>> all right. abc's tahman bradley live for us in washington this morning. thank you. >>> and president obama is arriving in japan this morning. the first stop on a four-nation tour of asia. the situation with russia and ukraine is hanging over his visit. >> abc's devin dwyer is traveling with the president. he joins us, now, from tokyo. good morning, devin. >> reporter: good morning. president obama is finally keeping good on his rain check from last year. that's when the government shutdown canceled his last planned visit here to asia. today, he embarks on his fifth trip to the region, here in japan. the white house says president obama's trip is all about reassuring u.s. allies here that they are important and valued, even though so much attention right now is focused elsewhere. as we have heard, the situation in ukraine is hanging over all the meetings here in asia today. some countries in asia, worried that russia's action in crimea could influence or inspire china or north korea...