mrs. searching for their own geiger counters to measure the radiation levels and. that which is actually quite hard to do on a weekend unless you work in the hospitals a nurse or as a doctor if you while emergency officials are saying that they will keep the public updated on the latest and say that there will be enough time to vacated necessary now for a cause reports of whether. those who live on the coral islands which is just several miles away from japan's coast we know that it was eleven thousand people have been already evacuated to see the areas which could be flooded and rescuers are urging local residents to move inland and. about the sea level. well we also know from the fisherman that despite reports had been saying that waves did not try and survive a metre around the curial arlen's we know that the waves were as high as three meters on saturday morning. well dr robert jacobs a research associate professor of nuclear history and culture for her russian of peace and city says the video footage shows that the authorities are not controlling the situation

in alcohol in which things appear to say nature coming out of the country's foreign minister mr newscycle search eat. foreign elements for what was happening although not all of it's clear that it's a well prepared plot the proof is the group has contacts with great powers and is supported by them first of all by britain which is attracted by the oil reserves so the u.k. has paid several visits held negotiations an offer of help the same situation is with france and the u.s. great growers compete for the right to own oil oxide and gold resources and this rivalry is going on the question certainly is when within the united states will be a bhaumik ministration to take some kind of action on the level yet he falls in a demand for a no china zone are we can remain jim light at the same time the european union foreign ministers are said to need to morrow thursday in brussels and on friday they will have a crisis meeting of all twenty seven leaders of a bloc in which they will issue a joint response now the e.u. is widely expected to expand sanctions that it has already set on the production family h

now is about a possible radioactive contamination we saw residents who were going to poor mrs who came in. searching for their own geiger counters to imagine the radiation levels and. that which is actually quite hard to do on a weekend unless you work in the hospitals a nurse or as a doctor and you while emergency officials are saying that they will keep the public updated on the latest and say that there will be enough time to vacate if necessary now for a cause reports of weather forecast. for those who live on the coral islands which is just several miles away from japan's coast we know that it was eleven thousand people have been already vacated to safety from the areas which could be flooded and rescuers are urging local residents to move deeper inland and to shelter at about the sea levels. will wilson all from the fisherman that despite reports had been saying that waves did not reach heights evolve a meter around the curial arlen's we know that the waves were as high as three meters on saturday morning. ok the region has had experience with natural disasters before what is its track record

mr. o-bama's ancestry. which businesses are most searched for by drivers using gms? >>> police throughout the bay area are planning sobriety checkpoint tonight aimed at drivers who take their st. patrick's day celebrations too far. and to avoid trouble, triple-a is offering free tows for drivers who have had too much to drink. they are available to anyone throughout the bay area from 6:00 tonight until 6:00 tomorrow morning for a tow of up to five miles. you can reach triple-a at the number on your screen there, 800-222-4357. that's 800-aaa-help and ask for a tipsy tow. you can find the information on our website, abc7news.com. >>> president obama will advice at this time ireland during a european trip in may. he made the announcement as he welcomed the new irish prime minister to the white house for an annual ceremony of irish-american solidarity. >> the person to person contacts between our two countries extend far beyond any dry policy issues. there is an incredible bond between our two countries. >> the president found out a few years

mr. o-bama's ancestry. which businesses are most searched for by drivers using gms? is it mcdonalds? you could be wrong. >>> police throughout the bay area are planning sobriety checkpoint tonight aimed at drivers who take their st. patrick's day celebrations too far. and to avoid trouble, triple-a is offering free tows for drivers who have had too much to drink. they are available to anyone throughout the bay area from 6:00 tonight until 6:00 tomorrow morning for a tow of up to five miles. you can reach triple-a at the number on your screen there, 800-222-4357. that's 800-aaa-help and ask for a tipsy tow. you can find the information on our website, abc7news.com. >>> president obama will advice at this time ireland during a european trip in may. he made the announcement as he welcomed the new irish prime minister to the white house for an annual ceremony of irish-american solidarity. >> the person to person contacts between our two countries extend far beyond any dry policy issues. there is an incredible bond between our two countries. >> the president found out a few years ago he h

searching our youth. and i know john is here with his family. his father. mr. osaki and his daughter, san and wife, julie, let's give it up to john osaki. [applause]. >> before i say anything. can we real quick give it up for john adachi. you know. i really want to think jeff for his leadership. his willingness. you have extended your office and given us this opportunity to create positive change in your schools, in our streets and i really want to thank you for that. i want to just make a couple quick announcements. to my colleagues. i am show proud what we have accomplished. we have given a voice to many who have suffered in silence. i want to acknowledge 2 individuals who have carried out our mission. you met angela chan from the asian law office. can you give it up for them. i also want to say to be members of the safety america partnership. our efforts have been over lookd and unappreciated, but i know what tremendous contributions we have made to the quality of life in our neighborhoods. i am looking forward to continuing that in the future. it feels acwa

will he also comment on the search of the foundation that offers children that have been exposed to smoking and 86% of children -- prime minister. prime minister. >> mr. speaker, the honorable gentleman makes a good point with great passion. i certainly support no smoking day. and unlike some previous years i hope to meet its requirements in full. i think the point is about smoking in front of children and smoking in front of babies and in cars the point he makes is a good one. whatever people have done in the past the fact shows that people really should change their behavior. i am not sure whether it is possible to legislate in this area. we need a change in attitudes and i think he is doing that with the british lung foundation and others. >> thank you, mr. speaker. given that yesterday was international women's day but today we also have the trade figures expert girls, could the prime minister tell if he agrees with me that we would have better figures if we get more women on board in companies across the united kingdom? >> i think the honorable lady is absolutely right. the trade figures show a big increase in exports. this is the sort of rebala

mr. latesdzm, i can speak as a former prosecutor and assure you that there is no place in the american landscape where american law enforcement has greater powers of search without any reasonable suspicion or any probable cause but rather as a matter of protecting the american homeland at the physical ports of entry. those authorities are fully in use. in fact are even in greater use with regard to matters of questioning. so, for example, in the wake of assassination of the agent in san lewisice, we exercise those authorities to the fullest to question and hold in secondary anybody with the remotest link to the zeta group believed to be responsible for the murder of agent zapta. so i want to assure you as a prosecutor, also as the head of cbp that we understand our authorities, we understand that they need to be used responsibly but they also need to be used fully and they are being used to the fullest extent consistent with our tactical objectives. >> and i don't understand why we keep hearing reports that it is not being used as it should be. any other agencies that you give that tort to? >> when people across -- are cross designated from ice or d.o.j.

is obviously now mr garneau the government spokesperson the chief cabinet secretary has said that radiation levels outside the thirty kilometer exclusion zone and not harmful to search human health but a lot of governments are believing that they're getting that their nationals out and also when it's really the fingers are being pointed now questions being asked who was to blame for this could have been avoided the main issue that's coming up now months exit experts worldwide is the issue of privatization of japan's nuclear power because. electric power company owns the line and the questions now being asked if it was safe to compromise for profits. no matter how hard they try disaster still looms it think she attempts to cool the reactors have been applauded for bravery but it's been a week since cooling capability was lost and there's no end in sight to this crisis the implications are that really already has spread a fair distance there probably will be an area around the plant like turn or wall that will be uninhabitable for the foreseeable future could get far worse than the us the plant's cooling systems may have been crippled by a natural disaster but some ar

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mr. allen in a logger event. if you would like to watch the event go to booktv.org. use the search function in the upper left-hand corner and you can watch the full event on line. >> you are watching booktv on c-span2. forty-eight hours of nonfiction authors and books every weekend. >> from new york city, the story of the migration from the king and higher in world war ii. they listed as the chinese educational missions and to the united states to learn the innovations of the west and return to china with new ideas. this is 35 minutes. >> before i start to tell you the story of these remarkable men, i would like to tell a short story of a far less remarkable man, myself. i was born in televisa proposal is real. when i was 10 years old my mother took me to spent the summer in a mysterious greek exotic far away land filled with rich and splendid treasures. i am talking about new jersey. when i got to new jersey and attended summer camp for a couple months i made a bunch of startling discoveries. some discoveries were small like the fact that jews previously believed to reside in frui

search authority. if you would just tell us what your policy is. if in fact it's being utilized to the point where it should be. >> mr. latham, i can speak as a former prosecutor and assure you that there is place in the american landscape where american law enforcement has greater poy yours -- powers of search without any reasonable suspicion or any probable cause but rather as matter of protecting the american homeland at the physical ports of entry. those authorities are fully in use. in fact are even in greater use with regard to matters of questioning. so, for example, in the wake of the assassination of agent sapata, we exercised those authorities to the fullest to question and hold in secondary anybody with the remotest link to the group believed to be responsible for the murder of the agent. so i want to assure you as a prosecutor, also as the head of c.b.p. that we understand our authorities. we understand that they need to be used responsibly, but they also need to be used fully. they are being used to the fullest extent consistent with our tactical objectives. >> i don't understand why we keep hearing report

bosnia's supports -- searching for an end to the libyan crisis. mr. president, by falling upporting -- by fully libya's sovereignty and territorial integrity, bosnia calls for an immediate stop of all military and violent acts against the libyan people. we strongly believe that this resolution is for the benefit of the libyan people and the aspirations towards peace and democracy. thank you, mr. president. >> i thank the permanent representative of bosnia- herzegovina. i give the floor to the permanent representative of columbia. >> thank you very much, mr. president. i would like to begin by thanking you. thank you for the impartial and efficient way with which you have conducted our debate under difficult and pressing circumstances. i should also like to recognize the contribution, as a member of the council, but also a member of the arab league and spokesperson for the arab league. i am referring to the delegation of lebanon. colombia has voted for this resolution and has done so because it is convinced that the purpose is essentially humanitarian

mr. president is theseprs for investments are incentives forf people to do these kinds of from jobs. you can drive from my home in search light nevada, 36 miles, get it out to the 31-mile mark,s you look off to the left and pane there is a million solar panels being installed, a million solar panels. produ producing huge amounts of electricity in summer and wintek in what we call the great dry lake. that was done because of these e programs. so we don't have to be holding to the middle east parents who that's three-quarters of a job billion which will cost us jobsy and our energy independence and the day that american lives andr works in the clean energy cuts economy. mils o it cuts hundreds of millions of dollars from border security,mae federal emergency managementes agency's when an emergency comel up we need to be able to respond to that. and even republican congressmen aret admitting it's not so smart toit pinch pennies on the backs of or the first responders. and my conference room right across the hall, one of the in shriver ways came in to see me,o this family has done so much for our country and the elderd of s

mrs. washington and the public defender's of and office shows that for clients room-the clients her client's room was entered. without a searchally, and most significantly three different ways. for example? >> one would be a violation in the warrant requirement a search warrant requirement. the type of search that they conducted. >> another was a failure and to identify. and they said that they have their badges on their outer clothing. clearly that is not the case. >> washington also adds that he committed perjury with falsifying a police arrests. and they dropped the case against her clients based on the allegations. >> reporter: currently they're looking if there's more video up there that could have more misconduct . in san francisco, teresa estacio. >> marty: president obama with lawmakers to agree on spending. if >> isabel: henry has the expo of the orchids and it is going on this weekend in san francisco. >> let me warn you that workers are highly hazardous. one of the most hazardous and i got talking about your health but they're highly addictive. that " smoking but collecting! and if you come to wait an event like th

mr. chairman. >> chair now recognizes the gentleman from texas for five minutes. >> thank you very much. y'l, in response to privacy concerns you implemented the pat down search as well as the secondary pat down search for ano , ma'am -- anomalies. you could do searches at the airport and pat downs are legal, limited in its intrusiveness as it is consistent with satisfactory of the administrative need that justifies it. limited and intrusiveness is key there. look at the slides we've got up here. i'm concerned that these -- these are not even the secretary pat downs, but the primary pat downs. this is a child, another child. ere are people who would go to jail touching a child like this. do y think these are the least intrusive means you can come up with to ensure security? >> sir, we actually sit every morning in an intelligence brief where we learn what is coming at us from our attackers, and what is evident to us is that the, those that wish to do us harm are very willing to use techniques which go against our social norms and try to use things that will use our process against us, and that was proven out actually in flight 253 with the plement of a bomb t

mr. chairman. >> chair now recognizes the gentleman from texas for five minutes. >> thank you very much. y'all, in response to privacy concerns you implemented the pat down search as well as the secondary pat down search for ano , ma'am -- anomalies. you could do searches at the airport and pat downs are legal, limited in its intrusiveness as it is consistent with satisfactory of the administrative need that justifies it. limited and intrusiveness is key there. look at the slides we've got up here. i'm concerned that these -- these are not even the secretary pat downs, but the primary pat downs. this is a child, another child. there are people who would go to jail touching a child like this. do you think these are the least intrusive means you can come up with to ensure security? >> sir, we actually sit every morning in an intelligence brief where we learn what is coming at us from our attackers, and what is evident to us is that the, those that wish to do us harm are very willing to use techniques which go against our social norms and try to use things that will use our process against us, and that was proven out actually in flight 253 with the placement of a

freedom of worship, trial by jury, freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures. they were all right, mr. roosevelt says, to life and liberty. as a nation, he continues, has grown in stature, however, as our industrial economy has expanded, these political rights proved inadequate to assure us equality in the pursuit of happiness. we have come to a clear realization of the fact that true individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. necessary to us men, our president says, are not free men. people who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made. and in these economic truths, we've come to accept them as self-evident. we've come to accept, so to speak, a second bill of rights under which a new basis of prosperity can be established for all, regardless of station, race or creed. so what does roosevelt do? the only president who's ever had to confront unemployment at the level that we are confronting it right now, you know what he does, mr. speaker? he turns to the constitution of the united states answered says, these are the thin

mr. reid: the only radio station i can get in the daytime in search light is public radio. ms. murkowski: there you have it. madam president, i appreciate the indulgence of the majority leader, and again i send my -- my warmest well wishes to -- to john baker and his team. i will be greeting the mushers in nome on sunday at the mushers banquet, and i just can't wait. so i thank you for the time that you have given me and i yield the floor. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to executive session to consider calendar number 48, that the nomination be confirmed, the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid on the table. with no intervening action or debate. that no further motions be in order to the nomination, any statements to the nomination be printed in the record. that president obama be immediately notified of the senate's action, and the senate then resume legislative session. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask consent that on monday, march 28, at 4:30 p.m., the senate proceed to ex

mr. garamendi: another example of an individual that devotes his life to peace and heads up an organization which is a consortium that are dedicated to searching for peace around the world and trying to dissolve disputes before they come to war. we would be derelict in our duty if we didn't make a heavy duty pitch here for people to join the peace corps. everywhere i go on campuses, people, the young men and women that are graduating and older people, i think it's 7% of the volunteers today are over 50 years of age. the next election may give us an opportunity to return to the peace corps. who knows what will come of that. but whatever age, the peace corps offers you an opportunity to serve. sam? mr. farr: i'd also like to mention we could use a lot more peace corps volunteers because these countries want us to come in for the first time and want us to grow. vietnam is interested in getting the peace corps. we were just in east timor and were there and pulled out when things got unrest. they're now in peace and they want them back. in indonesia, i think there are 18 volunteers now, they could grow that to hundreds of volunteers because the cou

search for survivors continues of experts say there are new concerns after a second explosion. i will have that story coming out. >> james: welcome back to the kron 4 news. golden gate project, mr. to your ride will track it with louisa and error. ---golden gate bridge, thought he ride. -- foggy righde. a massive blast blew from the parent plant that was the second explosion since saturday trent lott has more on the government's response. >> reporter: plants as thick white smoke over the new jet power plant monday lost is the second of of facility since saturday lows of some of the plan remain elevated. the government says the radiation released does not pose any immediate safety or health risks people are not so sure. >> i indeed the consent ought to know what's going on and scared. as experts say the threat of a meltdown is still very real. this is a task made even harder because the earthquake knocked out the facility. the tsunami flooded the backup generators. they generally have the onset of a cogeneration but what happened with the economic i have no idea we never anticipated a tsunami. as the search continues japan's prime minister in a plea for strength to is people. >>

. >> well, if you did a lexus search, it would jump out and sock you in the eye, and my time has expired. >> thank you. mr. henke. >> mr. rinder, you have a career in acquisition; correct? >> yes, sir. >> how many years have you been working in acquisition? >> about 37. >> most of that time was it treasury or other agencies? >> at treasury, navy, at department of state. >> you said you've been at state now 7 years? >> yes, sir. >> is that a statutory title or regulatory title? >> i don't know if it's statutory or regulatory. cao is statutory. >> right, but you're the procurement executive. how many people are in your immediate office? >> about 2 #. >> okay. do you have -- i understand you do not have operational contracting under your purview. that's a separate office? in other words, you don't cut contracts. >> correct. >> your department says you're responsible for work force training, oversight, acquisition assessments? >> yes, sir. >> okay. what is -- for past performance, what is state's -- how much did state spend in 2009 in contracts? >> in 2009? >> yeah. >> i would have to get that figure for you,

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mr. lance: the american tarten's fabric is steeped in colors that represent the experiences of all of those who have traveled to the united states over the last century in search of the american dream. the tarten blue illustrates the great atlantic ocean, the copper green in honor of the statue of liberty, red signifying the bricks of the historic buildings on ellis island, and the gold representing america's golden door, walked through by millions as they look to this new land as the land of opportunity. i ask all of my colleagues to join me in honoring and congratulating mr. bob curie and the entire clan curie society for the unveiling of this american tarten, the ellis island tarten, and for their years of hard work honoring and recognizing the contributions that scotts and -- scotts and scottish americans have made to our great nation. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> to address the house for one minute, revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> mr. speaker, i am proud to represent the entire city of mount vernon, new york,

we have the will and you are searching for the way and i think you are refreshing and i'm looking forward to working with you. >> thank you, mr. davis. thank you for taking time and not take a brief recess while we get ready for the second panel. we will have another vote after 4:00 so hopefully we can accomplish all we need to accomplish. thank you for being here. let's set up the next panel. [silence] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> good day. i know recognize senate chairman mr. sandy to my left because the executive vice president and chief operating officer of va p valkp valkpac. and mr. frederick rolando is president of mail carriers. i will ask you to stand and be sworn in. please raise your right hand. do you solemnly swear or affirm the testimony you are about to give will be the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth? thank you. let the record reflect all witnesses answered in the affirmative. please be seated. to allow time for discussion of questions limit your testimony to five minutes. your written testi

mr. chairman. >> chair now recognizes the gentleman from texas for five minutes. >> thank you very much. y'all, in response to privacy concerns you implemented the pat down search as well as the secondary pat down search for ano , ma'am -- anomalies. you could do searches at the airport and pat downs are legal, limited in its intrusiveness as it is consistent with satisfactory of the administrative need that justifies it. limited and intrusiveness is key there. look at the slides we've got up here. i'm concerned that these -- these are not even the secretary pat downs, but the primary pat downs. this is a child, another child. there are people who would go to jail touching a child like this. do you think these are the least intrusive means you can come up with to ensure security? >> sir, we actually sit every morning in an intelligence brief where we learn what is coming at us from our attackers, and what is evident to us is that the, those that wish to do us harm are very willing to use techniques which go against our social norms and try to use things that will use our process against us, and that was proven out actually in flight 253 with the placement of a

searching for the way. i think you are refreshing, and i look forward to working with you can >> thank you, sir pitt >> thank you, mr. davis. -- >> thank you, sir. >> thank you, mr. davis. at this time, i want to thank our panelists. thank you for being here. we will have the clerk setup for the next panel. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [unintelligible chatter] [unintelligible chatter] >> i, committee back to order. mr. sampey. seated to my left is the executive vice president. mr. sackler is the quorum needed for the 21st century -- coordinator for the 20% to postal service. mr. rolando is the president. gentleman, lsd to be sworn in. do you solemnly swear or affirm that the testimony you're about to give will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? >> thank you. a the record reflect that all witnesses answered in the affirmative. please limit your testimony to five minutes. your written testimony has been entered into the record. with that, i will start with mr. sampey. you're recognized. >> chairman ross, ranking

. >> if you did a lexus search of first kuwaiti, it would jump out and sock you in the eye and my time has expired. >> thank you. mr. henke. >> mr. rindner, you have a career in acquisition, correct? >> yes, sir. >> how many years have you been working in acquisition? >> about 37. >> most of that time was it treasury or other agencies? >> at treasury, navy, the department of state. >> you've been at state now seven years? >> yes, sir. >> you're the senior procurement executive. is that a statutory title or regulatory title? >> i don't know if it is statutory or regulatory. cao is statutory. >> right. but you're the senior procurement executive. do you have, how many people are in your immediate office? >> about 22. >> do you have, i understand you do not have operational contracting under your purview? that is a separate office? in other words, you don't cut contracts? >> that's correct. >> your statement says you're responsible for workforce training, policy, oversight. i think you did some former acquisition assessments? >> yes, sir. >> okay+++ç]+ estimate. what is your figure? >> i don't have that figure, sir. >

mr. chairman. >> chair now recognizes the gentleman from texas for five minutes. >> thank you very much. y'all, in response to privacy concerns you implemented the pat down search as well as the secondary pat down search for ano , ma'am -- anomalies. you could do searches at the airport and pat downs are legal, limited in its intrusiveness as it is consistent with satisfactory of the administrative need that justifies it. limited and intrusiveness is key there. look at the slides we've got up here. i'm concerned that these -- these are not even the secretary pat downs, but the primary pat downs. this is a child, another child. there are people who would go to jail touching a child like this. do you think these are the least intrusive means you can come up with to ensure security? >> sir, we actually sit every morning in an intelligence brief where we learn what is coming at us from our attackers, and what is evident to us is that the, those that wish to do us harm are very willing to use techniques which go against our social norms and try to use things that will use our process against us, and that was proven out actually in flight 253 with the placement of a

mr. jackson: unemployment rates are too high nationally. finding a job is already difficult for hundreds of thousands of americans, yet a growing number of employers are excluding jobless applicants from consideration, making the job search nearly impossible for those who are unemployed. companies have begun to post descriptions of vacancies, including statements like unemployed applicants will not be considered or must be currently employed, leaving those in most dire need of the job high and dry. it's a practice i utterly oppose. congress must put an end to it. i reminds me of when blacks, women, and asians were told they need not apply. how on earth can an unemployed person find a job if he or she is barred from applying? unemployment discrimination is as profound as racial discrimination. this is an appalling form of discrimination that hinders companies from finding the best workers and further disables our economy. it should not bele to kated in america or anywhere else. i call on those plagued by unemployment and joblessness to send me their resumes and stories to resumesforamerica@ mail.house.gov. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman rise? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house fo

mr. bolden, let me squeeze in one more question. there was an 8% in the astrophysics program. a lot of that is going to be directed to the searchor earth-like planets. what is the latest development in that area and what do you expect us to learn in the next couple of years? >> congressman, you sound like someone who's interested so i will tell you the results from wise and results to date from the kepler observatory have been next to phenomenal. we have identified -- i'm not -- i can't hold it in my brain the numbers, but we have just in the last year, we have identified literally hundreds, if not thousands -- >> what about the future in the next couple of years? >> we are going to fly additional missions that will just build upon that knowledge. kepler is not done. we are looking on a follow-on to wise. i would love to fly something that goes around venus and looks back at earth because i'm not an astrophysicist or any of that stuff but my science experts tells me if we can put something like a wise satellite in a venus orbit looking back at earth, when it comes to near-earth objects, for example, things that will threaten th

mr. talbot, for offering me this opportunity. yes, this has been unprecedented, never experienced. natural disaster accident that we have experienced. earthquake, tsunami and this nuclear accident as well. we are now engaged in search and rescue. we are now engaging in supplying basic human needs to people; food, water, shelter, blanket and all those things which you need every day. we are trying to cope with this nuclear reactor situation. i do not want to prejudge the situation now, but what i can say is we are trying our best, and we we are very grateful to united states for the support you are giving to us. president obama was in my embassy signing the condolence book and made a statement at rose garden and spoke to prime minister kan. he said u.s. will do everything it can. american people are sending us assistance through your red cross, ngo and other channels, and you are sending your sympathy, expressing your friendship the us. to us. your forces in japan and pacific fleet are heroically engaging in search and rescue and transporting goods to the affected area. your experts are working with our nuclear experts as well. we are working, as strob said, in washington as well as in tokyo every hour to try to com