forces in the region, in syria. we had a discussion about the authorization for military force, something general mattis called for last week. i was glad to see that. i am concerned that appointment may lead to an expansive, open-ended commitment. you called it in the evolving campaign that could have long-term consequences, raising substantial and unpredictable risks that have not been fully considered or endorsed by congress as a whole. i am also mindful of the human toll in countries where we are raising a fight against isil, and how mounting human casualties, tragic in and of themselves, can work against our long-term interest in setting the conditions for stability. --ppreciate your redressing addressing it in your opening remarks. but i also appreciate the important work international groups are playing in monitoring civilian casualties. as reported in the washington post yesterday, according to a group you are familiar with, a british monitoring group, the frequency of civilian deaths linked to u.s. strikes in

forces in the region. i'm not so sure that they actually believe we going to use those capabilities. >> i think they have an effect on the north koreans. you saw they had a big artillery exercise this morning. they are reactive to some of what we do. i think the accumulation of it over time could have a numbing effect on the dynamic. does get theirit attention but they've also gotten used to some of these moves. >> you made the point that the us, i think played , forraphrase what you said the last 15 years. as there any prospect of these military exercises changing china's view? >> i think at the chinese became persuaded, convinced that we actually were on the verge of initiating military action against north korea they might behave differently. they might apply greater economic pressure to north korea . i don't think they are convinced of that. they are uncertain. >> i also think it's perceived we are making a big bluff that has serious credibility impacts for our strategy. fleet tog our exercises with aus

sharp's image of the region as a time capsule remains with us today. it is one of the most common tropes through which outsiders continue to view the culture and people of the southern mountains. it is important to address an important aspect of the legacy of sharp's work. in the racial construction of appalachia in the american and indeed british imagination, sharp was obsessed with national cultures and the revival of english folk tradition at home. his rendering of a static, threatened english appalachian culture continues to influence our perception of the mountain south and american rural culture more generally. his appalachia is not a place you could find on the map. you couldn't really even find it on the map in 1916. there are accounts of sharp going into isolated settlements in madison county, encountering a black man on the road and turning away because he thought the town was inhabited by african-americans, so he would not find english ballads. he is not interested in capturing a true depiction of the region and its culture. he is there with

force flowing into the region. in the long-run, i'm not so sure they actually believe we are going to use those capabilities? >> i think they do have an effect on the north koreans certainly. this morning, you saw that they had a big artillery exercise, live artillery exercise. they are reactive to some of what we do. i do think, though, that the accumulation of it over time can have kind of a numbing effect on the dynamics. so they do react. it does get their attention. they have also gotten a little used to some of these moves. >> dr. friedberg, you made the point that the chinese have played us, i think, to paraphrase what you said to quote you at least the last 15 years. is there any prospect of these military exercises changing china's view? >> i think if the chinese became persuaded, convinced that we actually were on the verge of initiating military action against north korea, anyone they might behave differently. they might apply greater economic pressure, for example, to north korea. i don't think they are

so, that's built-in to the dna of the region, if you will. - since the 2003 iraq war which was a key turning point in this sectarian feud because essentially what it did is it overturned. the sunni-led regime of saddam hussein which was viewed as an important sunni check on irani and shia influence in the region. there is the sectarian dimension but a lot of the rivalry is really driven by geopolitical ambitions and rivalries between the saudi and the iranians. - the primary saudi fear was that the united states would essentially seek a broader political accommodation with iran as saudi expands and they saw a whole series of things happening in the region as playing in iran's favor and against their own and the epicenter of this, of course, is syria. they viewed the uprising in syria and the civil war which followed as fundamentally a war with iran over the future of syria. - [narrator] in syria, iran is supporting the government of bashar al-assad by sending malicious to counter-rebel groups including daesh who seek to unseat him. - iran under khomeini set the course for what is hap

there are american troops serving in the region in okinawa and south korea. do think we have to think seriously about the threat that kim jong-un has made. >> after the briefing he received from the trump administration d.phil. president trump's doing all he can do keep safe not only are chips in the region but american allies? >> i encourage in with the steps we are taken to make this china's problem because china really is the single largest supporter of the north korean regime and without the chinese support we won't have a diplomatic effort to reign them in. i think it's appropriate we are taking steps to avoid misunderstandings and miscalculations. i was reassured to hear about the initiative the trump administration is taking to take a closer with our allies so there isn't a misunderstanding in to do the same with china. china is the most vital player in making sure that the world correctly perceive north korea is a dangerous and unstable regime. >> after what you've heard in there today what is your characterization of the threat level now? >> i didn't

use of force can lead to catastrophic consequences to the region. our choice should be in favor of using our diplomatic tools to the maximum extent possible. in the current conditions, ou all parties involved should not take steps that could lead to the escalation of tension. we need to view the settlement in the context of the whole gamut of issues and thus create the conditions to denuclearize. this is impossible without normalizing the political situation without refusing to build up on military infrastructure, without scaling down and without building trust among states in the region. we are convinced there is no alternative to the political settlement of the nuclear issue of the korean peninsula on the basis of the joint statement issued by the participants of the six party talks dated september 19, 2005. the chinese proposal are in the same vein when they talk about suspension forces. these ideas merit serious attention as they could be a starting point for us to get out of the current impasse and renew the negotiating process. these channels o

only then can this council be assured of the peace and security of the region. and only then can the people of north korea have the chance of a better future. thank you. mr. tillerson: i thank his excellency, mr. johnson, for his statement. i now give the floor to his excellency, minister of foreign ffairs for ethiopia. >> thank you, mr. president. mr. president, we thank the u.s. presidency for organizing this high level briefing session on an issue which has serious implications for regional and international peace and security. we express our appreciation to you, mr. secretary, for presiding over this important meeting. we also thank the secretary general for his useful briefing. we are indeed deeply concerned by the extremely tense situation preventing -- presenting in the korean peninsula. no stone should be left unturned to de-escalate the situation. there is a real dange that are it could get out of -- danger that it could get out of hand. this should never be allowed to happen and for the situation to spiral out of control. mr. president, the activities o

i'm alarmed by the risk of military escalation in the region. including by miscalculation or misunderstanding. and i'm particularly concerned by the possibility that efforts to offset the stabilizing activities of dprk could result in an increase of tensions further prohibiting the international community to maintain unity and achieve a peaceful resolution. the onus is on the dprk to comply. the international community must step up its efforts to manage tensions. the absence of communication chams with dprk could be dangerous. armed conflict in northeast asia, which is home to one fifth of the world's people and gross domestic product would have global implications. we need to avoid miscalculation and misunderstanding. we need to act now to prevent conflict and achieve sustainable peace. this means dprk refraining from further testing, complying with relevant security council resolutions and exploring the resumption of dialogue. and this means reopening communication channels, particularly military to military to lower the risk of miscalculation

strategy will ensure stability for the country and the wider region. we call upon all parties, all relevant stakeholders in all member states to take balance actions we call on all parties concerned to refrain from action that could increase the military exhalation and further tensions in the region. >> i think you for your statement. now give the floor to his excellency, the deputy minister of foreign affairs of the russian federation. >> thank you very much. ladies and gentlemen it is without question that what we're living through his most acute and traumatic phases in the situation in the korean peninsula. without exaggeration i could say that peace in the region recently underwent serious test and that the threat of this confrontation will be to face was as high as possible. and it released today the rhetoric coupled with reckless muscle flexing has led to the situation where the whole world said seriously now wondering if there's going to be a war or not. as we well know under the conditions of such tension, one ill thought out or misinterpreted

the rule of law. not only in this region, but all across the world.omorrow, i will speak from the deck of the "u.s.s. ronald reagan" at a japanese naval base. a sign of our unyielding commit to peace and security in the asian pacific. under president trump, the united states will continue to work japan, with all our allies in the region, including south korea, to confront the most ominous threat posed to this part of the world. the regime in north korea. our commitment is unwavering. our resolve could not be stronger. as president trump told prime minister abe at the southern white house, so i say on his behalf today, to all the people of japan, in these challenging times, we are with you. 100%. in the face of provocations across the sea of japan, people of this country should know that we stand with you. in the defense of your security and prosperity. now, and always. now, the united states will continue to work with japan, our allies across the region, and china, to bring economic and diplomatic pressure to bear until north korea abandons its nuclea

it really was the precedent of anti-communism that took over us foreign policy towards the region. - in 1959 with the advent fidel castro, the rules of the game changed because a soviet union did become a supporter and an active participant in our hemisphere. - you can find a lot of very wealthy people who appreciated the role that the united states played during that period. there are a lot of others on the left, younger people and also poorer people that resented that the united states was very much paternalistic and a bully in some cases and really treated these as almost colonies of the united states. (dramatic music) - [narrator] in argentina the political violence of the 1970's would leave a lasting scar. - by the mid 1970's argentina had been in trouble for a while. finally in 1976 the military essentially said we're gonna put an end to this and they led a very dramatic coup. they killed anywhere between 10,000 and 30,000 suspected leftists, including many people who really had no involvement with the left. these people were drugged, kidnapped, thrown out of helicopters, tortur

president trump has made it clear that the patients of the united states and our allies in this regionas run out and we want to see change. we want to see north korea abandon its reckless path of the development of nuclear weapons and its continual use and testing of ballistic missiles is unacceptable. that clearly we hope will be received in north korea. we hope they will understand that the united states of america and the people of south korea and our allies across the region are resolved to achieve our objectives ultimately by whatever means are necessary to protect the interest and security of the people of south korea and bring stability to the region. >> thank you all. please head back.

in an effort to ensure the peace and security of the region in the long-term. translator: [speaking japanese] vice president pence: we appreciate the challenging times in which the people of japan live, with increasing provocations from across the sea of japan and as the president himself would say if he was here, let me be clear. to you mr. prime minister and all of the people of japan, we are with you 100%. [speaking japanese] vice president pence: as i made clear on behalf of the president in my recent visit to south korea in the area of strategic tensions. while all options are on the table, president trump is withmined to work closely japan, with south korea, with all of our allies in the region and the challenges to achieve a peaceful resolution in the korean peninsula. translator: [speaking japanese] vice president pence: we seek peace always as a country, as does japan. peace comes slowly. we will stand with japan and with our allies to bring peace and security to this region. translator: [speaking japanese] vice president pence: in addition to our secu

it is the core conflict for a lot of us in the region. president understands the nuances and challenges. i think he has the courage and dedication to be able to do it. >> james: comments from president trump and jordan's king abdullah in the rose garden today about the interest and aptitude of the man who authored "the art of the deal" tackling what many regard as one of the toughest, most elusive deal. the israeli-palestinian conflict. in his interview with the egyptian president abdel fattah al-sisi, bret baier raised this subject. >> do you think the long aspired to goal of some kind of deal can happen? >> it's a good opportunity to resolve it, even given the conditions we are living at the current times. we are prepared, as arab countries, that there will be forces to maintain the safety and security of the israeli and palestinian citizens. i can imagine a european country or even the united states would hesitate with forces to achieve it. for us in egypt, we are doing a lot of effort with the second and third generation, holding a lot

the region.ver high pressure weekend as persist into week and late in the will return late in the week and persist into next weekend as high pressure builds over the region. ( marty ) with more rain on the way, people in pacifica are worried this morning after yet another cliff collapsed.... neighbors say they understand the erosion but they don't think the city is doing enough to slow the process. kron four's lydia pantazes reports neighbors dont think the city is doing enough to slow erosion. it's an eerie reminder of the eroding coastline in pacifica...."i noticed the caution tape and i immediately came over and took a look."a reminder that makes gwen urie who lives just across from the area... a little nervous."this has obviously been kind of a long slow process but to see the pathway go down was a little scary."neighbors say the cliff collapsed at around 1pm on saturday.... people we spoke with say there was at least four feet of coastline in front of this bench that is now gone. erin long-s

that is something we have been conveying to how life partners in the region and to china in our discussions with them, so that will be a central part of the message. reporter: which countries are not 100%? mark: i will not name and shame. reporter: why not? mark: we have talked about this before, china has unique leverage when it comes to north sorea, and frankly china' influence is outsized in the if they fully implement, and we have seen them take additional steps, the sanctions they can apply the pressure that will make pyongyang take notice. reporter: are there other countries other than china not doing -- mark: i will leave it where i left it come all countries are obliged to -- it seems to have worked. you talk about naming and shaming. it seems to has worked. you just said they have taken additional actions. that is something we are pursuing through our private diplomatic conversations. reporter: i don't understand why china gets named and shamed and no one else does. mark: i would say china plays a significant influential role in that regard. reporter: after the meetings today at th

we support the united states response to that shocking crime. in our region, we have spent a lot of time this morning talking about the threat from north korea. this reckless and dangerous regime puts the peace, stability, and prosperity of our region at risk. we endorse and indeed have echoed the calls to china to step up and take responsibility, because china has a leverage and inability to influence north korea -- leverage and an ability to influence north korea above all others. week, theearlier this eyes of the world are on beijing, and we seek leadership from china to join the leadership shown by the united australia, and other nations around the world committed to peace. we all: china to make that stronger commitment to ensure on china toll call make that stronger commitment to ensure that north korea is kept in check. we are honored by the united region commitment to our which has underpinned our prosperity over the past 40 years. we would not have seen the extra ordinary lifting out of poverty of billions of people in our region had it not been for t

returned from the region to hawaii. i believe that these send the right signal to others t that te united states remains steadfast in our placing in the pacific region as the most important region for america's future. it would demonstrate that we do value what is happening in asia pacific even though the terms may be outright remains focused on the nation. >> i appreciate your leadership through your long tenure but always bringing through the challenges as well as the opportunities that we face in the region. thank you. >> thank you mr. chairman for your service to the country and your helpful answers today. i wanted to follow-up first folt about the questions on the treaty to see if you could elaborate on the extent to which it is now prohibiting the united states only binding us in many ways if the russians are violating it and if the chinese are moving ahead is a production of weapons that he can't produce under that treaty. >> the treaty doesn't affect the weapons development or any others with the exception of our

proliferation acss the region. it is our cooperation to defend against the ballistic missile threat. i congratulate israel on the highly successful the ballistic missile defense systems. both of which achieved initial operating capabilities. with mister lieberman i look forward to accelerating projects. and enclosing our alliance with israel as a is a cornerstone of a larger regional security architecture which includes cooperation with egypt, jordan the kingdom of saudi arabia and our golf partners. my goal is to further strengthen our partnerships in this region in order to deter and defeat threats and ultimately to temper our adversaries designs. i welcome your questions. >> the first question is there. in 2013 you told the security firm that you think the current situation in israel is unsustainable and you warned that the settlement could lead israel to becoming an apartheid state. do you still stand by this position. and we had been hearing contradicting statements from the ministration in recent days about ho

and our allies in the region. can you explain how important it is the recent deployment of the fed system is to the people of south korea? >> yeah. i think it's very important. i mean, this system is -- is a defensive system that will help protect south korea from missile attacks from north korea. it is purely defensive system. it's aimed north, not east. or not west, rather. it is -- it poses no threat to china, and it's designed to protect our korean allies and our american service men and women and their families and businessmen and others who live and work in korea. >> and i want you to be aware that congress voted two weeks ago, 398 to 3 bipartisan, obviously, to support the fed deployment and your service and back you up. and so you've got obviously an incredible bipartisan support here in congress. as north korea continues to develop and test ballistic missile technology, can you explain who is supporting these activities with resources, specifically as their iranian collaboration? >> sir, i don't know if th

foreign policy in asia including the obama administration's pivot to the region. this is an hour. well, good afternoon. thank you so much. thank you for the overly generous introduction. i have to say i'm very please that had you mentioned my book ally versus ally, still available on amazon. [laughter] >> i should warn you that one reviewer said that it's the kind of book that once put down it's very hard to pick up again. >> i also do want to thank both of you, though, in all seriousness for the superb stewardship of this conference. i understand it's been basically been a year in the making and that's extraordinary and even more extraordinary the work that it's produced, some of it which i have had a chance to see in a world with uncertainty, there are a few more important tasks right now than giving a platform to the next generation of scholars and policymakers, after all, who is going to help us get it right. we are looking to all of you and the work that you're doing could not be more valuable, could not be more timely. so i want to say a special welcome and a special thanks t

we'll have live reports from the region, including pyongyang. >>> and reaction to that failed missile launch from major powers with a great deal at stake on the korean peninsula. >>> >>>s >>> also, we'll go live to turkey where voters vote on a new constitution. >>> welcome to our viewers around the world. i'm ivan watson in hong kong. >> i'm george howell in tat cnn headquarters in atlanta. >> and i'm natalie allen. >>> let's start the program. u.s. vice president mike pence arrived in south korea a short time ago. his plane landed in seoul just hours after the latest provocation from pyongyang, north korea. early sunday, the regime of kim jong-un tried but failed to test another missile. south korean officials say the launch attempt was made from the port city of sinpo on the east coast. a u.s. official says the land-based rocket malfunctioned almost immediately and exploded. cnn correspondents are covering these developments all across asia. alexandra field is live in seoul. matt rivers is in beijing. and will ripley is one of the few western journalists in north korea right now. w

and see cells pop up through the region. we're seeing showers and thunderstorms for both commutes at this point. this is a look at 7:00 a.m. where we see the thunderstorms blossoming exiting the coastline. tomorrow we turn cloudy and temperatures hold at 66 degrees. still looks like we'll see late showers saturday into sunday. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, 73 for the high, some areas staying in the 60s. scattered showers around. tomorrow turning cloudy quickly. 66 degrees for the high. it stills looks like we see showers saturday night into sunday. a lot of models say the rain will be suppressed to the south. we may see sunshine at the end of the day on sunday, 63 for the high, that's a change in the forecast we've been noticing over the past 24 hours. looks like the rain comes back late sunday into monday, monday mostly cloudy and 61. tuesday, breezy and cool, 72, the temperature organ wednesday, nice and warm, 75 degrees sun returning, thursday, big day nfl draft, penn relays, 77 for the high turning warmer.

the challenges we face are many and not exclusive to my region as i mentioned. ey're global and particularly the threats to global security. terrorism has no borders, no nationality, no religion and therefore joint action with a holistic approach is crucial. i'm very delighted that you have the vision to move in that direction and i think that the world will be in a very good place as we move with all these challenges ahead. no doubt with all the challenges we face in the world, the role of the u.s. is key to all the issues that we have around the world. but it's not just the fact that we should expect united states to do all the heavy lifting. the heavy lifting is done by us in the international community to support the united states in being able to translate that vision into the right direction so there's a lot of responsibility for all of us in the international community to support the president, the administration and the american people to bring brighter days to all of us. we are very encouraged with the president's determination to support arab and muslim

therefore, i call on containing the regional differences and the regional conflicts because these are one of the main reasons to seeing these groups rise in syria and libya and other places where these groups are arising because of all that. we welcome all the support that is offered to iraq and thank everyone who supports in the global coalition that supports iraq. this coalition proved that we can fight together terrorism. we all have common interests. iraq is not begging for support and is not asking for support from a position of weakness, but we all are asking for it all together all in the same boat, all on the same ship facing this terrorism and we fight side-by-side on the ground and we benefit from all the logistical support and all the air support that is being given to us and to our forces as we move forward to the next phase to protect our boarders and rebuild our countries -- our country. we have the mean to deal with that. we are working with the components of iraq. i can't pretend we have resolved our issues, but these problems go back to many years in the past when reg

earnings getting these across the region. estimates,g first-quarter net. what is your sense of the earnings season right now? >> the earnings season is a bit of a challenge. we are clearly very encouraged by the long-term structural growth prospect that the region is enhancing. in the medium and short term, we see some pressure is coming throughout this levy gets .emoved we see some short-term on headwind early's -- headwind area clearly valuations have now become more reflective of that slower growth environment. so we are finding value selectively. >> are banks something you >> we think so. highly capitalized vis-a-vis other parts of the emerging complex. pressurenow much less given the repayments the government is making in the contracting sector. as being highly leveraged to an interest rate environment. specific very opportunities and banks we are buying. deal is theof a big frontier market index to investors right now? massivees have become and it is transformative in terms of bringing equity markets. the emerging market index has been tracked by over

it is the core skon conflict for a lot of us in the region. the president knows this. he has his intinchts in the right place had the the air robz rabs are prepared to did whatever they can to bring the israelis and palestinians together under the leadership the president. >> thank you. john yang. >> thank you mr. president. i'd like to follow up on julie's question, pressed you a little more on syria. how will you distinguish your policy and your as on syria from the inaction that you criticized of the previous administration? you say it's now your responsibility. what shouldaway see or what should we look for that would be different? and your majesty, i'd like to ask you what gives thank you is now your second meeting with the president, what gives the optimism that mr. trump will succeed in the israeli palestinian conflict where so many others have failed before him to be a broker for peace? >> i like to think of myself as a very flexible person. i don't have to have one specific way and if the world changes i go the same way. i don't change. well, i do change. and

allies in the region. what remains to be seen, of course, is the reaction. there was the suggestion by kelly o'donnell and others who were closer to the president in suggesting that there probably won't be much of a reaction, that there will be a hesitation to give kim jong-un the sort of platform that he's looking for and the attention that he wants. in speaking with south korean observers, there's the sense that having been to the brink and back before that this is just the game that north korea tends to play, that it's less military brinkmanship than it is a political gain so kim jong-un may be sending his own message in saying that he wants to talk. >> there in seoul, south korea, about 10:07 a.m. on a sunday easter morning with the latest, with reaction coming from south korea, but also from the regions, areas, countries that are aligned with the united states, this after a north korea missile launch. >>> i want to bring in andrea mitchell, chief foreign affairs correspondent. when we spoke last hour, we did not have that statement yet from the defense

russia says the strikes could have very serious consequences in the region. d the un calls for restraint. but the allies of america offers support. in other news, four people have been killed and many injured as a lorry ploughs into shoppers in the swedish capital, stockholm. you could actually see bodies lying on the street and the police covering them with orange blankets. welcome to the programme. the united states has refused to rule out further military action against the syrian government. that is after washington fired missiles at an air base from which it believes bashar al—assad's forces launched a chemical weapons attack. at an emergency meeting of the un security council, the american ambassador, nikki haley, said stopping the use of chemical weapons was a vital national security interest. paramilitary destroyed the airfield from which the chemical strike this week took place. —— our military. we we re week took place. —— our military. we were justified in week took place. —— our military. we werejustified in doing week took place. —— our military.

the last u.s. action in syria. it was very strong and a new message to this region. sec. mattis: the bottom line, there can be no doubt in the international community's mind that syria has retained chemical weapons in violation of its agreement. removedment that it had them all. the amount of it, i do not want to get into it right now. we do not reveal some of that detail because we do not want to reveal how we are finding out. i can say authoritatively, they have retained some. it is a violation of the united nations security council resolutions and it will have to be taken up diplomatically and they would be ill advised to try to use any again. we made that clear with our strike. i believe it at that. they had dispersed their aircraft, no doubt. they had dispersed their aircraft in recent days. mr. defense secretary, what is your opinion on the iranian nuclear deal and the agreement to which you have objected in the past? institute changes that israel is demanding question are -- is demanding? will the transfer of the u.s. lead toto jerusalem escalations? why has the pro

miller, who talk about the other part of this region. reiteratedo open by that by reiterating everyone's thanks and including the everyone including the in it. paper doesn that my not place reagan as the center. interested in the question of narratives around trade in american politics, and especially narratives that claim free trade of american decline. that was the mindset in which i was writing this paper. and my connection to fritz's paper, yesterday you talked andt's -- about extensive info foreign money. the japanese were some of the biggest buyers of u.s. debt and moved over to investing in u.s. companies and properties. most prominent being columbia pictures, the purchase of rockefeller center. i want to focus on trade rather than investment in my paper. i want to mention that japanese investment and purchase of u.s. debt is another key element. in 1981, the editorial page of the new york times published an unusual plea. please return the favor, occupy us. the author claimed that the united states needs renewal, a new beginning in

and across the rest of region, feeling like the summertime rather than spring, that's for sure. trenton came in 86. the atlantic city area was the warm spot across the region, came in at 88. 86 was the high in reading. we were warm, poconos to the shore, great day if you could be outside. temperatures currently still extremely warm still we have above average. 78 degrees. northwesterly wind is the indication that the cold front officially gone through the metro area but it's very breezy, 17 miles an hour winds continue to pump in what should hopefully be some cooler air for us and that will cool things more tonight, not so much tomorrow but as we get into the rest of the work week, seasonal temperatures out there have not there's the cold front extend south of boston through new york city down towards dc/baltimore but lots of dry air, even though the front is coming through, the dry air is eating away. no real shower chances for us currently. there's a little bit of precipitation we're seeing around doylestown town and back into where is the trenton area, that's kind of the rema

balance in the region. egyptian army will constitute an existential threat to the israelis. the british and french are upset because nasser is supporting north african liberation movements and movements all across the fertile crescent trying to oust the british. what happens is the british, french, and israelis start to recognize they have a common interest against nasser. eisenhower still tilts toward nasser. eisenhower decided in march of 1956 that nasser has been doubledealing, promising he is going to help the united states and the cold war, but never delivers. eisenhower comes to the conclusion that nasser is a blackmailer. he will pocket any concession we get him and demand more. but he still has this image in his head that support for britain and israel is going to alienate the arabs writ large and push them into the arms of the soviet union. in 1956 in july, nasser nationalizes the suez canal company, an anglo-french asset. is extremely exciting to everyone in the arab world. the suez canal company i

on one of my final trips to the region by touched down in hanoi. now as deputy secretary you are not supposed to have favorites but i have to admit that vietnam was one of the places i most like to travel. in many ways the young people there sounds just like their brothers and sisters right here in silicon valley. the exact same energy, the same passion, the same talent, the same curiosity the same occasional frustrations of government for moving so slowly. on that trip i had the privilege of speaking to several hundred students at vietnam national university at talk first by visiting a u.s. official. at the end of the speech i was taking questions and i have to tell you they were smart, they were tough and they were probing one student asked me whether we would maintain our engagement in the next administration. another asked about the future of the wasabi program the network that is now 67,000 strong and connects dynamic young people in vietnam to the united states as important to each other. another question was how the u.s. in vietnam can build

america's interest in the asia-pacific region are deep and enduring. that's why for the past 70 years we have worked with our allies and partners to uphold a rules based order based on the principles of free peoples and free markets, open seas and open skies, and the rule of law and the peaceful resolution of disputes. these ideas have produced unprecedented peace and prosperity in the asia-pacific, but now the challenge to this rules-based order is mounting, and they threaten not just the regions of the asia-pacific but the united states as well. the most immediate threat is a situation on the korean peninsula. kim jong-un's regime has thrown its full weight to deliver nuclear weapons. unfortunately, there regime is making progress. a north korean missile with a nuclear payload capable of striking an american city, is no longer a distant hypothetical but an imminent danger one that , poses a real and rising risk of conflict. indeed as admiral harris said yesterday in testimony before the house north korea already , has the conventional capability to st

, the destruction of it in the region and egypt has a role to play both in terms of egypt itself, of the kind of the three challenges that egypt faces when it comes to islamist terrorism. the challenge of the islamic state itself in egypt. the danger, which is growing, of the activism and the poisonous narrative of the -- of it morphing into direct action, terrorist groups like hasam,

in the region. increasing the maritime security -- to get allies and partners, rotating american personnel into new and more places like northern australia and the philippines. bit 2020, 60% of our navy will be in the asia-pacific, along with many of our most cutting edge assets. finally, the stood up for our values. for the basic rights and freedoms of individuals through the region. in burma historic elects and we helped establish the nation's first nonpartisan, independent organization, for election observation and trained over 11,000 political party members. we also expressed our strong concern about the discrimination and violence experienced by ethnic and religious minorities, including the -- and stressed to that the rule of law must be equally applied to all. i had the opportunity to go to burma on a couple of occasions during this period, and it is one of the most remarkable, challenging transformations anywhere on earth. its incredibly uplifting on one level but we can't lose sight our chal

in some neighborhoods in the region, flood waters reached 6 feet high. ohio got 3 inches and rain and wind gusts up to 40 miles per hour. meteorologist warned how bad the storm would be in southwestern ohio and indiana and northeastern kentucky. >>> our area is seeing rain. >> reporter: not flooding, fortunately. storm tracker 6 live double scan showing you there's a line of precipitation currently going across the center of the region. it's beginning to push farther to the south. if you take a closer look the imagery is breaking a part south of philadelphia. you might have a light sprinkle around the city itself. obviously this is beginning to fall a part and thin out and push south. south is where we'll go next with storm tracker 6 live there's heavier cells coming through millville and atlantic city. cape may might pick up some of that stuff south of smyrna. i'll give you one more look farther south, atlantic city, sea isle and cape may and dover that will hang on to the rain longer. areas south of philadelphia getting out from under fairly quickly. le

you can make a case about peace and security in the region and iraqis said isis in syria is a threat them. so that would be a credible basis. going after president assad is much thinner. and the international defense of thathemical weapons is there is a chemical weapons convention that is being violated by the syrian regime and you have to pin that on humanitarian concerns versus international law. host: at the same time, there have been calls by the members of congress last year since last thursday on a debate in congress on the authorization of military force. whether that should be on the table. is that something trump should pursue? guest: i think you would be wise. the action hee took under his article to authority as commander-in-chief specific threat that he sought to american interests in the region was probably valid and that is based on past president, other presidents have taken that kind of action short of all-out war without going to congress. but i think there is real value in the executive branch going to congress and getting by and having a debate amongst the american

. >> looking outside the warm air is returning to the region today. of you will experience temps in the low 70s. >> all right. heading to the of week. good morning to you thank you for joining us i'm maureen umeh. >> i'm wisdom martin. >> today is wednesday, april 26. erin como talking about the roads and michael thomas though first talking about weather. >> still a couple shouvrmentz maybe patchy drizzle out. there once we get rid of these the warm-up begins. 70s today and maureen is right 80s your way tomorrow, erin. >> 5:01 still track ago serious crash oakmont avenue i'll help you steer clear of that and wet rain on the roads coming through. >> 5:01 is the time now. ft. you're waking up what's happening today a major terrorism response bill take place across the d.c. region. hundreds of volunteer actors and first responders take part in a massive drill to get them ready for a terror attack. emergency medical personnel, police, fire officials along with actors will participate in mock scenarios at six different locations and some are in d.c. and al