we contribute to peace and prosperity in asia-pacific and beyond. [speaking in native tongue] almost a year ago, the unprecedented and a very successful visit by party general secretary set a milestone and a critical turning point in our bilateral ties. this is now visit by my first visit to us as prime minister. [speaking in native tongue] just before coming here i held talks with president trump and prior to that had a series of meetings with american secretaries and politicians to discuss ways to strengthen the vietnam-us partnership. we agreed on a range of the collaborative actions to realize the twin objectives of growth and jobs beneficial to both sides. we will encourage our businesses to form production and value and further connect our two markets in a way that would bring the most benefit to our people into our businesses. [speaking in native tongue] the heritage foundation is an independent research institution having positive influence on america's policymaking process. your initiatives and regulations have been seen implemented and the

the united states is an asia pacific power. the united states is the preempt -- preeminent asia pacific power. we will be an enduring presence in this part of the world for decades and centuries to come. second, mr. president, with regard to how to address the rise of china, the principles we need to think about. we must continue to strengthen, deepen, and expand our comprehensive set of alliances in the asia pacific that have been built over decades. now, the united states faces many global challenges, but one of the most critical strategic advantages that we have as a nation in terms of security is that we are an ally rich nation and our add adversaries and potential adversaries an competitors are ally poor. just think about it. look through and think through all of the countries that are treaty al lays -- allies of the united states or wanting to get closer and then think of other countries, china, russia, north korea, iran, all ally poor. this is particularly the case in europe and the asia pacific. as i mentioned, alliance

pacific command and u.s. forces in korea. admiral harris, i appreciate your appearance before the committee during this tense period in your area of responsibility. i want to express the appreciation of this committee for those who defend our nation every day. america's interests in the asia pacific region are deep and enduring. that's why for the past 70 years we have worked with our allies and partners to uphold a rules-based order based on the principles of free peoples and free markets. open seas and open skies and the rule of law and the peaceful resolution of disputes. these ideas have produced unprecedented peace and prosperity in the asia pacific. but now the challenge to this rules-based order amounting and they threaten not just the nations of the asia pacific region but the united states, as well. the most immediate threat is a situation on the korean peninsula. kim jong-un's regime has thrown its full weight behind its quest for nuclear weapons and the means to deliver them. unfortunately, the regime is making rea

and pacific and grafton, along with me, can kiss that revenue goodbye.going to make sam do business with one of my companies just because i own it. it's got to be good enough to win the business. ana: so this is my interpretation of simple greek. i kind of started the process with what reminds me of greece or greek restaurant. so i just went through so many inspiration images that kind of inspired me to design the furniture. and i really call these "mood boards." i feel like this puts you in the mood like, when you walk into a space, what's the mood? the table, what i designed was in a powder coated metal, and again, bringing in those colors, the blue, the green, and it has a bar top finish. lemonis: and that's cool, that's different. ana: and then for the chair, i wanted to bring in the logo of the simple greek and then the texture pattern fabric on the seat, and it's all laser-cut, and then finished in a green powder coat to have that olive color. and then for the bar stool, i decided to kind of powder coat it in the blue, just to be able to have like

robert handa: hello, and welcome to "asian pacific america." i'm robert handa, your host for our show here on nbc bay area and cozi tv. we are celebrating asian pacific heritage month, and today, we highlight some individuals and organizations making a significant impact on the community. our first guests are being honored during asian pacific heritage month, including a leader in the filipino community getting people more involved in civic activities, a deputy district attorney helping to get more young people into the legal system as prosecutors and judges, an advocate for the health needs of the asian-american community, as well as a crusader fighting human trafficking. we'll also spotlight the ywca silicon valley for its partnership with aaci, asian americans for community involvement. and we wrap with an important, courageous group, asian law alliance, helping the community, including immigrants, with so many serious legal issues, such as domestic violence and immigration policies. while many heroes get well-deserved recognition during asi

upon the conclusion of his historic 10-day visit to strategic asian and pacific partners. upon his arrival to pago pago, the vice president remarked that he was glad to be back on american soil. this historic visit to american samoa marks only the third time a sitting vice president has graced our shores and follows in the footsteps of past visits from vice president quayle in 1979 and biden in to 16. previous visits to our beautiful islands from white house dignigaries include first lady eleanor roosevelt in 1943, president lyndon johnson in 1966. and president jimmy carter's son, jeffrey, who represented his father at the inauguration of our first elected governor in 1977, who happens to be my father. madam speaker, pursuant to legislation i introduced in february, which was enacted by congress and signed into law by president trump on may 31, vice president came to american samoa at my humble request to dedicate our veterans' clinic to the memory of the late former representative of american samoa, congressman eni faleomavaega with whom the vice president served the ent

one of you only talked about the endo pacific, not the asia pacific. dr. tellis, i thought that was interesting. the title of the hearing is about the asia pacific, but you used the phrase indopacific. about two years ago, virtually all of our dod witnesses switched over to using indopacific largely in their testimony. the indian military does more joint exercises with the united states than they do with any other nation. that's an important trend. that's a recent trend. i view probably prime minister modi being a bjp, the congress party has had that traditional non-alliance. this is a little bit of an evolution for them. talk about what we should be doing to deepen that relationship, not only militarily. but it seems that a similarity between china and russia is, they both would like the u.s. less involved in the region, and they both seem to have an interest in undermining the sort of the brand of democracies generally and suggesting that authoritarian nations are just as good. we're the oldest and largest democracy in the world. india's the largest demo

cathay pacific trades. which talked about cathay pacific looking at cost savings. they are on record talking about 30% of cost savings. how these cost savings flow to the net profit or the earnings level, that is something that needs to be washed out. markets are probably trying to earningsckoning multiple to cathay pacific believing that the turnaround might happen. the ceo said that this is the first step in the transformation plan, which might include more staff cuts. using pacific may look at narrowbody aircraft in the future to make sure that it turns profitable. >> could be the first of many rounds, i guess. boss has closed the first round of the vision fund. we will be live in tokyo. ♪ ♪ i am paul allen with the first word headlines. ministersic trade issued a diluted statement suggesting pressure behind the scenes to avoid criticism of protectionism. it focuses on protectionism red tape and regulation. in peru, ministers reaffirmed their determination to resist protectionist measures. the annoying m

asia—pacific trade ministers have agreed to resuscitate the controversial tra ns—pacific partnershippresident donald trump abandoning it. rico hizonjoins us from singapore. nice to see you. speaking of mr trump and his policy, he famously almost immediately pulled out of ttp. everybody else is going to go ahead, is that right? that is correct. it is officially out of intensive care. the trans—pacific partnership which everybody thought was dead in the water is actually getting a lease of life. we have ministers from the 11 trans—pacific partnership countries agreed over the weekend that they will complete repertory work by november to quickly enact this free trade pact, even without the us. and, sally, after initially appearing reluctant to move ahead without america, japan is now at forefront of a push along with new zealand. support has built amongst the tpp11, despite being only a quarter of the trade amongst the original members. moving forward , the original members. moving forward, this good of the bargaining position of the members in bilateral talks with the us. and it could

it was hard for officers to do a western pacific port call -- western pacific.an: we have a map, by the way, to show that part of the world. when you talk about the seventh fleet, it is not the entire that a great deal of it. chris: everything you see there is the seventh fleet. brian: how many ships? chris: not that many. there is the seventh fleet and the seventh fleet area of operations, aor. the seventh fleet is based in japan. it's home-ported in japan. it is an aircraft carrier, a couple of cruisers and some destroyers, and they are based in japan at a gdma port. the flagship blue ridge routinely makes, they do 2, 2 or 3-month patrols a year and go from port to port to port. the pacific is all about bilateral relationships, so there is no nato in the pacific. it is very important for the commander of the pacific fleet and the seventh fleet to constantly be going around to these different countries and keeping relationships going with their counterparts in those countries, so they routinely make these port calls, every one of which was an opportunity for gd

, as well as the pacific islands of melanesia, micronesia, and polynesia. the people and cultures of this region have added significantly to the rich diversity of the bay area. the u.s. census estimates, in 2013, asians and pacific islanders made up 20.8 million residents, or 6.4%. california had the largest population at almost 6.5 million, or more than 16% of the state. abc7's kristen sze is here now with leaders in our bay area's asian-pacific american community. >> thank you, cheryl. let's welcome today's guests. margaret abe-koga is a member of the san francisco regional water quality control board and district director for assembly member evan low. welcome. asha jadeja is highly respected as a venture capitalist, angel investor in more than a hundred silicon valley startups, closely affiliated with stanford university, and an active philanthropist. chris punongbayan is executive director of asian americans advancing justice, asian law caucus. thank you all for being here. now, this is meant to be a stimulating conversation, so feel free to jump in wit

. >>> welcome to the royal kingdom of tonga, a far away tropical paradise in the south pacific. here the coconut trees sway in a warm ocean breeze. the pace of life is slower and the people are laid back and friendly. even the name of this capital means a boat of love. until recently, tonga was best known for its rugby player. and the care his matic queen, an international celebrity in the 1950s for her ever present smile. but there's big trouble in this poll tunisian paradise and the trouble is an explosion of diabetes and other known communicable diseases. today this nation of just over 100,000 people also known as the friendly island has a new moniker. tonga tops the scales as the most obese country on earth. 90% of the adult population is either overweight or obese. now the government is fighting back. that the hospital, scores of pash ent patients have come to the specialize the diabetes clinic. they have they have deadly type 2 diabetes, a disease triggered by their obesity. among the patients is this 72-year-old eight tated. the mother of 12 lives two hours boat ride away

the pacific is all about bilateral relationships, so there is no nato in the pacific.is very important for the commander of the pacific fleet and the seventh fleet to constantly be going around to these different countries and keeping relationships going with their counterparts in those countries, so they routinely make these port calls, every one of which was an opportunity for gdma. -- thatg that was lost is the seventh fleet, they lived there. everybody that goes there falls under seventh fleet jurisdiction and they would pull into the sports. san diego-based ships, pearl routinelyed ships deploying to the central command operations area in the middle east, the persian gulf, the red sea. they have to pass through this area. >> let me read some more. naval special agent, criminal investigative service, downloaded and leaked scores of reports about pending criminal investigations into glenn defense. he pleaded guilty to bribery and conspiracy to commit bribery, 12 years in prison. laptopes taken, cash, computer, airfare, a prostitute from the philippines, three-week f

asia pacific trade ministers hope to salvage the trans pacific partnership after president trump pulledrance, where the new president, emmanuel macron, says he expects no honeymoon from the public after his first week in power. he now has try and to win a majority in next month's parliamentary elections, and implement the economic policy he says can turn the country around. so what is macron economics, and can it solve france's problems? macron calls himself neither right nor left — and sure enough, the team he announced on wednesday is a diverse mix of figures from parties on the left, the right and the centre. he says his economic policy is based on the ‘nordic‘ model. what's that? basically it mixes spending cuts on the one hand and giveaways on the other. he plans to cut spending by 60 billion euros over the next five years. the civil service will be hit hard — 120,000 jobs will go. but over the same period, he has pledged 50 billion euros worth of stimulus measures. that includes cutting the corporate tax rate from 33% to 25% — and lowering the tax burden on households. it's a simi

as the pacific islands of melanesia, micronesia, and polynesia. a u.s. census estimate in 2015 found 19 million residents of asian and pacific islander descent with a total u.s. population of 248 million people. in california, asian and pacific americans make up almost 21% of the population. and the bay area census in 2010 found that asians and pacific islanders make up almost 24% of the population, inching above latinos as the largest minority race across the nine counties. abc7's chris nguyen is here now with local apa leaders to talk about important issues affecting our bay area communities. >> cheryl, it's great to be here. i'm excited to introduce you to our panel of guests today. gina su is an actor based here in the bay area. she's the winner of the 2016-2017 miss asian global pageant. next, lan diep is an attorney. he currently serves as a san jose city council member representing district four. and finally, vincent pan, executive director of chinese for affirmative action. he's also a board member for the center for asian american media.

tell us what a bishop does for the sierra pacific -- and what is the sierra pacific even tolkien -- evangelic and lutheran church. >> this particular one encompasses central and northern california and northern nevada. almost 200 congregations including a seminary and a bible camp. we connect with all of these agencies as well as congregations. >> it is big. a lot of territory. i drive about 3000 miles a month to connect with congregations and leaders and the two offices we have. >> that is a lot of out and about. >> yes. >> i imagine there is joy and frustration with being a bishop. tell us what it is that makes you particular -- particularly gratified to be a bishop. what would those tasks to be? >> one of the things i get to do is travel around and be with congregations. sometimes sunday morning. it is a great opportunity for me to connect with the congregation, the leaders and the pastor and find out what they are doing in the place where they were planted maybe 60, 75 or 100 years ago, to bring christ into a way of understanding -- hoping to make a difference in the life of that communit

. >> hi everyone and welcome to visions 2017, our celebration of asian and pacific islander history and culture. we are at franklin square, which has been completely transformed for the chinese lantern festival, a chinese new year's tradition that dates back thousands of years. we'll take you on a tour in just a few minutes but first we head just a few blocks west of here to a new spot called chinatown square. >> friends and business partners david tang and kenny poon created chinatown's new eclectic hot-spot. >> chinatown square is a contemporary food hall. with about 14 vendors in one building. >> this dynamic duo turned into a hip 2-story food and entertainment sensation. >> we travel a lot. >> we wanted to open something with all our favorite food in one spot only >> entertainment, food, alcohol, bar everything in one. >> they wanted to celebrate their cultural heritage when choosing the eateries. >> i'm born in china and when i was 4, i moved to hong kong and when i was 14, i moved to philadelphia. >> i am chinese from cambodia >> food vendors they chose offer a diverse mix of asia

in those pacific waters, we forged iron bonds between our two countries. few peoples in the world share ties of history, affection, and culture like the americans and the australians. few, believe me. >> [applause] pres. trump: those ties were sealed with the blood of our fathers and grandfathers, and those same ties are now the priceless heritage we celebrate so beautifully tonight. so with love for our two nations, with pride in our shared history, and with faith in almighty god, we renew our old friendship and pledge our lasting partnership in the search for prosperity and everlasting peace. mr. prime minister, thank you very much. i am honored that you are here. i am honored that mrs. turnbull is here. i am honored that everyone in this room is with us to realize what a great great relationship our two nations have together. god bless you. and god bless our fallen heroes. god bless the australian people. and god bless the united states of america. thank you all. >> [applause] >> please welcome to the stage vice-chairman of the board for chevron. q&a,nc

the japan times, the trans-pacific partnership. this is the tpp, the trans—pacific partnership.of office says has to go. actually, japan and other countries are saying, we want this to continue. an increasingly dominant china. these countries really wa nt dominant china. these countries really want to keep it going but i have to say, these countries must be feeling chilly because they have been put out into the trading cold area. it's very difficult, i think, difficult, ithink, to difficult, i think, to carry it on. it seems they are holding out hope that the united states will one day jump that the united states will one day jump back into the fray. should trump be impeached, maybe, but there is no sign of it. the guardian, fascinating revelations about how facebook polices what people post on the social media site. the guardian has really changed its mastered this morning to reveal these facebook secrets. they claim there are 2 billion users of facebook and they have seen more than 100 internal training manuals about how to deal with violence, terrorism, hate speech. there is

thanks to the north pacific current, the bering sea hardly ever freezes.nton has gone surfing when it was minus 22 degrees, and the water measured minus 4. when it's that cold, the foam on the waves does freeze. you can hear it creaking, he tells us. he says surfing in those conditions is an incredible adrenaline kick. only the most confident surfers are prepared to go in search of the perfect wave on the bering sea. mr. morozov: out there, you're on your own. the forces of the ocean are incredibly powerful. you use up a lot energy fighting the current. today when i was trying to catch the waves, i could really feel the storm. reporter: surf's up -- in kamchatka. michelle: with the steady stream of tourists they've gained in recent years, the future of russian surfing may be closer than we think. that's it for today. in the meantime, goodbye. ♪ [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] - [narrator] up next, it's music city roots, live from the factory. in this ep

the is the growth center of asian pacific. i look forward to advances in the discussion, with regard to the united states last month, vice president pence held the first japan-u.s. economic dialogue and agreed to continue the consultation on the commerce strategy on trade and investment rules and issues. not only shall we accelerate and trade andthe flow of investment between the japan and the u.s., but we aspire to for theate fair rules asian pacific by japan and the u.s. at the helm. you might be a skeptic about the future of this country with the birth rate declining and the population aging. this is country all right? taboo, but my a government has decided to target by the rate of 1.8 early 2020's, and childcare services are being expanded. i also attach importance to investing in human resources. by encouraging the introduction of robotics we shall harness our people to be equipped with production skills to improve results and outcomes. welcoming more of them, mainly who have technical .xpertise realize a society where ea

it is fantastic to be here in the asia—pacific.rld at the moment and, therefore, globally there is a lot of pressure on us to grow our business. we have been here for 50 yea rs business. we have been here for 50 years and there is absolutely no shortage whatsoever of opportunity here. our greatest challenge still remains a talent. we are service sector and talent is critical. as a brand we must remain relevant and we must retain the best talent in the real estate sector. as a property investor, we should i invest? you know singapore, you feel comfortable here and i think singapore is a safe bet. a little bit of a wild card, i would start looking at india and japan as future will potential residential opportunities. let's have a look now at the markets and asian stocks are flat to negative right now after us securities fell overnight. and worse than expected sales dropped from us department stores. fears are that consumers are not spending enough. this impacts asian markets because many of the products being sold in the us are being

our nation marshaled every ounce of our strength across the pacific and across the very world. the sons and daughters of america and all who call themselves free will remember your names for eternity until the world stops turning. who won a victory in world war ii, you have the undying thanks and gratitude of the american people. [applause] it is especially humbling for me to stand before you today. i was not a soldier. i am the son of a soldier and a proud father of the united states marine. [applause] i must tell you to stand before so many who stepped forward in times of great trials in the life of this nation and served with selfless kurdish, it is deeply inspiring to us all. although some of you back there have here the same color as you to know that is not how i see you. it thatn the truth of you want to war as boys, and you became men. those men one freedom. and we will never ever forget your service. god bless you all. [applause] let me recognize just a few of the heroes in the room. every single one of you wearing those hats that mike your service are heroes. that is w

view.t is one asia-pacific trade ministers are concerned about rising protectionism.e are live in hanoi. >> we have the world covered here on "daybreak asia" with the wrapup from the trade ministers meeting over the weekend. >> help president trump fared in riyadh shortly. this is "daybreak asia." i am betty liu in new york. a.m. in just after 7:00 hong kong. political risk will be dominating the headlines once again this week. the first leg of president trump's middle east trip. it seems as so far so good, the opec meeting, the fed meeting this week, but plenty on investors place. ceos like lots and lots of money being invested in their own home country, so pretty smooth sailing as you say, but there are still a lot of questions about the political risks. you saw goldman sachs taking down their target for the 2.75%, ayield down to bearish a signal there. markets have been choppy, but we have not seen total collapse. on jamesld depend comey when he testifies this weekend whether we get new information over the russian meddling scandal. see how things going. asia kicki

ruined by rubbish, the british island in the south pacific which has more plastic waste than anywheree world. and coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news, an important night in the premier league as arsenal try to stay in touch with the top four. good evening from bradford — where the labour leader jeremy corbyn has launched what he's calling a "radical and responsible" manifesto, promising to govern "for the many, not the few". among his key policies are nationalising the railways, water companies and the royal mail. scrapping tuition fees and reversing some benefit cuts. and spending £37 billion on the health service in england. the pledges would be paid for — in part — by £48 billion of tax rises on business and on the highest earners. we'll be looking at those figures in detail and speaking to voters here in bradford but, first here's our political editor laura kuenssberg on labour's plan for government. here it is. labour's proposed contract with you. this would be his cabinet. this is jeremy contract with you. this would be his cabinet. this isjeremy corbyn‘s deal.

our nation marshled every ounce of strength to save freedom across the atlantic, the pacific and the very world. the sons and daughters of america and indeed all who call themselves free will remember your names for eternity. until the world stops turning. to all of you who won a victory in world war ii, you have the undying thank and gratitude of the american people. [ applause ] you know, it's especially humbling for me to stand before you today because i was not a soldier. as you already heard, i'm a son of a soldier and a proud father of a united states marine. i must tell you -- [ applause ] -- to stand before so many who stepped forward in times of great trial in the life of this nation, and served with great distinction and selfless courage is deeply inspiring to us all. and let me also say even though some of you have hair the same color as mine, i want you to say on this honor flight it's not how i see you. i know in the truth of it, that you went to war as boys. and you became men. and those men won freedom and we will never ever forget your service to this nation. god bles

the chief asia—pacific executive for ca rgill, i ask asia—pacific executive for ca rgill, iask him asia—pacificrgill, i ask him why it was such an important market for the firm. asia is very important for three reasons. worst of all, a favourable demographic, rising urbanisation which fits well in our portfolio. we know cargill is a firm supporter of free trade but with the demise of trade packs like the dpp, how is it that it has limited your goods? cargo has been in business for 50 yea rs. we cargo has been in business for 50 years. we favour global trade but at the same time there are tendencies for nationalisation. we wonder how to adjust the system to that. for those who continue to push and promote local trade as well. with local production, you talk about agriculture for a lot of your products, but there are concerns around accusations of deforestation linked to you, and land clearance in brazil, despite terrance not to do so. brazil, despite terrance not to do so. in asia, malaysia and indonesia, there is clearance for palm oil. what do you say to these accusations? we are explicit that

the trans—pacific gulf airlines —— boeing.hip countries have agreed to pursue an agreement without the us. they were at the forum in vietnam's. president trump ditched the tra ns—pacific partnership shortly after taking office saying it was a bad deal. the us dollar was sold off last week as investors started to question president trump's ability to deliver on his reform agenda. we will be keeping an eye on that this week. also coming up, the bank of korea will hit up old it's first meeting after the new president was elected and a week after the news that japan's economy is growing better than expected. the chain will announce its figures on friday. earlier i spoke to paul petron from scotia bank. it is a tough week. there is not a lot of tier one economic news until wednesday. and then we wait forjapan's cpi. what about the potential james then we wait forjapan's cpi. what about the potentialjames comey testimony and north korea. what will really make headlines and in that investor sentiment? north korea will today. there is

"asian pacific america." and welcome to ♪ i'm robert handa, your host for our show here on nbc bay areand cozi tv. spring is in full bloom, and it's time to decide how to take advantage of it. the santa clara valley water district is inviting asian-american community groups for an asian community day this summer. one reason, to overcome cultural obstacles in the community on drinking recycled and purified water. so, you say you want a veggielution? well, you know, we all want to change the world through community farms and gardens. we'll talk about how and why. then, one of the most popular and colorful spots in the south bay, the san jose heritage rose garden and its collection of 3600 antique and modern roses, many of which are from china. and we continue our tradition of showcasing artistic and cultural performances with a rising young star from the philippines, who's making a name for herself in the us. mika gorospe sings her new single for us today. well, if there is one topic or issue that is important to every community group, it's water and our precious water resources. and the

ina the pacific has issued a stark warning. described the crisis with north korea as the worst for nearly 30 years and warned of the risk of a miscalculation resulting in catastrophic consequences. general brown has been speaking to my colleague. i will tell you this. it isa colleague. i will tell you this. it is a very serious situation. north korea has been very belligerent, despite the unanimous united nations effo rts despite the unanimous united nations efforts to say, hey, stop this provocative behaviour. i've been dealing in this region about 30 yea rs dealing in this region about 30 years and it is about the most serious i've seen it will stock clearly ki m serious i've seen it will stock clearly kim jong—un is trying to get capability to reach out with nuclear weapons, chemical weapons. he capability to reach out with nuclear weapons, chemicalweapons. he has launched well over 100 missile test —— test. his father in 19 years only did about 35 in total, so he is clearly going through a capability. it isa clearly going t

alliance and to broaden the range of the diplomacy with the nation of the asian pacific.since japan is not best with natural resources and surrounded by the ocean, we started early to be proactive overseas whether they be smes. businesses have supported nation building in the asian economies and in europe and the u.s. they have expanded their businesses right after continuing to contribute to job creation. just two weeks ago, we have announced a contribution of $40 million to the new fund of ade. this is the initiative to introduce advanced technologies in the areas of environmental environment, transportation, and infrastructure. in order to development quality infrastructure, the $200 billion of contribution that have been announced previously will be activated within this year. i am the prime minister of japan, therefore, for me, it is japan first. however -- however, be careful. listen to me. listen to me. however, the japan, i mean, is a japan that coexist and site by site with global prosperity and side-by-side with global prosperity and peace. since last year a ser

i see the battle of the atlantic, and the many battles of the pacific, the coral sea, midway, when theavy rolled back the tide of tyranny that had engulfed so much of the had engulfed so much of the asia-pacific. i see korea and vietnam, i see iraq and afghanistan, where to where this very day at this very hour your brothers and sisters in arms stand strong and courageous in defense of liberty in the global war on terror. in between the places engraved on these stands, i see all the navy and marine corps have done and continue to do day in and day out to foster peace and prosperity on the seven seas. to defend the defenseless in distant lands and keep the shores of america safe from all who would dare threaten us. the truth is that today you will become leaders in the world's greatest force for good, the armed forces of the united states of america. [applause] vice president pence: all of you who do so are patriots. heroes, all. you are the pride of your family and the pride of the american people. there's not an american across this country who would not like to have the view i have t

mean, i know it wasn't pretty, but there were more successful escapes i should say then from the pacific theater, so that's really interesting. yes? do you want to wait and get the microphone? we will catch you next, okay. >> my name is nick. when you and i were talking a couple weeks back and i said once you finish the book was at a closing for you and how did you feel and a you said cathartic, i believe. i wanted you to expound upon that more. >> i had quite a few indiana jones moments i call them where i was looking for records. i had gone to the national personnel center files type of request for the personnel records of all of the men and expanding number of people that knew what had taken place in who i thought might know what had taken place and i also found in those many files i found a number of japanese documents, which i set about getting translated most of which had companion translations, but there were a few that did not and i found after years the bureau of medicine and surgery found boxes of the files kept by the navy doctors caring for those patients that were injured an

the ridge of high pressure is not over us, off the coast in the pacific and we are on the eastern edge. you get that onshore breeze and years ago, just 2 to 3 years ago it was right over us which is why we were hot and dry. it comes in and backs off, and i think that is the theme. >> that affects a lot of the outdoor plans because it is cool on the coast and the bay. >>> it is 4:47 am. >>> the giants beat the braves, 7-1 and johnny cueto was great, striking out in the second and then getting four runs in the second, eduardo nunez gets through the left side and knocking in a hernandez making it 4-0. brandon fokker drove in two runs. johnny cueto allowed one run, and today the giants will host the nationals at the at&t park and the game starts at 1:05 pm. >>> the oakland a's are still on the road after losing to the yankees, and the a's were up to- one and the third until aaron judge came up with bases loaded and goodbye. he took this a deep first career grand slam and a 16th over the years. the a's made it close in the eighth and chris davis has been hot and hit a two run homer but not

just across the sea of japan, step away from pacifism.apan, satellite step away from pacifism. just across the sea of japan, satellite photos show north korea is preparing for another underground nuclear test. speaking on sunday, donald trump again warned pyongyang not to go ahead. i would not be happy if he does a nuclear test. i will not be happy. does a nuclear test. i will not be happy- i does a nuclear test. i will not be happy. i can tell you also that the president of china, he is a very respected man, will be happy. president of china, he is a very respected man, will be happym john young is worried, it is not showing it. today it vowed to go ahead with the nuclear test at any time and at a location. this comes two days after north korea test fired another of its growing family of ballistic missiles. the fifth test this year. meanwhile, the uss carl vinson carrier battle group has arrived in waters of the korean peninsulas. the huge ship and its escorts are a very potent symbol of american military might. but what are they here to

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those with union pacific say he was either walking or riding his bike across. wednesday night was the first time our crews saw a train come through this area and by the time we turned on the camera and started recording, the train was already here. those who live nearby say it's that quick in the daytime too.sot wasn't surprised because i've gone across the bridge and i try not to go across the bridge. a bit concerned that if i get halfway out there i could possibly be in a bad situation. those with union pacific and local emergency crews won't say if liu had his headphones on but there is a fear in the community that he did.sot headphones on? well according to my mom because she actually heard about the incident as well i think he did have headphones on.sot i stay off the bridge because you can't hear anything on either side of the bridge.i spoke with a woman who knew terrence and said it's gotta me tough when this happens to a pretty good kid. she said he wasn't just a pretty good kid. he was an amazing young man. in san lorenzo, j.r. stone kron 4 news. (stev

. >>> a teenager struck and killed this morning on his way to school by a union pacific train. in san relenza near ground and road avenues. the 16 -year-old on his bicycle when hit. his name has not been released but we know he was a junior at kip king collegiate high school in san lorenzo. >> he was a wonderful young man. very right, very personable, caring, kind, involved in student activities and leadership. he was a wonderful kid and he will be deeply missed. >> that alameda county sheriff's department called the collision a terrible accident. school officials say the campus will be open until 8:00 students and families who want to gather for support. >>> james comey defended himself against claims that his actions may have influenced the outcome of the 2016 presidential elections. >> it makes me mildly nauseous to think we may have had impact on the election. honestly, it would not change the decision. >>reporter: nearly four hours democrats hammered away at james comey. specifically they wanted to know why, 11 days before the election, he reopened a long closed probe into