continuing with the asia-pacific theme, could you identify key american interests in the asia-pacific as it is today, and how american naval power might be deployed to address those interests. and within that rubric, specifically the south china sea. >> i think i just mentioned some of the key american interests, not only in the western pacific, the south china sea, but everywhere, which is free movement of ships and goods, free -- freedom of navigation. the straits of malaca and 40% of the world's trade goes through those straits annually. we for the good of the economy not only of north america, but for the world need to make sure that those -- those sea-lanes remain open, that they remain free from piracy or any other sort of things that might block them. we are going to -- as i said, have had a persistent presence. we have a carrier homeported in japan. we have an amphibious ready group in southern japan. we have marines and air assets. i think you'll see in the future our newest ships being deployed to singapore. you'll see other assets being deployed for lift for our marines whi

and we distribute throughout the asia-pacific region, and that covers all the way from korea to indiadown to australia. narrator: the company needed a centralocation, but that alone wouldoteenough t. a mber of cities could claim toe cad near the center of the thriving asian region. in the end, hewlett-packard chose the tiny island statsingap. soin: one of the main reasons we are in singapore is because of the infrastructure. singapore is very centrally located in asia. in addition, we have very good air, sea, rail and port facilities that allow us to bring things in and take things out very quickly and very efficiently. narrator: singapore has the largest container-handling seaport in the world-- number one in sheer tonnage moved and second only to hong kong in container traffic. singapore's location on the strait of malacca puts it on one of the most important transport routes in the world. woman: singapore sits right at the tip of the peninsula of malaysia. it's kind of in between the south china sea as well as the indian ocean. a lot of ships that want to go from the pacific ocean

. >>> officials have a warning for residents on the pacific coast. they say a tsunami could overwhelm sea walls at half of the major ports if another strong earthquake occurs offshore. scientists conducted simulations for tsunami after the one last march destroyed sea walls at many ports. they estimate the damage following an earthquake in tokyo with maximum magnitude of 8.4 or one in southern and central of 8.9. it shows the sea wall at kochi port would be hit by a 12 meter high tsunami. the wall at hidaka, about 6 meters high, would face a 10 meter wave. the findings show that a 5 meter sea wall at one port in western japan would be hit by tsunami 12 meters high. the 6 meter wall at another port in the region would face a 10 meter wave. the ministry plans to reinforce the existing barriers to reduce possible impact of bigger tsunami. one of the major headaches for the japanese government has been how to deal with vast amount of debris from last year's disaster. prime minister yoshihiko noda planned to give financial support to those accepting the bu

that to 60% in the pacific. in terms of our allies, we like to keep doing what we're doing and things like surveys and antisubmarine capabilities, and isaiah, the myriad of ways to overcome the tyranny of distance in the pacific. canada participate in impact and have every single time around that the pacific exercise that that has been -- that is the largest maritime exercise of the world. canada is one of only two countries that has been there every single time the impact is happening. to be interoperable with us, to cry static with our ships and our submarines to cry static with our aircraft in terms of training, in terms of doubt dream, in terms of operations and how we do it, if i could wave my magic wand, i think i'd be pretty much where we are today, which is closely cooperative, which is make sure that we do exercise together. making sure that our platforms are compatible. making sure that both leadership officers, but also our total force knows how each other operates via common education, common training

the second section could fall into the pacific ocean some 130 kilometers off the philippines. >> we hope that the launch will not result in uncertainty and instability for the region and it is also our hope that the six-party talks can be convened so that the interest of all concerned can be addressed. >> the department of foreign affairs has reportedly instructed the philippine embassy in beijing on monday to convey its concerns to the north korean government. >>> the united states has shown the media key equipment for its annual joint military exercise with south korea. the drill already underway aims to enhance the ability in ground battles. nhk world's fumitaka sato has more from seoul. >> reporter: the u.s. forces on tuesday allowed media to observe the transportation of stryker armored vehicles. 36 units of the vehicle arrived at the southern port city of bhusan from hawaii. they will be sent to a u.s. base in south korea to take part in shooting exercises. >> the strykers being introduced in the korean peninsula for the first time. again, it speaks volume to our resolve and our pa

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war ii, some 16 million american soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines served in both europe and the pacific. of those, some 400,000 never returned. we are privileged today to have three veterans with us. join me again in welcoming them. >>> the format of today's panel, we will have approximately 30 minutes where i will ask questions to the panel and we'll turn it over to the audience toward the end. first question i'll ask to each one of the gentlemen. we'll start with mr. yellin and finally mr. wood. what was the greatest leadership challenge you personally faced during world war ii? >> i was 17 on pearl harbor day, turned 18 on february 15th, 1942. and my whole military career, there was but one purpose, purity of purpose, serve my country. and the four years i served were probably the best years of my life because the pure purpose of my life was to kill my enemy. and that is what i did, what i trained to do, that's what i did. does that answer your question, bob? >> well, i have the privilege -- excuse me. of serving my country during world war ii, flying a b-17. the b-17 that i flew bom

relationships in the asia-pacific region and engaging with islamic parties. she's introduced by cheryl mills. this event is about 30 minutes. >> you great. >> well, thank you all very much and welcome to the globaliewere excited to have almost every ambassador and certainly all of our leaders from state and usid here today for the conference. i want to give a brief overview before i turn it over to the secretary, and hopefully, today, you will find that all of the things, all of your questions will be answered and all of the things you've wondered about you will no longer wonder about. just to remind everybody, we are going to start out by having the secretary open the conference and she is going to speak about our priorities for the remainder of this year and going forward. and then we is also have our deputies bill and tom join to us actually expand on specific priorities in their remarks. then i will take a few minutes to talk to us a little bit about where we are on the qddr and what the next steps are. we've been very focused on the practical aspects of a

as we rebalance and realign our presence in the asia pacific, it is important we not only get strategy right, but also get sustainability right. this is particularly true for the marine corps. with respect to the relialignme to the marines on okinawa, we present goals to the u.s. military posture in the region and accounting for the physical and diplomatic realities together with the sustainability with the long-term realities. last year, they announced they intend to amend the plan. including the de-linking of the marines off okinawa and the replacement facility and adjusting the unit composition and the number of marines that wi as the details of the changes are finalized, it is important that any changes be jointlywith japan with the goal of achieving a more viable and sustainable u.s. presence in japan and on guam. as we discussed the budget issues here at home, our thoughts we all deeply regret the tragic loss of civilian life in afghanistan, apparently caused by one of our soldiers last week. the investigation into the incident needs to go forward expeditiously and transparently

you can see it blowing in here off the pacific. only the i hooest of elevations up here in the northern cascades are getting snow. it looks like the olympics are getting snow, too. i-5, a rainy forecast. the heaviest rain over the last 24 hours has been right where we thought it would be, northern california, southern oregon. it's become parallel to the coastline. that's continuing to bring the pacific moisture right onshore. high pressure to the south, the low pressure to the north acts as a funnel, bringing that moisture from west to east. that's why we have the flood watches up there. we saw really strong, gusty winds yesterday. today's forecast, we continue with temperatures to the north, not that bad. it's a mild pacific air mass. that's why the snow levels are pretty high. the showery weather continues today. it looks like another storm moving in over the weekend. looking nice this week. you're the exception to the rule. >>> weekend forecast coming up. won't like it but i'll give it to you. >> it will be the weekend. let's loo

and he came up to san francisco to work on the pan pacific exploration exploration of and any found a home and send info so they worked at the pan pacific exposition for over a year and its many beautiful paintings for the california building at the exposition. >>> were going to see some of those and a bit after the break but basically this is the stations at the san affiliation that's one of the things that we will see and then talking about some paintings that he did for the pan pacific exposition >>> and then of course st. peter and paul beautiful church. we're going to take a short break and will be back with more and this time bring pictures. >>> beginning of the picture of his grandfather hector about aholt how old was he when this picture was taken? >>> it was taken to the end of this life 1949 about the timing was working on his church of saint peter and paul twitter use the traces works and down about two and 50 of them. >>> identified about to end the to include the ones lost 70 years. >>> this is george director of communications public policy for the archdiocese and we wel

the end was inevitable and finally it came, first in europe, then quickly in the pacific. e second conflict to bear the name of world war was over. once again, hundreds of thousands came gratefully home. others remained in ground they had bought and paid for with the ultimate currency of life itself. unlike the doughboy of world war i, the serviceman returning from europe or the pacific was not so quick to believe that the conflict just ended had ended war for all time. but he did know this, forces which had once again threatened to destroy his way of life had been defeated, and that way of life preserved. and he knew, too, that without him it could not have been done. korea, june, 1950. for the first time the armed aggression was that of a communist enemy. the answer was clear and emphatic. through years of what became stalemate combat, while true stocks wore on, men did what had to be done. constant patrolling, fighting again and again over the same bits of splintered ground day and night. in the end, the point had been made once again, that aggression against free men wo

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the tokyo megalopolis stretches down miles of pacific rim coastline. rkers in tokyo and the surrounding area will continue to rely on the intricate and efficient web of public transit train routes to navigate this ever expanding mega-city. captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org

. >>> experts say a major earthquake and tsunami will hit the pacific coast of central japan. ny people say how the giant wave killed so many in last year's disaster in tohoku and they are determined to avoid the same fate. >> kindergarten children take part in a drill in yaizu, a city on the coast. wearing protective hoods, the young students prepare for a major earthquake. first, they climb to a higher location. then they put on life jackets. a bank in the same prefecture is also depending on the jackets to protect customers and staff. 43 branches of this bank along the prefecture's coast are also taking the same precautions. at an emergency devices exhibition in february, five companies displayed newly developed life jackets. they're specially designed to protect people from tsunamis. pulling the strings or contact with water causes this jacket to inflate. children can attach this gear to their backpack. it helps keep them safe while traveling to or from school. many people at the exhibition took a good look at this device. >> translator: it is hard. >> translator: it is the

as of last check, it was headed to the pacific ocean. this was the third straight day one whale was spotted in the bay. >> and still to come, we're going to show you a cat that can do sign language. we aren't kidding. >> and a new kind of workout is becoming all the rage. it keeps you from doing winded when doing every day chores. >>> and the arrival of the bay area's new high end store. what once was passed is now being crazed. >> beautiful days. we have some major changes coming. winter is coming back. we will talk about that coming up. bottom. the dow is now up >>> today's closing bell marks the three year anniversary since the market hit bottom. the dow is now up 97% since then. still a modest gain for the dow at 14 points. in part due to a good unemployment report. the s and p and nasdaq had minor increases. both are up more than 100% since march of 2009. >>> now to the positive signs on the job front. california's unemployment rate is at its lowest in nearly three years. the jobless rate is at 10.9%. that number is still well above

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and pacific islanders and those with disabilities of california, the president and c.e.o. edia group and commissioner, natasha cowersaw, california commission on asian and pacific islander american affairs, and law partner with the law offices of g.c.r. l.l.p. unfortunately, all three judges were not able to join us tonight to present the awards. but we have three very capable individuals who are proud to make the presentations on their behalf. and now for the presentation of the emerging leadership award, please join me in welcoming supervisor eric marr. [applause] >> thank you. i'm actually not speier mar. -- supervisor mar. but we went to the same high school in sacramento so i'll stand in for him. i'm pleased to announce the finalists and recipients for the emerging leadership award. in the interests of time, we have all of the criteria listed in the award booklet. but it's important for us to recognize and celebrate the next generation of leadership, passion, and commitment to serving the asian pacific community. and it's critical also that we ensure that our voices, o

the search traveled across the pacific after the disaster. ramirez went back to the harbor to see how much work still needs to be done there. >> on a picture perfect day, it looks like nothing bad ever happened at the santa cruz harbor. one year after the tsunami, most of the damage docks are in need of repair and some are so broken up, they are unsafe to occupy. >> there are 23 to rebuild. we have gotten two of them done. >> officials and state and local emergency managers took a walking tour of the harbor to call attention for the continued need for repair. >> this project is extremely important to our local fishery. >> and it can all happen again. 19 boats were sunk in the harbor suffered $17 million in damage when wave after powerful wave rolled into the harbor. peter's happily named sailboat was among the hundreds damaged. >> people were running off the dock and had to lock the dock so people wouldn't be out here. >> santa cruz officials say it's lucky no one got killed. gave out early warnings that the title waves were coming. now a mil

the british preceded the french from the pacific beginning in one thousand fifty two they tested their way into the very restricted. by the u.s.s.r. . with the assistance of the australian and new zealand military. and studied. the results and started the presence of elements of current. trends in the fifty years ago so they're basically saying i have suffered any damage. recently national conference here on disarmament when the daughter of one of the. spycatcher father was too ill to speak and she talked about growing up with that fear of having i tried to fool even in israel and because it effects of radiation from. the nucleus and the sense that. i don't like you. i have three children. and i don't live with these. i was so it was normal and so my so i got to go and sit on the merits and go around so it would appear. so and i said because with so i i'm up as a teacher. and then as i am in my my trust start nuclear. because that's how i understand. crop crane is an external command her now working at sam and security center. back in the one nine hundred seventy s. when i was in n.c.

let me go into a subseven miles into the pacific or fly into space. just go to the beach. >>> this comes to us from whdl seven news in boston. in yar mouth, one potential juror had an excuse to not do his civic duty. that's because jacob is 9 years old. that didn't stop him from getting a smons, his first reaction? what is jury duty? a census worker messed up jac jacob's birthday. jacob also got a summons when he was 2. oops. >>> i'm lynn berry. this is "early today." just your first stop of the day today on your nbc station. >>> well, if you're afraid of heights, consider yourself lucky you don't play for the sydney sin fony orchestra. the trumpet section took to the top of the steel bridge to celebrate its birthday. at over 400 feet above the harbor, members held on tight as morning commuters zipped by underneath. they managed to still play tunes like "chariots of fire" and made it sound great. >>> one fox in canada has nestled into an unlikely new home. instead of the typical underground fox den, the animal has taken to the trees, making a crow's ne

things are very cool in the pacific northwest, below average temperatures. but out towards the east, still looking very warm in washington, d.c., 26 degrees. and oklahoma city, 23. as well as denver reaching up to 23 as well. and you'll be seeing a lot of sunny spells there. all right, heading over to europe now. things are very calm and settled here. so you'll be having a nice weekend for you out here in the vicinities. but a few showers may linger here in italy and then towards western balkans. coastally heavy rain and snow showers which could be heavy at times will be targeting the scandinavian peninsula and then thunderstorm risk could be possible around morocco and portugal in the next couple of days. temperatures are looking very fine. so please do enjoy your weekend. it is going to be warm for you out there, except for moscow, minus 1 degrees for the high. here is the extended forecast. >>> that's our broadcast for this hour on "newsline." we'll be back with more news in half an hour. i'm michio kijima in tokyo. thank you for watching. bye-bye.

right now the latest on live storm tracker two, the low to mid-level clouds in the pacific. a stronger breeze out there, take a look at the bouys offshore. you can see winds out of the northwest, out to 20 miles per hour. and a live look ought there right now. in fact you can see the cloud deck pushing back into the bay. so with that, we cool off today, and the cooler weather continues into sunday, tonight, clouds, fog, drizzle, the light showers earlier. probably in the form of drizzle about two hours ago, a chance of showers as we head into sunday, and this is a significant change, more storms lighting up offshore, we have significant rain to talk about for the upcoming week. overnight lows tomorrow morning, a chance of showers, fairly likely especially up in the north bay, the readings back up, back down to the 40s, santa rosa, 42, san jose, 47 degrees, and sunday, we have that shower chances, especially up in the north bay, a chance he will where, not expecting a lot south of the golden gate bridge. and more storms develop, in fact the storm series setting up for the upco

america was not the only western power to consider the pacific islands far enough from home to use for practicing nuclear war. in one thousand nine hundred sixty six french polynesia out of more meaning the great secret became france's marshall islands for thirty years this earthly paradise showed under nearly two hundred nuclear explosions but more also became ground zero of the anti-nuclear movement. gloria cannot overcome the fact that her country collaborated in the development of the atomic bomb. to regenerate the goals and that french polynesia is proud to be part of what france will become in week that is to say imagine uclear palmer. but to me that is disgusting. and more than hmong was imposed on us don't go off it in the mud in fact she makes us give it to him yeah for we are victims but we are also responsible for what's happening to us and for what might happen if france were to use its nuclear weapons. and i find that on forgivable and. behind this image of paradise lies the secret that surrounds attesting and rips apart the people of french polynesia here economy is depen

another wave of moisture moving from the pacific and sliding through fast. it will bring more on and off rain falls throughout the day today. it has been very impressive over the last couple of days. almost 11 in. of rain in ben lomond. over 7 in. of rain in canfield. almost 3 in. of rain in oakland. only 707 in. in san jose, that is the rain shadow effect that we have been talking about. by the time the clouds make it to san jose there's not much left. >> miles away you have 1 ft. of rain. all that and there is worry about the boardwalk this morning, the san lorenzo river is out of its banks because of more than 9 in. of rain in the mountains. the river is rushing along the edge of the boardwalk this morning. the big concern is water eroding the structure. crews have tried to keep the sand and water out. the sentinel reports flooding has already done thousands of dollars of damage to the park. >> this has been an unusually dry winter in the bay area, especially santa clara valley. less than 4 in. has fallen on san jose since the season began in july. how onl

we just had the admiral in this morning to talk about the pacific. the president came out with this strategy and we're going to put more emphasis in the asia- pacific. but we're not giving them more money. if there is any way to get more money for defense, i will pursue that. >> let's look -- most people would argue they are the key to shaping things in the pacific. the navy is coming down from 313 -- >> 313 is what we say we should be at. we are at 285. they're hoping to be able to stay at 285 over the next five years. we have the smallest maybe we have had since world war i. the degree of power that we can produce now compared to then its magnitude of difference. numbers also account. -- count. there is important in numbers. a ship can only be at one place at a time. >> which ships do you think need to be right -- preserved? do you want to poll the ohio class back? >> we have a subcommittee that will be going for the hearing process that will be getting into those details. i am not prepared to argue for one ship over another. i do know that we are c

in one nine hundred seventy one thank you for basically decides to stop all nuclear testing in the pacific soon greenpeace departs from or they find an ally in new zealand or a follow up from the french testing has been detected on its soil. new zealand five the international court of justice and wins. france is forced to renounce atmosphere testing but there is still another option the era of french underground testing begins it will last more than twenty years to blow a bomb you don't actually need to do any tests once you've configured it recently well from a physicist point of view there is no chance that it won't explode the problem is therefore to figure out exactly what conditions it's going to explode and with how much part which is a ridiculous justification since the purpose of the bombs to kill people women and children so to achieve that goal you don't need to be a perfectionist. i call him uncle so known him since i was little i never knew he worked on more. if i told my superiors i want to be protected why are they protected by inauguration shit with my khaki police uniform s

to come off the pacific. seeing mt. hood and those areas, they're doing great, even into some of the mountains in california. but they're getting the rain. the rain extends into parts of the northern plains, the great lakes but around here, clear skies. that's allowing the cold care to move in. with high pressure just about overhead, just to our west, we've got the northerly wind. that will be just about overhead later today. then the winds will turn toward the south. tonight won't be nearly as chilly. then the attention turns north and west. by tomorrow morning see this line here? that's a cold front from erie, pennsylvania to columbus, ohio in the morning. midday this thing is up to our north and west. it's going to come through with a couple of showers, maybe a thunderstorm or two tomorrow. but out ahead of it with the warmer winds, we're going to see temperatures tomorrow into the 70s as opposed to struggling to get into the upper 50s this afternoon. then we'll coming back down on thursday. 57 today after

>>> a 747 is flying over the pacific when suddenly a cargo door explodes open, sucking nine passengers out of the plane. >> it was a typical, normal, calm, serene situation to absolute pandemonium. >> another 747, another terrifying incident. the pilot struggled to control the plane for 32 minutes, but it's hopeless. >> they faced a condition that no pilot could possibly imagine, which is the airplane is no longer controllable. >> a 737 loses a giant chunk of fuselage mid flight, causing a decompression so powerful it kills a flight attendant. >> i saw what i think was the stewardess's feet as she was being sucked out of the plane. >> a dc-10 rolls on its side and nose dives to the ground. >> the entire engine had physically separated from the aircraft. >> all of these disasters have one thing in common, the physical structure of each plane failed with fatal consequences. what pushed these planes to the breaking point? >>> whenever a plane goes down, it's the tragic aftermath that usually flashes over and over again around the globe. scattered wreckage, tattered clues to what may have

he thinks they can't protect the pacification efforts. what you'll get out of this is a decision once again by the north to go to phase iii. and he wants to launch these coordinated attacks all across south vietnam. now, when he comes up with this plan, what becomes known as the tete offensive. his idea, his push for this offensive becomes what will drive the next element of north vietnamese strategy. the north decides they're going to launch a massive offensive tied with massive uprisings all across south vietnam. they're going to do this at the beginning of the vietnamese new year at tet. they decided that now is the time to do this. they could defeat the u.s. militarily. and they would do this during a u.s. presidential campaign, and this would force the u.s. out of south vietnam. now, mao tse-tung, they talked to mao and the chinese. mao is very supportive of their doing this. and he believed just like ho did that the u.s. would be defeated here and that the u.s. would be forced to withdraw. now, the plan for doing this is pro-pronged.

the pacific tsunami warning center in hawaii says there's no threat there or crossed the pacific. no word yet on any damage or injury. there's no trouble reported at the nuclear facility in northeast japan. the u.s. navy does have ships and other carriers in that area. no word from them on any damage. we are keeping a close eye on the story and we will update our viewers as we get more. >> thanks. our top story, a dead end to the manhunt for a murder suspect in montgomery county. last night police in rockville found the body of philip gilberti in a home on the 800 block of fordham street. that ended a 12-hour search for the man who shot and killed his former girlfriend. >> this happens in kensington where authorities found the body of heather mcguire dead on the roadway at connecticut avenue and knowles avenue. john gonzalez as the latest. >> the 36-year-old mother who had three children with her estranged husband filed for restraining order on saturday. after being shot and killed yesterday morning, if the manhunt ended in his rock hill neighborhood. more than 100 montgomery coun

in the asia pacific region. right there in seoul south korea thank you very much. eric sirota and co-founder of the campaign to end the korean war believes u.s. involvement in military games in the korean peninsula is aimed at spreading its influence in the asia pacific region. they has its eyes on china it has its eyes on maintaining its military superiority in the region you have to remember that south korea is the largest purchaser of conventional weapons from the united states than any other country in the world there's a lot of money involved in this process and there is an eye on china to kind of flex the muscles and show that the u.s. still has hope for a role in the region and we really need to find a way back to the table not see individual acts as a provocation north korea has a right to put a satellite into space as other nations do but unless demilitarized that's a look at the base issues let's look at getting a peace treaty to end the korean war finally and then i think these kinds of issues one aris

we enhance our army and marine corps in the pacific and a strong presence in the middle east. third, for elsewhere in the world, and we have responsibilities elsewhere, we can't ignore europe or latin america or africa. what we have recommended is that we built innovative partnerships and strengthen key alliances and partnerships in those areas. it makes -- the strategy makes clear that even though asia pacific and the middle east represent areas of growing strategic priority, the united states will strengthen its key alliances, nato, the other alliances that we have in the pacific build better partnerships. and one of the recommendations is to develop innovative ways such as rotational deployments using the marines, using the army, using special forces to sustain u.s. presence elsewhere in the world. fourthly, we need to insure that we can confront and defeat aggression from any adversary anywhere, any time. we have to have the capability

rainy in central california into the pacific northwest. >> good morning. and clouds. maybe >>> and that's your latest weather. we want to say hello to jeremy rosado, the first contestant eliminated from "american idol's" top 13. i'm sorry to hear that. you were sent home because of a new rule that you're not sent home by america but by the judges? what's up with that? >> i guess they tested it out for the first time last week. >> on you. >> i was the guinea pig. bottom girl, bottom guy and they decided who to send home. >> what do you think led to the eliminati elimination? >> i'm not sure. i thought the last performance was good, but i'm grateful no matter what. >> jennifer lopez fell in love with you, calling you jer-bear. >> i love her, too. >> are you trying to stay in touch? >> i would love to. that would be awesome. >> jeremy, all the best. >> thank you so much. >> it's a great one for you. ann? >> by the way, we have will farrell in the house. that's coming up right after this. # girl: i want to tell you # about my friend. his name is ben. ben learne

more than one-third of the population is asian-american and pacific islander. you rock. next speaker is no stranger to this event, but within the last few years, he represented mayor newsome at this very celebration. in january of this year, a new chapter was written when the board of supervisors unanimously voted in city administrator edwin lee to be the mayor of san francisco. he was noted as the best candidate for leading the city for work because of his more than 25 years of experience as a leader in city government. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the hon. edwin m. lee, the mayor of san francisco. [applause] mayor lee: thank you. thank you for that wonderful introduction and thank you for being here. it is the seventh annual celebration. sydney already explained our history, what president carter did for us, and what we are doing for ourselves, joining the whole city and region in celebrating asian-pacific portage month. i am so grateful to the board of supervisors for this whole four months of leaving this great city. i will say once again as i have said throug

when the chief of staff visited the pacific theatre on his return from tehran, the offensive was gaining speed. island by island, we were moving in on japan. and in 1944, marshall listened to a firsthand report on the successful operations on the gilbert islands and the planned invasions of the marshalls. marshall conferred with douglas macarthur as they were gearing for the big pacific push that would carry them to the very doorstep of japan. italy had become a slow and painful struggle, the road to rome was a long one, and for marshall and his wife, one of extreme personal anxiety. the tank commander under patton, marshall's stepson had been engaged in the heaviest fighting for weeks. when the americans finally broke through the kinz lines of a stu enemy, the young officer met his end. for marshall, it was a personal tragedy. but the spring of 1944 brought the long-planned invasion of france. marshall accompanied general eisenhower and other high-ranking officers ashore for an inspection of the american positions on the normandy beachhead. 15 stars fill this corporal's jeep as admiral