carson's strategy, he's much more online than he is on the ground, so we'll figure it out in our next segment. we also have breaking news for you this morning. a warning from china after a u.s. navy destroyer sails within 12 nautical miles of this artificial island in these contested waters off the south china sea. china calls the maneuver illegal, but the u.s. not so sure. cnn's will ripley is live at the yokosacca naval base in japan with the latest. what is the warning? >> the warning is simple. china says if the united states continues to do these freedom of navigation patrols, which the u.s. says are compliant with international law, even though china says they're illegal, china is even promising to perhaps build up their infrastructure on these man-made islands even further. now, the "uss lawson," which is actually based at this naval base here where i am, it was headed towards these domestic disputed islands in the south china sea. take a look at these satellite