china relations because we often hear from u.s. politicians especially in election years very hawkish rhetoric towards china and i played one example of mitt romney saying i would label them a currency manipulator if i was in office i'm curious from your perspective do you advise businesses doing business in china that i would presume see china as an opportunity i'm curious what their perspective is from them how do they see china as an opportunity and got that exactly right it's a two hundred billion dollar market for u.s. companies and u.s. products and services and we see that very clearly and a number of things are happening to try to win hands that opportunity i think what china has just done here with its currency flexibility move just right now i guess a is a very good move because i think it begins to to play down some of the political concerns about currency many companies are not as concerned about currency as i believe perhaps some politicians and some others here at home where jobs may or least perceived jobs have been

but it has moved to the center of u.s. gas to china -- u.s.- china relations. we at least need to use the same vocabulary. as of right now, what we call in cyber attack and what they call a cyber attack is not the same thing. it is like the early days of the nuclear negotiations where we spent a good amount of time with the soviets to figure but a vocabulary. we are literally at that stage. it is very pernicious. >> one thing i think people would find confusing is that we have just had this enormously high profile visit from the new leader of china, who will be the new leader. was that just smoke and mirrors? >> no, no, not at all. the chinese recognize the importance of the relationship with the united states, and they want that. he came here, the chinese vice president to will become the next chinese leader, he started off saying, "my visit follows the visit of hu jintao in january of last year, where he and president obama said we must work for a constructive partnership, and i am here to further that goal," but when he gave a list of difficulties in u.s.-ch

that china will be surpassing the u.s. as the number one economy in two thousand and sixteen in the purchasing power parity terms in two thousand and eighteen in nominal g.d.p. terms of we would think if they have not already overtaken the u.s. which is quite possible then to than sixteen thousand eighteen that's probably the latest date so clearly from an investor's perspective you better look at china gaining some exposure in some way from a geopolitical perspective clearly it's gaining influence quite strongly and it's probably a good thing that this is happening you know a trend and russia has been criticized a lot in the west but then as we all know there are different perspectives on this and the eastern countries often say that the western interests are stabilizing the world and not the other way around so generally yes china grib you probably number one soon and we think it's a good say ok joshua new york are you nodding your disagreeing ok so go right ahead what you. just. yeah martin i mean i think no one can den

china relations because we often hear from u.s. politicians especially in election year is very hawkish rhetoric towards china and i played one example of mitt romney saying i would label them a currency manipulator if i was in office i'm curious from your perspective you would buy businesses doing business in china that i would presume see china as an opportunity i'm curious what their perspective is from them how do they see china as an opportunity to have exactly right it's a two hundred billion dollar market for u.s. companies and u.s. products and services and we see that very clearly and a number of things are happening to try to win hands that opportunity i think what china has just done here with its currency flexibility move just right now yesterday is a very good move because i think it begins to to play down some of the political concerns about currency many companies are not as concerned about currency as i believe perhaps some politicians and some others here at home where we're jobs may or least perceived jobs have be

in china, a blind dissident's apparent escape to the u.s. embassy could complicate diplomatic relations. celia hatton and whit johnson have the latest. >> a van crashes near new york's bronx zoo killing seven people including three children. terrell brown reports from the scene. and riot radio, 20 years after the deadly turmoil in los angeles, john blackstone takes us to the radio station that opened its phone lines and gave people a voice. >> stop it, people! stop it! we've got to be together! >> this captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news." >> jeff: good evening, everyone, i'm jeff glor. we begin with a growing epidemic among american children. and tonight a new recommendation on how hundreds of thousands of those kids should be treated. we're talking about type ii diabetes, a problem that is confounding more doctors, families and health care professionals every day. now the release of a new report offers new insight. here's tony guida. >> reporter: type ii diabetes was never seen in young people as recently as 15 years

that china really surpassing the u.s. as the number one economy and killed as in sixteen of the purchasing power parity terms and put as an eighteen in nominal g.d.p. term so we would saying if they have not already overtaken the u.s. which is quite possible to do and sixteen for the nation that's probably the latest date so clearly from an investor's perspective you better look at china gaining some exposure in some way from a geopolitical perspective clearly it's. gaining influence quite strongly and it's probably a good thing that this is happening you know a china and russia can criticize a lot in the west but then as we all know there are different perspectives on this and some countries often say that the rest and interests are stabilizing the world and not the other way around so generally yes china will be probably number one so one of the think it's a good same ok joshua new york already saw you nodding your disagreeing ok so. you would just go ahead. yeah martin i mean i think no one can deny the rapid growth th

red china will be surpassing the u.s. as the number one economy in two thousand and sixteen in the purchasing power parity terms and two thousand and eighteen in nominal g.d.p. terms so we would think if they have not already overtaken the u.s. which is quite possible then two hundred sixteen to the nation that's probably the latest date so clearly from an investor's perspective you are you all should better look at china gaining some exposure in some way form or geopolitical perspective clearly it's gaining influence quite strongly and it's probably a good thing that this is happening you know a trend and russia can criticize a lot in the u.s. but then as we all know there are different perspectives on this and some countries often say that the western interests are stabilizing the world and not the other way around so generally yes china will be probably number one soon and we think it's a good say ok josh when you your priorities are you not disagreeing ok but you react to what martin just said. yeah martin i mean i th

bad china really surpassing the u.s. as the number one economy including sixteen in the purchasing power parity terms in two thousand and eighteen in nominal g.d.p. too and so we would think if they have not already overtaken the u.s. which is quite possible then to the and sixteen for those nations that's probably the latest date so clearly from an investor's perspective you better look at china gaining some exposure in some way from a geo political perspective clearly it's. gaining influence quite strongly and it's probably a good saying that this is happening you know a train in russia can criticize a lot in the west but then as we all know there are different perspectives on this and. countries often say that the western interests are stabilizing the world and not the other way around so generally yes china really probably number one so and we think it's a good step ok joshua new york are you nodding your disagreeing ok so. you can react to what mara just got. yeah martin i mean i think no one can deny the rapid grow

that china will be surpassing the u.s. as the number one economy in two thousand and sixteen the purchasing power parity terms and two thousand and eighteen a nominal g.d.p. terms or when you would think if they have not already overtaken the u.s. which is quite possible then to the and sixteen to those nations that's probably the latest date so clearly from an investor's perspective you better look at china gaining some exposure in some way from a geopolitical perspective clearly it's. gaining influence quite strongly and it's probably a good thing that this is happening you know china and russia have been criticizing a lot in the west but then as we all know there are different perspectives on this and the eastern countries often say that the western interests are stabilizing the world and not the other way around so generally yes china very be probably number one so we think it's a good saying ok josh when you your priorities are you not disagreeing ok. you can react with more in just. yeah martin i mean i think no one

that china will be surpassing the u.s. as the number one economy including sixteen in the purchasing power parity terms and put as an eighteen in one hundred g.d.p. terms so when you would think if they have not already overtaken the u.s. which is quite possible then two hundred sixteen was amazing that's probably the latest date so clearly from an investor's perspective you better look at china gaining some exposure in some way form or geopolitical perspective clearly it's. gaining influence quite strongly and it's probably a good thing that this is happening you know the trend in russia i think criticize a lot in the u.s. but then as we all know there are different perspectives on this and the eastern countries often say that the western interests are stabilizing the world and not the other way around so generally yes china will be probably number one soon and we think it's a good say ok josh in new york are you nodding your disagreeing ok would you react to it more in just. yeah martin i mean i think no one can deny the

>> pelley: tonight, one man throws u.s./china relations into a crisis. the u.s. is believed to be sheltering an escaped dissident. as hillary clinton heads to beijing for talks. celia hatton is in china, norah o'donnell at the white house. one year after the killing of bin laden, new revelations about his ultimate goals. reports from david martin and john miller. dr. jon lapook on a surprising new study about children and diabetes. and after serving years for crimes they didn't commit mark strassmann finds men helping others just like themselves. >> sometimes when i get up i still pinch myself to see if it's true or not. : captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. just when the obama administration was expecting progress in relations with china there's a new crisis. one of china's leading human rights dissidents escaped from house arrest and is believed to be with american diplomats in beijing. the timing is incredible. tonight the secretary of state and treasury secretary are leading a delegation of 20

that as china's influence grows they see the u.s. as a declining power but they also believe that the u.s. will do anything and its power to make sure that it stays on top now this comes as the u.s. is shifting their geo political focus to the age of pacific region and just yesterday two hundred u.s. marines arrived and darwin australia they are the first of thousands expected to arrive now this is the latest move by the u.s. military to amp up its presence in the region and china has some concerns with a growing u.s. presence nearby so as tension rises what does the future hold for u.s. china relations talk more about this rain a lot of political economist joins us now welcome raymond so we are seeing that there are suspicions on both sides but is there one side that seems to be more suspicious. you know i don't think it's a question of suspiciousness or distrust of those are real phenomena or who distrust whom or which is really going on is that there is that there are growing geopolitical tensions between the united states and chi

institution shows that as china's influence grows they see the u.s. as a declining power but they also believe the u.s. will do anything in its power to make sure it stays on top now this comes as the u.s. is shifting their geopolitical focus to the asia pacific region and just yesterday two hundred u.s. marines arrived in darwin australia it's the latest move by the u.s. in a later military to amp up its presence in the region and china has some concerns with a growing u.s. presence nearby so as tension rises what's the future hold for u.s. china relations to talk more about this room and lot of political economist joined me earlier. you know i don't think it's a question of suspiciousness or distrust although those are real phenomena or who distrust who more what's really going on is that there is that there are growing geopolitical tensions between the united states and china and this is taking place against a backdrop of a profound global economic crisis that's really what setting the stage for this you see over the last two decades a decline of t

activists say china and the u.s. are trying to resolve the issue before secretary of state clinton's visit later this week. >>> a disease that normally attacks adults is now being found in the young. it's type 2 diabetes. a new report says doctors are seeing a dramatic increase, especially in overweight teens. and as tony guida reports, is also harder to treat. >> reporter: type 2 diabetes was never seen in young people as recently as 15 years ago. now it's occurring with alarming frequency. doctors know a major risk factory is obesity. beyond that they were mostly in the dark about this disease. >> very little is known about the right way to both prevent it and to treat it. >> reporter: a new study in "the new england journal of medicine" finds standard treatment for type 2 diabetes in children is ineffective because the commonly prescribed drug metformin prescribed for adults, has a high failure rate in children. but a combination of two diabetes drugs is far more effective in treating children. >> two drugs right

in all these parties, the topic of china-u.s. relations is the most talked-about topic. everybody was happy to see that last year progress has been made in china-u.s. relationship. we saw a frequent exchange of high-level visits. the president of china, mr. hu jintao, visited america. the and the vice president of this country, mr. biden, visited china in august. this was a very important visit. there is another next week. we saw last year a record growth of our people to people exchange. according to that temporary statistic, in the first nine months of last year, 1.0 7 million chinese tourists visited this country, the biggest increase of 27.7%. more than 2 million american people visited china, which means on average, every day, more than 9000 people are crossing the pacific. nowadays, about 160,000 chinese students are studying here. you have more than 20,000 american boys and girls studying in china. we saw a new record of our bilateral trade. last year, america experted $167.70 billion to china, up by 19%. that makes china and america each other's second-largest tr

activists say china and the u.s. are trying to resolve the issue before secretary of state clinton's visit later this week. >>> a disease that normally attacks adults is now being found in the young. it's type 2 diabetes. a new report says doctors are seeing a dramatic increase, especially in overweight teens. and as tony it's also harder to treat. >> reporter: type 2 diabetic was never seen in young children 15 years ago. doctors know a major risk factory is obesity. >> very little is known about the right way to both prevent it and to treat it. >> reporter: a new study in "the new england journal of medicine" finds standard treatment for type 2 diabetes in children is ineffective because the commonly prescribed drug metformin has a high failure rate in children. but a combination of two diabetes drugs is far more effective in treating children. >> two drugs right off the bat. that's an important finding. >> no added sugars -- >> reporter: important because type 2 diabetes appears to be more aggressive in young peop

on the table that would allow the u.s. to help chen and allow china to save face. >> pelley: a medical parole that might take them to the united states. norah, thank you very much. it was one year ago tomorrow that u.s. navy seals stormed osama bin laden's hideaway in pakistan and killed him. they also seized a treasure trove of documents and now, one year later, the secrets they held are coming out. we asked national security correspondent david martin to find out what's in them. >> reporter: the navy seals had 40 minutes to get in and out of bin laden's compound before pakistani police showed up. first they got bin laden, then spent the remaining 20 minutes running from room to room scooping up what amounted to his personal archives into plastic garbage bags. with thes tied to their waist to leave their hands free, they dashed for the helicopters, lugging five computers, a dozen hard drives and 100 storage devices. everything from flash drives to d.v.d.s. a task force of intelligence analysts has gone through the materia

what does this mean for u.s.-china relations. we're joined by former undersecretary of state, nicholas burns. nick, no shortage of topics for secretary clinton to take up with chinese leaders when she travels there. how likely is this to elevate human rights on the agenda? >> jim, i think human rights will be on the top of the agenda given the story of guangcheng. there were lot of issues, but this is a dramatic story. if in fact this young man is in american custody, it will dominate the meeting and the chinese and american governments will have to try to work out a resolution of this very important matter. >> axelrod: i guess the question then becomes how does secretary clinton raise the issue? is it done forcefully and publicly, or is it done behind the scenes? >> well, you see today, jim, that the two governments are not even acknowledging that he is in custody, and they're not saying much. that means that they're probably talking. it in private. that's the best way to work out a disagreement, but i think this disagreement ca

. >>> the murder mystery in china that has the u.s. tasking notice. accusations of a cover-up and a stunning downfall for a government power couple. >>> extreme makeover, coming to a hospital near you, made with baby boomers in mind. >>> and royal anniversary, the prince and princess bride, one >>> and royal anniversary, the prince and princess bride, one year later. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> good evening. we start tonight with a horrific highway tragedy here in new york. seven people, including three children, were killed when their van went out of control and careened off an elevated parkway, landing onto the ground of the famous bronx zoo. it happened on a clear and dry afternoon, and at this hour police are still trying to piece together how it all happened. michelle franzen is in the bronx tonight with the details. michelle? >> reporter: visitors and workers were not affected by that accident. police say the van landed in an area in a nonpublic area from in this park. that van had seven members of a family, including a toddler ins

to the u.s. they saw it as opening china outward to the broader world and it intrigued me and i said this is going to be big and we need more people to know what's going on between our two societies. >> absolutely and as we are - you were here in the first part of the class and of course where we are in beliefs and believers is we're coming to the end of looking at what we call the ethical dimension which has to do with proper patterns of action looking for the good life and looking towards the social dimension. we've gone through some notes here and we've had a chance to look at them. but, just from your perspective, how close are we in saying that in confucianism and taoism it cuts to the core of the family? i think susanna raised a question about the priorities but, how so this family relationships? >> family is at the core, family is the principle metaphor for the whole culture. and even in that little take at the very end he said you take it home and cook it for you family, right? so whateve

when you think about relative to china, that puts the u.s. at a disadvantage. the goods that tend to have the highest probability of repatriating to the u.s., computers and electronics, machinery, transportation equipment where the u.s. is very strong, plastics and rubber, appliances, others in that order of magnitude. the second is transportation cost. when china entered the wto oil prices were closer to $20 a barrel than they tour the $100 plus so transportation has become a more important part of the mix and energy being part of it. where transportation costs are high also make them favorable to the u.s. those are the two that matter. we expect to see those are the places where the u.s. will be resurging in manufacturing. >> talk about the sector specifically that you were in. i think you listed 7. >> computers and electronics are likely to come back to the u.s. we have a vibrant computer segment though you couldn't know that by reading the newspaper but we manufacturer the majority what if we use. transportation equipment. places like bowing on the high end

/china relations in years. a challenge delivered quite literally to the u.s. doorstep. after his daring escape from house arrest. friends of chen said they then drove him the 300 miles from his village to beijing and he's now in what they describe as the only safe place in china. the u.s. embassy here. no sign of extra security at the embassy today, but the issue is so delicate that there's been no comment from officials here, chinese or american, including the state department's pointman for asia. >> can you tell us what you're here in beijing for? >> chen's crime in the eyes of the chinese government was to expose forced abortions and sterilization under the country's one-child policy. the 40-year-old self trained lawyer, blind since childhood, was jailed in 2006 and then put under house arrest. he says he and his wife were beaten. his young daughter harassed. his every movement was monitored, visitors prevented from meeting him, yet he was able secretly to plot his escape. friends say after an attempt to dig a tunnel was discovered, he stayed add home for weeks, pret

the u.s. embassy here. no sign of extra security at the embassy today, but the issue is so delicate that there's been no comment from officials here, chinese or american, including the state department's pointman for asia. >> can you tell us what you're here in beijing for? >> this men's crime in the eyes of the chinese government was to expose forced abortions and sterilization under the country's one child policy. the 40-year-old self trained lawyer, blind since childhood, was jailed in 2006 and then put under house arrest. he says he and his wife were beaten. his young daughter harassed. his every movement was monitored, visitors prevented from meeting him, yet he was able secretly to plot his escape. after a tunnel was discovered, he stayed at home for weeks, pretending to be sick, hoping jailers would drop their guard, and they did. and he snuck over the border. secretary clinton due here witness for previously scheduled talks has been critical of the house arrest. >> i can certainly guarantee that we

china not on board with a lot of these iran sanctions, a lot of things u.s. wants. getting this resolved by the time that hillary clinton and tim geithner arrive would be very difficult. >>> and less than two weeks after george zimmerman's arrest for the shooting of trayvon martin, his defense is up and running and they've got a new website, they have a twitter account, and they have a facebook page. so why does a second-degree murder defendant have such an incredibly broad presence on the internet? now his attorney, mark o'mara, was on this show, saying it's all an effort to provide the public with details about the case. it's modern times, he's got to be a modern guy, and he's got to raise payment for what he says could be a $1 million case. what's the real motivation behind this move to defend zimmerman? what is the motivation? he shut down all of his client's social media presence and did it all in a very formal, specific way. >> it's a grand old media strategy of trying to influence the judge and the jury by moving public opinion. there was a case, i think the

he is blind and had been under house arrest in china but escaped to the u.s. embassy in beijing. >> one of the few crusading human rights lawyers in china. >> reporter: frank of amnesty internash tall said he is wanted by chinese officials because he exposed human rights abuses under its one child policy. >> his particular cause is often those subjected to forced sterilization or other forms of persecution in the chinese system. >> the president will do whatever he thinks is in the best interest of the united states. >> reporter: speaking to fox news sunday, white house counter terrorism advisor, john brennan would not confirm the u.s. is harbouring the activist >> i am not going to address the issue of mr. ching right now we are working closely, with the individuals involved in this. >> reporter: the timing of the dispute comes as the u.s. and china are set to kick off their annual economic and security talks this week. >> human rights should trump trade. >> reporter: virginia congressman wolf is a critic of china's treatment of its citizens urging the u.s. n

pakistan has now moved away from the u.s. and closer to china. and one effect of this is being felt by uighur people living in pakistan. the xinjian uighur autonomous region lies in the western region of china. many have migrated over to pakistan. ethnic tensions sometimes escalate into violence. but even across the border in pakistan, the uighurs no longer feel secure. many of them believe that pakistan's closer ties with china have led to them being harassed there as well. nhk world's hideki uwi reports from islamabad. >> reporter: china and pakistan conducted joint military drills in pakistan. one exercise involved attacking a supposed terrorist organization hiding in the mountains. >> reporter: their target is an extremist organization called etim, which is fighting for uighur independence from china. >> those elements of etim who are operating in the border areas of southern afghanistan. >> reporter: many of pakistan's uighurs live in a community outside the capital islamabad. umar runs a jewelry shop. he thinks chinese authorities are watch

. >>> it is believed the u.s. is protecting a well-known dissident in china. a deal between the two countries may be in the works. but the case could strain relations. just days before secretary of state hillary clinton is scheduled to visit. danielle noting reports from the white house. >> reporter: at a joint press conference, president obama would not talk about chinese human rights activists, chen guan chong. >> obviously i'm aware of the press reports on the situation in china. but i'm not going to make a statement on the issue. >> reporter: chen is reportedly under u.s. protection in china, after escaping house arrest. it's believed the two countries are trying to negotiate a deal that would give him asylum in america. >> what i would like to employicize is that every time we meet in china, the issue of human rights comes up. >> reporter: he forced exposed -- force -- he exposed forced abortions. some say he had help getting out. he later made a video, asking the government not to hurt the family he left behind. >> reporter: my wife, mother and children

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the u.s. needs china's help. certainly on issues like iran, north korea, and syria, because china has that permanent veto wielding seat on the united nations security council and why it's delicate and experts point out this might be the serious sort of test of bilateral relations with the chinese since the crackdown on student protests in tiananmen square. it is a big deal. >> do we have any message from the white house how angry the chinese are about it? and how they may be putting undue pressure on the united states to do what they feel they have to do to save face? >> reporter: that is what is interesting this, charlie. almost nothing from the white house. extraordinarily tight-lipped about this because it is so sensitive. this one case about this one man, could really alter u.s./chinese relations so they don't want to say anything while these high level talks are going on. certainly in the midst of a political campaign where president obama has been criticized by his republican rival for being weak on china,

an international incident poses a major test to u.s. relations with china. what to do with a chinese issident who may be hiding at u.s. embassy? >>> i'm erica hill. does ens hansed interrogation of terrorist suspects save lives or a form of torture? one of the agents who created the program defended it on "60 minutes". >>> aim gayle king. a new study raises the red flag over children and diabetic. and power, paparazzi on display at correspondents dinner this weekend. >>> we begin with a look at today's "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds. >> osama bin laden no longer walks on this planet. >> and mitt romney said it was a foolish thing to do. >> the bin laden anniversary turns into a campaign controversy. >> president obama using osama bin laden's death in a campaign ad. >> he's managed to turn it into a divisive, partisan, political attack. >> last year at this time, we finally delivered justice to one of the world's most notorious individuals. >> believe the u.s. embassy may actually be sheltering chen >> dissident drama. >> managed to evade the guards s

what hal is talking about are companies that used to use china as an export platform to serve u.s. markets, and that advantage has been shrinking so they are serving more of the u.s. market domestical domestically. your u.s. operations are really geared to export as much as towards domestic. where does the u.s. fit in the global sourcing plan? >> in that context you have to have a balance. you're not going to service india from the u.s. it's a totally different product for us, different price point. you're not going to service china, the largest market in the world, you have to be in that market. but for example, a large market for us, probably the largest growth market on the ag side is cis. we'll do eventually the market will be -- we estimate the ag equipment market in russia, cis, 2018 for the total industry will be a $15 billion market. we'll have plants there but all of the components of significance, engine, power train, transmissions, as well as the foundry, those assets will stay in the u.s. and we'll keep a lot of the critical assets, the strategic assets you don't want t

capabilities and areas such as the south china china sea really there are forty seven thousand u.s. troops stationed in japan twenty thousand american troops stationed in south korea with the u.s. maintains bases in both of those areas additionally washington recently announced plans to build a military defense shield in asia and the middle east clearly none of this news is making china any happy because all of this defense from the u.s. is being built up in its backyard now back in january after president obama announced his defense pivot plan china released a statement basically telling wording the u.s. should be careful with its words and its actions in a statement released by the ministry ministry of defense china called america's accusations baseless and said it would closely observe the impact of america's military in the asia pacific so this latest step is not going to make china happy at the very least we'll see what their response is of by. as we're reporting our help in reporting the u.s. is moving forward with building up its military presence in china's backyard our corr

it's the first u.s.-china technology incubator, engineers are hard at work. lucas wong has a phd from columbia but roots under china creating a loud-based animation platform. the incubator will help him connect to funders. >> i know we need to expand our knowledge base and skills. >> engineers are not always business pros its a daunting task. this is an opportunity and a mission to help them. >> the ambassador was a u.s. trade representative negotiating china's entry into the wto in 2005. >> this takes capitol and takes know how, depending on the sector in which these operate the chinese market can be highly competitive. >> this will help some start ups sell to china. >> we try to get understand more clear. >> he hope his photo management app will become the next instagram. >> we hope it will become bigger than instagram you want to be multi millionaires, too? >> i hope so. >> he's getting ready for the grand opening. it will have 12 start ups and there is room for 40. >> and this woman goat goth a bill for $8,000 for calls she never made. >> coming up next m

." >> aim h will bring you the -- amy hollyfield will buy you the latest on that >>> china and u.s. bell to avert diplomatic crisis. dispute over a blind chinese activist that threatens to derail a visit to china by secretary of state clinton. >>> symbol of america's comeback from the nine len attacks about to reach new heights. >>> disturbing results of a major new health study that could prompt overweight teens to begin shedding pounds. h@h@h@u >>> welcome back. 50s seattle and portland low to mid 60s boston, new york. good news, all major airports across the country on time. severe weather around the ohio river valley through the heart of oklahoma and kansas. san francisco, oakland and san jose on time. any time8.ou travel, abc7news.com flight tracker at the bottom. >>> coming up on 4:51. tensions between u.s. and china on the rise over an escaped chinese activist who is now believed to be hiding inside the u.s. embassy in beijing. tahman bradley reports the situation is developing as secretary of state clinton is set to arrive for talks. >> reporter: on the eve of important talk

chen guangcheng fled house arrest in china and is reportedly being harbored by u.s. diplomats in beijing. >>> the wife of former john edwards aide andrew young is expected back on the stand today at edwards' corruption trial. cheri and andrew young are central to the prosecution's claim that edwards used nearly $1 million in illegal contributions to hide his pregnant mistress during the 2008 campaign. andrew young acknowledged last week that he kept 80% of that money and spent it on his own dream home. >>> former president bill clinton made the first of three planned campaign appearances with president obama last night in suburban washington. the two have sometimes had a testy relationship. clinton told report -- supporters that president obama beat the clock to help the economic recovery. >>> and dramatic new video shows what it was like inside the tent that collapsed in high winds saturday near busch stadium in st. louis, killing one person. about 100 others were injured. investigators want to know if the tent was modified after it had been inspected. >>> now, for

pakistan moved away from the u.s. and closer to china. one effect of this is being felt by people living in pakistan. the region lives in the west of china. many have migrated to pakistan. ethnic tensions sometimes escalate into violence. but even across the border in pakistan, the uygurs no longer feel secure. many of them feel pakistan's closer ties with china led to them being harassed there as well. nhk world hideki yui reports from islamabad. >> reporter: china and pakistan conducted joint military drill in pakistan. one exercise involved attacking a supposed terrorist organization hiding in the mountains. >> reporter: their target is an extremist organization called etim, which is fighting for uygur independence from china. >> those elements of etim who are operating in the border areas of southern afghanistan. >> reporter: many of pakistan's uygurs live in a community outside of the capital, islamabad. this man runs a shop. he thinks chinese authorities are watching them with the pakistani government. four years ago, he set up an n

chen said he does not want to d hee china. u.s. and chinese officials are believed to be negotiating the terms of his safe release, a eecision that could affect the country's fragile relationship. >> it is better for mr. chen is the u.s. takes a low public thofile on this and works quietly behind the scenes to get tly out of china and get his family out of china. is reporter: well before the daring escape, the obama administration had been focused on chen guangcheng's case. secretary of state hillary clinton mentioned him in a taeech on chinese human rights last november. y cletary clinton begins talks here in five days, so this development may well headline her visit. jim? >> axelrod: celia hatton in beijing for us. thank you. what does this mean for u.s.- thina relations. we're joined by former undersecretary of state, nicholas burns. good evening. tary, no shortage of topics for secretary clinton to take up nith chinese leaders when she travels there. hinelikely is this to elevate human rights on the agenda? ht jim, i think huma

capabilities and areas such as the south china china sea. there are forty seven thousand u.s. troops stationed in japan twenty thousand american troops stationed in south korea with the u.s. maintains bases in both of those areas additionally washington recently announced plans to build a military defense shield in asia and the middle east clearly none of this news is making china any happy because all of this defense from the u.s. is being built up in its backyard now back in january after president obama announced his quote unquote defense pivot plan china released a statement basically telling wording the u.s. should be careful with its words and its actions in a statement released by the ministry ministry of defense china calls america's accusations baseless and said it would closely observe the impact of america's military in the asia pacific so this latest step is not going to make china happy the very least we'll see what their response is the. but as we're reporting our help in reporting the u.s. is moving forward with building up its military presence in china's backy

an international drama between the u.s. and china. >> the fugitive. a dramatic end at an all-out manhunt at an elaborate bunker in the woods. spy mystery. a brillnt code cracker foundstu bag in his bathtub. a who done it baffling police. 20 years later, rodney king on the beating, the acquittal and the riots that set l.a. ablaze. and to the dogs. a new breed looking to collar a and to the dogs. a new breed looking to collar a whole new audience. captions paid for by nbc-universal television . >>> good eveningeveryone. from high above the stunning campus of pepperdine university where i delivered the commencement address earlier today for the class of 2012. we'll share moments of that later in the broadcast. but we want to start with an intriguing story of one brave's man who cold, bold move could complicate relations between two world powers. it's playing out in china where in the middle of the night a leading human rights activist outsmarted china's elaborate security apparatus. escaped from house arrest and may now be at the u.s. embassy in beijing.

china needs the u.s., i mean, needs china's help on north korea, on syria. and on iran. you throw all of that together with a dissident who may or may not be inside the u.s. embassy in beijing, and you have the back drop for some pretty interesting meetings for hillary clinton, the secretary of state this week. >> shepard: should be. jonathan, thanks. meantime a senior chinese diplomat today called for the united states and russia to make drastic cuts to nuclear weapons arsenals. the u.s. and russia have already signed an agreement to reduce each arsenal to 1550 nuclear weapons. that's over the next seven years. the two nations hold vast majority of the world's nukes. china reportedly has far far fewer but, as you know, it's been looking to exert more clout on the world stage. well, good news for folks who spend a lot of time behind the wheel, gas prices are sinking. and in a pretty big way. according to triple a, a gallon of regular is now $3.82. four cents cheaper than last week. 10 cents cheaper than a month ago when gas was at a record high for that time. gas is much

since the 1970's's, the u.s.'s tried to isolate china completely. and the u.s. as of global democracy agenda. they look all that. our strength, how we have been positioned in the past, and they think that our ultimate goal is to replace the chinese communist party with our democratic system, which obviously they regard as an extremely unfriendly. >> just today, we had a new york times editorial describing how china m feagles, -- how china feels. does that not feed into the mutual mistrust? >> it absolutely does. for stock, and no one knows how to handle cyber security. it is too recent. it has moved to the center of u.s.-chinese relations and it is a completely negative story. the in the gut that we need to engage each other on -- the issues we need to engage each other on, we need to use the same vocabulary. what they call a sniper attack and what we call a cyber attacks are not the same thing. we need a common vocabulary so we can talk about the issues. it is very pernicious. >> from the brookings institution they're speaking to me earlier. you are watching "b

the u.s. is scrambling to contain a diplomatic crisis with china. on the eve of important negotiations, a blind chinese activist, chen guangcheng was reportedly in the u.s. embassy. he is a campaigner for rights and has opposed forced abortions. this is what happened when christian bale tried to visit him last year. >> why can i not visit him? >> reporter: last week, in what seemed like a hollywood thriller, he scaled a wall and escaped. after bei he was driven to beijing by a supporter. after a car chase, activists say he was taken in by the u.s. a senior white house aide spoke about the difficult balancing act. >> i think in all interests, the president tries to balance our commitment to human rights. we're going to make sure we do this in the appropriate way. >> reporter: a u.s. rights campaigner says a deal to get him asylum could happen in a day or so. experts say getting him out of china would likely be difficult. >> if the chinese want to play it down, we may reach an agreement for him to leave the country. if not, this could fester and becom