attack. one person has been killed by gunfire in daraa. the group says three members of the government s security forces were also killed in clashes with army defectors. business leaders in los angeles is preparing to roll out the red carpet for the man expected to become china s next president. xi jinping arrives in california for a two-day visit hosted by state governor jerry brown. visit will include a tour of the port of los angeles, china shipping terminal, which is undergoing an upgrade as sign of u.s. trade continues to grow. those are the headlines from cnn, the world s news leader. i m monita rajpal. world business today starts right now. good morning from cnn london, i m nina dos santos. and good afternoon from cnn hong kong, i m andrew stevens and you re watching world business today. the top stories this thursday, february 16th. the accounting scandal surrounding olympus escalates. seven arrests are made regarding the billion dollar fraud of the jab