herve: now. not at all. this is all very tightly quarter -- choreographed in the lead up to the summit later this month. it just suggests that there are multiple avenues being pursued here. you have the quad with india and japan, the u.s. and australia awkwardly titled the tense partnership office. the newest tool in the overall arsenal. you've got the five eyes partnership which is with new zealand and canada. that serves an intelligence sharing function. all these initiatives serve slightly different purposes. a slightly different array of players. they are all centered on the united states and a deliberate push to try to respond to china and create a balance of power in the indo pacific that would level the challenge presented by the people liberation army, the navy's growing footprint. haidi: it was great having you on, as always. the head of research joining us from sydney. let's turn to the first word news with vonnie quinn. vonnie: pfizer says data from the u.s. and israel suggests the efficacy of the