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let's say 60% of our black students and our pacific islander students are chronically absent. and i see the focus in the plan. but what i don't see as clearly and i'm curious if staff have thoughts on this, is what what is your root cause analysis of that, of why or why are black students in our pacific islander students specifically, why are their rates so high? and i know you know what i mean. i saw that general root cause analysis, but i'm curious if you have any anything that's coming up around those two particular student populations. okay i think it's a myriad of reasons. and when we looking at the work that the high school and middle schools are doing and the questions that they're asking, it is that like am i in places where i'm seeing where i'm loved and where i feel like i belong? and then even coming back from the pandemic, we saw even more, you know, mindset shifting around coming. and so we wanted to start with the base with just the attendance and making sure that we had basic systems. but many in the plans folks are doing home visits, doing empathy interviews an

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last month, the partners the blue pacific held her there second foreign minister meeting with pacific islandgrams to advance pacific cognitive forum 2050 strategies for the pacific continent. in these efforts include investments to support pacific my humanitarian warehousing program in a pacific owned fishery and ocean science research vessel and coordination to combat the fishing. this past month, we worked with our partners to host the first pacific capacity building and cooperation - to advance cyber resilience of the pacific by sharing tools and resources and coordinating capacity building initiatives. then in august, president biden welcome japanese my minister, and are okay president newman to historic trilateral - at camp david. in trilateral engagement and japan are okay, only brings her free countries it a closer coordination it advances the prosperity and security of the region and beyond that of the camp david summit, the partners commended to increase cooperation among our respective development finance institutions immobilize financing for quality infrastructure across the regio

to announce that we are working with congress to invest in infrastructure development in the pacific islandslion, we are talking about millions, but some residents of the islands, it seems they would be happy if he, flying over their paradise beach, dropped a box of stew from the sky. when the terrible second world war was raging all over the world, a real miracle happened in the lives of the inhabitants of the pacific islands. rights in the confrontation with japan were needed by the warring america and those same iron birds descended from the sky, from the belly of which white people in khaki uniforms began to unload what the natives called the english word hag, that is, cargo. the idea of ​​the average metropolis resident, or european, life on the island states are like a real paradise. the main task is not to burn under the scorching sun. dodge a falling coconut, but at the height of world war ii, gifts from the gods fell directly from the sky onto the inhabitants of the islands in the pacific ocean. they were delighted with what was happening, they received american products, things, th

the, the island nations and results companies are exploring the possibility of mining at pacific o share of full renewable energy on the pine. minnesota cook islands is one pacific lead us considering extracting minerals from the deep sea. we've been blessed with a resource that sits in now think ocean is still good sitting on the surface and being afraid of them knowing that some island disappear. you will have some the impacts. our sion cannot handle this. i really do not feel like the technology is there at all to be even considering doing this in a sustainable fashion. in the seconds of 2 special reports. 101 east examines of deep sea mining is dividing the pacific. the, the, it's easy to sell the cook islands as a postcard powered on it. because the 19 to the prime and assessment brown, valuable lesson, he needs to diversify his country's tourism reliant. economy. when depends any kids in 2020, many of the results shut down in a single here. the economy dropped like 25 percent. it was tough. when co with came the 1st impulse we did was close the borders and essentially we close the

so the cook islands is a drain destination located between the feelings and the united states. it's a popular simple book, cruise line is traversing the pacific ocean. tourism is the main money span of the destination of 15000 people across the cook islands. that wants to be a pioneer of the very different industry. deep sea money, the at the main points. island is a blessing, a voice that could bring unparalleled wells to the nation. the orange lab results company, lawanda, minerals, the research based. so we'll exclude the date, say the message is pretty cool. so the green energy transition tells me it says, it says us we will participate in 2022 prime minister ma brown's governments awarded on to both an exploration licenses to 3 where use those companies, including lawanda minerals over the last 10 years. we've been preparing laws now, regulatory authorities, agencies towards building a sustainable and responsible c. b. it's 6. the benefits of apple governance people as the varieties count, they invoke the name of the boats, which translates to rainbow ocean is no making of champagne bottles here. the cheapest placed within eco friendly o

england lost to the pacific islanders for the first time in august.by correspondent chris jones how that will motivate them. quarter—final is huge and it is an opportunity to put a few things right. that fiji game was shocking, to say the least so we will make sure that we take lessons from that and be a better team this week. so they came from august is on your mind? yeah, it is. it would be wrong of us do not try and dismiss it. we are a much better team now than we were then but i think there are clear things that we have to take away from that and our coaches being clear about reminding us of that and showing us clips that hurt. and made sure that we are fully aware that we owe them one. you can get all the latest sports news at from the bbc sport app, orfrom our website — that's bbc. co. uk/sport. from me and the rest of the team at the bbc sport centre, goodbye. hello. some fresh autumn weather on the way. chilly even for some of us in northern parts of the uk, but certainly nothing out of the ordinary. it's been so mild across many parts of the

england lost to the pacific islanders for the first time in august. union correspondent chrisjones how that will motivate them. yeah, quarter—final is huge and, you know, opportunity to put a few things right because obviously that fiji game was shocking to say the least. so yeah, we make sure, you know, we take lessons from that and and be a better team this week. twickenham games on your mind the one from august? yeah, it is, ithink it's probably would be wrong of us to sort of try and dismiss it. we're a better team, a much better team now than we were then. but, you know, ithink there are some clear things that we had to take away from that and kevin sinfield has been very clear about reminding us, showing us a few clips that hurt, you know what i mean? like when you watch us defend like that, that's always going to hurt. so he showed us a few clips and made sure that, you know, we're fully aware that, you know, we probably owe them one. looking forward to that game. that's jamie george with rugby union correspondent chris jones. don't forget, you

. >> the asian pacific fund seeks to strengthen the asian and pacific islander community in the bay area through philanthropy and other support. and meantime, jessica and damian were emcees of the hispanic foundation ball. >> we're everywhere. >> this is one silicon valley's traditions, celebrating the hispanic community and raising money for causes. thanks for the video, terry. >> stacy allen, she runs the show here, she was there. fantastic. >>> the largest dia de los muertos event in the east bay wrapped up. featured an artist colony, live music, mexican food and altars to lost loved ones on low riders. >> it celebrating the culture and gives the opportunity for people who can't go back to mexico or have the opportunity, they can celebrate with other people from the same culture and gives people from other cultures the opportunity to learn from ours. >> nbc bay area is a proud sponsor of this event. dia de los muertos is celebrated november 1st and 2nd. >>> one of the most unique halloween events around, san francisco's boo at the zoo. it runs this and next weekend. you like that name

england lost to the pacific islanders for the first time in august.ate them. quarter—final is huge and it is an opportunity to put a few things right. that's e.g. game was shocking, to say the least so we will make sure that we take lessons from that and be a better team this week. so take lessons from that and be a better team this week.- better team this week. so they came from _ better team this week. so they came from august _ better team this week. so they came from august is _ better team this week. so they came from august is on - better team this week. so they came from august is on your. came from august is on your mind? ., , ., , mind? yeah, it is. it would be wron: mind? yeah, it is. it would be wrong of _ mind? yeah, it is. it would be wrong of us — mind? yeah, it is. it would be wrong of us do _ mind? yeah, it is. it would be wrong of us do not _ mind? yeah, it is. it would be wrong of us do not try - mind? yeah, it is. it would be wrong of us do not try and - wrong of us do not try and dismiss it. we are a much better team now than we we

we are also investing in sustainable infrastructure in the pacific islands, including $65 million for a subsea communication cable to boost connectivity in the region, and we are modernizing funding for small and medium-sized businesses across indo-pacific to help the transition to clean energy. and finally, our alliance, alliance between australia and the united states is an anchor. i believe this from every fiber of my being, anchor to peace and prosperity in the indo-pacific and around the world. quad partners, india and japan, to ensure the indo-pacific remains free, open, prosperous and secure. and also together with the united kingdom, generational investments in our shared security. last week i sent congress a budget request with commitments to boost our submarine production and maintenance capacity here in the united states. i want to thank you, mr. prime minister, for the historic investments australia has made to strengthen the submarine industry base as well. democrats and republicans alike understand the strategic value of occus in the nation, and urge congress to pass it

i'll be back with more often when i want the island nations and results companies are exploring the possibility of mining the pacific ocean for renewable energy on the prime minister of the cook. islands is one pacific lead us considering extracting minerals from the deep sea. we've been blessed with a resource that sits and now think ocean. it's still good sitting on the surface and being afraid of them knowing that some island is p a. you will have some of the impacts, our sion cannot handle this. i really do not feel like the technology is there at all to be even considering doing this in a sustainable fashion. in the seconds of 2 special reports, $11.00 east examines of deep sea mining is dividing the pacific, the the, the, it's easy to sell the cook islands as a postcard card on it. because the 19 to the prime minister, mark brown, a valuable lesson, he needs to diversify his country's tourism reliance. economy. when depends any kids in 2020, many of the results shut down in a single here, the economy dropped like 25 percent. it was tough. when co with came, the 1st thing was we did was close at borders. and es

this is to strengthen the asian and pacific islander community in the bay area through philanthropy andeans of support. >>> if you're wondering where the other anchor and reporters were, well, jessica aguirre and others were in this black tie ball. this is a silicon valley tradition for more than 30 years. this place was packed celebrate together achievements of the latino community and comcast is a proud sponsor of the event and the president and general manager stacey owen right there, making sure everything was as it should be, and that's how it was. ♪. >>> to the north bay we go, people raising their glasses to the first ever a toast to sausalito and toasting they were, tent after tent offering wine, tequila and beer from 60 participating local producers and artist competition and a booth where you could make your very own tie dye shirt, and looked like a lot of fun and commute any chutney and other foods and i sampled everything -- delish. >> all i did was the last part, not tequila. rob, it was a great day to get outside. >> i'm glad we had half the weekend but tomorrow, not so mu

we're investing in sustainable infrastructure in the pacific islands, including $65 million for a sub c communication cable, to boost connectivity in the region, and we're modernizing funding for small and medium-sized businesses across the indo-pacific to help the transition to clean energy, and finally, the alliance between australia and the united states is an anchor. i believe this in every fiber of my being, an anchor, to peace and prosperity in the indo-pacific and around the world. we see this through our work with our quad partners, india and japan. to ensure free, open, prosperous and secure. i also see it where together with the united kingdom, we're making a generational investments in our shared security. last week i sent congress a budget request with commitments to boost our submarine production and maintenance capacity here in the united states. i want to thank you, mr. prime minister. for the historic investments australia has made to strengthen the submarine industry base as well. democrats, republicans alike understand the strategic value it brings to our nations and

in the united states to continue talks with president biden on trade, defence and bolstering pacific islandsis wifejill welcomed prime minister albanese and his partner jodie haydon at the white house for a state dinner. it comes as the australian pm announced he'll visit china next week after beijing agreed to review strong tariffs it placed on australian imports. live now to author sinodinos — former australian ambassador to the united states — and chairperson of the asia group's australian practice. thank you very much for your time here on newsday on bbc news. first up, what are your expectations from this visit? are you looking at any tangible outcomes?— outcomes? thanks very much. first of all. — outcomes? thanks very much. first of all, it's _ outcomes? thanks very much. first of all, it's a _ outcomes? thanks very much. first of all, it's a very - first of all, it's a very strong relationship, so in one sense, everything is in the groove, but we are seeking to find ways to expand the relationship. there will be announcements around further cooperation on climate change, clean energy,

the six votes the us received were from the pacific islands of fiji, tongo, the marshall islands, micronesiaguinea. the result was notable because it demonstrated limited direct support from a major superpower, with even france, spain and britain refusing join the usa. but in the first days after the tragedy of october 7, european leaders of verenitsya rushed to israel, where they essentially repeated washington’s theses. ursula vonderleen stated that israel's answer to palestine. quote will show that this is democracy. and the eu understands its right to self-defense. europe is on israel's side. and emmanuel macron, during his visit, even supported netanyahu’s thesis that terrorist isis and hamas are absolutely. our priorities are your priorities. i want to tell you one simple thing. you are not alone. here you go by the time of voting at the general assembly , the french permanent representative is already. changes the tone and decision of paris not at all in the spirit of euro-atlantic solidarity. france voted in favor of the resolution presented by jordan on behalf of the arab group beca

in the united states to continue talks with president biden on trade, defence and bolstering pacific islands an agreement for a submarine fleet for the country. i spoke earlier to author sinodinos, former australian ambassador to the united states, and chairperson of the asia group's australian practice. he told me the outcomes he is expecting. first of all, it's a very strong relationship, so in one sense, everything is in the groove, but we are seeking to find ways to expand the relationship. there will be announcements around further co—operation on climate change, clean energy, critical minerals, there is talk about technology safeguard agreement for working together on space launch, and this will be in the context where australia will be encouraging the us to quickly pass the aukus legislation which will make it easier for the three countries, including the uk, to share information and to share technology as we get the aukus capability partnership off the ground. it's a strong relationship that in recent years has been brought even closer together by the changing geostrategic circumstan

we're also investing in sustainable infrastructure in the pacific islands, including $65 million for a subsea communication cable to boost connectivity in the region. and we're modernizing funding for small- and medium-sized businesses across the indo-pacific to help -- to help the transition to clean energy. and finally, the alliance between australia and the united states is an anchor -- and i believe this with every fiber of my being -- an anchor to peace and prosperity in the indo-pacific and, quite frankly, around the world. we see this through our work of the quad partners -- india and japan -- to ensure the indo-pacific remains free, open, prosperous, and secure. i also see it through aukus, where, together with the united kingdom, we're making a generational investments in our shared security. last week, i sent congress a budget request with commitments to boost our submarine production and maintenance capacity here in the united states. and i want to thank you, mr. prime minister, for the historic investments australia has made to strengthen the submarine industry base as wel

central side the rift month to the south board towards china, mongolia, and see ports of india and pacific island ocean. and there is another corner door from the arctic to the south. essentially we're building, it's in the far east. they've used bama, and that's a railway with you on the bike call on morris leon though, right away as it gets really bridges across the might say. so i do williams gives me the river's. lemme and more so then when you're working on upgrading solution which is highways, your muscle and c terminals, ship it out on the eastern parts of the north sea route, which is did i see? see all these projects and who are paying pots of rush inside me or in the far east, west virginia to open another opportunity. see the exclusive directly connect to an integrates, which is the most on say route, the major logistics hubs in the south of our continent. on the shores, sincerely ending in pacific ocean utils but, but, but as for the northern sea roads, russia not only offers its partners to use its transit potentially the same thing. so that's what we invite the whole interest of the

pacific island states have introduced the term climate migration.t people's lives as well as the beautiful biodiversity of this earth. definitely not an issue to take lightly, but i would caution anyone from seeing the news and thinking there is nothing we can do and there's nothing we can do and there's no point in decreasing global emissions. we absolutely need to look to adaptation, mitigation and resilience. it's truly the only way.— truly the only way. thank you for talking — truly the only way. thank you for talking to _ truly the only way. thank you for talking to us, _ truly the only way. thank you for talking to us, we - for talking to us, we appreciate it. a man has been found dead inside a vehicle in aberdeenshire after he became trapped in flooding caused by storm babet. police are yet to formally identify him. five people are known to have died across the uk because of the severe weather. greg mckenzie reports. the clean—up in the wake of the storm which rained down across large parts of the uk since last week, causing extensive floodin

and the few minor european countries along with several sinking south pacific islands, we're really the only ones who oppose this resolution. and it also shows, i think, you know, this is in a way, the death knell of, of the so called rules based international order. because it shows quite clearly the fundamental hypocrisy and the stain for international law and rules of international conduct that forms the core of what is being marketed as a rule based international order. where, where the internet access and the phone network has now completely cuts been costs across the goals and strip as a friday. how much was, is this going to make the situation on the ground? and i think this is the question we need to ask is why with israel bmw posing a blackout on the gaza strip that is not affecting the communications abilities of pulse to the military. lions is real imposing these medieval seeds tactics that affect how sitting in society in the gaza strip, but not how most of the other. quite clearly, it is because this rule has made clear over and over again that it makes no distinction betwe

the rubbish of the pacific island must next and will be back to the top of the, the hello. i'm manila chan. you're tuned into modus operandi. there has been great fanfare made over the green movement out here in the west, especially in the way of trash and recycling. but are the numbers reported by the us and european union? really as good as a sound today will be talking trash, literally, as western states scramble to fulfill their green ambitions will impact all the garbage and find out what's really going on with all that rubbish. talk coming from the politicians. all right, let's get into the m o the by now most of you watching this are familiar with the push to recycle. there are special been colors with special logos printed on them all over the western world. public officials talk about net 0 or carbon neutral recycle. reduce reuse. because western landfills are packed to the gills, especially when it comes to plastics. but what they're not telling you is that less than 10 percent of plastics that you drop into that blue bin are actually recyclable. and it's not like

it can wait because i've been at pacific islands. oh, but that's one of us. some way to the millions of people go nowhere because it's surrounded by isn't it from all sides of them, from egypt, from the salt itself. and you know, movement from egypt is not flexible. so guidelines literally have it's a cage. they have no where to sleep. so for him to pen guzman, that runaway bit confused. there is no way for them to go. so. so for me, from a state perspective and insulated by international is obligated to protect people under the commission. was it is the medical, okay. patient by what they should do, they should do the best to not thought a good sabrina's, but it's what they do is just a month to clear off the civilians because the most part is also not that is enough easy targets for reserves. so when you go into the 3 and attention the target, this throw it in thought of looks on apartments and buildings. knowing that you have safina is that with your sophisticated weapons, that's the water that it could. i'm, you can combine, we'll just have a fairly brief

the six votes the us received were from the pacific islands of fiji, tongo, the marshall islands, micronesia, a result notable for demonstrating limited direct support for a major superpower, with even france, spain and the uk refusing to join usa. but in the first days after the tragedy of october 7, the european leaders of verenitsa rushed to israel, where they essentially repeated washington’s theses. ursula vonderleen stated that israel's response does not understand its right to self-defense. europe is on israel's side. and emmanuel macron, during his visit, even supported netanyahu’s thesis that terrorist isis and hamas are absolutely. our priorities are your priorities. i want to tell you one simple thing: you are not alone. but by the time of voting at the general assembly , there was a french post. jordan on behalf of the arab groups, because nothing justifies the suffering of civilians. at first, germany also had no doubt about its unconditional support for the united states and israel. chancellor olaf scholz wore a kippah at the opening of the synagogue and made a solidarity visit

but it has been changed a band on sea food products from areas around china, russia and some pacific island nations have criticized the move. beijing has banned all sea food from japan, and moscow has said it may do the same, but you're going to always just was to girls assumption they have to guess originally to speak to you that concerns remain palm and felt properly respond to these issues and guarantee the absence of threats, including the long term one on in july the u. n. nuclear watch dog said the release of treated waste water was safe. but that hasn't been enough to allow a safety concerns for some florence louis algebra. so or the nobel prize in literature has been awarded to norwegian also june foster. the laureates work includes fiction, non fiction, poetry plays, and stories for children. his work was prized by the nobel committee for giving voice to the unstable pull race, isn't stockholm, and told us how the announcements was received. i think it's fair to say, guess didn't go up here in stock time when the name was announced. i think many people were expecting maybe it was m

where he's going to meet with chinese president xi jinping and the premier, he will attend the pacific islandsre returning to the u.s. for the apec summit in san francisco. shery: the world's biggest maker of apple iphones is under investigation in china. taiwan's hon hai precision known as foxconn says it will collaborate with chinese authorities on the unspecified probes. let's bring in our chief north asia correspondent stephen engle in hong kong. what do we know about the nature of these investigations? stephen: coming from hon hai precision is simply they are going to cooperate with these investigations for unspecified reasons. these investigations have been launched, however state median china in particular the global times newspaper has indicated citing unofficial or unnamed officials saying that foxconn is under investigation by tax authorities at their affiliates. and also by the natural resource officials for potentially illegal land use in its facilities both in hubei and elsewhere. i circle this province smack in the middle of china along the rail -- yellow river, it's the capital

he will attend the pacific island forum before returning to the u.s.or the apec summit in san francisco. argentina's presidential election heading for a runoff in november between the economy minister and the libertarian outsider. defied expectations to snatch the lead. the establishment pro business candidate is said to finish third. the runoff was the scenario investors feared the most because it prolongs argentina's economic uncertainty. rishaad: you can get more on your bloomberg on all of this. tliv to get commentary analysis from our team of expert editors. there is much more ahead. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ explore endless design possibilities. to find your personal style. endless hardie® siding colors. textures and styles. it's possible. with james hardie™. rishaad: let's have a look at the price action in the commodities complex. already at the moment. looking at the oil price. seeing it on the way down. tracking some of the losses in wider equity markets. israel holding off from a ground invasion of gaza. is happening among diplomatic effor

. >> affirming the asian american pacific islanders.t register and honoring the path for future generations about celebrating culture. >> may is asian american & pacific islander heritage month empowering the leaders up in the administrator's office and about my daughter if helps the future of the apa heritage and friends and family. >> about family. >> we're honoring the irldz that came before us and findings your roots and about culture insuring about the asian-american journey and all we're achieved and celebrate asian-american it means embarrassing the differences. it is about imaging. >> it is about representing as public servant in san francisco. >> about recommending the philippine generations and about how memory came for us less celebrate may is asian american & pacific islander heritage month and writing our own history for the future. >> may is asian american & pacific islander heritage >> ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ it looks at good and tastes good and it is good in my mouth pretty amazing. >> ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ i am the executiv

and on the other is real, the us a few european hours in a few sinking soft pacific islands, which want this term campaign to continue until israel has fulfilled its luck, lost and feels that has exacted enough revenge on the palestinians in terms of the rapidly escalating body counts um to call this to and then moving rabbani really good to get your thoughts and your analysis. thank you very much indeed for talking to us move in. thank you. thank you. let's come here and i'll just share, including from yemen to jordan, london, to istanbul. thousands are protesting across the world in support of the punishment . it's more than that to stay with the there's a headlines for the america is nice to have the along and right off the bat. let's talk about this cooking up in the eastern pacific, off the coast of guatemala. it could turn into a tropical storm or hurricane, so we're going to keep tabs on that over the next little bit. now for south america from columbia ecuador right through the pay ruby and andy's into eastern paraguay in the southeast of brazil, got a pretty intense line of sho

asian pacific islander woman in a leadership position, that i am in this job. and even ringing the bell for the kids in the neighborhood, they see me, they cs, they see my crew and it is huge. that lightbulbs can go off for them as well like it went on for me. it truly is important to me to be part of an organization that supports diversity and representation. being in a job where we serve the community is really important that we represent the community. i think visibility, representation is key to opening doors for others, other people of color, other women, other people in the asian pacific islander community and say, hey,, that could be need too. i could be here serving the community and being a firefighter. [♪♪♪] >> my name is holly doudiet. h2 firefighter with the san franciscowired. what inspired me to be a firefighter was in 2008 i graduated college . the recession had happened so there weren't any jobs. i was having troublefinding a job. and i was kind of looking around . my dad was a firefighter and i thought what a great career he had. so i asked my

you will| surely also be acutely aware of the that china is playing among some of the pacific island but china has had an increasingly important role as well. how will he try to balance that relationship? t balance that relationship? i think what we've seen in balance that relationship? t think what we've seen in recent years as a range of geopolitical dispute, disrupting the bilateral relationship between china and australia. taiwan, freedom of navigation on the south china sea, the origins of covid, and also china's growing ambitions in the pacific region, as you say. this is a region that australia and new zealand have traditionally considered their spheres of influence. china's influences rising in the region, so it isjust one of a number of issues that australia has to manage. and of course, anthony albanese, the prime minister, is of the view that if you can negotiate and have a good relationship with china then he will understand better what china's ambitions in the region are. but safe to say i think australia has been quite worried about what china is eyeing in terms of oppo

nations has improved, but it is important they continue to really invest and try to help the pacific islandereams there are incredible athletes there. the likes of japan, obviously not this world cup w, but the previous two world cups. fiji was close to making the semifinal. portugal against fiji. great stories in there i think it is improving, but terms of making rugby a global game, we need to continue to invest and grow the game in develop it is a focus. >> let's talk about the reason to write that book >> i'm reluctant to talk about how to win 24 hours before the final. i'm close to rugby and i transition out of the game and there are challenges for athletes close to retirement i want to be vulnerable and discuss the difficulties of repurposing my life and the direction i was moving for life after rugby. i was obsess ed about winning ad social impact and helping people i used that format of the book to share those experiences. >> what is your score line prediction what margin? >> obviously all blacks. 24-18. >> that's a six-point margin i'm five-point margin the other way. dan, i apprecia

england lost to the pacific islanders for the first time in august.ortunity to put a few things right, because obviously that fiji game was shocking, to say the least. we will make sure we take our lessons from that and be a better team this week. i5 lessons from that and be a better team this week.— lessons from that and be a better team this week. is that you can game on our team this week. is that you can game on your mind. — team this week. is that you can game on your mind, from _ team this week. is that you can game on your mind, from august? - team this week. is that you can game on your mind, from august? yes, - team this week. is that you can game on your mind, from august? yes, it l on your mind, from august? yes, it is. it on your mind, from august? yes, it is- it would — on your mind, from august? yes, it is- it would be _ on your mind, from august? yes, it is. it would be wrong _ on your mind, from august? yes, it is. it would be wrong of— on your mind, from august? yes, it is. it would be wrong of us - on your mind, from august? yes, it

falling into the arms of the united states this is south korea, japan, philippines, australia, the pacific islandsnot an island obviously but moving closer to the united states. the reason all that is happening is because of china's aggression and the people that reset the table it is not the united states aggression they built the islands in the south china sea and claim the south china sea is their own and their intimidation of taiwan and japan and vietnam. all of that. that has changed in the senate. and resend it in the aggression of allies. that is why the nation even the pacific region. he is the cause of it, i don't think we talk very frankly to him about what is happening and how his aggression it is his aggression that is change the security relationship and in the pacific and his threat of war he has talked about it time and time again and he told his military to be ready by 2027 and if taiwan does not voluntarily reunify his word then they will have to take it by force. that is pretty serious aggression by the chinese leader. i hope we have that kind of discussion with him. maria: i thi

hundreds of thousands of asian and pacific island immigrants who crossed the pacific ocean were oftenel island immigration station, known as the ellis island of the west. it's so important to really preserve history, to understand that angel island has this historic significance, just as ellis island is part of our nation's history. angel island is. but really, that story hasn't been told. in fact, i didn't really learn about angel island until i went to uc berkeley. it's not taught in our history books from k through 12. but the hope is now that we have an ethnic studies requirement, now that people are learning more about asian-american history, growing up in california that many more students will learn about angel island. the two cottages are scheduled to be renovated by the year 2026. california state parks say they hope the cottages will attract more visitors and help them learn about the island's history. 858 california is now home to seven new millionaires thanks to scratchers from the state lottery, one of the big payday tickets was purchased in the bay area in the california

we're also investing in sustainable infrastructure in the pacific islands including a sub sea communication cable that boosts connectivity in the region. and we're modernizing funding for small and medium-size businesses in the pacific to help clean. and finally, the alliance between australia and the united states is an anchor to peace and prosperity in the indo-pacific and quite frankly around the world. we see this through our work and the quad partners, india and japan to ensure the indo-pacific remains free, open, prosperous and secure. i also see it where together with the united kingdom, we're making generational investments. last week i sent congress a bubble request to commitments to boost our submarine production and maintenance capacity here in the united states. i want to thank you, mr. prime minister, for the historic investments australia has made to strengthen the submarine industry base as well. democrats and republican alike understand what this brings to our nations and i urge congress to pass our legislation this year. we also see the strength of our alliance in our unwav