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In the south china sea so extraordinary transformations. its what they call the great wall of sand. >> since the last 14 to 18 months, weve really seen china go from zero to absolutely a large number of islands which previously didnt exist on reefs and sand banks, that it occupies and controls in the south china sea. >> reporter: the south china sea is a commercialal vital stretch of water, sprinkled with hundreds of islands and reefs. nine countries and territories claim at least some of those ...

Satellite images show extraordinary transformations. what a u.s. commander calls the great wall of sand. >> since the last, 14 to 1 months we have seen china go from zero to absolutely -- a large number of island which previously didnt exist on reefs and sandbags, occupies controls south china sea. >> the south china sea is a commercial vital stretch of water sprinkled with hundreds of island and reefs. nine countries, territories claim at least some of those island. but china says it has a hist...

By what the naval strategists in the u.s. are describing as facts on the water. building these reefs into islands in the south china sea. creating essentially the physical infrastructure for the day when china feels that its territorial claims can now be asserted. you know china believes that it has the right full claim to a vast portion of the south china sea which is claimed by other countries. at the moment chinas not interested in provoking a conflict a physical military kinetic war with the...

Reefs into islands in the south china sea, creating essentially the physical infrastructure for the day when china feels that its territorial claims can now be asserted. china believes it has the rightful claim to a vast portion of the south china sea, which is claimed by other countries. at the moment, china is not interested in provoking a conflict, a physical military kinetic war with the united states. it knows that would be a doomed proposition. but what it is interested in doing is letting...

Across queensland. at this point, 75 kilometer per hour winds. look at the satellite imagery, four days ago, three days ago, two days ago. its meandered over this region, produced tremendous amount of rainfall. about 31 inches of rainfall that has come down offshore. while around cooktown around the order of 150 millimeters. 6 inches has caused damage to roads. the storm system on the return here. so more rainfall expected. and we know, of course the great barrier reef stretches here the largest...

What signal is that bringing the world? >> happy new year to you, paul and ed. what we are really concerned with are these are the facts. cancer is on the rise. heart disease is the number one disease in the united states. and one in three people are in pain and take pain medications. how does this relate to the oceans? let me tell you. the coral reefs, the bio diversity hot spots around our planet, half are dead. the strongest pain cancer and heart disease medicines come from these reefs. we ar...

That was 5,000 square miles. for the tpl, the tow pinger locater, thats an awful lot of commercial traffic in the area and im assuming the team knows enough to be able to clear some of that out so they can listen appropriately. >> what youre saying is despite the fact that we say these are shallow waters easier to search for flight 370. there are reefs there. theyre their own challenges in the search. >> many the surface noise, sometimes deep water, one of the few advantages is you can get below...

System moves through this region. showers right now being reported in the area as well. so when you consider whats happening, the depth across this portion of the yellow sea somewhere around 37 meters, or 121 feet deep. thats the depth where the vessel is lodged in between. we know very shallow reefs set up in places as well. folks wondering what are the water temperatures in the zone because as the search and rescue efforts take place to the west of it theres a very cold current. water temperat...

Reefs, 71 years old who packs heat. i can guarantee this. he will get out on bond, he wont be able to carry a weapon. the timing, i am not a logistics expert with that. >> coming up here, president obama speaking any moment now as the administration responds to a weak jobs report out this morning. both sides spinning the numbers. both sides spinning the numbers. stay here.

Curtis reefs shot and killed a father who had been using his cell phone during movie previews. the evidence will cap an intense day of testimony, both the defendant and the victims wife were brought to tears. cnns martin savage has details. >> retired tampa police officer shedded tears in court. >> he has high blood pressure. >> family and friends came to the 71-year-olds defense in a bond reduction hearing that felt more like a murder trial. more than eight hours of emotional testimony. reefs p...