we are out fishing off california, oregon, washington, canadian and alaskan coasts. producing lots of wild salmon sustainably, great food. and we feel the consumer would have that. >> they are never not going to be given the choice. they can choose wild salmon over farmed salmon, and genetically engineered salmon, assuming they can tell the difference. i can tell the difference between wild salmon and farmed salmon. i can't with a lot, i can with that. but people generally know, and buy it. >> it tastes different. some of the salmon caught in alaska, sock-eye and co-hoe, you can bring them to markets close to the price of some farmed fish. there's a lot of good product available. if it's liabilitied, as we think it should be, the consumer can make their own choice, i don't want to understate the fact that we see the g.e. salmon as a threat. if they get out in the wild, it will be bad news for wild solomon. they are many times larger, it's like - the wild solomon going up against giants competing in the same part of the eco system >>> again, these will be farmed in pa

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don't think that in your office in washington, in london, in paris, in brussels, that you'll be implementing policies which will be helping us more here than us are concerned. if you look at our families here, every congolese that lives here they will tell you that everyone, somehow was affected by the war. how do you think that people who are in europe will be or in u.s. will be more caring for us than ourselves? because we need more peace than anyone else. this is our land, this is our country. >> these people have decided that today they will be arrested. >> i know that i'm being surveilled. >> people are not getting the care that they need. >> this is a crime against humanity. >> hands up... >> don't shoot. >> hands up... >> don't shoot. >> what do we want? >> justice. >> when do we want it? >> now. >> explosions going on... we're not quite sure - >> is that an i.e.d.? >>> good evening from los angeles, welcome to a special edition ever muslim brotherhood. i'm michael oku. thing about your life for a second. do you own a home, car, cell phone. do you go to the doctor, dentist or doub loa

my guests are with me in washington. and bruce, you were just about to say... >> yeah, i think that the partisanship in congress is so extreme, they don't care, it's all about winning for that particular time and day. and it's all driven totally bipartisanship, and it's a joke for the united states. they will be hoisted, and they don't care about that, it's quite it discerning. >> you said, jp, you don't think that we'll get to that. so what happens? outside pressure? the very fact that , the people that they want to please, they will be on the outside. >> they will feel pressure as this debate broils, but senator lindsey graham said that he's open to this. and senator graphly started to walk back his position today. so for good reason, it would be unprecedented and unconscionable for the senate to not perform its duty in this context, and i think that the pressure will continue to build and affect the outcome here. >> a lot of times, certainly in the recent political eruptions, people have been talking about defending t

rolling the diagnosis, let's begin with washington's seniorer washington correspondent, mike viqueira. >> i don't believe that the president should appoint someone. >> almost from the moment of his passing, the fight has been a political stroke that could leave the supreme court with 8 justices for at least a year. republicans want to turn the november election into a referendum for who should sit on the court. and any nominee put forward by president obama should be blocked in the senate. ted cruz has blocked a filibuster. >> we're one away from a majority that would effectively write the second amendment out of the constitution. >> reporter: mr. obama has ignored that call and said that he will do his constitutional duty to fill the vacancy. who will he nominate? speculation around two classes of candidates. first, a jurist already on the bench. a stepping stone to the supreme court. he was analysisly confirmed by the senate three years ago. merritt garland is the chief judge of the dc court. widely respected, his name has come up on previous lists, and paul wall ford, elected to th

say the way the discussion is currently framed in washington, away from the campaign trail but still, in terms of looking at future military capabilities, one side says we are still the largest, most modern, strongest military in the world. and the other says, there aren't enough forces and capabilities to deal with all of the threats in the world. middle east, russia, south china sea, north korean peninsula. so both of those have merits. it's a question of where the united states should deploy and use its military resources, are we actively engaged in military operation he ors or are we deteg pad things from happening? as mark noted it would be great in our european partners could be a little bit more generous in terms of resourcing their security. in ways that actually the rebalance of the pacific has been quiek successful at completely reengaging the primacy of the u.s. security relationship in asia pacific, vietnam, the philippines, japan, very much engaged in the national security framework in asia pacific since the obama initiative was announced in australia in 2011. but to your

if it wasn't for them, i wouldn't know that i had rights as a woman in washington state and in the country, and i wouldn't be able to be here and powerful. 6 i think that with educators being more open and the institutions saying publicly that they support all immigrants. over the years, even though, since 1982, we have been able to say that institutions have access to education regardless, you see areas where people are denied access what trying to enroll in school, and that's something that we're seeing in higher education, so it's more exciting that more institutions are willing to one, have the conversation, but include you. >> i bring up the optimism not because i want to end on a happy note or be realistic, but the opposite would lead the country in a really bad place. 30, 40 million angry people instead of going back to punch it out tomorrow, tomorrow, tomorrow. the interesting thing with recent research shows that you calibrate this for yourself, based on where your family was, and how your father did and his father did. and as long as that's better now, you can look at your own of

i think you know this kind of thing in washington, so many people want to set the rules. they're uncomfortable with the exciting dynamic of the constitution in action but i think it's a good thing for party and the country. >> all right jack we'll get back to you. i just want to ask you jeannie based on what you've seen tonight what are you surprised the most tonight? >> i'd have to say on the republican side i'm surprised that reu rubio, granted we are y at 25% reporting, that rubio is in third. ted cruz hitting rubio hard making sure he didn't come in a close third to donald trump i think cruz is hoping. but that's one of the big stories tonight. on the democratic side, looks like we don't know yet turnout has been strong yet hillary clinton has held her own. that may reflect a lot of things but certainly i think jack is right. it reflects that she had the ground game and the organization in iowa, to pull this off, if it holds, we are only at 55%. >> tier candidates in new hampshire now, i believe we have a picture of jeb bush who said good-bye to iowa, like some of the

in this campaign you heard a lot about washington and about wall street. now bernie sanders and i want to get secret una-accountable money out of politics. let's remember, citizens united, one of the worst supreme court decisions was actually a case. about a right wing attack on me and my campaign. a right wing organization took aim at me and ended up damaging our entire democracy. yes, you are not going to find anyone more committed to an aggressive campaign than me. we also agree - we agree that wall street can never be allowed to threaten maintain. i will fight to rein in wall street. i know how do do it. [ cheering and applause ]. >> so when i tell you no bank can be too big to fail, and no executive too powerful to gaol, you can count on it. now, the real difference is in this race are truliry over how do we create a future of prosperity, opportunity and security for all of us. we need to build a growth and fairness economy. with higher wages and more good paying jobs, including a bold national mission to create millions of jobs in clean energy, manuf

whatever washington says, they cannot keep the people down. and tonight is a testament to the people commitments to their yearnings to get back to our core commitment, free market principles, constitutional liberties, and the judeo christian values that built this great nation. when the washington lobbyist settled on other candidates in this race, when the media in one voice said a conservative cannot win, nationwide over-800,000 contributions poured in to tedcruz.org as courageous conservatives said "yes, we can." 800,000 contributions to tedcruz.org with an average contribution of $67. that is the power of grassroots. but it's more than that. it's 12,000 volunteers here in the state of iowa. it's over 200,000 volunteers all across this great nation. you know, during the course of this campaign, people have asked heidi and me "are you tired?" and i will admit it is 16, 18 hours a day, six, seven days a week. [ laughs ] >> we are not tired at all. [ cheering and applause ] to the contrary, we are inspired by each and every won of you. i leap o

the syrian opposition says there is weakness in washington, and they call on on president obama. we have this report from the worsening humanitarian crisis. >> not far from the board with turkey fear amongst civilians is growing. the intensity of the military campaign is continuing. and now the bombs are falling in villages not far from a border townhome to tens of thousands of people including those recently displaced by the government across aleppo. >> many families have fled. the international silence is unacceptable considering what is happening in the city. >> already people have started to leave but turkey has closed it's border, so these people are moving towards the opposition controlled province of idlib. >> where should we go? turkey has closed it's borders. we're starving. poverty is killing us. we sleep in tents. we need aid. >> the corridor is now the focus of the government campaign. russian airstrikes are intensifying in what they call a scorched earth policy. this city much of aleppo province has been reduced to rubble. they say the government's policy to take gro

roslind jordan is in washington, d.c. she has the latest. >> the obama administration is facing criticism from many quarters about what it is doing or not doing to try to end the civil war inside syria. the u.s. argues what it is trying to do is expand the work against isil to help eliminate the health of isil, and it is using all diplomatic means to resolve the civil war inside syria. in particular the u.s. is very reluctant to do what such as the turkish president, and the outgoing foreign minister have been suggesting which is a morrow bust military engagement. inside syria. the obama administration has been very reluctant to do that because it is conscious of starting another war in the middle east. now at one point the presidential envoy dealing with the coalition is that the u.s. is very much looking to support other members of the coalition particularly those from airplane countries who want to do more to defeat isil and who want to find a diplomatic solution to the civil war. he was very diplomatic on wednesday th

that's why the rage is a bloodbath. >> roslind jordan is in washington, d.c. strong words there accusing the u.s. not having a grasp of who is who in the conflict. what reaction has there been in the ou outburst. >> well, the reaction from the envoy to coalition to counter isil, they were here on capitol hill wednesday testifying by the boom administration policy inside syria both dealing with the civil war and with the ongoing campaign to defeat isil. he told legislators on the hill that they're reassured in trying to overthrow the kurdish government. they're trying to drive out isil and restore syria to a country where all can live in a multi sectarian community. he was very, very adamant also that the turkish claims that the u.s. is aiding and abetting some sort of ethnic cleansing by encouraging turkey to take in refugees that it was a misguided criticism. he said that the real problem is getting the russian military to stop targeting opposition fighters and stop shelling parts of aleppo and other parts of syria. that is what is creating the humanitarian c

kimberly halkett, al jazeera, washington. >> you're watching al jazeera. still to come on the program we'll have the latest on the situation in darfur, where tens of thousands of people have been displaced in the latest wave of violence. plus, we'll tell you where south korea suspended separations at its joint industrial park with north korea. >> i respect him as a reporter and i love him as a brother. >> one mississippi journalist seeking justice for civil rights cases gone cold. >> it's not just about prosecution, it's about remembering. detailing of history. >> our special report. only on al jazeera america. >> welcome back, russia has proposed a cease-fire for syria to begin on march 1st. turkey's president has criticized the u.s. saying america's inavailability to understand the nature of the syrian kurds has turned the region into a sea of blood. 70 people have reportedly been killed in a twin suicide bomb attack in a camp for displaced people in northern nigeria. and new jersey's governor chris christie and business executive carli fiornia are dropp

. >> joining us from washington is former brigadier mark kimmitt, who served as assistant secretary of defense. good to see you. let's start with the unexpected headline, what would be the first pause in hostilities in syria since the war began. will we see a ceasefire? >> everyone hopes we see a ceasefire, or a succession of hostilities, some is not there. >> there's no motivation for the sides, except the power sides, for the fighting to stop. particularly on the bashar al-assad regime side. they are making progress. why should they stop fighting. there's not going to be monitors on the ground to see if the tease fire is holding, and there's no enforcement. i think this is pretty much more hope than capability, but we can continue to hope. >> a concern is a ceasefire would freeze in place the gains by the syrian forces supported by russians, hezbollah and iranians that you refer to. i am sure you remember awe the intensity of the attacks were increased. do you think we'll see something like that here. >> i don't see a reason why the government couldn't see the ceasefire, they think t

tom ackerman, al jazeera, washington. >>> the berlin film festival is underway and this year the organizers are trying to do more to include some of the 10s of thousands of refugees who now call the german capital home. almost 80,000 arrived in berlin last year. and this edition of the festival is focusing on getting them involved. as well as appearances from a-listers like george clooney and spike lee there are also free and discount the tickets for asylum seekers and a range of films looking at the risks people take trying to get to europe. meryl streep is the head of the jury, that will hand out the coveted golden beara ward for best film. >>> and just a quick reminder that we are keeping an eye on a news conference. where conjure i, sergei lavrov and stefan dee m de mistura on e talks have you been having in munich. >> this week on talk to al jazeera, katrina adams, she sits atop u.s. tennis as chairman of the board, ceo, and president of the united states tennis association. >> it's been 133 years since we were founded, so it is an honor to be the first... i don't think i have to fight

john terrett is in washington tonight. john? >> reporter: that's right, good evening, john. potentially a huge help indeed, as the democratic 2016 campaigns roll south, and with the race all but tied up, who comes out on top may well be determined by african american voters. a major tip of the hat from the congressional black caucus, in favor of hillary clinton. >> when we need some to rally for democrats and especially the african americans, and at the request of the cbc pact, hilary has been there. when the issues that are important to our constituents, hillary clinton has been there. >> reporter: as the 2016 race heads to south carolina and on, african americans and latino voters are increasingly important. i was no quince identify that the morning after scoring big this week, bernie sanders was having breakfast with the reverend al sharpton. meanwhile hillary clinton is married to the man that many call the first black president. but it's not all clinton, all the way. african americans and latinos are divided on who should be the 2016 democratic nominee, clinton or sande

let's get the latest from rosiland jordan from washington. what is the reaction to the agreement in munich, and how might washington react now to bashar al-assad saying he wants to retake the whole cou count -- country and that this might take a long time. >> as far as the obama administration is concerned, bashar al-assad retaining control, staying in power as the president of syria is a non-starter. the u.s. has long said that assad's legitimacy has vanished in large part because of the ongoing shelling of civilian targets, the ongoing brutality, the u.s. does not believe that at the end of the day when the civil war is finally over that assad will still be in power. do they want him to leave immediately? that had been the case, now they are at least willing to entertain the idea that he would be still the head of the government during a political transition process. we're not there yet. as for the deal itself, to try to get the ceasefire started in the next seven days, well, it's not immediate, which is what any obama administration had wa

kimberly halkett, al jazeera, washington. >>> a we hostage -- reminder you can find out much moo moore -- more on our website, aljazeera.com. >> the warm blue waters off the coast of hawaii, a scene of incredible beauty but a world in transition. ironically this piece of coral, delicate as fine china, is also a sign of trouble. >> today, we are facing the potential loss or massive degradation of all of our reefs. >> down here, climate change is

al jazeera join us live from washington, d.c. roz, tell us more about the reaction from washington. >> well, not only did the spokesperson say that assad was delude first degree he thinks he can stay in power no matter how long it takes to take control of syrian territory. they also said that assad really has no legitimacy and should have left yesterday. that said, the u.s. is going to be focused on trying to, one, implement the temporary cessation of hostilities, which is their temperature of a cease-fire. and then try to work on some sort of peace accord. and then try to get to a transitional government. but as you said, lauren, deluded was the first word out of his mouth and that is summarizing how the obama administration looks at syria. what is also interesting is whether or not the u.s. believes in a russia can be a trustworthy partner and can be trusted to increase the amount of pressure on damascus to do the right thing, to have the assad government step aside and try to get this peace process under way. well again, laure

kimberly with al jazeera, washington. >>> a standoff between armed men and police in the u.s. state of oregon ended, the last remaining four protesters left the national wildlife refuge, there for a month and angry about ownership of land and it will remain close for several weeks as authorities inspect the area and gather evidence. coming up, on al jazeera the head of the catholic church heads to mexico and cuba for a meeting a thousand years in the making plus hollywood glamour meets political awareness at the berlin film festival and in sport local wildlife steals the show as they come out to play with golf figures names. ♪ ♪ welcome back to the news hour, these are our top stories russian air strikes reportedly killed 18 people in syria just hours before a u.n. task force meeting on humanitarian aid. world powers have pledged to end hostilities within a week. greece fired tear gas at farmers holding an antiausterity protest in athens and hundreds in the city streets and angry at government's plans to bring new austerity measures as demanded by the lenders in greece's b

in washington. do we know if this is sustainable? >> we don't know if it's going to be implemented yet let alone sustainable. this is coming together in a week, we're not to that point. to your question this is a very, very shaky deal. on the other hand, it is a deal that i don't think any outside observer really thought we were going to get. so just the fact that there is this deal is exceeding most observers' wildest expectations. that said, there are many devils in the details still to be worked out. >> let's look forward. if this deal begins, what if the seafs is broken? ceasefire is broken? >> if the ceasefire is broken then the deal is off. there would be five or six different ways at least that we can think about how this ceasefire could be broken. notably only the outside powers have agreed to this. the syrian rebels on the ground have nod agreed t not agreed to. the shia militias has not agreed to this. hezbollah has not agreed to this. there are all kinds of substate actors inside syria who are not a party to these talks an

reaction now and speak to ross lynn jordan in washington, d.c. the u.s. wanted of course an immediate end to the hostilities, a ceasefire immediately, so how satisfied are they with what was agreed in munich? >> well, basically, they were able to achieve what they did not want to give to the russians, which was until the end of february, the beginning of march before a ceasefire could take effect. while the u.s. eye deli would want the hostilities to stop at this moment, at least having a week is much better than letting the russian military carry out airstrikes on behalf of bashar al assad's government and go after opposition fighters for three weeks. so it's not perfect, but it is something that the u.s. can at least live with, according to officials. what's also worth stressing is that the fact that this does seem to be bringing new life to u.n. security council resolution 2254, which allows for human aid, which allows for this ceasefire, too, which does allow for the efforts of the syrian government and the syrian opposition to try to talk about a way

mike viqueira reports from washington >>> justice antonin scalya's remains are in the washington area arriving in a snow tomorrow in the night. >> i don't believe the president should appoint someone. >> almost from the moment of his passing the fight has been escalating, becoming a struggle that that could leave the supreme court with eight justices. >> republicans want to turn the november election to a nominee. insisting that any nominee by president obama should be blocked. >> we are one justice away from losing our federal rights in this country. we are one justice away from a radical 5 justice liberal majority >>> mr obama has ignored that call and says he'll go his constitutional duty to fill the vacancy. who would he nominate. first a jurist on the bench. a person sitting on the court of appeals, considered a stepping stone to the supreme court. he was confirmed for the seat by the senate three years ago. meric garland is the chief judge of the d.c. court. his name came up on previous lists, and paul watford confirmed to the bench on the ninth circuit of 2012. all three were m

free for all in washington. it is going to mean gridlock and it could translate to dead lock at the supreme court for more than a year. just advertise antonin scalia's remains are now in the washington area. >> i do not believe the president should

free for all in washington. it is going to mean gridlock and it could translate to dead lock at the supreme court for more than a year. just advertise antonin scalia's remains are now in the washington area. >> i do not believe the president should appoint someone -- >> reporter: almost from the moment of his passing the fight over his replace has been escalating. it could leave the supreme court with just eight justices for at least the next year. republicans want to return it into a kind of referendum on who should sit on the court, and insists any nominee put forward by president obama should be blocked. ted cruz has vowed to filibuster. >> we are one justice away from losing our fundamental rights in this country. we're one justice away from a liberal majority that would effectively write the second amendment out of the constitution. >> reporter: mr. obama has ignored that call and says he will do his constitutional due to fill the vacancy. first, a juris already on the bench. he sits on the d.c. circuit cou

circuit has a couple sitting on the bench in washington. that is known as a stepping stone or waiting room for the supreme court. others, there is speculation, we might as well say it, their talking about attorney general loretta lynch, because she has this possibility. she is an african-american, she has been confirmed by the senate. there would likely be objections raised, republicans could look bad in the offing, so all of these kinds of calculations go into it, but to answer your question, if he's going to succeed in actually getting someone confirmed, it would likely be someone moderate, seen as a serious member all right sitting on the federal bench. >> al jazeera's mike viqueira for us in washington, mike, thank you. >>> to syria, at least 21 have been killed in airstrikes in idlib and azaz. seven of them were at doctors without borders supported hospital. another eight of missing. the aid groups there said it was a deliberate attack. >> the eastern province area has been destroyed and seven people killed. eight are still missing fro

live in washington, d.c., with the latest, so roz, how quickly might these flights get going? >> well, depending on how all of the bureaucratic paperwork gets done, u.s. officials are anticipating that the flights could stater as early as this fall. perhaps soon after labor day. again, it is about the details that have to be worked out both here in washington through a number of federal agencies including the department of homeland security. the transportation department, and the fresh surery department, as well as with cuba's civil aviation authority they signed the deal, they now have 15 business days to get in their applications and the department of transportation says that it is going to try to approve the u.s. airline travel arrangement to and from the island as quickly as possible. >> so what is this saying for americans? >> well, it doesn't mean that you are going to be able to just go ahead book some space at an abb or at a hotel and go on vacation for a week. what this does mean, is that if you want to go to cuba, to take part either doing official -- or sanctioned b

that it's that hard, that we're even discussing this is a measure of how, unfortunately, the ranker in washington has prevented us from getting basic work done. this would be a good moment for us to rise above that. i understand the pressure that republican senators are under, and the fact of the matter is the issue here is that the court is now divided on many issues. it would be a deciding vote. senators are going to be under pressure from various constituencies and many of their voters to not let any nominee go through no matter who i nominate. but that's not how things are supposed to work. that's not how our democracy is supposed to work. i intend to nominate in due time a very well-qualified candidate. if we're following basic precedence, then the vote will be taken and ultimately they will be confirmed. justice kennedy when he was nominated by ronald reagan, in ronald reagan's last year in office a vote cass taken, and there were a whole lot of democrats, i'm sure, who did not agree on kennedy's issues, but they did the right thing and confirmed him. they certainly didn't mount a filibuste

the funeral will be held saturday at the national shrine of the immaculate conception in washington. it is the largest catholic church in north america. almost from the moments thinks death was announce the battle to name his replacement began. president obama intends to nominate a well-qualified candidate. republicans want the next president to fill the vacancy. mike viqueira reports from washington. >> president obama was asked about the controversy of the sunday death of justice angers ntonin scalia. he prayed justice scalia, and then quickly made it clear that he has the right to nominate someone to succeed him and will exercise that right. he was some how suggesting that the president in a second term in office should in the have a right and defer to the next president before appointing someone. as for who the president is thinking of or what type of candidate he's thinking of nominating to be the next associate justice, the president would not tip his hand. >> there is not going to be a particular position on a particular issue that determines whether or not i nominate them, bu

nathan, joining us from washington. great talking to you. really interesting. >>> the pope has arrive at his final stop in mexico. for years that city has been synonymous with the nation's drug war. in many ways the pope's visit pays tribute to a new city. one that is safer but still hurting. >> reporter: this is how the father tries to lift the spirit of kids in this poor neighborhood. the daily workouts keep them off of the streets. and while the streets are somewhat safer than a few years ago, they still offer few opportunities. >> translator: these places are full of young people. young people that don't go to school, don't have a job, or that work in the border factories for a low wage. i think we have a lot of work to do, neither the church, me included, nor the government is doing enough. >> reporter: for police the first step was taking back control of the city. in 2010 more than 3,000 people were killed here. last year, just over 300 were killed. the lowest number in a decade. in fact it is now safer than some american cities. the p

seoul and washington want to pressure china to reign in its influence over pyongyang. this is a show of force that will have been noted just as much by the leadership in beijing. harry fawcett, al jazeera, seoul. >>> still to come for you on aljazz, now the boom in car numbers in china leading to this. [ screaming ] >>> we'll tell you what is being donetsk to fight the road rage epidemic. also pope francis is angered as he is pulled into a crowd during his visit to mexico. ♪ >>> welcome back. you are watching al jazeera, a recap of the top stories now. more than a hundred trucks, loaded with food, water, and medical aid has started to move towards besieged towns and villages in syria. >>> meanwhile the u.n. says it is concerned about hundreds of a sunni iraqis stranded by fighting in northern iraq. they don't have access to fresh food or drinking water. >>> and taiwan has accused china of deploying surface to air missiles on woody island, a disputed bit of land in the south china sea. >>> libyans are marking five years since their revolution began. there have been ra

. >>> patrick tucker is the tech editor for defense one, and joins us from washington, d.c. this is a battle between privacy and national security. who wins and who should win? >> it's a very complex battle, and it's hard to really say that apple isn't being on the side entirely of national security in wanting to stand up for the ability of consumers all around the world to security exchange messages. this is another aspect of national security. one of apple's core arguments is that by allowing people to have absolutely secure communications, you keep information safe from hackers and sophisticated cyber criminals. that means pretty much everybody that has an iphone. if you want to look to some of the dangers, look to recent episodes with director of national intelligence, and cia director, where they had their personal information hacked. now the fbi says, hey, look, this encryption is thwarting dozens of investigations around the country, not just related to terrorism, but also related to child pornography and things like that. and it is making our lives as investigators i

that's hardly an unintended side effect, seoul and washington want to pressure china to reign in its ally in pyongyang. on monday stealth fighters were demonstrating what it calls defending its ally in the sew of force. harry fawcett, al jazeera, seoul. >>> more on the bombing in the turkish capitol, ankara now. turkish tv saying the explosion took place near a van carrying military personnel in the turkish capitol. so it would appear the turkish military was the target of the attack. let's bring you some of the pictures we're getting. the news agency says the explosion happened near military lodgings, and turkish police say the blast was caused by a vehicle exploding. there you can see large plumes of smoke, a lot of activity in the area that has been the target of the attack. police are on the scene. the ambulance is on the scene. you can hear sirens are whaling. and security forces are there as well. and it would appear there is a fire also raging there in ankara, where a vehicle exploded. zana hoda is monitoring the developments for us. and we have an update from the governor of

when chinese president visited washington last year, and met with president obama, the pledged not to militarize the islands in the south china sea and that's something that secretary of state john kerry today sited when he said the u.s. us would be questioning china about what is going on there. here is a little bit of what he said. >> when president xi was here in washington, he stood in the rose garden with president obama, and said china will not militarize in the south china sea. but there is every evidence every day that there has been an increase of militarization of one kind or another. it's of serious concern. >> reporter: so it's not just missiles by the way. china has also put war planes and other military equipment on some of these islands. a couple of things about the timing here. one is this deployment of missiles took place sometime in the last two weeks, and was sort of discovered or announced right about the same time the president was meeting with the leaders of southeast asian countries meeting in california at a time when the president, again, called for no militar

and this has been a great fear in washington that this would deny these areas of the ability of u.s. navy ships. >> taiwan's president-elect is due to take over in may. in china is trying to change the situation and increase tension in the south china sea by carrying out rapid land reclamation and utilizing them. we have concerns and we want to say that japan cannot accept this. >> the two largest powers in the region extend here to the korean peninsula as well. after north korea's recent nuclear test and rocket launch the u.s. is in talks with south korea by deploying an anti anti-missiles system known assed that. that is something that beijing is opposed to, seeing it as a direct threat to its own military interests: washington want to pressure china to reign in its ally in pyongyang. there was a show of force at the peninsula. american f-22 stealth fighters demonstrating what the u.s. calls commitment to defending it's ally in the face of north korean threats. but it's a show of force that will be noted just as much by the leadership in beijing. harry fawcett, al jazeera, seoul. >

roslind jordan has more now from washington, d.c. >> u.s. military officials were not pleased to learn about the decision to deploy two missile batteries on an island near vietnam. on wednesday the sect of state john kerry also indicated he's not pleased with the situation. >> we'll have further serious conversation on this, and our hope is to troy to resolve the jurisdictional issues of the south china sea not through unilateral action, not through force, not through militarization, but through diplomacy and by working with the over countries and claimants in trying to resolve these differences. >> the obama administration position has always been that it's not taking sides on who has territorial claims in the south china sea. that said, the u.s. is also very concerned about china's efforts to expand its military influences over that region, and it is trying to basically send a message to beijing that this will not be tolerated. but what the u.s. is prepared to do about it, that's another question. >> well, pope francis has arrived in juare