aji ota is a core member of the project. he's a master carver of gravestones. but recently he applied those skills to create a table. >> translator: i'm excited because a stone mason like myself rarely has a chance to do something new. >> reporter: ota had never produced furniture before so he teamed up with two industrial designers from tokyo. >> translator: we want our table to look good when it's displayed next to tables made of other materials. >> reporter: the designers suggested a simple design that would suit any room. but executing it required great skill. to keep the table light, its top couldn't be thicker than two centimeters. stone cut that thin however, is easy to break during tooling. also, while ota's gravestones are highly polished he wanted to give this surface a different treatment. it took him six months of trial and error, but finally, a suitable table was delivered to the designers. >> translator: it's really beautiful. >> reporter: ota adjusted the usual polishing process to create a less shiny surface. >> translator: the possibilities for

in i could ota, michelle had a nn opportunity to play drums and i played are the robot -- and i played 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. president obama: today's the ultimate chance for americans, especially our young people, to say thank you for all the things we love from japan. like can can ratey and karaoke and of course emojis. [laughter] president obama: this visit has historic significance. in 1960 president eisenhower welcomed prime minister abe's grandfather. here to the white house. they signed the security treaty that endures to this day committing america and japan to an indestructible partnership. president obama: today we welcome president obama abe as we broaden our alliance. we have renewed our relationship in the asia pacific. prime minister abe is leading japan to the role on a world stage. the foundation of both efforts is a strong u.

ramsey ota was released after spending two months on rikers island.d for allegedly selling drugs to undercover officers. >>> the 2-year-old boy is recovering after falling into the cheetah exhibit at a cleveland zoo today. witnesses say the parents held the boy over the railing into the exhibit, and then accidently dropped him. the parents quickly went into the exhibit to get the child. he suffered a leg injury. according to the zoo, the cheetahs did not approach the child. and abc news has learned the cleveland metro park zoo is seeking to file charges against the boy's parents for child endangerment endangerment. >>> sandra bullock's call to 911 made headlines this week. most stalking victims, women who are no stranger to people harassing them. here's brandi hit. >> reporter: that's oscar winner sandra bullock, her terrifying 911 call playing out in court this week as her alleged stalker faces 19 charges for allegedly breaking into her home just feet from the actress in her own bedroom. former qvc star lisa robertson also opening up to "good morning

ota the biggest thing in the world there right now?. >> i what are we eating today? >> this is like smokey hawaiian pulled pork, this is hawaiian salt cured salmon with tomatoes and onions. >> this is salmon inside of smear. >> yes, salmon mixed with tomatoes. >> okay then the rice, now the rice casino of a sweeter rice? >> actually short grain rice, like our sticky short grain rice in hawaii. >> traditional here. >> super traditional. >> what is poy? >> mashed tara roots. >> okay. >> end at root grows like crazy? >> we have both kinds. >> do you have forks in hawaii or chop sticks? because i'm hungry. >> oh, here you go. >> what's the last thing over smear. >> hawaiian one is macaroni salad. >> okay. i'll try this, sends it back to alex. real quickly doser? >> oh, that's better mochi. this. >> thank you for coming out today. hopefully get marcus mariota here have all kind of hawaiian restaurants in fill. >> i that's true. all right thank you chris. bring some of that back. okay let's go to jen because we have to get our update on what

ota with aereo branding. cable companies better wake up.una, as we circle back to the comcast-time warner deal, what do they have to do to make sure the deal goes through? what kind of promises do he have this to make? >> i think it is ironic the fcc comes out with open-ended order. what conditions will comcast accept as part of the order? will they be cop trained in terms of what assets they might divest. there are all kinds of scenarios there. i do believe at some point a deal will not be attractive enough for comcast to go through with. having said, i think there is still a chance it will go through. i have to say i'm leaning toward, being off the table. liz: there is the headline. tuna leaning against it. we need to quickly mention, both time warner cable and comcast stock are moving lower on single report. we have calls into the company. there are reports time warner cable says we have no indication this wouldn't go through. thank you very much to both of you. we appreciate it. chris young, verizon analyst, tuna emobe, s&p media analys

speaker, i rise to talk about the office of technology assessment, the ota. mr. mcnerney: it was a partisan resource for congress as it dealt with scientific and technical policy issues. the o.t. was overseen by a technical advisory board composed of six senators and six representatives evenly split between the two parties. the o.t.a. was able to provide easy to understand explanations of complex scientific issues. for example, in 1988, the o.t.a. provided a study called, healthy children investing in the future. showing that infants with low birth weights were more susceptible to a variety of physical and mental disabilities. this study helped change medicaid eligibility rules by expanding access to prenatal care to millions of women, saving lives and taxpayer money. this and other reports provided the information needed to make reasonable policy based on scientific results. this congress needs scientific guidance, and i urge my colleagues to join me in calling for the re-establishment of the office of technological assessment. the speaker pro tempore: for what