the indo-pacific is important to the united states for many years. we are an indo-pacific country. the world's foremost populous countries and three largest economies are located in the region. six of the ten largest armies in the world are located there. the u.s. maintains five bilateral treaties, all critical for our national security and prosperity. forces in the region reinforce the american narrative, alternative to the belt and road initiative. in order to be competitive and gain an advantage, we must have continuous presence. in order to maintain overmatch and prevent conflict in the region, the u.s. army must be postured in the region for the intensifying competition and, if required, to win in conflict. there is an ongoing fight for influence in the region for which access and presence are critical. partners matter. but the type of partner is paramount. china uses coercive economics and many partner with them out of necessity. in this lies a great deal of vulnerability. the army partnerships comes with its modern and operable equipment, training on a continuous basis, and

both in europe and pacific. at first blush, it is easy to assume based on land mass the water ways in the indo-pacific would be predominantly a sister service endeavor. however, it will be the army on the ground partnered with militaries, influencing the people and serving as the ultimate deterrence. pairing with our allies and partners, continuous presence, and shared equipment will enable military strength to overcome economic strangle holds, create good global commons and offer an alternatives to the narrative. people don't live on water, air, or in space. long before conditions escalate to war, there will be a battle of ideas. this is warfare by other means and decisions will occur in the heart of the people. we must be present to offer an alternative. churchill once remarked, quote, there is only one thing worse than fighting with our allies, and that is fighting without them. in this competition space, our forces will require a change in behavior and patience. we must be engaged in constant competition ver

the free and open indo-pacific of the indo-pacific strategy report that was issued by the pentagon last may which was followed up by a state department report to show a certain whole of government sort of approach, these of the right principles in that report, in my view. sovereignty is suspected to matter a countries size. that should be a principle we should all rally around. international law and norms respected and upheld we should all uphold that norm. trade is free, fair and reciprocal. a little more contentious because you get into the definis of what exactly is fair, what is reciprocal. but it's the right basic principle about which we can have a discussion. and disputes are resolved peacefully. the u.s. has been very heavy on the defensive side of our approach to the region. it was randy schriver last week said america basically did repeal without replacement came to the transpacific partnership. that is, we walked away from the big trade economic package with that come up with a quick substitute for it. we didn't follow up with bilateral free trade agreements and we've had tro

the central valley is part of what's known as the pacific flyway, used by 10 to 12 million migrating birds each year. more than half of them stop in the central valley, including ducks and geese from the arctic 4,000 miles to the north. some 350 different kinds of birds on their way to mexico and south america use the pacific flyway, and they are followed by thousands who flock to see them and attend festivals where bird care and bird behavior are all the rage. >> there are days when i go home and i'm far away from the ducks and geese, and that's all i hear ringing in my ears are the sound of the geese. >> reporter: craig isola, deputy director of the national wildlife religion in the heart of the pacific flyway has been helping people sort out one bird from another for 23 years. >> right now out here we're seeing news thousands of northern pintail, american wigeon and shovellers as well. and in the background i've been hearing snow geese flying all day and some cranes flying. >> reporter: as spectacular as the birds are now, they were not always that way. by 1970, agriculture had ta

in vitro the geopolitical center of gravity is moving towards a sharp pacific or the pacific and deterred is the coming into being of the indian diaspora which is now playing an increasingly important political role in u.s. domestic politics so actually the have seen that relationship in this new of a dot in this new incarnation begin that president clinton is visitor in march 2000 followed by president george bush who introduced. omitted to removing the nuclear hurdle from that relationship and we saw the civil nuclear deal right and then this of president obama coming in they were indorsed india's game go up woman and seat on the un security council and he followed it up with a joint vision on the indo-pacific which was a very clear recognition that rising india a strong india was a source of stability in the region now we will have to wait and see and trawled this there has also been the growth in the defense relationship after all we only started buying defense equipment from the u.s. in 2007 right and since 2007 i think we have accumulated purchases of something like $20000000000.00

marine forces pacific, commanding general fleet force pacific and commander of u.s. marine force in hawaii. so it is a tremendous panel. i recommend we just go. in order. general gregson, if you're okay to bat clean-up there. we'll begin first with you, general. >> thank you very much, general mcmaster and distinguished ladies and gentlemen. it is a great honor for me to be here. this is a privilege for me. as a soldier i would like to do my presentation by using the power points. so i would like the introduce three points. one is the japanese strategic environment. number two, the japanese effort. third is how to strengthen our alliance. this is a globe. where is japan? japan is here from northern territory, hokkaido, kyushu, and southwestern islands. so the distance itself is 3,500 kilometers from north to south. and located between the european continent and the pacific ocean. and especially it is located between those important areas to control the pathways from the continent. so the sea of japan, east china sea, south china sea. and this yellow belt. i think jap

in fact, if we devoted all 20 airplanes to the pacific, all 20 operational airplanes to the pacific theater, we would have a difficult time meeting the objective of covering the chinese surface vessels. so as seth described, we made a few recommendations. i would like to drill down into a couple of those, if i could, in my remaining time. the first is, i would like to see the organization tasked to do this research be an ffrdc, federally funded research and development corporation, that has the clearance, the facility clearance, necessary to get at emerged isr environment that brings in characteristics of the sensors that are in the region that are on the airplanes to give a better view. i want someone other than the navy to do this. i would like the navy participating, but i would like some outside organization to report on this. i want to bring your attention to an interesting -- we talk about two particular kinds of medium altitude long endurance uavs. the navy had an idea that existed that was called tern, t-e-r-n, that was a tail-sitter aircraft that had long on-station time, a sensor

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veterans of missions throughout europe, they are still fit for new assignments in the pacific.an american carrier plows through raging seas in a grim, 48 hour fight with a savage tropical storm. crewmen battling winds that threatened to sweep them overboard, tying down planes that have broken loose on the carrier decks. winds reach 75 miles per our at the climax of this merciless storm. some craft are lost, but the carrier is safe. ships and men win a battle with weather. ♪ burma, the road back, a tough road as troops move in against the japanese. the chinese 30th division cross a river junction. chinese and american officers block the attack, as chinese artillery opens up. [bombing, gunfire] >> during 28 days of fierce fighting, the ring is steadily tightened. way, onlyrs pave the a few hundred yards ahead of advancing infantry. [bombing, gunfire] japanese resistance in northern burma begins to totter. yard by yard, the chinese push forward. ♪ and fighter-bombers have devastated the city. the japanese garrison has been annihilated. the united states commander in burma and indi

hershel 'woody' williams recounts his experience as a marine in the pacific, including at iwo jima.dal of honor.

. ♪ [orchestral music] ♪ narrator: this is the pacific as you know it wide stretches up water, but thisthe pacific as the joint chief of staffs view it, a battlefield, a vast, plane on whiched the japanese defensive lineman is in the heart of the homeland. it is the most heavily fortified island in the world. very deep underground, the japanese weight. 20,000 other fighting men waited for us to make the first move. ♪ and they don't have to wait long. [explosions] the navy begins to soften up the island so we can land. [explosions] planes from our carrier force take off to strafe and bomb. [machine gun fire] [explosions] gunboats movie and close to work over enemy beach installations. [machine gun fire] enemy fire gets closer. heavy gunfire] ♪ d-day, the beginning of the toughest 26 days in history. we watch the center control vessels. when this flag drops, our landing craft will head to the beach. artillery explosions] 500 landing craft in 10 ways advance on 10,000 yards of beach. [heavy gunfire] ♪ enemy fire keeps us pinned down . we want to pull the beach over our heads, like a blanke

. ♪ >> this is the pacific as you know it. why stretches of water.ut this is the pacific as the joint chiefs of staff knew it. a battlefield. a vast fortress studded plane on which key strongholds anchor a japanese defense line guarding the heart of the homeland. the american front lines advanced to guam and saipan, had now stood iwo jima, the most heavily fortified island in the world. buried deep underground late 20 years of japanese preparation. 20,000 of their toughest fighting men waited for us to make the first move. and they do not have to wait long. the navy begins to soften the island so we can land. [explosions] planes from our carrier force take off to strafe and bomb. [planes flying in] [bombings] gunboats move in close to work over enemy beach installations. enemy fire gets closer. [machine gunning] ♪ d-day, the beginning of the toughest 26 days in marine corps history. we watch the center control vessels, when this flag drops, our landing craft will head for the beach. [explosions] 500 landing craft and ten waves advance on 3000 yards o

he promised to pull out of a trans-pacific partnership, and he has. he promised to pull out of paris, and he has. he promised to appoint conservatives to the courts, and he did. he promised to build the wall, and he has, at least to the level that congress would let him. he promised to bring china to broker on trade and he has certainly made a very strong start. he promised to pull america out of the endless wars of the middle east, and with far fewer u.s. soldiers killed on his watch, america is liked no less, but feared much more. above all else, he promised to make america great again. and i think he is largely succeeding, fundamentally because his main instincts are sound, and supreme self-confidence means that he is never afraid of acting upon them. first and foremost, trump is an american patriot. america made him. so he loves his country as he loves himself. now, inevitably, there have been some questionable calls. pulling out of the trans-pacific partnership was one, if only because for once, it enabled china, with its rival free-trade deal, t

>> we are expecting a loss of 27.8 begin dollars in the asia-pacific region for the asia-pacific airlinesr the rest of the world, $1 billion, so the main impact is in the asia-pacific. >> the projections assume the markets linked to china, right? is that conservative now that the outbreak is spreading across the world? all, we have done estimates. reasonably, them taking into account all the data, our experience, but also .he changes that have occurred for instance, the chinese economy is completely different now. mainly asiaact is , thehina because up to now traffic has dropped in china, china domestic, and international routes serving china. spreads, which , weot likely to happen follow what we do every day with the who, it should be limited to that region and the limited for the airlines and activity outside the asia-pacific region. >> when we talk about the sars outbreak 17 years ago, can you make a comparison now with this one, when this is so much more contagious? comparison, but take into account all the factors you are mentioning. it is probably more contagious than sars. has a di

the pacific is a very large theater. you have to build up enough power, combat power, for the ultimate objective, which is mainly japan, the complete capitulation of the japanese forces. in order to do that, the allies are going to have to make a slow, methodical approach, seizing key strategic islands along the way. and of course as that is occurring, we have to pick and choose these islands based on what those islands present to us. do they have ports where ships can anchor and offload? do they have pre-constructed facilities that the marines can move in and take over? airfields, for example. as we get closer to mainland japan, iwo jima is that fortress in the middle of the pacific that is going to stop our aircraft from delivering to mainly japan. if we can cz iwo jima, we -- if we can cz iwo jima, we can save hundreds of thousands of lives and hundreds of aircraft. so the key is to think of honor it logistically, and then what iwo jima resents for our ability to seize the mainland. >> the force brought by americans w

the pacific is a very large theater. you have to build up enough power, combat power, for the ultimate objective, which is mainly japan, the complete capitulation of the japanese forces. in order to do that, the allies are going to have to make a slow, methodical approach, seizing key strategic islands along the way. and of course as that is occurring, we have to pick and choose these islands based on what those islands present to us. shipsy have ports where can anchor and offload? pre-constructed that the marines can move in and take over? airfields, for example. as we get closer to mainland japan, iwo jima is that fortress in the middle of the pacific that is going to stop our tocraft from delivering mainly japan. if we can cz iwo jima, we -- if we can cz iwo jima, we can save hundreds of thousands of lives and hundreds of aircraft. itthe key is to think of logistically, and then what iwo jima resents for our ability to seize the mainland. host: the force brought by americans when they landed there, what was the japane

exercises in the indo pacific our powerer test projection through the pacific pathways with our allies and partners. exercises expending in the indo pacific with $300 million devoted towards these exercises will have troops operating in thailand, the philippines, and indonesia to name a few. r originally assigned -- ou brigades continue to prove their worth as an economy of force. nothing sends messages like boots on the ground standing side-by-side with partner forces. the goal for fy 21 is to have six. another element of cooperation and deterrence is having a highly lethal combat credible force. six is why we established modernization investment priorities and restructured the army enterprise with the futures command which brought the stakeholders of the modernization continuum together and reduced time in decision-making. this took years off of the acquisition process and gave us a laser focus on modernizing for the future. the complexity of the wetlefield requires transform our 45-year-old fleet so we can stay relevant, retain overmatched, and allow us to win decisively in the next

to the pacific pathways. with her allies and partners, the fy 21 exercises is expanding indo pacific will deliver three or million dollars. divided towards the strategic exercises. our truth operating countries like thailand and philippines, indonesia, below just to name a few. >> originally lowlight security brigades, but their advisory capability continued to prevail worth is in the common new offorce. they send messages like boots on the ground, standing side-by-side with partner forces. the army 21, that they have six regionally aligned fully meant trying. another element of competition and deterrence, is having the highly lethal combat credible course. this is why we established six modernization investment priorities. and they restructured the army enterprise with future command. which brought all of this to modernization continual together and reduce the spent time in decision-making. if this changes taken years off of the acquisitions process and give us a laser focus on modernizing for the future. th

this is the pacific as you noted, wide stretches up water, but this is the pacific as a joint chief of staff's view it, a battlefield. a place where kissed wrong holds anchor a japanese defensive line in the heart of the homeland. the american front lines have advanced, i had announced it he would fema, the most heavily fortified island in the world. very deep underground late 20 years of murder, 20,000 other tapas men waited for us to make the first move. and they don't have to wait long, the navy begins to soften up the island so we can land. >> planes from our carrier force take off to bomb. >> a gun bolt moves and to the beach installation. enemy fire gets closer. >> the, day that beginning at the toughest 26 days in history. we watch the center control vessels, when this flag drops, are landing crap will head to the beach. -y >> 500 landing craft and ten waves land on 10,000 miles of beach. >> enemy fire keeps us pinned down and wants to pull perot for our heads like a blanket. >> law >> our tanks come ashore. >> we are able to advance from yellow beach, but it is slow going. >> w

twitter will set of the first asia-pacific engineering -- up the first asia-pacific engineering firm to improve service availability and reliability for users. the center is part of twitter's extension into what he calls a high-growth region. let's bring in the company's asian chief -- asia chief, maya hari. i wonder whether this latest investment is testimony to singapore being the center of engineering for twitter. it is the first time we are building a global engineering center out of singapore. the intent is to support our global objective as a company and access the world-class engineering talent we have in singapore. teamact that we have this contributing to global development, whether software engineering, product engineering, and sitting close to our users and customers in the asia-pacific is a great opportunity. haslinda: that does not necessarily translate to more hiring in this part of the world. in terms of headcount, twitter had an increase of 24% last year. jack dorsey said it could be around at least 20% this year. maya: we are definitely investing across functions in

pacific. >>> in east africa today, somali officials declared a national emergency.illions of locusts are swarming across the region, threatening the country's food supply ahead of this spring's harvest season. heavy rains are blamed for the infestation, and they're calling it the worst in 25 years. >>> it was unseasonably warm today across a big part of the country. in denver, the mercury hit 69 degrees. and in pennsylvania, punxsutawney phil did not see his shadow this morning. so you an expec ♪ >> announcer: this is the "cbs overnight news." >> tough new restrictions take effect today as the united states tries to contain the spreading coronavirus. worldwide confirmed cases now top 16,000, most of them in china. more than 360 people have died. there are now nine confirmed cases in the u.s., including a woman confirmed today in california. all flights from china are being directed to seven u.s. airports for passenger screening. there is concern officials are not adequately prepared for the task at hand. here is jonathan vigliotti. >> reporter: u.s. citizens returni

the swamps of the south pacific. the snows of the far north. over the mountains of india.record time under enemy fire. build them into the heart of berlin and tokyo. (explosion) (gun shots) (explosion) (gun shots) ♪ ♪ (explosion) robert brooks, kelly, levine, story, soldiers who knew no fear, men who would defend even unto the death the land of their birth. soldiers who believed in this great country. to the enemy, our country is something to destroy. our home, our right to worship god, our little belongings, something to crush, to shackle, to plunder. o god, we thank you for this land. grant that we may be worthy of this heritage. enrich it for our children so that government of the people, by the people, and for the people shall not perish from this earth. (music) ["onward >> christian soldiers"] (music) (music) (music)

has this free, open indo-pacific strategy, so from your point of view what can u.s. and australia do together more in this field to promote the values here? >> well, look, i think australia and america are doing a lot and i can't think of anything where we haven't done as much as is reasonably possible, so look, i think the important thing is for the united states to stay very closely engaged in the indo-pacific region. you might be hinting at what should be western response to the asia infrastructure investment bank be, and if you are, i think that we need to be careful about anything which creates a debt trap for other countries and this plainly is a potential outcome of the sorts of measures that are happening under the so-called belt and road initiative. not good for the recipient and in the long run i suspect not good for the donor. the united states development aid, the australian development aid, is invariably directed to strengthenings the recipient, as opposed to establishing a relationship of dependency between the donor and the recipient and i certainly do

our relations with europe and latin america and the western pacific countries. china can make up for the difference. that would really be number one. do things china itself could , my experiences economic influence however strong does not translate into control over another country possible vital national security interests. countries try to keep them separate as they can. to a key comes down decision they will go in terms of national security every time. especially if it's making life difficult. states has to keep good relations, keep up the military diplomacy. key parts of the region and china won't see a wedge there that it can drive into and it will work on much closer more vital to it areas its maritime zones in the south asia thing we talked about. >> i just wanted to add onto that. i don't think we should forget china has a multilayered approach to developing the security relationship overseas. in addition to the economic can used the fact they some of their expeditionary capabilities, their tools like arms sales. before opening the base in djibouti there

it's nothing for the pacific ocean. you know what it means, like nothing talking about the pacific.nk they think we are helping the pacific. it's like a drop but it can help us to a level that nobody can believe. on the basis of old science, obsolete studies and overbearing regulations that have not been updated in many many years and sometimes for decades. the resulting miscalculation and misallocation of water helps turn natural drought into man-made catastrophes. it's really at catastrophe when you think the farmers that on lands that are paying taxes on the land. they are actually taking away your land. we have done our part. that was supposed to be the hard part. commerce worked fantastically. we got it done fast. to confront this problem in 2018 i ordered the administration to update the outdated scientific research and biological opinions that helps to determine water allocation right here in the state of california. in other words how much water is available for agricultural producers, communities and all the people that live in your great state. a lot of people speak badly

he is co-author of "the pacific war." the national world war two museum hosted this presentation as part of a daylong symposium, working the battle's 76th anniversary. >> welcome back to the symposium. as always, it is the conversations that happen in the hallway which are the most exciting and interesting. this one is no exception. i have seen so many friends who have come from far and wide, including my good friend all the way from texas. thank you for coming. we are now in the portion of our program, we have had a wonderful introduction to the road to guadalcanal from richard frank. someday we are going to do a rich frank symposium, eight straight hours. no one would object. i know that. now, we are in the portion of our program, for the next three sessions, we will be looking at land, sea, and air fighting around and over guadalcanal. we will start with the land portion. dr. andy west is universal -- dr. andrew wiest is a distinguished professor. he is the codirector of the dale center for society. that rivals the len

a senior editor at the diplomat and an award winning writer on geopolitics in the asia pacific region his upcoming book is called kim jong un and the bomb survival and deterrence in north korea the book due out this summer he joins us tonight from new york it's good to have you on the show and keats the u.s. president we know that he likes to brag about the close personal relationships that he has with other leaders such as north korea's leader now it's the indian prime minister how much would you say there is in remote. well certainly i think president trump is looking at optics out of the stripes that he hopes will be useful later this year and the elections in the united states making himself appear like a statesman overseas after a mony as impeachment trial that he successfully survived so certainly i think that's been a big part of the trip to india if we look at the president's twitter page for example he has been sharing video from this trip showing himself being surrounded by adoring masses in india so certainly i think the optics are a very big part of that here and indian pr

a senior editor at the diplomat and award winning writer on geopolitics in the asia pacific region his upcoming book is called kim jong un and the bomb survival and deterrence in north korea the book due out this summer he joins us tonight from new york it's good to have you on the show on keats the u.s. president we know that he likes to brag about the close personal relationships that he has with other leaders such as north korea's leader now it's the indian prime minister how much would you say there is in remote. well certainly i think president trump is looking to get optics out of the straps that he hopes will be useful later this year in the elections of the united states making himself appear like a statesman overseas after a acrimonious impeachment trial that he was successfully survived so certainly i think that's been a big part of the trip to india if we look at the president's twitter page for example he has been sharing video from this trip showing himself being surrounded by adoring masses in india so certainly i think the optics are very big part of that here and indian

. >> in our "global ideas" series, we head to the pacific ocean. it's home to many species of sea turtle. our r reporter clarere richarn went to the arnavon islands, part of the solomon islands. she met some activists who are working to protect the turtles. >> thehe solomon i islands l loe pararadise on earth. the region here in the south pacific is home to rich marine biodiversisity. but it's a challenging enroronment for ththe cricallyy endaered hawawbill sea turtles that nest rere. female tures lay rouly 1,000 gs each season. onlylyne in a thousand will make ito o adulthd. eir chances are made worse by . researchers s estimate thahat e 1010,000 turtleses are harvesd ch year. that's pushed hawksbilill sea turtles to the brink of extitition. but for the creatures whmamake to o thisarticuculabeach, there's hope. these womemen are on a m missio save the tururtles. 2016, they formed the groroup kawaki, which inings togherr communities from three islan to proct t turtl from m huing. >>>> with the three communitie, they have differenent cultural backgr

it's about halfway between the pacific coast of north america and the pacific coast of asia. hawaii. native hawaiians were excellent farmers. native hawaiians were excellent farmers. they were highly productive farmers. so when colonizers arrive in hawaii starting in the 1770's. and when colonizers arrived, they are going to find. productive farmland. -- find very productive farmland. being farmed by the native hawaiians who live there. however, -- this slide is also on canvas. i'm going to go through the list, and i'll explain them as i go. another thing that happens is when colonizers get there they're visiting hawaii on larger trade routes. so you see people predominantly americans coming from the pacific northwest where they're engaging in for and hide trade, traveling to china. and as they stop along that trade route, they often would stop in hawaii. it is a place where they could get food. a place where they can resupply their ship. it's a long journey. it's a rest along the way. by the time we're into the early 1800's, hawaii is a stop in trade networks. hawaii was als

but this is the pacific as the joint chiefs of staff knew it. a battlefield. a vast

kpix 5's emily turner shows us it is their latest stop along the pacific flyway. mile super highway from the arctic to south america. >> reporter: this is what a successful conservation effort looks like. 10,000 snow geese taking a winter break in california's central valley. the california's central valley is part of what's known as the pacific flyway, used by 10 to 12 million migrating birds every year. more than half of them stop in the central valley, including duck and geese from the arctic 4,000 miles to the north. some 350 different kinds of birds on their way to winter in mexico and south america use the pacific flyway and they're tracked by thousands who came to see them. >> there are days when i go home and i'm far away from the ducks and geese. and that's all i hear. >> reporter: craig, deputy director of the national wildlife refuge in the heart of the pacific flyway, has been helping people sort out one bird from another for 23 years. >> we're seeing thousands of northern pintail, american wig wigen. i've been hearing cranes flying. >> reporter: the b

indo-pacific command and then it was the pacific command. and he served in beijing as a military attache and i think you operated the hotline there, didn't you? so thank you very much. we are going to try and hold you to about 10 minutes, questions and answers. >> commissioner wortzel and members of the commission, i'll focus on the china military power projection and what it means to the department of defense as it reorients to strategic competition with china. the bottom line is china represents the most formidable contemporary long-term security challenge for the department of defense and the united states government as a whole and that the people's liberation army's development of global expeditionary capabilities is a critical feature of the challenge. to meet this challenge the department has adopted long-term holistic strategies and policies to compete in peace time and if necessary, prevail in crisis or conflict. before i address the implications for the united states and what the department is doing to compete, we first must outline

pacific command. admiral blair will provide testimony on the drivers of china's development. >> when the senate gavels and monday at 3:00 p.m. point asia llc, a consultancy that provides expertise on the indo pacific region with a focus on chinese foreign policy and security issues. she also holds a position of abject senior policy analyst at rand, formally she served as director of the navy asia-pacific advisory group at the pentagon. and was a senior project director for chinese military and security, she has written extensively on chinese foreign policy security and military affairs. she will address how bri furthers their expeditionary capabilities as well. thank you for your testimony, we will begin. good morning commissioners, thanks for inviting me here. i think it would probably be most valuable if i cut to the chase here. i think what you are concerned about is whether china, which can assert the full range of power projection affects on its maritime frontiers, south china sea, east china sea

affiliated pacific islands and merging it with the pacific northwest research station. and while the forest service knows this closure will not result in the cessation of research in that region, it is not clear what this proposal specifically means for the future of the institute of pacific islands forestry or ipif in hawaii. so will you have experts on your staff brief my staff on any impacts of this proposed closure on the pacific islands as well as the future that the forest service envisions for ipif? >> absolutely. i have been out to ipif and i have seen how integrated they are and we would be happy to work with your staff. >> thank you. you noted that you are making progress in the issue of preventing sexual harassment and retaliation in the forest service. and there were a number of recommendations made in the ig report. because this is an ongoing problem for the forest service, and you did say while you're improving that it takes time to improve the culture. i was curious to know, seeing the list of the report where in january 5th, 2020, the agency closed about

and the pacific beyond. it looks like almost a huge crane taking care of the weather system out in the pacific. you have the tower and the longest watch of high clouds. it is a beautiful sunset tonight in the bay area. we will have a few high clouds with us tomorrow but that is about it, big change coming in on sunday with respect to temperatures and when. concord is 61, 66 in san francisco and the same situation we have seen for a while. high-pressure coupled with the low up in the gulf is giving the pacific northwest plenty of rain and snow. for us here's what we get, some low clouds building up along the shoreline, few high clouds coming in tomorrow but in general, saturday looks okay, this is sunday's cold front that will sharply lower temperatures, numbers will drop about 10 degrees on sunday and the winds will come up. gusty up to 50 miles per hour on the shoreline and maybe a drop or two up in sonoma county, literally a drop or two. look for the winds to pick up. gail warnings offshore, and high wind

this is a stinger over the eastern pacific come all the way the pacific northwest continues to get rain to seattle. which they will get day after day after day. the first heavy rain in seattle is appropriately enough sunday. mild temperatures be white except the sugar will be a little bit chilly. then things change. the time we get to sunday, low pressure will steamroll out of canada and bring us cooler weather. winds will pick up, it will be much like last sunday. kind of blustery, kind of cold. between now and then nice and mild, clear and chilly overnight. sunday mild thursday through saturday and then breezy and clear for everybody next week. on the subject of next week we might get some rain. at least there is a suggestion and one of the models. in the meantime, it's above-average in san francisco. 66 for san jose and 63 in oakland. down in the south bay plenty of sunshine and 66 for santa clara. mid 60s in the east bay. not much in the way of clouds either night and early morning. out of the north bay plenty of sun tomorrow. 67 in petaluma and 67 in santa rosa. up around ukiah alm

region. see it is more negatively hitting the asia-pacific region.that continue for, do you think? how long can we expect for that damaged the economy to just be focused in the asia—pacific region? i think if this outbreak can be contained within the first quarter, i wouldn't be too worried about the negative spill—over in the region because we would be quite expecting quite av —shaped rebound in the second half of the year, but if this doesn't get contained within the next month or so, i would start to be quite worried and i think some of these worrying forecasts you have mentioned just now could materialise. but i think general consensus in the market now is it will be contained by the end of the quarter. janet, what you think of the 620 quarter. janet, what you think of the g20 finance ministers and central bankers, as they meet this weekend in saudi arabia, what you think they can or should do to reassure global markets? yes, i think right now, the policymakers, the central bankers, they are just warning about the uncertainty because we still don