the end of the year on this executive action on immigration. that was a long intro to this paneling. steve hayes, charles lane, and charles krauthammer. steve? >> my favorite line from that mashup was, that's not how our system works. the president's right, i glee with the president back then, he made that argument repeatedly, he made it forcefully and how he has completely and totally reversed himself. i think because he believes that democrats have a huge advantage on this issue. and i think it's unclear that that's actually going to be the case. remember the conventional wisdom in washington a year ago was that if congress didn't pass that bill and have the president sign it, this was going to be the death of the republican party. it didn't happen, i think the conventional wisdom on this that this automatically helps the president, particularly in light of the elections that we had last week and some of the polling that we have seen on this question, particularly on executive amnesty. >> a lot of the foc

with respect to keystone, i have said consistently, and i think i repeated in burma but i guess i've got to answer it one more time, we're going to let the process play itself out. the determination will be made in the first instance by the secretary of state but i won't hide my opinion about this which is that one major determinant of whether we should approve a pipe line shipping canadian oil owe wor to world markets, not to the united states is does it contribute to the greenhouse gases that are causing climate change? i got to move on man. everybody wants to go home. other people have questions. >> gymjim acosta, cnn. >> thank you mr. president. i wanted to ask you about the climate deal that you agreed to with the chinese president. and on that front, also adding in your expected executive action on immigration. you're taking executive actions on a multitude of fronts. i wanted to ask you to what is stopping a future republican president or even a democratic president from reversing your executive orders and are you expanding the powers of the presidency in ways that could poten

we expect him to do the same when he meets with leaders from myanmar, the country also known as burma, president obama on his way to that country where he'll spend two days. francis? >> kristen welker in beijing. >>> ferguson, missouri, is once again a city on edge, bracing for a grand jury decision that could come any day. there was a warning for anyone replicating what they saw after the michael brown shooting. >> exercising theirs first amendment rights, that ugliness was not representative of missouri and it cannot be repeated. >> this time local businesses aren't taking any chances. nbc's ron al eleven has the story. >> reporter: along ferguson's already battered main street, more businesses adding more protection worried about what will happen when prosecutors announce whether officer darren wilson will face charges for killing unarmed teenager michael brown in august. >> you really think there's going to be a need for this? >> we're preparing for the worst and hoping for the best. >> reporter: they're worried about a repeat of last summer's violent protests in the wake of the b

one question, i promise. >> that's great. >> at your burma town hall you tried to inspire young leaders by saying governments need to be accountable. i wonder how you square that with your former adviser, jonathan gruber claiming you were not transparent about the health law because in his words the voters are stupid. did you mislead americans about the tax in order to get the bill passed? >> no, i did not. i just heard about this. i get well-briefed before i come out here. the fact that some adviser who never worked on our staff expressed an opinion that i completely disagree with in terms of the voters, is no reflection on the actual process that was run. we had a year-long debate, ed. i mean, go back and look at your stories. the one thing we can't say is that we did not have a lengthy debate about health care in the united states of america. or that it was not adequately covered. i would just advise -- every press outlet here, go back and pull up every clip, every story, and i think it will -- it's fair to say there was not a provision in the health care law that was not extensively

ed, even though you're in burma, there is a problem this with isis? >> well, no. the president, you know, didn't talk about it at this news conference, but the problem is obviously militants around the world. the president has been talking about perhaps a new strategy to deal specifically with the situation in syria and this have been reports suggesting that he is wanting a dramatic shift in course. the white house is sort of trying to down play that and saying that they're doing just a general review to change the strategy. the bottom line is when i asked the president at that news conference about a week ago back in washington whether we're winning or not, he said he can't say that we are yet. it's very clear they're going to be tweaking that strategy in the days ahead. >> got you. he's in rangoon, burma, this morning. and maybe reuniting with al qaeda. >> i saw that. they had a meeting. they got together and they said, you know what? we threw you out, isis says of al qaeda. we threw you out awhile back because you weren't up to our standards. welcome to the clu

are not going to push too much on this visit, but they are going to remain their positions from that burma must be on track of the reform, and then they are also saying that they are concerned about the backsliding in those reform process. >> reporter: a concern the american president has directly expressed to his counterpart. also out on friday, a report on how the myanmar government is dealing with another minority. thousands have been turning up on the shores, victims of human trafficking. the rights report aledges the government is not just ignoring the trafficking but is actively involved. >> myanmar authorities are cooperating with syndicates in human trafficking. so this -- it has been happening for a very long time. it hasn't received the attention it should have. >> reporter: human rights activists say when the two leaders meet next week, the accusations highlighted in the reports are unlikely to be discussed in front of the cameras, but they hope will be an increased pressure. >>> we year nearing the 25th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall, but another wall continues to d