let's bring at jodi schneider with us in washington with the latest.ntony blinken is arriving on friday. what is likely to be achieved in these discussions with israeli officials? >> we have antony blinken and the reason clocks in the region over time since the october 7 attack. at first his message was very clear. the u.s. -- israel does need to protect. he will be making that same statement and has not wavered from that message but he will be making another one as well that there needs to be more done to protect civilians in gaza and he might be calling for a pause in the fighting to allow refugees out out of gaza. particularly americans. people with dual citizenship and more aid in. that is something president biden has said yesterday on a trip to minnesota campaign and presidential trip. he basically said he wanted to see that pause when asked about whether he thought enough was being done to help stem this growing humanitarian crisis in the gaza strip. >> we have the house of representatives just passing is $14 billion is real emergency funding bu

haidi: that is jodi schneider in washington.nie: other top political stories around the world, president biden putting forward his top advisor on asia to be the state department's number two official, this reinforces the central of china and the indo pacific in the administration's foreign policy. he is the secretary of state requires senate confirmation. the japanese prime minister latest estimates package includes spending. we have obtained a draft of the plans which includes measures to cushion the impact of inflation, raise wages, and offer support for domestic investments. the package comes as the prime minister faces declining public supports with price hikes outpacing wage gains. tony's prosecutors are -- taiwanese prosecutors are looking into foxconn founder gou. 13 people have been questioned over cash payments in exchange for signatures supporting his bid. the campaign is distancing itself from the suspects and has condemned any illegal behavior. get a round up of the stories that you need to know in the addition of da

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