the people of the enchanted island deserve better. is my duty to my heritage and to the land where i intend to return someday and where someday i intend to be buried. as president obama said so profoundly when he visited the land of his father's birth, kenya, a nation with a struggle for freedom against the colonial people, i, too, louis gutierrez, am deeply connected to my father's birth -- ls gutierrez, am deeply connected to my first's birthplace. i can't go to puerto rico or to the puerto rican people in my district with my head held high. i cannot and will not, not when i know the majority of votes that will pass this legislation if it passes today will come from the democratic party, a party that for all its flaws is a party i expect a lot more from in times like this. at a moment in american history where latinos are quite literally being dragged through the mud against the other party and distrusted and disrespected because where their parents and grandparents were born, i intend them to stand up for the entire island of puert

in the last 2 months since our april long island meeting we have had 2 additions of the treasure island flee on the last weekend as well as the tenants and subtenants of building 80 had a closing celebration as they vacated it. most of those tenants of lee's new spaces there the pasadena visa will be held through august, the rescue orphan mammal program provided tips and best practices for secure crawlspaces and points of intrusion and other access to buildingsto prevent access to raccoons andother animals that might have access to the property in the spring season. on may 26 the san francisco department of emergency management calo es and dem will be here today to provide an update on their tsunami prepared his work over the past year. volunteers also conducted a count on - island this past weekend on butterflies. species include the pipeline swallowtail, the western swallowtail, in the pipeline swallowtail is the only place in san francisco where that has been identified. we will also be hosting a project poll high school intern.and this is a recent graduate and they will be returning

in the last 2 months since our april long island meeting we have had 2 additions of the treasure island flee on the last weekend as well as the tenants and subtenants of building 80 had a closing celebration as they vacated it. most of those tenants of lee's new spaces there the pasadena visa will be held through august, the rescue orphan mammal program provided tips and best practices for secure crawlspaces and points of intrusion and other access to buildingsto prevent access to raccoons andother animals that might have access to the property in the spring season. on may 26 the san francisco department of emergency management calo es and dem will be here today to provide an update on their tsunami prepared his work over the past year. volunteers also conducted a count on - island this past weekend on butterflies. species include the pipeline swallowtail, the western swallowtail, in the pipeline swallowtail is the only place in san francisco where that has been identified. we will also be hosting a project poll high school intern.and this is a recent graduate and they will be returning

the people of the enchanted island deserve better. it is my duty to my heritage and to the land where i intend to return someday and where someday i intend to be buried. as president obama said so profoundly when he visited the land of his father's birth, kenya, a nation with a struggle for freedom against the colonial people, i, too, louis gutierrez, am deeply connected to my father's birth -- luis gutierrez, am deeply connected to my first's birthplace. i can't go to puerto rico or to the puerto rican people in my district with my head held high. i cannot and will not, not when i know the majority of votes that will pass this legislation if it passes today will come from the democratic party, a party that for all its flaws is a party i expect a lot more from in times like this. at a moment in american history where latinos are quite literally being dragged through the mud against the other party and distrusted and disrespected because where their parents and grandparents were born, i intend them to stand up for the entire island of p

japan controls the island. the japanese government maintains the islands.hey are an inherent part of japan's territory. china and taiwan claim them. it's not just one island getting more defense forces. the defense ministry has more deployment plans. units of 6 to 800 members are heading to the islands marked with little dots. in all, about 2,000 are expected to be deployed in stages throughout the southwestern islands. there are about 1,000 islands in the region. they spread across a huge area. at the international university of japan, a former ground self-defense force professor says the moves are needed. >> we don't have enough troops to deploy. we have to deploy our troops in case of necessity. >> reporter: the ground self-defense force is planning to launch an amphibious unit in two years, a force of more than 7,000 ground personnel are expected to play a part in beefing up defense capabilities in the remote island areas. ryo asami, nhk world. >>> people visiting japan had a hard time understanding emergency announcements when a powerful earthquake jol

we focus on the island reggae festival coming up in the south bay. there is a lot to talk about when it comes to the festival itself, the cultural significance, the music and the festivities. we will look at some of the serious community issues that the festival addresses and hopefully will help find solutions for in the future. we will address some of that with a profile on a nonprofit in concord which helps to empower pacific islander youth to carry on cultural traditions and values. along with a cal endar of important community events we will continue our tradition of featuring a live cultural or artistic performance. today serena love will be here. >>> the fifth annual reggae festival is coming up. while it's a party worth talking about it's an event that helps many nonprofit groups and raises diabetes awareness among pacific islanders. here to help me talk about both the festival and the issues involved is a familiar face, the organizer and co-found er danny perez. good to see you again. >> thank you for having me. >> give us a brief overview in

. >> part of the solomon island chain, guadalcanal is about twice the size of long island, new york. it's been described as a hung of pes ta'u lands and rot that's been diabolical all the time. >> i think everyone on the island had malaria. >> near australia, guadalcanal seemed an unlikely stepping stone for america to turn the tide against the japanese. >> the japanese used this. >> richard frank is a vietnam veteran who's written a definitive history on guadalcanal. >> why did they pick guadalcanal as a target for this first offensive. >> they determined that it was essential. he determined that the place go was guadalcanal because that's where the japanese were threatening to move down through the southern part of the pacific and cut the lines of communication between australia and new zealand. what's interesting is the commander in chief had no intention of launching an offensive in the pacific, mainly because he didn't believe his forces were ready for the attack. >> what's remarkable about this is that true let's one man who does it. it's king. >> admiral earnest king was wasn't

the incident happened near the senkaku islands. japanese government officials say the vessel stayed in waters around the islands for about two hours. japan crops the islands. the japanese government maintains the island as an inherent part of the territory. china and taiwan claim them. prime minister abe has responded by setting up a liaison office the government also set up a liaison office at the crisis management center in the prime minister's office to gather and share information on the frigate. vice minister for foreign s a supply ship also sailed close wednesday night. the ministry is analyzing whether there's any connection with the chinese and russian vessels' presence in the area. the ministry is analyzing whether there's any connection between the chinese and russian vessel's presence in the area. >>> tokyo's embattled governor is considering taking a self-imposed paycut. the gesture comes after allegations surfaced he used public funds for personal spending. he was cleared this week of any legal wrongdoing by two former

john, the entire buck island, the water way surrounding the virgin islands abut or are incorporated by the national park service. and so the relationship that we have with the park is very, very important, and one of the things that i hear continually from my constituents is a pervasive disregard and notable disconnect between the park and its local employees as well as the local government and, in fact, the people of the virgin islands. and i wanted to talk with you about that. i've had some very substantive conversations with the regional director stan austin. i think that he's making headways in some of this regard. but i can't miss an opportunity with you being here to address some of these and maybe you can speak as well to this. first of all, the national park receives funding for youth conservation corps, ycc, which is a source of income for the children in those communities, is an opportunity for young people to learn about the park, and potentially train them to be excited about careers that involve the national park. and this would then create a relationship between the park

it has been said, some have said disagreement is in the nature of a colonial imposition on the islandof puerto rico. as the law currently stands, puerto rico cannot save itself. it is $70 billion in debt and those who hold the debt, the bondholders are demanding payment. the puerto rican economy is struggling to survive and struggling to make a basic $2 billion payment on that debt july 1st. under these emergency circumstances, there is only one place to turn. it's not an imposing colonial power. the united states of america has been a partnership it should be in the past and for its future. we are trying to find a reasonable way through this that will appeal to both political parties. of course, the political party sees this differently. a democratic solution looks a lot different than the republican solution. what we have before us is a compromise, a measure entered into with the cooperation, collaboration and bargaining between the speaker of the house, nancy pelosi, the white house and republican leaders. so it is a mixed bag politically that comes to us today. i support it, thoug

despite its small size, the island is home to about 10,000 americans. it's a beautiful place with pristine beaches and one of the few bioluminescent bays left in the world. so behind me in this picture you can see a jellyfish and a snorkeler that's illuminated by the bioly bio-- bioluminescent organisms there. if you had an opportunity to visit vieques and its bio bay, i would encourage you to go. small plankton in the water that light up in blue when they move. and on a moonless night, the waves appear to glow in the dark and kayak tours leave trails of light behind them as they paddled through the water and explore the natural beauty of mosquito bay. in fact, since 1980, the bay has been lifted with the national park salves a -- listed with the national park service as a natural landmark. they're surrounded by mangrove trees. the bay is the perfect habitat for the plankton that make it unique and it is widely considered to be the best example of a biobay in the united states and perhaps the world. but the history of this trop qual paradise is scarred w

and the dominican republic on the other side of the island. in fact, in one of the rare instances in the history of colonialism, the dominican republic, as the united states civil war was about to be ignited, circa 1860, and fight the former colonial powers that is spain back to the island to recolonize the dominican republic, that is to say most nations struggle against colonialism, but because of the so-called black scare, and the fear of haitian rule and haitian domination, those on the eastern side of the island invited madrid to come back and take over, but this rather pernicious event was quickly overtaken by the onset of the u.s. civil war, and the united states, which had not recognize haiti, finally found out who its real friends and enemies were, because spanish cuba -- cuba then was controlled by spain -- was leaning towards diplomatic support of the so-called united states of america, and as we all know, the british abolitionists were barely able to prevent london from lending diplomatic support to the so-called con get recall state

in the last 2 months since our april long island meeting we have had 2 additions of the treasure islandlast weekend as well as the tenants and subtenants of building 80 had a closing celebration as they vacated it. most of those tenants of lee's new spaces there the pasadena visa will be held through august, the rescue orphan mammal program provided tips and best practices for secure crawlspaces and points of intrusion and other access to buildingsto prevent access to raccoons andother animals that might have access to the property in the spring season. on may 26 the san francisco department of emergency management calo es and dem will be here today to provide an update on their tsunami prepared his work over the past year. volunteers also conducted a count on - island this past weekend on butterflies. species include the pipeline swallowtail, the western swallowtail, in the pipeline swallowtail is the only place in san francisco where that has been identified. we will also be hosting a project poll high school in this is a recent graduate and they will be returning to the university of

the incident happened near the senkaku islands. se government officials say the vessel stayed in waters around the islands for about two hours. japan crops the islands. the japanese government maintains the island as

the zone includes air space over the senkaku islands. japan controls the islands. the japanese government maintains the islands are an inherent part of japan's territory. china and taiwan claim them. japan responded to the moves by setting up a new unit at the air base in naha. they deployed four planes to support land based. the area around the senkaku islands is too far away from land bases radar to be covered. so the defense mininistry sent e aircraftft to monitor the islal. then in january of thiss year, they ordered more than ten f-15 jets in naha bringing the total to 40. but the question is, is it enough? >> translator: china is developing its modernized air popower with an aggressive targ. japan or japan and the u.s. should establish a system as well better than china. if not, beijing may make a miscalculation to use military force. we need to pay attention to the risk. >> reporter: the japananese governnt is showowing it's paying attention by beefing up patrols and monitoring around its southwestern islands. what comes next would depend on military moves i

we innocent investment on the island -- we incent investment on the island. though we haven't done enough. there is still more to do. both sides have committed to making sure we come up with a strategy and plan to make sure we have investment in puerto rico so there is more opportunity, jobs, tax revenue, and prosperity for the puerto rican people. i'm proud of the work this house has done on this bill. the different sides, different views, different opinions that have come together to make this bill happen. i would encourage everyone to support the rule and later today support this bill. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from wisconsin yields back. the gentleman from florida is recognized. mr. hastings: mr. speaker, i continue to advise that i'm prepared to close. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from florida is prepared to close. the gentleman from alabama is recognized. mr. byrne: i have no further people to speak. i would yield to my friend from florida over there for him to close and i'll close after him. the speaker pro tempore:

they said they would continue to seek a solution to the dispute over four islands. the officials are following up on an agreement between japanese prime minister shinzo abe and russian president vladmir putin to move negotiations forward. >> a new approach means we state our ideas free from conventional ways of thinking to make a breakthrough in the stalled negotiations. this time both sides presented such ideas. >> he added he's hoping the next talks go ahead as soon as possible. russia controls the four islands which are called the northern territo territorys in japan. the islands were illegally occupied after world war ii. >>> it's time for the latest in business news. economic leaders around the world have been giving their views on britain's impending referendum, the head of the international monetary fund has also chimed in. we are joined from the business desk. good morning. what kind of assessment was given? >> she's agreeing with u.s. federal chair reserve janet yellen. yellen al spoke about the economic impact of the vote. hegarde said a brexit would probab

to boost the economy, the island opened a new recreational fa till si this spring. the highest wall is 50 meters tall. this used to be a high school gymnasium. the gym has 15 walls. some are angled to make the routes more challenging. he's still recovering from a hard knock. 16 years ago residents had to evacuate after a volcanic eruption. some of them never returned. the number of tour is has dropped by half. local officials are, wog hard to win them back. they put together a guide book. they are also using social media to get the word out to climbers. >> we hope to give more publicity for the island. >> reporter: they have an even bigger goal. they want to host competitions including the tokyo olympics. >> we hope to host the olympic games. we understand we need to meet the requirements to become a venue. in august, they receive votes on whether to include sports climbing in the tokyo olympics. it's still one step at a time but the people believe their dream is finally within reach. nhk world, tokyo. >>> earlier we reported on severe stormy conditions in eastern ch

the guano islands act of 1856. and this huge guano island rush. most of the other guano islands had much smaller deposits and were much less rich in nitrogen because of rain leaching. nonetheless, there was a rush to find it. this is a bit of a digression, it did not articulate comfortably with the u.s. system of incorporating into nations. westward moving americans usually would settle a territory, and it would be incorporated into the nation as a territory and then estate. but these guano islands would never become part of the united states like states. they would just be islands connected in formally. let me read the language of the act. whenever a citizen of the u.s. discovers guano not within the lawful jurisdiction of any government or occupied by the citizens of any other government, and takes peaceable possession thereof and occupies, such an island may, at the discretion of the president, be considered as appertaining to the united states. that phrase, appertaining, would be absolute critical at the turn of

they say three patrol ships came close to the sen senkaku islands. e coast guard sent them a warning and they eventually left japan's territorial waters. it's the 15th separate dayay an incursion has happened this year. japan controls the senkaku islands and maintains they are an inherent part of its territory. china and taiwan claim them. >>> hillary clinton has claimed victory in the race for the democratic presidential nomination. >> thanks to you, we have reached a milestone. first time -- the first time in our nation's history that a woman will be add major party nominee -- [ cheers and applause ] >> meanwhile clinton took a jab at the presumptive republican nominee, donald trump. >> donald trump is temperamentally unfit to be president. he wants to win by stoking fear and rubbing salt in wounds. and reminding us daily just how great he is. [ laughter ] >> well, we believe we should lift each other up, not tear each other down. >> even though the u.s. media have reported that clinton has enough delegates to clinch the nomination, her rival, he se

on the island that they love. but right now, there's despair. we have thousands of people leaving puerto rico every month to come to the mainland because there's no opportunity. . this is what debt does to economies. it absolutely crushes them. and it crushes people. so what do we do? we were we have a two-pronged approach. number one, the elected officials in puerto rico have known this issue has been coming for years. and haven't been able to get their hands around it. haven't had the political will to fix the problem. and so we are going to put in to effect an oversight board, to actually work with the island government, to get its finances and its budgets under control. and that oversight board is going to have an opportunity to work on the debt restructuring, which is the second prong of this bill. $73 billion in debt. they can't pay it. people might want to wish that all the bond holders could be paid, they might dream about all the bond holders being paid, but the bottom line is, puerto rico doesn't have enough income to pay its bond holde

john, the entire buck island in the waterways surrounding the island are incorporated by the national park service.ti the relationship that we have with park is very, very important. one of the things that i hear continually from my constituents is a pervasive disregard and notable disconnect between the park and its local employees as well as the local government, and in fact the people of the virgin island. i've had some very substantive conversations with the regional director. i can't miss an opportunity with you being here to address this. first of all they receive funding for a source of income for the children in those communities and it's an opportunity for young people to learn about the park.o be they can potentially be trained to get excited about careers involved in the national park. this would create a connection between the park in the local people. this is so important because of the legislation that was created here in congress. one of them main components thah i continually hear from thee constituents is language from the secretary, secretary of the interior is autho

john, the entire buck island, the water way surrounding the virgin islands abut or are incorporated by the national park service. and so the relationship that we have with the park is very, very important, and one of the things that i hear continually from my constituents is a pervasive disregard and notable disconnect between the park and its local employees as well as the local government and, in fact, the people of the virgin islands. ayin and i wanted to talk with you about that. i've had some very substantive conversations with the regional director stan austin. i think that he's making headways in some of this regard. but i can't miss an opportunity with you being here to address some of these and maybe you can speak as well to this. first of all, the national park receives funding for youth conservation corp, ycc, which is a source of income for the children in those communities, is an opportunity for young people to learn about the park, and potentially train them to be excited about careers that involve the national park. and this would then create a relationship between the p

the u.s. virgin islands held its caucus. >> bingo, the u.s. virgin islands, what does this u.s.ritory have to do with our elections? basically nothing. but only [bleep] at night. so i went down and blended in with my sweet ass novel tee vacation shirts and talked to suzanne carlson a reporter who covers politics while bare foot. >> basically, we don't have the right to vote for congress or president, but we do get to elect delegates to the convention. >> that's fun. nice to get away from mainland politics and just enjoy some virgin island politics. >> there is some more issues than you might think. >> like should i choose light rum or dark rum. >> i don't think that is really an issue here. >> i would agree, because the answer is both. >> well, there is more to it than that. there is multiple lawsuits filed back and forth, radio ads attacking various members of the party against each other. there was the assault of the gun range. >> assault? my producer didn't tell me this. get your ass in here, we got a story. we're not drinking until 4:00. damn it. so an assault and lawpts ove

today, the island continues to face a crippling economic crisis. schools are closing. power is being cut off at homes and hospitals. teachers have to choose between turning on the lights or turning on the computers. doctors can't get medicine to treat newborns unless they pay in cash. and as the zika virus threatens both the island and the mainland, workers dealing with mosquito control to help protect women and their unborn babies are at risk of being laid off. right now, puerto rico is spending about 1/3 of its tax revenue on debt payments, far more than anywhere else in america. and on july 1, the island faces another $2 billion in debt payments that it cannot pay. there is only one way for puerto rico to pull itself out of this crisis, and that's by restructuring its debt and finding a sustainable fiscal path toward growth and opportunity for its people. but here's the problem. right now, puerto rico doesn't have the tools it needs to restructure its debt, tools available elsewhere in america. and only congress can fix the problem and put puerto rico on a path to re

last couple of hurricanes the gas company has cut off the gas lines to the island. know that probably the next hurricane there won't be electric. the public services that go to the island are going to be diminished. >> earlier this year came a lifeline from the federal government. for the first time ever the department of houing and urban development awarded a climate resilience grant to resettle the people of isle de jean charles. christine peterson who runs a local not-for-profit helped draft the people. >> there are no experts in resettlement. to say we are projecting this will be resilient 100 years out is really an important step. it's a step then that hopefully can be applicable to other communities. >> because it isn't just isle de jean charles that is under threat, the entire louisiana coastline is disappearing. >> louisiana has lost a very large amount of land over the last century. something close to 1900 square miles worth of land. that is equivalent today to about a football field an hour. >> while some of that land loss occurs naturally, the oil and gas

. >>> the smoke hadn't cleared from the devastating losses of the island when admiral gormley allowed his flattops to leave guadalcanal. >> he create as precedent that the marines have never forgotten and that precedent is they should always bring their own airplanes with them because they can't rely on the navy. >> were we abandoned? yes, i have to say we all felt that way. >> well, i think they were right. they were, in essence, abandoned during the time that the tokyo express came down without any effective opposition. admiral gormley was someone who was very prudent and very reluctant to gamble. >> from fishtown, pennsylvania, charles calhoun was a 29-year-old lieutenant aboard the destroyer. he saw the convoys in action. >> tokyo express. that's the name that was given by our navy to the force which came down from the island chain to bombard guadalcanal on almost a nightly basis. >> while the marines held onto henderson field, jacob boozer spied on the enemy. >> they were supposed to be provide bag controls and intelligence information to clemo clemons. >> on august 21st he and a

many of them had migrated from the island precisely because of the economic and humanitarian crisis thee about in search of jobs, seeking more safety, more stability. an encounter this horrific act of islands and homophobia and hatred. the community continues to mourn, not only puerto rico, but diaspora. amy: mayor, your response to the killings in orlando? we stand with the people of orlando. we stand with those families of those 24 puerto ricans that were killed because of the horror of those that believe that love is only love when it is done how they wanted to be. i have this watch with the colors of the lgbt community. those are colors that we should all have ingrained in our mind and conscience, and to all of those people out there, puerto rico or not, hate is not the way. we need to move forward and accept people for who they are, and everyone has the right to love whom they want to love because love is love. amy: we must leave it there. thank you so much, san juan mayor carmen yulin cruz and natasha lycia ora bannan, associate counsel at latinojustice prldef. [captioning made po

you see it in the education system to use it all across the island. so my question is not a band-aid that we're in a situation now, some people referenced detroit, for example, we have an automotive industry that drove the entire region and so what's the forward-looking plan for puerto rico? cuba is going to come online. dominican republic is driving tourism right now. is a consistent decline in tourism receipts from puerto rico. someone mentioned other opportunities in other industries whether they start opportunity, innovation, or is it, some people mentioned about that doctors are leaving the is there an opportunity, for example, so you have, you reconstructed your tourism sector. and so are the institutions that are in place? i don't know if the brookings or other organizations are looking at the forward-looking beyond their current debt crisis, and what does the item to look like -- >> thank you very, very much. let's start with trying to maybe this time and then rafael and let barry have the final word. >> thank you. let me very quickly address s

people who actually lived on the island and were already adults when bill clinton was president in the nie90s. they remember his administration and both president clinton and hillary clinton visiting the island on numerous occasions. so they have that very close admiration for the clintons. so i can tell you it was pretty much divided. however, in comparison to other years, we did see a lot of people out voting for presidential primaries. normally people are not very enthusiastic when it comes to presidential primaries because people, puerto ricans on the island cannot vote in presidential elections come november. in comparison to my experience in covering oh primaries in the past, i did see a larger number of voters. >> in san juan puerto rico for us, thank you for much. we're analyzing the results of the puerto rico pry nimary. 60 delegates are at stake and that's what hillary clinton needs to clench the nomination including her 500 plus super delegates. clinton clint clie hillary clinton is looking to clench the nomination. let's talk about this with our senior correspondent and pol

the third circuit covers the island of puerto rico. vonnie: thank you for joining us from capitol hill. up next, stocks bouncing back from the massive brexit falloff. ♪ ♪ david: this is bloomberg markets. flash,r the business looking at the biggest stories in the news right now. the first time a u.s. company is dropping its designation as too big to fail. general electric have been working with regulators to escape this is a vacation. this includes the sale of all of ge's lending business. acquisitions,r now this merger with pfizer has fallen through. the ceo tells bloomberg allergan is looking at smaller scale deals that would comment its strategy of being a leader in pharma. pfizer and it plans to merge, blamed on the crackdown on corporate inversions. david: people are leaving the firm in a sweeping overhaul of the banking division. roger naylor, chris murphy, matt cannon will all step down. this will be run by the remaining code heads. - co-heads. that is the bloomberg/update. vonnie: we are following stocks near session highs. ♪ ♪

narrator: but it is not just the islands that inspired ellen, it is also the ocean itself.ing under water for me is really inspirational. it is more exciting to me than the idea of space travel, i guess because it is more tangible. this idea that it appears to be this surface that you see, but in fact, it is all of these actions that might give this particular color this day. but in fact there are like a million things coming together to make it happen. i find it really beautiful, and that is true today, but it might not be true tomorrow. narrator: ellen's fascination with the caribbean in particular began during a formative journey she took to the island of martinique, aged just 20. ellen: sailing from new england to the caribbean, you actually -- you sort of sense this passage of time that is not so great. it is immense in a sense that you have ended up some place. all of a sudden, everybody at the docks was brown-skinned. some variation of brown. i had never seen my -- it is like i had landed on a new planet. i had never seen a brown planet before. i had never seen a bla

, one of the country's northernmost island groups. it follows a series of confrontations between indonesian naval ships and chinese fishing boats in the rich fishing grounds there. there have already been three reported skirmishes this year in the area. last week, joko boarded a warship to visit the islands. he was accompanied by a high level delegation including his foreign minister and chief of the armed forces. china has set it does not dispute indonesia's sovereignty over the islands, but its claim of jurisdiction overall most of the entire south china sea includes nearby waters. the east natuna field is believed to have hold one of the world's largest untapped gas reserves. >>> north korean leader kim jong-un assumed yet another title at a parliamentary session that opened wednesday. just last month he was named chairman of the korean workers party. the state-run korean central television broadcast footage from the annual supreme people's assembly. it showed kim seated at the podium for the first time in two years, and an announce

congress is considering legislation to assist the island territory. policy analyst out what had us all puerto rico's problems and event hosted at the inter-american dialogue. this is an hour and a half. [inaudible conversations] >> good morning. thank you all very much for joining us today. we are going to talk about a very serious and urgent situation confronting puerto rico, the home of 3.5 million americans. the territory's economy as we read every day has been declining for a decade that's accumulated huge debts that it can't possibly pay. puerto rico posted a $72 billion to investors at 26 billion pension funds. started missing bond payments in january and is expected to default on nearly 2 billion payments to july 1st. that is roughly 100% of its gross national product. thousands of residents are leaving the island for the mainland every month to look for jobs and better public services. the exodus is accelerating. in this context, congress and the obama administration have come up with compromise. the bill would establish a financial control boa

have to get picked up by somebody and be driven back to the island into the main part of the island san juan. so those are the two main reasons why the votes are coming in so slow, wolf. >> all right. dania alexandrino. thanks for that. we'll get back to you very soon. right now hillary clinton has the lead, as i said in that political primary and the democratic presidential primary and only 3% of her is in. bernie sanders is vowing to go to the democratic convention in philadelphia in july. i spoke to sanders' campaign adviser in the last hour. listen to this. >> we started out with more than 400 superdelegates declaring for hillary clinton before the iowa caucuses and that being reported and so bernie has had an uphill race the entire time. so, yeah. i'm a superdelegate. we will campaign to eliminate superdelegates going forward, but this year we have to play with the rules as they are and that means we will be asking superdelegates to look at who was the strongest candidate. >> our inside politics anchor john king and we are also joined by nia mallika. henderson and our political

why is the island of iwo jima so important? k after bombing raids in japan. >> 23-year-old joe shawinsky of the 133rd ncb was the son of a choir director from stanford, connecticut. he was attached to the 4th marine division for the invasion of iwo jima. >> you couldn't tell me from a marine. i had the marine fatigues, i had the emblem. >> the actual plan you guys were briefed on would have had the assault waves go ashore first and immediately thereafter, you guys would land behind the marines. it turns out, by mistake, you're landed in the assault waves. >> all i know is that when our battalion hit the beach, there were marines in front of us and marines in back of us. >> it's not clear why the events unfolded as they did, but the records speak for themselves. joe shawinsky's entire battalion had landed by late afternoon on d-day, 19 february 1945. >> colonel, when did you discover there was a seabee unit in the assaultway? >> "c" company of the 133rd seabee battalion was assigned to my ship and they landed with us. i can absol

japan controls the islands, the japanese government maintains the islands are an inherent part of japan's territory. china and taiwan claim them. >> translator: the foreign ministry has conveyed concerns to the chinese embassy in tokyo regarding china's military activities as a whole. >>> it's not the first time a chinese naval vessel was spotted in japan's territorial waters. in 2004 a chinese nuclear-powered submarine entered japanese waters off an island in the country's far south. >>> japan's government says it's working to strengthen national defenses amid nororth korea's increasing attempts to develop its missile program. defense ministry officials told nhk they're planning to upgrade the pac 3 surface to air interceptor system over the next five years. the enhancement will increase the range of the interceptors and improve their ability to hit multiple incoming targets. north korea has staged several missile launches this year. japan's defense shield includes the pac-3 system as well as sm-3 interceptor missiles on the destroyers. >>> officials at a troubled japanese auto maker hav

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