filipinos go to the polls today. for continuity or change from manila? . gie: welcome to first up i am angie lau. let s check in on the markets in the asia-pacific. new zealand, we are seeing losses of one third of 1%, but it s a stronger new zealand dollar at $.68 after china s exports show signs of stability. we re counting down to the open in australia and japan. futures in australia, pointing slower open.ally let s get over to japan, checking futures trading in chicago, pointing to a higher open, this after the nikkei 225 came back in the red after a three-day holiday. it was a it was one quarter of 1% down. we ve got the japanese yen weakening. of course, no trading in the philippines because it is election day. the latest trade and foreign exchange data from china point to more stabilization, but signs are modest. we ve got stephen engle going through the numbers. stephen: it s modest at best definitely. it s not a huge recovery. the numbers are not falling off the
them enacted this week. a volcano on the southwestern japanese island of kyushu erupted. people are urged to be on the alert. and rescue crews are searching for people who went missing in a flood in eastern japan as recovery efforts get under way. japanese prime minister shinzo abe has indicated he remains determined to enact security legislation during the current diet session. lawmakers from the largest opposition party are vowing to put up a fight. they are promising to do everything they can to keep the bills from becoming law. abe took part in intensive deliberations at a special upper house committee. the bills would expand the role of the self-defense forces and allow japan to exercise collecve self-defense. a lawmaker from the ruling liberal democratic party asked why it was necessary to change the interpretation of the constitution to allow that right at this time? translator: when it comes to national security the government should be prepared for every poss
haven for spawning terrorists. this is war stories and i m oliver north coming to you from the sue lieu province in the philippines. we are on grounds from where groups like abusaayaf and others have killed scores of filipinos while terrorizing scores of people. counter terrorism is taking place here by the filipinos backed by the united states, and join us as we look at this global war on terror. unconventional warfare, unconventional operations. the military is more than gun-kicking gun slingers. solving complex military problems. working behind the scenes, training, advising, assisting local military the forces. a lot of military sharing. provide medical care to those who are in need. engineering projects, preparing the schools. creative problem-solvers who can operate with the local populations. very important that we maintain a high standard. it is pretty independent and train to be that way. as soon as i got into the special forces, i knew that i h
one patient lost his colon and took six units of blood to keep him alive. you saved him? yes, i did. there has to be enormous satisfaction? great satisfaction to do your job after a year and a half of training, sir. well done. thank you. we are told that we cannot reveal your identity. why are the identities of special forces personnel protected? mostly because of the sensitivity of the mission, and the terrorist groups that are operating near the philippines have international ties. the special forces are cloaked in secrecy, but the many mission in the philippines more about brains than bullets, the special ops personnel are often called upon to perform tasks as dangerous as any in war. they possess the endurance and skill of professional athletes and asked to master complex assistance and foreign language s and exotic cultures. i did my graduate work at harvard. generally, we are older, than the soldiers in the regular army, and we have a little bit mo
and $6 billion over 12 years of conflict, we ll look at the shortfalls of foreign aid to afghanistan. a major rescue and cleanup operation is underway in the central philippines. a powerful island struck the island on tuesday. tens of thousands of people have lost their homes and all of their belongings. the death toll stands at 144 people, and is expected to rise. reporter: this woman was born in this house. but all of it was destroyed in an instant. i don t know where to begin, how to begin. i m only looking at our house i have no mind set yet after this moment. reporter: more than 100 people were killed when the earthquake struck the region. the town was the epicenter of the 7.2 magnitude quake. rescue operations are underway. the local government says it is not optimistic. the chance of finding survivors is becoming slim. it damaged infrastructure such as sorts, hospitals, and public schools. it provides thousands of jobs to the people here including those liv