My name is Carl Azuz.

I`m happy to be your anchor.

Officials on two sides of the Pacific Ocean have put the brakes on a trade dispute between

the United States and China.

These two countries have the

two largest economies on the planet.

They trade an incredible amount of goods with each other.

But last year, the U.S. sold $130 billion worth of goods to China and bought $506 billion

in goods from China.

And that deficit, that difference

is something that`s angered the Trump administration, which wants trade to be more level between

the countries.

So, the U.S. put tariffs or taxes on

certain imports from China, and China retaliated with tariffs of its own on the U.S.

Trade analysts were worried that this could lead to a trade war, when both sides try to

hurt each other`s economy through increased tariffs which can

lead to increased prices.

But now, the United States and China are saying they are trying to work things out.

China plans to significantly increase what it buys in U.S. goods and services.

That was a main demand of the Trump administration.

And both

sides say they`re not going to put any new tariffs on one another while they hold talks

to form a new trade agreement.

They`re still some major issues that haven`t been resolved yet.

For example, exactly how much more China plans to buy from the U.S.

There`s

been some conflicting information on that.

And critics say their promise to work together more closely isn`t specific enough to guarantee

things will get better.

But at least tensions have

eased while the talks are going on.

Ten-second trivia:

What country has more historically active volcanoes than any other?

United States, Indonesia, Japan or Philippines?

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, there are more written accounts for eruptions in

Indonesia than any other country.

But a lot of international attention right now was centered on the Kilauea Volcano, located

on Hawaii`s Big Island.

It`s been erupting since

May 3rd.

And residents for miles around the mountain are facing several threats from it.

One new fissures keep opening up in the ground.

There

are almost two dozen cracks in the earth at this point, spewing sulfur dioxide and lava.

One, lava bomb.

A fragment of molten rock shot from a fissure hit a man in the leg while he was sitting

on his porch.

That caused the first serious

injury in this eruption.

Two, ash continues to spew from Kilauea Summit.

One cloud boiled as high as 10,000 feet.

Hawaii`s volcano observatory says more explosions are

possible at any time.

Three, lava is now flowing into the Pacific Ocean.

That might not sound like a bad thing, as long as no boats are nearby.

But when the molten rock

hits the cold sea water, it`s producing another hazard, something called laze.

Seeing something like this is undoubtedly a once-in-a-lifetime experience for most people.

But for people who live

here on the big island of Hawaii, they are happy that it`s only once in a lifetime, because

this is a never-ending nightmare.

Let me show you what we`re seeing from our vantage point.

This is where all of the lava is coming from.

This is actually five fissures combined,

but it doesn`t look like cracks in the earth.

It looks more like five out of control five hydrants.

Of course, that lava has to go somewhere, and so, it`s cascading this down this fast-moving

lava flows and eventually it is reaching the ocean there,

that red steam over there in two different places.

Now, from new pictures that we`re seeing, that those clouds, it may look like simple

thing, but it

is much more nefarious than that.

It is something called lava haze, or laze, and it is a mixture of sulfuric acid and tiny

particles of glass.

It

can be quite dangerous, at worst perhaps even deadly.

I want to show you one other thing.

Right over there, this is a fissure that we`ve been watching now for the past eight nights

in a row, and it may

look relatively benign, at least from this standpoint, but I can tell you, it is not.

We were at a woman`s house maybe a quarter mile, maybe half a

mile away from there and the sheer force of that fissure, because there`s the odd explosion

that happens maybe once or every minute or two, it

actually blow out two of her windows.

So, this is really, you know, nothing to think lightly of.

It can potentially be quite hazardous.

Now, if it`s not the lava that`s pushing

people out, it might be the gas.

That is because geologists say that sulfur dioxide levels, they have actually tripled

in recent days, creating

a lot of problems for people.

And one other thing to point out, and that is the explosions that we`re hearing, again,

you can hear those explosions here, incredibly loud.

The

explosions that we`re seeing at the summit of Kilauea have actually lessened, become

less frequent and smaller in recent days.

In fact, there

was one just about three hours ago that was quite small relatively.

That maybe good news from this time being, but it may also mean that a much bigger explosion

could be coming.

JCPenney is in serious trouble.

The company was once one of America`s leading retail chains.

Who

hasn`t gotten more of their iconic Christmas catalogues in the mail?

But JCPenney, like struggling Sears, failed to adapt to consumer-changing taste.

JCPenney is being hurt by the slow demise of many American malls.

Consumers are increasingly shopping on their phones, and while some retailers, Walmart,

Best Buy and Macy`s come to mind, have embraced digital

commerce.

JCPenney has been a laggard online.

That`s big a reason why sales continue to fall, and the company keeps losing money.

JCPenney has already taken the painful step to cut more than 100 stores and layoff thousands

of workers.

Still, the share price has plunged to single

digits.

That means JCPenney is literally what traders called a penny stock.

Investors are also worried about the fact that JCPenney is a pretty big debt load and

not a lot of cash.

JCPenney is trying to get back on track

by focusing on products like beauty goods, toys and appliances and not just clothing.

But time maybe running out to save JCPenney.

The Asian island country of Singapore has been in the news lately because it`s the location

of a planned summit between U.S. President Donald

Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

But there`s another reason our friends at "Great Big Story" visited Singapore recently.

They wanted to check out a manmade horticultural haven

known as Supertree Grove.

Let`s go climbing.

Usually, fast food restaurants compete with each, especially when they`re literally next

door.

But a Burger King in Massachusetts recently

asked out the girl next door.

The restaurant posted the word "prom" on its sign and "Wendy`s" over social media, said

that`d be OK as long as they

were home by 10:00.

Because the promposal was so public, Burger King went public with the result, too.

Posting the words "she said yes".

But where are they going to eat?

Offering to share of wafer could get a frosty reception, so could Dairy Queen, though we

hear she`s pretty sweet.

Five Guys could be four too many.

McDonald`s is their arches enemy.

No one wants Papa John`s as a chaperone, so that`s Hardee`s is a good idea.

Maybe they`ll just take the Subway.

I`m Carl`s Jr. Azuz for CNN 10.