visitation valley the primary home to our pacific islander communities. visitation valley and sunnydale hold legacy cites that are vital to the fabric of the community. many pacific islander residentses from sunnydale started community churches, restaurants from their kitchens, created space for meeting of high chiefs and funds raising in the neighborhood. importantly, the visitation valley and sunnydale nishgds are where the pi community lost many loved once. this is a special memorial to honor all the pi community kids, youth and adults victims of gun violence, hate crimes and other domestic vinyls. first pi accidents and restaurant in san francisco started in visitation valley. including south pacific restaurant and a shop on geneva avenue. these stores were forced to close or locate somewhere else due to high rents and the luau is a dining hub for the pacific islander community. in 1975, the lee land avenue commercial corridor home to the first pi community owned businesses including t shirt shop, video shop, hugo store, furniture store and other paci

and historic week for those and in the house it was my honor to welcome 16 heads of state of pacific island nations to the united states capital. we had bipartisan like chemical welcome for them and we listened on how we can work together as part of the presidents pacific partnership strategy. the president and administration has had today at least today a summit meeting with the heads of the pacific island countries and part of it was our role at the capital. and it's this initiative for the pacific is one of the reasons why i took my congressional delegation when we went to singapore and malaysia, japan, taiwan, korea to beat part of the indo pacific economic framework is one part of it and now with the pacific islands. it was pretty exciting. because we talk about security, economy and governance and how we can work together to have free, open and safe countries in the region in partnership with them. also yesterday it's exciting because it's personally exciting to me to celebrate the legacy of our 33rd president harry truman. we had the unveiling of the statue with his family there. it

that serves the pacific island community. an article was put out from the standard that shared our pacific island students with the chronic absentee that jumped from 34% in 2019 to 2022 to 40% in 2020 to 2021 and 69% in 2021 to 2022. that absenteeism for pacific islanders doubled just in two years. i want to shed light this is a crisis that deserves attention. we know that irsala are working with leadership teams and school sites but not that, with school sites but that large percentage should automatically trigger additional staffing to focus on this district wide issue. if we're going to talk about resource allocation, let's please remember the pacific islanders when you're at that table and at that discussion. thank you. [applause] >> thank you. that concludes in person public comment. >> we'll go to virtual comment. >> thank you, president lam, how long do we have for virtual? >> go ahead, dr. wayne. >> i want to remind folks, i appreciate the comments and just two things while people are here in person, we have a table s

he released the first ever us pacific island strategy. he announced $110 million in additional expanded programs to help these countries combat the climate crisis, provide development assistance, enhance maritime security and more and finally president biden and 12 pacific islander presidents joined him for the summit issued a joint declaration to strengthen our partnership and to charge an affirmative vision for the region . today as you all saw just a little bit ago president biden issued a strong condemnation of russia's fraudulent scheme to annex ukrainian territory. this act is a flagrant violation of international law and it has no legitimacy. unfortunately it's also not a surprise. it's straight out of putin's playbook to defeat disinformation and aggression and we've been warning about it for months. i stood at this podium and warned about it several times as recently as last week. based on our information every aspect of this process was pre-staged and. i'd under orders from the kremlin. the sham referenda was held at gunpoint. u

number of the sacred figures have been affected by the blaze around a 1000 of them on the southern pacific island, carved by the rop annuity people more than 500 years ago. he watching the w news. here's a reminder of their top story. this, our busiest nobel peace prize has been awarded to jail delusion, human rights activists. alice billiard ski, the russian organization, memorial and ukraine center for civil liberties. norwegian noble committee, set the peace prize laureates were present civil society in their home countries. that's it from me and the news team. i'll have an update for you over the but 1st business news with chris kolber, office in berlin from me and the new seem for watching. ah ah, what secrets my behind these will discover new adventures in 360 degrees and explore fascinating world heritage site.

say the giant moray figures were in the path of fire that burned since monday on the southern pacific island, which is more than a 3000 kilometers west of chile. flooding has killed at least 3 people in the indonesian capital jakarta. the students died when a school war collapse, way to roads have been closed and several neighborhoods evacuated waters in some areas more than me 30. and the united nations, as human made global warming will displace nearly 150000000 people across asia in the coming decades for communities is on the northern coasts of intern easiest central java. that's already a reality. rising cease, have destroyed crops and roads, and resulted in villages being frequently flooded. some people are being forced to abandon their homes and start new lives elsewhere. it's pointless. but cassini tries at any rate, sweeping the water out of the house and him was local village in central java, by the tide keeps coming in. there was a mouldy and from time to time, the water rises to the level of her hips. if the tide is too high, the family is chapped inside for hours. christine is d

the missile on tuesday morning, and traveled some 45 hundred kilometers before falling into the pacific islandould the u.s. island of guam within rge. i have been speaking to derek chauvin, circuiting as the hundred -- serving as the undersecretary to antony blinken. obviously north korea fired the most powerful missile since president biden took office. what options, given so many sanctions imposed against north korea, what options does the u.s. have to try to der north korea from doing more of this? >> well, the missile test last night, which flew over japan, and caused many of citizens to seek shelter, was absolutely unacceptable. as another plication north korea has launched in a high-level missile test. it was over our close ally, japan. last night, secretary of state blinken spoke with his korean and japanese counterparts about this test and the way forward. it is very clear that the international community needs to speak with one voice here. we will seek a constellation in the security council, and with our allies and partners, bring more pressure to north korea so they stuff is provoca

the pacific islanders rose across the country.n georgia. participation rose by more than 80%. nearly a third of all such voters in georgia lived in that county. they were asian american and pacific islanders went from 6% of the total voting electorate in 2016 to a little more than 9% in 2020. and that is a huge jump, it's not driven solely by demographics. >> absolutely, a 10% increase in 2020. historic turnout nation american voting in the election. and it would be very interesting to see what happens in the midterms. i think a lot of people see the power shift in the u.s. senate is that asian american voters coming up for more -- so, asian americans have been ignored by the political system for a very, very long time. and i think that now that they are building power, grabbing power it would be very interesting to see how the democratic party in the republican party address this community. as someone who followed this story very closely, i am so grateful for your work on it. you just can't do it justice in six minutes. you need

some fits carved stone statues, the pacific island controlled by chile ly. some 3 and a half 1000 kilometers off its west coast. it took emergency crews 8 hours to control the flames around the unesco world heritage site. but some of the figures are set to be badly charred. the island has nearly one thousands of the statues which were carved by its indigenous people more than 500 years ago. he won the damage unquantifiable. immeasurable is also unrecoverable because the fire warmed the stone and the stone fax. i was trying to fill in with the park administration. we'll have to go to the island to make the corresponding analysis and see how big the damage is. and what we'll have to do in the future. i do not know if i have a solution for this fisherman and bangladesh say they're struggling to make ends meet and they blame. soaring fuel costs a 50 percent rise and diesel prices and having an effect on other essentially and extreme weather patterns are making the situation worse. one fisherman told al jazeera about the hardships he's facing. i'm on po disabilit

the pacific island controlled by chile at ly some 3 and a half 1000 kilometers off its west coast. and a took emergency cruise 8 hours to control the flames around the unesco world heritage sites. but some of the figure is known as moines are set to be badly charred. the island has nearly 1000 of the statues which are carved bytes indigenous people more than 500 years ago. he won the damage is unquantifiable. immeasurable is also unrecoverable because the fire warmed the stone and the stone fax i was trying to fill in with the park administration. we'll have to go to the island to make the corresponding analysis and see how big the damage is. and what we'll have to do in the future, i do not know if it has a solution for this. spain is facing a crisis in its annual, all of harvest, the nation experience that's worth drought and 500 years the summer. and it's olive oil production could be down by as much as 40 percent. hurry falls, that reports from the province of hygiene and southern spain. autumn in southern spain. the time when the olives turn green and plump ahead of the harves

i give the floor to the distinguished representative of fiji speaking on behalf of the pacific island -- form. -- forum. >> mr. president, excellencies, i am honored to deliver the statement on the behalf of the member states of the pacific island fourm present here at the united nations. this is the third time we have addressed an emergency special session of this special assembly regarding the ongoing illegal invasion of ukraine by the russian federation. we spoke out to condemned the invasion, we spoke out in defense of civilian life and humanitarian access. today we are here again to speak of their sovereignty -- in light of russians attempt to annex ukrainian territory. mr. president, many islands and countries from the pacific continent are diverse with their own unique histories. however there is much which unites us, it including fairness, and shared prosperity. underpinning this unity is a shared belief in the value of the multilateral system and the -- enshrined in the u.n. charter and its principals. the russian federation attempted illegal annexation of parts of ukrainian

use of the term also risks exacerbating the racism and harassment that the asian american and pacific islander community has already faced and continues to face during the current the virus pandemic. the statements ignores the find. the kid was actually the 1st to make headlines for the deployment of us supplied switchblade drones. the organization claims the reporting creates a negative historical image of kamikaze attacks by japanese pilots in world war 2. earlier we spoke to legal and media analyst line. oh, he says he can't understand why the restrictions needed if you want to go through and unravel all of that, be my yes. let me ask you a question. do you really think? then i'm sure it's possible but, but seriously the frequency, the gent of somebody hearing, wait a minute. do you hear that boys characters drone attacks don't offer? no. that's not that they're comma causes that japanese there. who seems like this, who would hear a story about a drone attack? and we're going the etymology of the term. kamikaze. first is the idea of the door and tell you so i me, i'm sorry, but these are, y

the pacific island controlled by chile lies some 3 and a half 1000 kilometers off its west coast. it took emergency cruise 8 hours to control the flames around the unesco world heritage site. but some of the figures known as why i said we badly charge the island as nearly 1000 to the statues which were carved by its indigenous people more than 500 years ago. that is just over a month to go until the fif, a world cup kicks off in, cut out. but starting to day teams from 24 countries are taking part in this st child world cup here in doha the tournament. same as to highlight the plight of more than 100000000 children living in poverty worldwide. barnaby lo went to meet players from the philippines for girls who put in the country on the football map. in any other neighbourhood in the philippines, this would have been a basketball court, must massage and thought on. but for years now, british coach in charity worker roy moore has been teaching you tear how to play football. not only as a sport, but as a way out of poverty made just felt like gradually and really growing things from t

black, latino, asian and pacific islanders, tribal nations and members of rural communities have all seen limits on their ant too move up the economic ladder. the fieldman's bank forum is an annual event acknowledging this difficult truth, as well as showcasing solutions and creating an economy where everyone can reach their full potential. at the treasury we've been guided by the fund mentally american notion of ensuring actually opportunity for all, regardless of race and place. secretary yellen, department secretary and other members of our department will discuss in great detail the full scope of our efforts. others from the biden-harris administration will also highlight the work we're doing to place equity at the center and as so many of you know in this room, private and philanthropic sectors are seizing opportunities created by the biden-harris administration to build wealth among communities of color. we need everyone involved in this important push so let me just say, thank you very much for your efforts. deep gratitude. we're enormously appreciative and now i'd like to inv

use of the term also risks exacerbate in the racism and harassment that the asian american and pacific islands a community has already faced and continues to face during the current a virus pandemic. the statement ignores the fact that he was actually the 1st to make headlines for its deployment of turkish by rector drones. in the conflict the organization claims the report and creates a negative historical image of kamikaze attacks by japanese fighter pilots in world war 2 less cross live now to legal and media analyst lionel to discuss this further. lionel, it's always good to have you on the program. now, why has the association become concerned about the use of the word only after russia made headlines for using drones when they've been in use for months by ukraine? well, aside from that, rachel, let's look at how somebody now is, is looking at a, the negative connotation involved in cau, might cause ease in the 1st place. just did just this. think about this kamikaze. they did exist and i read the reports very carefully. and there seems to be a great deal of problems with the fact that th

new at 11 asian american pacific islander students at berkeley city college and laney college will havem , thanks to a federal grant, the u. s department million grand over five years to provide mental health services for api students. the school said. they surveyed students and found that many of them were feeling trauma from the hate that targeted parts of their community during the pandemic. the mental health perspective is recognizing that we need to augment culturally relevant mental health services that are specifically designed for the aapi community. it's providing space for students to receive access to work through what has now been in most recent years. levels of trauma from covid 19 pandemic. the colleges said they plan to use the money to add more counseling, services and transition programs for students learning english. adding life support to communities most in need. after the break. we're hearing from charles wang, the man behind charlie's law, unexpected groundbreaking catching san francisco residents by surprise tonight the cleanup underw . of a suspect in the killing

use of the term also risks exacerbating the racism and harassment that the asian american and pacific islander community has already faced and continues to face during the current. the virus pandemic, the same and ignores the fact that he was actually the 1st to make headlines for is deployment of turkish by rafter drones in a conflict. the organization claims the report and creates a negative historical image of kamikaze attacks by japanese fighter pilots in world war 2. earlier we spoke to legal and media analyst, lionel, who says he can't understand where the restriction is needed. if you want to go through an unravel all of that, be my guess. let me ask you a question. do you really think in, i'm sure it's possible but, but seriously the frequency, the chance of somebody hearing quite a bit. do you hear that? was it just darkish drone attacks thought awful new, that's not that there comma causes that japanese there who seems like this, who would hear a story about a drone attack and we're going the etymology of the term. kamikaze 1st is the idea of the during the day. so i, me, i'm sorry,

are there also, there are round a 1000 of them on the southern pacific island coughed by the wrapper. new people, more than 500 years ago. flooding has killed at least 3 people in the indonesian capital jakarta or the students died when a school wall collapsed. major roads have been closed and several neighborhoods evacuated waters in some areas among a meet 30 of you and says human may global warming will displace nearly a 150000000 people across asia in the coming decades for communities on the northern coast of indonesia, central java that's already a reality. rising seas of destroyed crops and roads and resulted in villages being frequently flooded. some people are being forced to abandon their homes and start new lives elsewhere. it's pointless. but cassini tries it anyway. sweeping the water out of the house in both local village in central java by the tide keeps coming in. there was a mouldy and from time to time, the water rises to the level of her hips. if the tide is too high, the family is trapped inside for hours passing his daughter has had enough somebody new. so i sang,

questions like how the might and one human population relate to those another human population. pacific islanders, they have different might species as a function of the relatively long isolation from, from other people's, ah, aboriginal peoples of australia. what did their mites look like? how these might change does our faces have changed? it's super exciting. people get to see whether or not they have might, people get to see what they look like. let's take a glass of diet because we're going to try to get in here. sorry t though, and one of you live in the mites offering. well, you know, i don't think so because i think they like to cling to it deep inside the chords on, on your feet. it's always good to know they're clean directly. i think they like to live in the oil and you're so basically i feel like good oil out here, come and get a the eat boil from our pores. you probably also eat microbes. they probably have a pretty specific suite of microbes in their guts, which are sort of just, you know, little hints about what's going on there. as it turned out, bryan's face might have made a sig

behind bars many continue to fight for justice and to acknowledge the horrific crimes that asian pacific islandercommunities still face. i feel like we have to do something about this mark young is withstand for asians. our community has been the most affected and it's a chance for us just all to come together to just to fight injustice on saturday with the help of several community groups a street by encanto and terra vista avenue in san francisco will be renamed it'll become vicha retana pakdi way. so the actual attack happened about two blocks from here. this is the area where grandpa vecha would do his morning walks. he was just coming home from a morning walk a day like today and heinous, it was a heinous attack. and so this has got to stop the hope that renaming a street after grandpa vecha will shed light on a tragic moment and make it a teachable one. they'll learn about grandpa beach's life. and the story of what happened to him and the learner a little bit about anti-asian hate and that i think that's the teaching moment that we're trying to have here something that can be memorialized

of the term also risks exacerbation of the racism and harassment that the asian american and pacific islander community has already faced and continues to face during the car on the wireless pandemic. the same men ignores the fact that he was actually the 1st to make headlines for his deployment of turkish bay reactor drones and the conflict your organization claims. the reporting creates a negative historical image of kamikaze attacks by japanese fighter pilots in world war 2. earlier we spoke to legal and media analyst, lionel, who says he can't understand why the restriction is needed. it's absolutely an unnecessary additional element reporting. it's also a part of this pretend, ah, it's hypersensitivity. this punctilious priggish this over the use of a word. it makes people feel intellectually enlightened, it makes people feel pure and superior for me to get the correct word the correct etymology. don't say that it's not kamikaze. and it also suggests that people are apparently so stupid that they cannot differentiate between korean chinese job. i mean it think about this, they use the wo

we also worked with communities who haven't always received your typical support like pacific islander community, making sure they have the resources to support their residents and folks in community, because at the end of the day san francisco is a very diverse community, very diverse city and so one, it is not just-it is easy to talk about supporting mental health and wellness support, but i fought to make sure millions of dollars flow into mental health for everyone in san francisco and will continue to do that. it is what we do when we respond to people experiencing homelessness and safety and violence prevention because we understand mental health is at the top of the list to make sure a person is whole and make decisions to have the better support. yes, we support more opportunities like the bayview hunters point. we put millions of dollars to support that and also will continue to work with the clinic as well as our entire community to get more resources for more mental health. >> sorry, you time is up. question 3, what are your plans to help people in recovery and how will you

there are around a 1000 on the southern pacific island caused by the rapid new people over 500 years ago. flooding has killed at least 3 people in the indonesian capital jakarta. students died when a school wall collapsed. major roads have been closed and several neighborhoods evacuated waters in some areas or more than a meter d u. n is calling for a humanitarian corridor to allow the distribution of fuel from haiti's main terminal in port a price where an outbreak of cholera and surging gang violence of raised international concerns. prime minister audio already use a speech to the nation to call for international assistance. we recap the news that this is nobel peace prize has been awarded to 3 champions of human rights at jail, belushi, and rights activist alice b, alaska. russia's memorial organization and ukraine's center for civil liberties. the chair of the norwegian doorbell committee made the announcement a few minutes ago in oslo, say the peace prize. lawrence represents civil societies in their own countries. they had made an outstanding effort to document war crimes, hum

i had the honor to host the nonprofit asian-pacific islander legal outreach's 47th anniversary celebrationsan francisco. since 1975, the group has provided legal representation and social services to marginalized groups such as low income seniors and immigrants, and each year, they serve more than 3000 clients facing things from elder abuse to eviction, anti-asian hate to deportation and so much more. a very special recognition to all of the award recipients and their youth council as well -- there they are -- for the next generation of changemakers. >> such an important cause. good for you for being part of that. >> it was so lovely to be there to represent not only the station but also to elevate these stories of asian americans in our community. it was a good time. >> clatters there to watch. i have been watching the weather conditions for the next few days because we're talking about the drought in the central valley, actually affecting all of california. here is our outlook for precipitation for the week ahead. check this out -- there will be a little low pressure system swinging thro