i want to talk about the coast guard. i am concerned about our coast guard.asking our coast guard men and women to do more. to take on more whether it is trying to intercept across the southern waters in the border areas on our waters. i note in your testimony before the committee today you do not reference the coast guard at all in her oral comments. you do mention in your written testimony the expansion the coast guard will take it in the endo pacific region. i recognize that. but i will tell you mr. secretary, i worry about what we are putting on our united states coast guard in terms of enhanced admission in addition to what you want to do in the endo pacific. you have got it arctic that is wide open and getting wider and more open all the time. you know the resources we have to cover that huge expanse are not sufficient. and yet i look at this budget i am not sure who is not advocating for our coast guard but sometimes i think our coast guard does not advocate for their budget sufficiently enough. i am very worried whether or not the coast guard belongs

as you will know, coast guard plays a vital role in the great lakes, and unfortunately, the coast guard is facing personnel shortages impacting their activities in the lakes. for example, personnel shortages recently hindered essential operations at seven small boat stations along the coast in michigan. my question for you, mr. secretary, does the president's budget include necessary resources to do -- ensure personnel are absolutely needed to effectively serve michigan, as well as the entire great lakes region? >> chairman peters, i have to take a look at the budget and confer with coast guard about the implications of the budget for michigan specifically and the facilities that the coast guard staffs there. forgive me for not knowing today the geographic specificity, but i will circle back with you. >> i appreciate that. we can follow up with you. finally, i was pleased that congress provided tsa with sustained funding to ensure that tsa frontline staff receive the pay and benefits equivalent to counterparts throughout the federal government. the department fy 25 budget would ensure t

and that the coast guard of tomorrow is better than the coast guard of yesterday. i have complete confidence. she and i have met a number of times and the united states coast guard is working in coordination with the department's inspector general to ensure accountability where it is due. >> thank you. i will yield back, mr. chair. >> thank you, senator. i will recognize senator ossoff and then we will take a 10 minute break. senator blumenthal will be back in first up and still in the first round for him. but after that, we will take a 10 minute break for everyone. you are recognized for your questions. >> thank you, mr. chairman. and secretary mayorkas, welcome back to the committee. mr. chairman, i cannot help but reflect on what has happened in the last few months in the senate. no one, and i mean no one is interested in or takes seriously lectures on border security from senate republicans. no one. in one of the most stunning acts of political cowardice in recent american history, a bipartisan border security bill co-authored by a conservative republican membe

and i'm just so excited to see him and we'll tell you about the emotional reunion for bay area coast guard families today, seeing their loved ones return after months at sea. >> this is ktvu, fox two news at 730. >> good evening everyone. i'm heather holmes, and we begin tonight with one of the most anticipated celestial events in years. of course, i'm talking about the solar eclipse, a total eclipse. cut a path over parts of mexico, 15 u.s. states and eastern canada. millions of people stood outside looking skyward with their special glasses on as the moon passed between the earth and the sun. here in the bay area, we were able to see a partial eclipse with the moon covering about 34% of the sun's surface. ktvu tom vacar was at san francisco's exploratorium, one of several places hosting viewing parties today. >> the exploratorium usually closed on mondays, was wide open for the eclipse, so professionals could answer visitors questions about this rare event. wow. >> you maybe have a chance of two per year with the way the alignment works out geometrically, and then that that event needs t

and coast guard vessels has just stepped up in the last year. and here you see on the video that's on a supply ship that's in bombarded by the water tenants from china. we did not see this, but this expense in recent years. in fact, the last one there, there were actual injuries and there was a threat. there is now a statement from the united states that, um, if, if the, if the violence escalates, if it leads to a death, then there might be, you know, that this is, the situation might escalate and as with management, then allies might be pulled into kind of have to intervene into the situation. the election of president marcos marked a clear break with his predecessor, rodrigo, do judge a reversing years of pro china policies. but what should we make of this diplomatic new turn? how far are the philippines actually ready to go to be back vision to right, so on the water we are far out. class our, our navy is decades behind the us as china, defiance, which is really the reason why the philippine government is media rallying its allies to get help

is building several new coast guard cutters. the larger shipbuilding effort since world war ii. the navy, the coast guard and other should not have to compete for shipyard capacity. and so, i hope we can expand the defense industrial base, but i think it goes beyond just new ship construction. it also affects ship repair. there is also limited capacity for dry docks and for the sustainability that we need to keep these assets in the fight. >> can i ask, both of you i realize there are political sensitivities to the issue of allies and partners, but we have a number of allies and partners was shipbuilding capacity. the japanese, the koreans and others, and i know -- we deploy with our japanese colleagues, they are good. how do we leverage or can we leverage allied capacity when it comes to shipbuilding? >> from my perspective, i'm inspired by our american workforcea in our u.s. shipywards. i think they do incredible work. incredible cressman. what i would like to see is investment and expanding u.s. labor capacity. the u.s. shipb

all right. >> the coast guard ship, a coast guard ship, returned to alameda today after being deployedhe 150 service members were on board the cutter bertoff. they were greeted by loved ones after being gone for the last 100 days, the ship traveled more than 21,000 nautical miles, stopping in places like singapore and malaysia. >> and you are watching ktvu fox two news here. at 630, several weekend sideshows created some chaos for residents as well as law enforcement. >> yeah, some of these incidents led to traffic delays and even injuries. as ktvu is, an reuben shows us the sideshows took place as far ranging as far from the bay bridge to the peninsula. >> this was the scene in menlo park saturday. screeching tires, a massive crowd and a lone police officer who happened to see it all unfold. >> as soon as the officer got there, people started to surround the officer's vehicle, blind him with laser pointers, and started to, hit and kick his patrol car, causing a window to break. >> this photo shows the damage. thankfully, the officer was not injured, but as the sideshow moved down the

coast guard rescued them after spotting a message for help that they had spelled out on the beach with palm fronds. help! it's a story that would make tom hanks proud. three castaways stranded on a remote island in the pacific, rescued after making a help sign out of palm fronds. >> the help sign was pretty visible. we could see it from a couple thousand feet up in the air. >> the men set out a march 31st on a fishing trip, but large swells damaged their boat and they scrambled to a nearby island for the next seven days. they survived on coconuts and water from a small well on the island. a family member reported them missing saturday. the next day, the coast guard spotted them on this tiny island about 100 miles from their home island. rescuers covered an area of more than 100,000mi■!s, spotting their sign on one of the more than 600 islands that make up micronesia. >> a navy p-8 aircraft from kadena air base in japan was able to fly over the island and confirm that there were indeed three people there. >> on tuesday, ten days after the men's ordeal began, a coast guard ship finally r

the philippine coast guard statement said that in fact, after getting water cannon by chinese coast guard vessels, the 2 vessels, one fishery, special and one philippine coast guard vessel, were able to stand their ground and continue to patrol the area. so this is also kind of a going into an information warfare here where one side comes out with a statement and the other side also comes out with a statement after each confrontation, this time around that for the being cost guide says that that the chinese side also put up a floating barrier in the area of near the entrance of the scar for a show effectively restricting filipinos from entering the area. the philippines and the united states are holding a naval trails in the south china sea. as part of the bulk of the exercises, which is the largest of the many annual joint drills between the united states and the philippines. and this time around the french navy is also participating. and during these naval drills as alrighty. alrighty. to 6 day right now, the chinese navy has been cuz it consistently shadowing the navy's of the philippi

seven year old karina marin wore a special coast guard dress for the occasion. >> it feels like i'veot seen my dad in forever, and i'm just so excited to see him. >> the crew on board coast guard cutter bertoff, made up of about 150 military members, left base alameda just after new year's day. >> we traveled over 21,000 nautical miles over this 100 day period, stopping in places such as singapore. malaysia went as far west as the indian ocean to india. the coast guard was joined by a couple dozen navy sailors and marines, all missing out on holidays and big milestones. it's very emotional leaving right after the holidays and being gone for so long, katherine heigl says her husband is finally reunited with their four month old baby, born in mid december. >> i'm excited to see them interact and, get to know each other again, and blake peterson is greeting his girlfriend with flowers. >> i'm in the coast guard active duty as well, but i'm stationed in virginia at the moment. and so yeah, i took off the week to come out here and the emotional moments when the coasties are back with thei

the crews of coast guard ships and boats are experienced professionals. e are people who have dedicated themselves to the profession of a maritime border guard and have excellent training. we are all professionals, the officers serve as fan's image on the ship, our specialized coast guard institute is supplied. completely 100% lishtar graduates, we have switched to a professional service basis, so this is how we work, the habitability has been significantly improved, in comfortable cabins, almost the same living conditions as on the shore, for four there are people and a shower and a toilet, the conditions are good, you can carry out long-term tasks . without going in to replenish supplies, the personnel of course gets tired, but not in this way, there is always a place to wash and warm up and sleep normally peacefully, somewhere to put some kind of gear, quite decent conditions, i think. it is necessary to create conditions for the crew not only for living, but also for recreation. in the cabins there is also a television system, a system and a radio, in

here at home, families came together on coast guard island in alameda to welcome their loved ones whos, children running into their arms, kisses from spouses and signs declaring their love. >> it's often the scene at the end of deployment for military families flown. >> are you excited to see dad? >> yes. seven year old karina marin wore a special coast guard dress for the occasion. >> it feels like i've not seen my dad in forever, and i'm just so excited to see him. >> the crew on board coast guard cutter bertoff made up of about 150 military members, left base alameda just after new year's day. >> we traveled over 21,000 nautical miles over this 100 day period, stopping in places such as singapore. malaysia went as far west as the indian ocean to india. the coast guard was joined by a couple dozen navy sailors and marines, all missing out on holidays and big milestones. it's very emotional, leaving right after the holidays and being gone for so long. >> catherine glasspiegel says her husband is finally reunited with their four month old baby, born in mid december. >> i'm excited to

the next day, the coast guard interviewed eric.echler could barely speak. >> what did you take with you? >> we had a couple of bags, and a cooler. we wanted to see if we could see catalina but it was so hazy. i told pegye, you know, it was too hazy, we shouldn't go too far out. >> reporter: eric told the coast guard he tried to body board on the way out. and said there was a pretty good swim in the ocean. >> was it as high as the side of the boat? >> probably. it was big enough to notice. >> reporter: eric said they stopped out here on the water to enjoy some margaritas pegye had made. later in the day, they decided to try the body board again. this time on their way back to the harbor. pegye was driving. eric was being pulled on the board. >> well i mean, there's big waves. then all of a sudden it jerked out of my hand. i thought pegye would be right there. but she wasn't. the boat was just going in circles. and i couldn't see her. i could just see that pegye wasn't standing there on the wheel and the boat kept going further and f

we have to in effect subpoena these records from the coast guard. so it is more than just good intentions. and i know that you have those intentions and i trust and hope that the commandant does its job to make sure survivors and victims are vindicated in this inquiry that operation fouled anchor, work product, and transcripts and interviews and whatever documents are relevant or are provided without unnecessary redactions. and i hope that you will fulfill that commitment. >> i most certainly will, senator. and i have approved a waiver of -- i believe it is deliberate privilege so that redactions can be eliminated in the subcommittee that you help lead. it receives the information that it needs. thank you. >> we are going to press that inquiry with full of vigor and priority, and i appreciate your cooperation and partnership in pursuing it. i want to ask about a topic unlikely to be raised by my colleagues, which is plum island. and you are to be forgiven if it does not immediately strike a chord with you. one of the last gems of undeveloped land in

all of the ships lanes with the exception of the ones that the coast guard was just recently able to open have been closed and we don't expect that that -- expect that to change until sometime around the end of may if we are fortunate. aside from that i think it's always important to recognize it was not the collapse of the bridge alone that troubled us. but it was also a loss of human life. . are hearts continue to go out to those that lost their loved ones on that bridge that fateful evening. this unimaginable disaster claimed the lives, as we know now, of six men, alejandro fuentes, mr. sandoval, miguel luna, ms. cabrera, renee lopez, and carlos hernandez. those stories and those lives have yet to be fully understood or told, but those men, most of whom have been in this country 16 or 17 years, working, in most instances, two jobs, married with children and raising families, paying taxes, and doing what a lot of people would not want to do at 1:30 in the morning that high up on a bridge filling potholes. we in the state of maryland continue to mourn them, as do people all over the

the maritime section of the russian state border in crimea is guarded by the coast guard of the borderc of crimea is quite young. new ships arrive here constantly. on ships and boats guarding the crimean maritime borders, our film crew went to sea more than once. we are on a high-speed patrol boat of project 12-150 mongoose. maximum speed - more than 50 knots. the boat is equipped with a pedestal mount with a 14.5 mm kpvt machine gun. the heavy-caliber vladimirov tank machine gun hits surface, coastal and air targets at a range of up to 2,000 m. it includes additional weapons, grenade launchers and a portable anti-aircraft missile. complex. the mongoose goes out to sea to practice a training task. actions of the crew to detain the offender. the boat picks up speed, it almost flies over the water. the pitching goes away immediately. economic speed of boats of this project - 36 knots. but now the task of intercepting the intruder vessel is being carried out. to the area. where the intruder has been detected by technical means, you must arrive as quickly as possible. instruments show 45 k

an hour and a half later, the coast guard returns to pick up the remaining people the times i just need one. on the one hand, you can see the people's elation because they think we've made a, we're going to europe now comes up, but they have no idea what awaits them. but they won't be given the chance to build a new life here and to access the opportunities that you and i have is white europeans and the so called free europe. i saw it will pay a it's not all that free for people who aren't from here. for the last and this one here come, soul sky, it will help me. this is the refugees of both the see punk one approach to them producer and italian islands, just off the chimneys ian coast for over 10 years. they seen a hush contrast here, between glitzy tourism and people fleeing from conflict and crisis. it's the most frequent points of 1st arrival for refugees seeking to reach europe. the conflicts that arise from these are an everyday occurrence to the island, 6000 residents. one of them is the oddest chuck almost fell out. so in his studio, he exhibits some of the objects. those on the

the next morning, the coast guard assigned the sea punk one, a porch and a 17 year old refugee wants to tell his story, for his own protection. he'll remain anonymous how often one of the how do it for you? my fled to war and human with my little brother, and i feel that i knew i would cost 9 countries. i don't live in prison to the tortured, pretty model. i took my brother away from me in the emerald city. i still don't know where he is. that you want me to have that, you know. after several attempts he managed to flee across the mediterranean from tennessee. yes, the hate audio was southern could it's difficult to describe the things i experienced in my country, the glue minded we all want to forget what happened. i'm now trying to think about my new life. see that how i can build a secure future for myself. i'm new one just across all the refugees. i've told christina they have stories eventually, but i've, i've, i've met people who have been on the move for years under the most adverse conditions and they've gotten so fond. of course. these are people with a mentor and life exper

all of the ships lanes with the exception of the ones that the coast guard was just recently able to open have been closed and we don't expect that that -- expect that to change until sometime around the end of may if we are fortunate. aside from that i think it's always important to recognize it was not the collapse of the bridge alone that troubled us. but it was also a loss of human life. . are hearts continue to go out to those that lost their loved ones on that bridge that fateful evening. this unimaginable disaster claimed the lives, as we know now, of six men, alejandro fuentes, mr. sandoval, miguel luna, ms. cabrera, renee lopez, and carlos hernandez. those stories and those lives have yet to be fully understood or told, but those men, most of whom have been in this country 16 or 17 years, working, in most instances, two jobs, married with children and raising families, paying taxes, and doing what a lot of people would not want to do at 1:30 in the morning that high up on a bridge filling potholes. we in the state of maryland continue to mourn them, as do people all over the

i also want to ask if you could follow up with the coast guard. there is november 25, 2019 a letter which again i will ask to be entered into the record. signed by the director captain jennifer of acting u.s. coast guard sheet suggested ongoing studies are done -- are being done this is now five years ago for a half years ago with regard to the safety of offshore wind, vis-À-vis search and rescue of the coast guard are you aware or that the determination has been made if it saved? what typically is a follow-up with the a quick thank you very much and i asked that be entered in the record i yield back. >> the objection all exhibits without objection. receive the second round three minutes. >> recognizing myself. congressman provided for that $8 million for the border wall. agencies continue to waste money appropriate in fy 2020 and 2021 explicitly for construction admin but the actual obstruction of the law. finally admit fy 2019 funds were not spent on the wall as congress intended. it would be breaking the law. as a result of the loss that you ca

the last remaining minute is the effect of offshore wind on search-and-rescue missions for the coast guard because this is an issue, we have an active court and ocean city. we have a lot of commercial fishermen and when they construct these huge offshore windmills off the coast of maryland that in fact coast guard and rescue operations will be harmed. the rising challenge to coast guard operations indicates the potential effects of these on search and rescue missions, clearly an important part of what the coast guard does and preserving life and limb in the maritime environment should be one of the first things a government does before it expends huge amounts of money on offshore wind, a very expensive source of energy but that's a discussion for a different agency. i also want to ask if you could follow with the coast guard, there's a november 25, 2019 letter which again i'll ask be entered into the record signed by the director of marine transportation at the u.s. coast guard where c -- she suggested that ongoing studies are being done was now five years ago with regard to the safety of

coast guard arrived on the scene. within hours, ordered personnel from the army corps of engineers to insist in any way possible. we stood up with unified command. in the weeks to come, i want you should know we will continue to have your back every step of the way, i guarantee you. i guarantee you. first is our priority to reopen the port. . it is one of the nation's largest shipping hubs and a top port in america with the importing and exporting of cars and trucks. simply put, the impact here has a significant impact everywhere, up and down the coast and around the country. thousands of tons of steel remained lodged in the water, blocking ships into the harbor. i directed the coast guard and army corps of engineers, the finest engineers in the world, and state officials to work together to remove the steel as quickly and safely as possible. our team has been able to clear two small channels for essential ships, helping to clear the wreckage. yesterday the army corps announced by the end of april they will be able to

and that the coast guard of tomorrow is better than the coast guard of yesterday. i have complete confidence. she and i have met a number of times and the united states coast guard is working in coordination with the department's inspector general to ensure accountability where it is due. >> thank you. i will yield back, mr. chair. >> thank you, senator. i will recognize senator ossoff and then we will take a 10 minute break. senator blumenthal will be back in first up and still in the first round for him. but after that, we will take a 10 minute break for everyone. you are recognized for your questions. >> thank you, mr. chairman. and secretary mayorkas, welcome back to the committee. mr. chairman, i cannot help but reflect on what has happened in the last few months in the senate. no one, and i mean no one is interested in or takes seriously lectures on border security from senate republicans. no one. in one of the most stunning acts of political cowardice in recent american history, a bipartisan border security bill co-authored by a conservative republican membe

he's in such a pool state that the crew requested emergency medical transport from the italian coast guard to see both already has all the refugees on board and takes the people to the island of lump into the sum of 60 kilometers away. okay, think it was just amazing from every single person how they work for me, that only made it possible to keep this child life. they had a child who's trying to die out of settings. i'm kind of christian, so touched brown as you so thank you. so much for that. the other refugees are in stable condition. they come all the way from been in, in west africa, around 6000 kilometers away. the 37 percent of people suffer from malnutrition, and almost half the country leads below the prophecy line. altura context the coast guard. so we, there's 242 fun to take about $2.00. we have 42 people on board, the sea, from corn. the coast got us to see if anyone else on board requires urgent medical care. the, the probably means that we will get another case, otherwise they wouldn't do it right. yes, yes, but they just do it. so to have us empty and then and was sentenced

so they're also trying to put together a joint coast guard patrol for perhaps just as important as these security initiatives that you cannot make. initiatives are going to be quite significant for the philippines as well. so japan and that you was have pledged a high grade investments in the philippines and economic core door in the northern islands of lose on investments in telecommunications and modernizing ports in upgrading railways and improving connectivity in order to be able to show that the philippines does not have to fear economic co, worse than from china. that standing up to be, ging doesn't necessarily mean that the philippine will have to be worried about the loss of investment from china as it tries to defend its sovereign territory from chinese aggression. that was dw corresponded, you know, doing a lot on reporting for us from washington. thank you very much for your insights. a tens of thousands of people in southern russia and cause looks down, have been flooded out of their homes. and over 100000 forced to evacuate, melting snow caused the ro, euro river to burst it

the next day, the coast guard spotted them on this tiny island about 100 miles from their home islandvered an area of more than 100,000mi■!s. spotting their sign on one of the more than 600 islands that make up micronesia, a navy p-8 aircraft from kadena air base in japan was able to fly over the island and confirm that there were indeed three people there on tuesday, ten days after the men's ordeal began, a coast guard ship finally reached them and remarkably, the rescue turned into a family reunion. a coast guard officer from micronesia on the ship turned out to be a distant cousin of the castaways and perhaps even more amazing. back in 2020, three other castaways were rescued from the same island after they made an sos sign word, though if any volleyballs were found with either group, we okay, well said. the men are now back home and they are reportedly in good health. >> all right, coming up, a very different kind of bank atm. >> yes, a cute one. plus, 30 years after o.j. simpson's highway chase where that ford highway chase where that ford bronco has finally i'm a bird stuck in l

they did -- the coast guard did thank the disney crews for being very professional and the coast guardlytes to them. they sent a navy diver to go get her and harness her. wait a minute, i have got to go in that up there? he did. >> brian: you don't want to see a guy show up in a wet suit to save a pregnant woman on a cruise. certainly something to see and talk about. >> steve: usually the costumes on disney cruise. >> brian: you don't know what is real or not. >> ainsley: i wonder if she has other children she was on a disney cruise. >> steve: great point. >> ainsley: or maybe with nieces and nephews. >> brian: extra time with the baby-sitting service. >> steve: president trump back in third day of hush money trial. >> ainsley: judge looking have jury selection squared away by the end of the week to opening statements can begin by monday. >> brian: eric shawn is outside the new york state supreme court with more. eric, you are putting up with the rain on day three. >> eric: yeah. it's kind of cold for spring showers. i guess they will bring mayflowers. and testimony at this trial. 96 j

what we saw there is a philippine coast called vessel surrounded really on both sides by 2 chinese coast guard vessels firing. what we understand was pretty high water pressure canons at the philippine vessels. and as you mentioned, we understand about philippine coast con russell has sustained some damage. now we know that this incident took place near the scarborough show. this is a rock formation or a reef in the south china sea, which has really been front and center of these ongoing marathon industries between china and the philippines. no country has silver and see over the scarborough show, but it's been the center of ongoing maritime disputes, given the china claims, the scottish shoulders within it. so code 9 dash line. this is a stretch of water, almost the entirety of the south trying to see which china claims as its own. despite the 2016 court ruling that it had no legal basis to do so, the philippines for it upon its pod says, these wants as the positives of it's exclusive economic zone. and say that china as a growing assertiveness in this region impinges on the rights of its fis

say coming up on the program. tensions flare and the dispute, south china sea, off to trainees coast guard ships, pummeled philippine vessels with horse accountant. and kenya, such as for thousands of people missing off to flush flooding, the death toll continues to rise off to weeks of extremely heavy monsoon rain, the many troops mccain. and thanks for being with us, israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu is vowing his country's army will enter the southern gospel city of rasa, regardless of whether a sci fi deal is reached with some of speaking at a meeting with the families of is randy hostages, nothing yahoo said israel with notes and the war until all of its goals had been achieved, including illuminating hamas battalions in russia. many had hoped agreement on a ceasefire could have but a rough ground incursion, which is rails allies, including the united states and germany, have one against the united nations release agency for palestinians will unreal ones that well, more aid has been getting through any rough military operation. could severely disrupt vital distribution effor

the problem is, those are the offers bostic, same by badging and patrolled by its coast guard. the us on different opinions have a longstanding mutual defense treaty as well. the deputies east asia correspondent james church explains the importance of this. he has exercises or it's the biggest annual display as me that true unity between the us and it's mutual defense treaty allied, the philippines. the products time exercises this year, bringing together more than $16000.00 personnel for almost 3 weeks of drills the exercises this time law should be responding. civics, maritime tensions between the philippines and china in the south china sea. in recent months, aging has 5 volts. the canons at philippine resupply vessels near the disputants, 2nd thomas shant, where philippine ship was deliberately beached as an outpost in 1919. no, no. all of us raise the prospect of the us being drawn into a direct conflict with badging. if any uh, service man, really peters service man is killed by an a thought from any foreign power. then that is fine to involve the mutual defense to the ph

the philippines coast guard has been on the front line of chinese aggression. and that's why they've been invited to join the exercises for the 1st time to in another fast by like a 10 maritime drills will take place beyond the philippine territorial waters is but within its exclusive economic sun shown by the yellow line here. but that has the potential to frustrate badging because it overlaps with china is so cool. 9 dash line in blue here. that's what it says which page and claims its own. despite of 2016 international court ruling, that it had no legal basis to do so. this is exercise as will be directed in part from 3 of 4 philippine military bases to which the us gained new access last year. they include locations near the 2nd time the show, but also the structure of water separating the philippines in taiwan. the so for democracy, china claims it's on the exercise, just follow a flurry of diplomatic activity aimed at bringing washington's allies in asia. closer together. over the philippine president, sudden and mall coast junior, recently attended a his

as members of the coast guard are now home with their families.l could create more competition when buying those concert tickets and other events. the new attempt to lower prices for oncerts and must lead in partnership with our cities. california will struggle if our downtowns are struggling. >> downtowns across california continue to struggle to recover from the pandemic. we're going to hear from mayors about their concerns, to bring their downtowns back to life. >> from ktvu, fox two news. this is mornings on two. >> good morning. thank you for joining us. if you are just joining us, thank you. for mornings on two viewers, i'm pam cook and good morning, i'm dave clark. it's tuesday, it is april 9th and it sounds like it's going to be pretty warm. i don't know who asked you for 80 degrees, but it was not me. >> 80 is not too bad, pamela, but i know what you mean. your comfort zones are out a little outside your comfort zone is what you're saying. >> definitely. unless i'm like, in the water at the beach. there you go. >> all right. well, it won'

let me say a word of welcome to joann, assistant commandant for policy for the coast guard. the assistant secretary for insular affairs. mario -- i hope i didn't pronounce that improperly, ambassador from maui, colette morgan, assistant deputy assistant for southeast asia and brandon ramsey, staff director for the house foreign affairs committee, thank you all for coming. i have to share a little story. i was talking with ambassador thomas greenfield and she said something that is both a true insight into a character, on the floor of the general assembly, i am sitting there with every other representative there as my equal and that's a testament to how she used her mission, use them as equals, not the whole superiority thing going on in her mind and that's a very refreshing thing. i can't say that is typical of american foreign policy but it is a welcome. it's a testament to your character and i think that comes from 35 distinguished years in foreign service, becoming ambassador to liberia but now you are posted, i don't know how the president talked you into coming out of p