you could have taken george w.h. bush's sound bite. they're still saying the same thing. but the negotiations between the united states and japan are the linchpin of that. they're said to be close. the president has plenty of opposition on his side of the pacific in the form of members of his own party the liberal wing the pro labor wing led by elizabeth warren who is dead set against this, but that's the principle item on the agenda. there is the arrival with the pomp and ceremony and then a state dinner with prime minister abe who will also travel to boston, san francisco and chicago. on this visit. >> thank you so much. as we're talking about the other big story we're talking about is the earthquake in nepal. we're learning that the death toll has surpassed 4,000 people and that number is likely to rise even higher as crews reach remote villages. it is now evening and people are still working to pull people out of the republic. right now more than 100 americans are among the missing at least 6500 people are injured. al jazeera reports from kathmandu. >> the figure and