with their japanese counterpart and it's something the first lady will continue to work on with mrs. abe. so it's going to be an important and substantial visit from the prime minister, but there are many other important elements that we'll be hearing from now that i think will resonate with the japanese american public and is really a testimony to how much we value this friendship and partnership. >> good morning, ladies and gentlemen, we are awaiting spring so the culinary side of our state dinner, we're actually celebrating spring. so for the first course, we are doing a very classic american caesar salad, with a japanese fruit. this particular caesar salad has a japanese traditional way of wrapping gifts. so between the chef and his team the white house culinary team that would it would be a nuance and combination of both cuisines. if you want to take a look, it's a gorgeous plate. the one thing about this plate we actual went to the garden at 8:00 this morning, grabbing all of the radishes that were out there. so we're using about two bags of the radishes that were planted by school

and mrs. abe of america's closest allies in the world. >> [speaking japanese] president obama: across japan, over the coming days, our japanese friends are marking special holidays, honoring their history, celebrating their constitution, giving gratitude for nature's beauty and expressing their hopes for their children. now with this visit, it is a truly golden week. translator: "speaking[speaking japanese] president obama: for michelle and myself, it is an opportunity to return our hospitality that shinzo, akie and the japanese people have had in the past. michelle had an opportunity to play drums and i played with the robot. translator: [speaking japanese] president obama: this visit is a celebration of the ties of friendship and family that bind our peoples. i first felt it when i was 6 years old when my mother took me to japan. i felt it growing up in hawaii. like communities across our country, home to so many proud japanese americans. translator: [speaking japanese] president obama: today's

president obama: prime minister abe, mrs. abe japanese delegation, we are truly honored to have you here as great allies and as true friends. welcome to the united states. [applause] >> good morning. prime minister abe: mr. president, mrs. obama, mr. vice president, dr. biden ladies and gentlemen, i thank president obama's warm welcome. two years ago when i visited washington, d.c. it was in february during the cold season of the year. i am honored to be back in this season when we can enjoy the beautiful season south lawn of the white house. and i'd like to express my appreciation for the cordial welcome from our american friends. prime minister abe: this official visit to the united states is a special one for me. since i took office, the top priority of my foreign policy has been to revitalize the alliance between japan and the united states and here in washington, d.c., i had a summit meeting with president obama two years ago. and since then, together with mr. president, we have been addressing issues such as the trans-pacif

mr. abe'sorce ties between tokyo and washington especially as china gains more prominence on the world stage. mr. abe will make history later today. will be the first japanese prime minister ever to address a joint meeting of the u.s. congress. >> let's return to baltimore, maryland now, as tensions engulf the city. the mayor is facing a backlash for her response or lack of it. cnn's ryan young has details. >> reporter: baltimore's mayor is under fire as peaceful protests turn into violent riots. >> this is one of our darkest days as a city. >> reporter: governor larry hogan making it clear he feels the mayor, steffi rollins-blake acted much too slowly. >> the violence started at 3:00 yesterday afternoon. finally i believe around 6:00, the mayor said, requested us to bring in the national guard. we already had called up and, the national guard had been put on alert. they were ready to act. >> you could do nothing? >> we did quite a bit. we waited until the may your asked for us to come in. we d

mr. abe took to the stage about 2:20 this afternoon joined by stanford president john hennessey and former secretary of state george shultz. president hennessey used this opportunity to point out there were japanese nationals enrolled in stanford's very first class. today there are 139 on campus including undergraduates and advanced degree students. the prime minister came here because he's trying to kick start the japanese economy and revitalize its tech center by learning from silicon valley. a big turnaround from the '70s when the u.s. was busy learning from japanese. >> translator: otherwise japan is going into lose vitality. not sufficient but both the business people and the companies must absorb the culture of the silicon valley from the stop of the head to the little toe in the feet. >> reporter: now outside a large group of protesters were assembled. many of them arriving on campus by the bus load. they chanted and called for mr. abe to apologize for war crimes against americans, kor

mr. abe.s. visit meant to reinforce ties between tokyo and washington. especially as china gains prominence on the world stage. mr. abe will make history later today as the first japanese prime minister ever to address a joint meeting of the u.s. congress. the u.s. supreme court taking up the controversialer to of same-sex marriage. really is a landmark case that could impact thousand of people across the country. emily schmidt reports from washington. >> reporter: when it comes to deciding whether same-sex marriage should be in the hands of the courts or state lawmakers division outside the supreme court is all about predicting division inside the court. >> we really feel it will go in our favor. >> we think it is important. >> court watchers listen for indications from justice john roberts and anthony kennedy widely seen as the desiding votes. >> when you say join in the institution, the argument on the other side is they're seeking to redefine the institution. >> this definition has been w

and for mr. abe, you stopped short of a full apology for japan's actions during world war ii and including with regard to the estimated 200,000 women enslaved by imperial forces, would you make an apology for that today? thank you. >> i think it's very important to recognize that the u.s./japan alliance hasn't just been good for the united states and japan, it's been good for the asia/pacific region, and the world. the basic foundation of peace, stability, insuring that territorial borders were respected. freedom of navigation. all of that has underwritten the incredible growth that's taken place in the asia pacific region. china has benefitted from it. it's on that basis that china became an economic juggernaut that ended up being incorporated into global trade. and so no, we don't think that a strong u.s./japan alliance should be seen as a provocation. we should, it should be seen as a continuation of the important work that we've done to insure that you have a stable area where there are diplomati

and mrs. abe constitution, giving gratitude for nature's beauty, and expressing their hopes for their children. now with this visit it is a truly golden week. [speaking japanese] >> for michelle and myself this is an opportunity to return some of the hospitality that shinzo akie and the japanese people have shown us in the past. in kyoto michelle had the honor of playing drums. in tokyo i played soccer with a robot. [speaking japanese] >> this visit is a celebration of the ties of friendship and family that binds our peoples. i first felt when i was six years old when my mother took me to japan. i felt it growing up in hawaii like commuters across the country homes of so many proud japanese americans. [speaking japanese] >> today's also a chance for americans, especially our young people, to say thank you for all the things we love from japan like karate and karaoke -- and, of course, m.o. g.'s. [speaking japanese] >> and this visit also has historic significance. in 1960, president eisenhower wel

this week we have mr. abe we're looking at a project anywhere upwards of 60 to $65 billion world class in its scope, really unparallel. you have mentioned before this committee and to me that the process for evaluating the license for the alaska l & g project is kind of in a different category if you will, for projects in the lower 48. can you just again, assure me that you are pursing a conditional license for the alaska lng project and that in this process going forward that this project is receiving your full attention? >> yes. i'm happy to repeat that. we view again the -- getting moving the monetizing the natural gas in alaska is a very different proposition from that in the lower 48. as you said, first of all, the costs are enormous to move it to an export facility. so we will -- we are looking at this in a separate way. two points. well, we have already approved the free trade agreement part. we are actively looking at the nonfda part for a conditional approval. it's different from our lower 48 approach

there are some mixed opinions about whether mr. abe weaker yen and a stronger dollar stronger korean won stronger everything. the litmus papers the tea leaves that you can see as mr. abe as a number of discussions. i saw one article today with the disk or disagreements over this trade. this is not a done deal. olivia: it is not a done deal but it is critical against guarding against chinese influence in the region, that we need to step in otherwise they will. t-mobile earnings just crossing, first quarter even, $1.39 billion. service revenue up 9%. i'm clicking into the full press release, but the general idea is that t-mobile is the only u.s. wireless carrier that is going to be actually adding wireless subscribers in the first quarter. still with a sunset, craig moffett. craig, why is t-mobile the only u.s. wireless company adding? rodger: it is the only one growing. this used to be a growth sector. remember whenever that he would name reflexively wireless as one of the growth engines of the economy -- ? you go through the accounting

[speaking japanese] prime minister abe: mr. president, mr. ou again for the cordial welcome and your hospitality. thank you so much. [applause] >> this concludes the ceremony. ♪ [applause] >> prime minister abe: will address a joint meeting of congress tomorrow. see it at 11:00 p.m. eastern here on c-span. on the next washington journal sean duffy will discuss the upcoming debate in congress over the house and senate budget deal. then, congressman john delaney will talk about american hostages captured by terrorists and the need for u.s. official to oversee the rescue process. after that, judy collins and john madigan will join us for look at efforts to prevent suicide. those conversations and your calls, tweets come and e-mails. our show is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> the new congressional directory is a handy guide to the 114th congress with color photos of every senator and house member and biography and contact information. also, district maps, a map of capitol hill come and a list of congressional committees federal agenciess,

. >> the question is now if mr abe's words are enough to influence china and japan. the prime minister didn't use an important term apology. used by his predecessors. also his deeds. the fact that prime minister abe sent the ritual offering which commemorates the war-time leaders, could be seen by the chinese, a sign that the paper was half-heartedly >>> britain's failure to investigate the role of the army in a 1948 massacre in malaysia is challenged in a landmark supreme court case. relatives of 24 victims of the killings wanted the government to be held accountable. from london we have this report. >> reporter: at 78 lim's memory is not what it used to be. one is crystal clear. as an 11-year-old, british soldiers forced her into a truck. as she was driven away she heard shots as her father was executed and watched as her childhood home was burnt to the ground. she came to the u.k. to demand an apology. >> i definitely have a responsibility not only to my father. none of them have been given food. their bodies were left in the hot sun for several days. they were lyi

. >> the question is now if mr abe's words are enough to grove the relationship between china and japan. the prime minister didn't use an important term, apology. used by his predecessors. not only his words are carefully watched, but also his deeds. the fact that prime minister abe sent the ritual offering, which commemorates the war-time leaders, could be seen by the chinese, a sign that the paper was half-heartedly >>> the numbers killed in a flooded main in northern china rose to 16. it happened at a mine near a city of detong. state media says 247 minors were underground when a shaft flooded. rescuers are working to free nine workers. storms battering the east coast of australia killed three cutting power to 200,000 homes. winds of up to 140 k/hr crushed power and uprooted industries. >> even for a country used to extreme weather, the severity of the storms took the south-east by surprise. more than 30 centimetres of rain dumped on part of new south wales? less than 24 hours, leading to flash floods and little time to get away. >> we had to swim for it. we were stuck by the bridge

. >> reporter: a reporter asked if he would apologize and mr. abe said, quote, throughout the history of the 20th century women's dignity and basic human rights have often been infringed upon during wars. we expect to make the 21st century a world with no human rights violations against women. he made a $20 million contribution last year and 22 million for an international campaign to eliminate sexual violence. here in the bay area they assembled outside the japanese consulate seeking an apology. >> so mad and angry that korean women all of the time angry. >> in south korea's capital seoul, a bronze figure of a so-called comfort woman sits resolutely directly across from the japanese embassy and sex slave victims gather chanting for an apology. there is nothing but silence. david louie abc 7 news. >>> students are left to wonder what next? >> where is my degree? a shutdown leaves college students scrambling for options and what the state is doing to help them right now. >>> shipping oil through the bay area and -- [ applause ] >> why applause broke

mr. abe you stopped short of a full apology for japan's actions during world war ii including with regard to the estimated 200,000 women enslaved by imperial forces. would you make an apology for that today? thank you. >> i think it's very important to recognize that the u.s./japan alliance hasn't just been good for the united states and japan, it's been good for the as asia-pacific region and the world. the basic foundation of peace, stability, ensuring that territorial borders were respected, freedom of navigation, all that has underwritten the incredible growth that's taken place in the asia-pacific region. china's benefited from it. it's on that basis that china became a economic juggernaut that ended up being incorporated into global trade. and so no, we don't think that a strongs u.s./japan alliance should be seen as a provocation. we should -- it should be seen as a continuation of the important work that we've done to ensure that you have a stable area where there are diplomatic confl

. >> reporter: the question now is whether mr. abe's words are enough to repair the relationship between china and japan. the prime minister did not use one important term, apology used by his predecessors. the fact that prime minister abe today sent ritual offerings to commemorate japan's war time leader, could be a sign that the statement in jakarta is half heartedly. >> step vaessen reporting from jakarta. >>> who landed a drone that was carrying a slightly radioactive material. japanese authorities are warning that the incident is a wake up call saying drones could lead to quote future terrorist attacks. >> he's accused of being responsible for a multibillion dollar wall street crash. >> now he's facing charges in the u.s. next we'll have a look at how prosecutors say one trader manipulated the markets. >> and a political scandal in brazil has cost thousands of people their jobs. jobs. >> volcano sent a huge cloud of ash into the air. schools were closed and flights to the area were cancelled. last erupted in 1972. it is considered

prime minister abe: mr. speaker, mr. vice president distinguished members of the senate and the house, distinct guests, ladies and gentlemen, back in june, 1957 my grandfather standing right here as prime minister of japan began his address by saying and i quote it is because of our strong belief in democratic principles and ideas that japan associates herself with a free nation of the world. prime minister abe: 50 years has passed. today i'm honored to stand here as the first japan prime minister ever to address your joint session. i extend my gratitude to you for inviting me. i have lots of things to tell you, but i'm here with no ability nor the intention to filibuster. as i stand in front of you today, the names of your distinct colleagues that japan welcomes as your ambassador -- the honorable mike, walter mondale. tom foley and howard baker. on behalf of japanese people thank you so very, very much for sending us such shining champions of democracy. ambassador candy also embodied the tradition of american democracy

anakatani during mr. abe's visit to washington and in the coming months to implement the roles and missions detailed in these new guidelines. tomorrow we'll finalize plans for a space cooperation working group. i recently returned from my first visit as secretary of defense. as i said on that trip this region is so important to our future. i'm personally committed to working with secretary kerry and others in the administration on the next phase of the rebalance as we work to deepen and diverse diversify our diplomatic, economic and military engagement in the region. the approval of the new defense guidelines marks an important step in the rebalances next phase. there will be many more. i turn it over now to the foreign minister. please. >> i'm glad to report that we have made great achievements at the meeting. i would like to give my gratitude to those who realized efforts to such a successful meeting secretary kerry and secretary carter in particular. i would also like to offer my deep condolence to all the v

of all american people that were lost during world war ii. [ applause ] >> now, some critics say mr. abeld formally and directly apologize to the so-called comfort women, forced into sexual slavery during world war ii, some 200,000 women were indentured into japanese military brothels. >> now vietnam is commemorating the 40th anniversary of the fall of saigon, with a military parade in ho chi minh city. north vietnamese forces captured the presidential palace, april 30, 1975. the date is recognized as the end of the three decade long vietnam war and led to the reunification of the country as a socialist republic. >> become to our top story, the rescue efforts out of nepal, whether has made search-and-rescue efforts incredibly difficult. our meteorologist derek van dam joins us with more. i guess the topography and the layout of where exactly conditions are bad. we know it is bad necessarily everywhere. but where things are the worst. >> the earth quake was bad in its own right. on top of that we have the loosened unstable rock on the sides of the very steep slopes. and then we have talke

mr. abe attended a steak dinner at the whout white house tuesday night. trip is seen as an effort to reinforce relations between tokyo and washington especially as china if a gains more prominence on the world stage. >>> the nigerian army has rescued nearly 300 girls and women from bokarahan camps. >> at one of the camps, that's why militants trained small children. >> joining us me, aisha. we now know that these rescue girls aren't those girls, but who are they? >> indeed, zain, that is very much the question on the minds of all of us, trying to figure out where these girls are from, when they were taken and really what they've been through in their time in boko haram custody. they said basically they stumbled upon these 293 women and girls. they are still being asked questions to ascertain their identities, but that is still unknown. i think for a lot of people, it's going to bring home the fact that boko haram has been taken women and girls for such a long time. they've taken some 2,000 women and girls since the beginning of last year. so this has been

the prime minister and his wife will be the guests of honor at a state dinner tonight and tomorrow mr. abeke history as the first japanese prime minister to address a joint meeting of congress. >>> an investigation is under way into a possible attack on a u.s. army base near tokyo. a japanese resident heard loud explosions and called police. police found two pipes pointing toward the american base, an electrical cable and projectiles were found nearby. right now japan's prime minister is on the week-long visit to the u.s. to talk about defense strategies. >>> the search continues for four people believed to be missing in alabama's mobile bay. severe weather capsized boaters during a race on saturday. at least two people were killed and 40 others pulled to safety. the coast guard has added more agencies to extend the search area. officials say it will be considered a search and rescue area will until sundown on thursday. >>> now to a developing story out of detroit. the u.s. attorney's office is closely watching the investigation into the deadly shooting of a detroit man by a federal agent.

the president is hosting mr. abe at a state dinner tonight. this is video from just a few moments ago of the obamas welcoming the prime minister and his wife to the white house. the event marks the first time the obama state dining china will be used. the menu includes beef tenderloin caesar salad wrapped like a japanese gift and custard cake. it will be the first state dinner the obamas have hosted inside the white house since 2011. previous dinners were held in a tent on the south lawn to accommodate more guests. >> it looks like a nice event. >>> our weather is quite nice and cooler than yesterday. that will change, though spencer christian, won't it? >> it will change rather quickly. just as quickly as it cooled down it will warm up. here's live doppler 7 hd and we have a few thin high clouds around. a lovely day, but check out the 24-hour temperature change. this hour yesterday we had temperatures in the upper 80s in many inland locations and half moon bay is significantly cooler. hayward, 13 degrees cooler and 18 degrees cooler than at t

and for mr. abe, you stopped short of a full apology for japan's actions during world war ii including with regard to the estimated 200,000 women enslaved by imperial forces. would you make an apol guy for that today? thank you -- an apology for that today? thank you. president obama: i think it's very important to recognize that the u.s.-japan alliance hasn't just been good for the united states and japan, it's been good for the asia pacific region and the world. the basic foundation of peace, stability, ensuring that territorial borders were respected, freedom of navigation, all that has underwritten the incredible growth that's taken place in the asia pacific region. china's benefited from it. it's on that basis that china became an economic juggernaut that ended up being incorporated into global trade. and so, no, we don't think that a strong u.s.-japan alliance should be seen as a propagation. it should be seen as a continuation. -- continuation of the important work we have done to ensure that

could possibly be the case that prime minister abe would explain the situation of okinawa, including the recent conversation held with the governor of okinawa, mr. onaga. >> abe will also become the first japanese prime minister to address a joint session of the u.s. congress. >> well, the fundamental message of prime minister to the united states congress would be, first, look back at the post-war history, he would underline that the former adversaries of the world war ii have now become the steadfast allies and now work for the world prosperity. and number two is that he would like to also refer to two countries should work together and made further efforts for the regional and global security and challenges. >>> three scientists from japan were awarded the nobel prize in physics in 2014 for an invention many believed was impossible to achieve. bright blue light-emitting diodes, or l.e.d.s. one of the scientists is visiting his former home to market the latest advancements. nhk world had a chance to speak with him. >> reporter: nakamura is back in japan as the cofounder of a u.s. venture company that manufactures his rev lagos nair l.e.d.s. t

what you have is one of these advisors to mr. abeo need for the dollar to fall much further. it is going to come down to what they call clean numbers in terms of inflation guidance from japan over the next couple of months that will guide what happens next with the bank of japan. sterling is down by 18 again. -- 1//8 again. today, the bank of england will release the consumer price index. has the bank of england dodged the deflation bullet? will it hold off on raising rates in till next year? back to you mark. mark: the international monetary fund ahead of spring meetings on friday in washington has issued numbers today on the global economy. one german official says greece will be stuck on the sidelines at the meeting. an official says that last autumn a flash crash in u.s. treasuries could happen again due to the changing nature of the u.s. government debt market. the executive president of the federal reserve bank of new york urged investors and banks that a sharp intraday price move could be, more common. after citing concern he

. -- mr. abe. your twitter answers. where would you put real estate right now?derful bloomberg commodities panel. it was winner take all. now, the commodity world -- iron or down 50% since early 2014. she knows -- she holds one of the toughest undergraduate degrees known to mankind come a degree in chemistry. >> totally unrelated. i have no idea. it's been a long-winded journey. absolutely interested in what's going on in the commodity markets. massive dislocation. tom: the idea of the commodity boom oil -- is brazil done? is australia done? >> there is lots of skepticism about what happened. the demand story has been eroded. brazil, south africa, a lot of importers, russia -- exporters. is that demand story going to extend to developed markets? what we've seen in the u.s. with gdp yesterday and also around the story of the u.k. and other european countries showing lackluster growth. olivia: how closely is the commodity story tied to the dollar? there has been a pause in the dollar rally and you are seeing iron ore -- copper -- the biggest bearish signal for com

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prime minister abe: mr. president, president obama ladies and gentlemen. let me start by thanking you for arranging this wonderful dinner tonight. during my visit to washington d.c., last time t. have the revival of the alliance between japan and the united states. two years have past since then and japan is now regaining its resilience and will continue our path together with the united states. today barack and have a meeting in the morning. on the occasion, both of us reaffirmed how robust the alliance is and issued a joint statement for the past 70 years since the end of world war ii. this was an extremely meaningful achievement by working hand in hand with president obama, we, the two nations, will make contributions to global peace and prosperity. tomorrow i will address the joint session of u.s. congress for the first time as a japanese prime minister. taking that opportunity, i would like to send out a strong message that both japan and the united states, which once fought with each other now have a relation and will make contribution to challenges

for mr. abe you stopped short of a full apology for japan's actions, in world war ii. including with regard the estimated 200,000 women enslaved by imperial forces. would you make an apology for that today. thank you? president obama: i think it's very important to recognize that the u.s.-japan alliance hasn't just been good for the united states and japan, it's been good for the asia pacific region and the world. the basic foundation of peace, stability ensuring that territorial borders were respected, freedom of navigation, all that has underwritten the incredible growth that's taking place in the asia pacific region. china has benefited from it. it's on that basis that china became an economic juggernaut that ended up being incorporated into global trade. and so no, we don't thinkit should be seen as a continuation of the work we have done to ensure we have a stable area where there are no diplomatic conflicts, healthy competition. . we have been able to maintain forward progress for a whole bunch of nations. our treaty alliances have been critical for that. the u.s

obama will welcome prime minister and mrs. abe of japan, which will mark the eighth official visit followed by a formal state dinner of the obama administration. the dinner will take place in the east room and will be followed by a musical performance here in the state dining room. the entertainment tomorrow evening is the cast members of the film adaptation of "jersey boys," including the tony-award winner who originated the role on broadway. he was also on the president's council on arts and humanities. the decor, the theme is a long-awaited spring here in d.c. you can see the orchids and cherry blossoms and other flowers representing this long-awaited season in the state dining room. there will be crystals that represent rain it won't take long to think about to that if you were out at all this weekend, saturday night especially. but it's a welcoming, not just of our visitors, but our visitors to spring and how much japan has brought us and how much we look forward to spring and the cherry orchards -- cherry blossoms. with that

we know how important asia is the united states with the prime minister of japan mr. abe being here this week. it really is an opportunity to underscore the important relationship between japan and the united states. i just really want to thank you for the way that you have led the subcommittee. your work to point out the important issues that we have on maritime security and how we have to work together to make sure that responsible action taxi place and we don't have -- takes place and we don't have a circumstance that could get out of control that could affect not only the security of some of our allies but also the maritime shipping areas. there's so many issues that we are working with our ally japan and this week we have a chance, i think to strengthen those relationships and we'll have an opportunity to talk to the prime minister, and i look forward to continuing to work with you on this very important part of the world and with japan. i suggest the absense of -- the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. durbin:

so prime minister abe -- [ foreign language ] mr. prime minister. >> [ foreign language ] the. >> you've been listening to the. talk about the bilateral meetings they've been having. he talked about the women coming in. the prime minister said women are important to the future economy of japan. leeven pay them more and pay for child care to get more women in. >>> beautiful day as we can see out there. a little windy, though. >> we've had some gusts 25, 30 miles an hour but temps going to get near 70 this afternoon. tomorrow looks fantastic. i mean, less wind, low 70s. then thursday, a little rain, especially in the afternoon and evening. i think the morning thursday may be okay. let's get you going with a look at this afternoon's forecast outside our michael & son weather camera. beautiful skies across washington this lunch hour. temperatures are going to climb to the upper 60s to around 07 the next few -- 70 the next few hours and fall back to the lower 60s by 10:00. not a bad evening. jacket, sweat shirt worthy. overnight we'll dro

for mr. abe you stopped short of a full apology for japan's actions, in world war ii. including with regard the estimated 200,000 women enslaved by imperial forces. would you make an apology for that today. thank you? president obama: i think it's very important to recognize that the u.s.-japan alliance hasn't just been good for the united states and japan, it's been good for the asia pacific region and the world. the basic foundation of peace, stability ensuring that territorial borders were respected, freedom of navigation, all that has underwritten the incredible growth that's taking place in the asia pacific region. china has benefited from it. it's on that basis that china became an economic juggernaut that ended up being incorporated into global trade. and so no, we don't thinkit should be seen as a continuation of the work we have done to ensure we have a stable area where there are no diplomatic conflicts, healthy competition. . we have been able to maintain forward progress for a whole bunch of nations. our treaty alliances have been critical for that. the u.s

mr. speaker the prime minister of japan! [ applause ] [ applause ] [ applause ] [ applause ] [ applause ] [ applause ] [ applause ] >>> members of congress, i have the high privilege and the distinct honor of presenting to you his excellence see, prime minister shinzo abe, prime minister of japan. [ applause ] >> mr. speaker, mr. vice president, distinguished members of the senate and the house, distinct guests ladies and gentlemen, back in june 1957, my grandfather standing right here as prime minister of japan began his address. by saying, and i quote, "it is because of our strong believe in democratic principles and ideals that japan associates herself with a free nations of the world! [ applause ] >> 50 years has passed. today, i am honored to stand here as the first japanese prime minister ever to address the joint session. i extend my gratitude to you for inviting me. i have lots of things to tell you, but i am here with no ability nor the intention to filibuster. [ applause ] as i stand in front of you today, the names of your distinguished colleagues that japan welcome as your ambassador come back to me the honorable mike walter mondale. [ applause ] tom foley and howard baker. [ applause ] on behalf of japanese people thank you so very very mu

mr. kelly action by appellant at the november 19th the ab held the abatement and awe abstinence provided the following positions are satisfied. >> good morning chief how's inspection the package is essentially the letter that the board evident to the property owner has 6 items this information as recent as yesterday a page before that the inspectors observations regarding each of the 8 items before i get into those are you want explain the rest of the package photos that are taken of the site with exception of the front of building as you can see that shows the america international hostile sign you you'll refresh your recollection regarding the front. >> you're referring to a packet i don't think i have in 19 ellis sorry. >> you guys should have it i'll go get it. >> is it its own package. >> it is short with updated information as of yesterday that's why it was not included the photos are from yesterday so i apologize we'll go through that again, it has our letter from november and the inspectors observations that directly correlate to those 8 items and photos of the site yesterday wit

we thank prime minister abe and his country for their enduring friendship. mr. reid: mr. president?the presiding officer: the democratic leader. mr. reid: i am grateful for the work done yesterday and during the entire process of working toward an agreement on the important iran legislation. senators corker and cardin have done a magnificent job. they're both good managers, and i would suggest to everyone that is concerned about amendments that they should come appeared talk to the two managers before -- come and talk the two managers before they lay down their amendments. there is a process for moving the amendments forward. it's been pretty well articulated by both senator cardin and corker. we know there are difficult issues with this bill, and that's what -- some of the things that we do here is work on difficult issues. not always but some of the time. and i would just note, mr. president senator mcconnell and i we love our jobs. we realize how important things are that we work on, but once in a while we take a minute and talk about one of our hobbies and that's watching baseba

abing hull like to see him appointed to this. >> thank you, so i would like to make a motion to support mr. pandey for the appointment to seat number 3. >> okay. seconded by supervisor tang and colleague, we can take that without objection. and thank you, everyone else, for coming here today as well. next item, please. >> item number 5 is a hearing to consider appointing two members, term ending february 23, 2017 to the citizen's committee on community development, there are two seat and is 4 applicants. >> two seats and 4 applicants and the first one is -- the first person is not here, mr. loftman who's interested, we'll go on to mr. stafford, if you could please come forward. thank you. >> hello, i apologize in advance if my comments are off the mark. this is my first experience with this type of hearing. i'm both excited and nervous. a quick background about myself, my name is william staff ford, i work at wells fargo advisors of san francisco, i help individuals, corporations create action nabl and comprehensive financial plans in order for them to achieve their financial objectives. i

mr. chairman, by , stipulating that tom donohue is an expert of presidents. he goes back to abe lincoln's days. [laughter] i think he is ably qualified to be an expert on those presidents. i want to thank you, chairman hatch -- senator hatch: you're goings to have that white hair before it's all said and done. mr. trumka: i want to thank you, members of the committee, and tom donohue. for strengthening labor and environmental provisions, for reforming investment rules, for finding the appropriate balance and regulatory measures and intellectual property protections, for fair rules of origin and finally including meaningful currency provisions among many other issues. far from being opposed to trade on principle, we have supported trade deals when warranted. some examples would be the jordan trade agreement, the african growth and opportunity act, the generalized system of preferences and the re-authorization of the import-export bank. key to reforming our trade policies we believe is abolishing the outdated, unaccountable and un-democratic fast track process. the trans-pacific p

community policing and training and police conduct and i know she will have some rebuttal ab things to add as to what mr. crump will share with us. we also have professor trulair. and he has served as associate professor of the theology director at howard since 2003. prior to joining howard, he was a distinguished professor of religion and the temple there ises ton honors college at eastern university. he also had positions at yale, the center for urban studies at geneva and state college. the rest of his information is is contained in the brochure that you have in front of you. but i know that he will talk about some of these same programs. some of the impact of prisoners, some of the stigma associated with an arrest and dismissal and i hope that when we talk about some of these issues, we'll talk about the fact that sometimes, police officers will lock somebody up that may be questionable. have the charges dismissed as soon as it gets to the prosecutor's office, but then you have a young person there with a criminal record. ladies and gentlemen, that is our, those are our panelists. and with that, i'm

mr. hughes gyro copter. we understood he had taken off and we had ab president obama time so we loo -- an approximate time. a analyst identified a small move slow moving aircraft. we now believe that unidentified radar element was mr. hugh's jire op copter but the dot appeared only intermittently throughout that flight. when we got the call we immediately notified our interagency partners on the domestic events network, a 24 hour, seven days a week communication line we operate to support a shared situational awareness. we initiated the den more than a decade ago to share information with multiple agencies. it now includes more than 130 federal and local agencies as well as major f.a.a. air traffic facilities around the country. it has played a critical role in disseminating important information to other agencies as quickly as possible. each agency has a responsibility to announce an incident as soon as they know about it. we are committed to our safety mission at the f.a.a. and we're dedicated to working closely with all of our air space security partners to support protection of our air space. we are ass

now he performs abe lincoln's greatest hits at schools, reinactments and the occasional outdoor conference. >> the audiences responded well to you. >> mrmet abraham lincoln. >> a endorsement to be sure. but don't take high school senior's word for it. >> lance taught my entire year's civics course in less than an hour. fifth grade teacher, michigan. >> my friends and fellow americans, we can succeed only by concert. it is not can any of us imagine better, but can we all do better. >> we saw lance perform on the first day of the weekend and we had to bring our grand children back to see him the next day. iowa grandparents. >> the quite tasks are inadequate to the stor stormy present. the occasion is piled high with difficulty and we must rise with the occasion. [ speaking foreign language ] >> we must disenthrall ourselves. and then we shall save the country. and god must forever bless. [ applause ] >> we must disenthrall ourselves. >> thank you so much. >> my pleasure. >> it was great. >> my pleasure. now i can can see that you're of legal voting age and i do hope that you will vote for me come the next election. >> i'll do it. >> ever

mrs. lincoln. this woman was not alone. an illinois republican declared at his state's republican convention in 1864 that the great man old abe lincoln is a special gift from god. if we reject him at this convention we reject god all mighty. in his death lincoln almost universally assumed the status of a martyr. the timing of his death could not have been morepressioned. he died the following morning. on easter sunday northern preachers seemed more preoccupied with lincoln's death than with the resurrection of christ. from the moment of his death the americans begin the process of myth making with lincoln. when secretary of war read the gettysburg at a republican rally in pennsylvania in 1868 he declared that is the voice of god speaking through the lips of abraham lincoln. in a february 12, 1890 speech entitled "savior of the nation" u.s. senator of illinois praised the great hearted patriot and martyr to the cause of union and liberty who had been born on that day four score and one year before. never was there a nobler man born of woman and never throbbed a pure heart and no man has ever existed on the american continent s