u.s. pacific command says it's begun deploying parts of a defense system to south korea. plans to deploy thaad have been in the works senince last year. american admiral harry harris says it is confirmed by what is north korea's c continued provocative actions. it has missiles that could be launched to destroy missiles at high altitude. two components arrived on monday night. beijing is concerned the advanced radar may be used to monitor its military. >> translator: we're resolutely opposed to this deployment and determined to take any steps necessary to protect our own security interests. the united states and south korea will be responsible for any consequences. >> the spokesperson calls the situation around the korean peninsula complicated and sensitive. he said all parties involved should practice row strants and prevent the tension from escalating. and the disagreement is going further than the diplomatic level. people have protested against a major south korean conglomerate. the group provided the land where the missile defense system will be installed. chinese have

u.s. pacific command exploded just seconds after taking off. but it does help north korean scientists gain valuable information as they continue these missile launches at a very aggressive pace. they launched four missiles as you mentioned from that very site four weeks ago. and those landed very close to the japanese coast. china is speaking, foreign ministry, expressing concern here in beijing, saying it's extremely tense and reminds all sides to remain calm and cool-headed here. they're thought blaming north korea, interestingly enough, they say united states plays a role in these provocative actions of north korea because the u.s. continues its joint military exercises with south korean forces. in fact, we have confirmed within the last couple of hours that yesterday a u.s. bomber flew with south korean and japanese fighter jets in south korean airspace, a very short distance from north korean airspace. this is considered a very provocative action by pyongyang. they just put a video simulating if they lieu up a u.s. bomber and aircraft thre

u.s. pacific fleet through the second world war once said, it is the function of the navy to carry the war to the enemy, so that it will not be fought on u.s. soil. true. [applause] president trump: and it was under admiral nimitz's command 75 years ago this june that the navy did just that at the battle of midway. you have all known about the battle of midway, where the sailors of the u.s. navy fought with the bravery that will be remembered throughout the ages. storied bravery throughout the ages. the backbone of the american fleet at midway was three beautiful aircraft carriers, the yorktown, the enterprise, and the hornet. all three were built with american hands right here at the newport news shipyard. [cheers and applause] president trump: at midway america was greatly outnumbered by i mean, a lot. and the fleet was badly damaged, but the heroic deeds changed the course of history. many brave americans died that day and through their sacrifice, they turned the tide of the pacific war. it was a tough tide. it was a big tide. it was a vicious tide. and they turned it. countless other a

u.s. pacific command. they say they continue to monitor very closely for further actions from north korea. it's unclear at this point what type of missile it was or whether there were any u.s. cyber warfare efforts that were involved in sabotaging it. it's just simply impossible to know. what we do know is that the signals stepping up efforts by north korea just a few days ago they had that successful test of aketeediate ballistic missiles. and, of course, last month that first rocket test of the trump presidency. secretary of state rex tillerson is saying at this point all options are on the table. north korea, however, says that it's not intimidated. it released that propaganda video yesterday threatening that there will be fire to come if the u.s. decides to strike. >> we'll see what the options of the united states takes, if any at all. nbc's janice, thank you for that report. >> amid the international turmoil, the white house just announced that president trump will travel to brussels on may 25th for a

u.s. pacific command that this missile exploded just seconds after takeoff.kim jong-un but it still gives them valuable information that they will use for future missile launches. and we do expect them to launch more missiles, probably very soon, as they usually do when united states is engaged in joint military exercises with south korea. china said that's provocative action. they want the united states to stop calling for cool heads in the peninsula. and negotiations put out a couple hours ago in beijing said they're very concerned about the escalating tensions here. which included a flyover of u.s. bombers with the japanese fighter jets. a very short distance from north korean airspace. that flyover happening about the same time that north korea put out say new propaganda video with simulated graphics showing them blowing up a u.s. bomber and also a u.s. aircraft carrier. that's the kind of threat that north korea likes to make. they say they will strike at u.s. forces. provoked. secretary of state rex tillerson now back to the u.s. after his visit to asia

u.s. pacific command. three days ago the north said it tested a new high-powered rocket engine. earlier this month it fired four ballistic missiles that landed in the sea of japan in defiance of u.n. resolutions. it's agreed they're trying to develop a missile that can strike the u.s. >>> tomorrow the house is expected the vote on a bill that overturns much of the affordable care act but the measure is on shaky ground. 23 members say they'll vote no, killing the obama replacement. president trump has engaged in some major arm twisting to try to salvage the bill. hena daniels is here with the details. good morning, hena. >> good morning, anne-marie. the clock is ticking to overhaul obamacare. the bill is set to be taken up today by the house committee for the fourth and final time before the house bring it to the floor for passage tomorrow. >> it really is a crucial vote for the republican party. president trump moujtsed a full press court tuesday, trying to get the replacement for obamacare passed. >> the house bill ends the obamacare nightmare and gives health care decisions ba

u.s. pacific command says it detected the launch from the east coast of north korea and said the missile appears to have exploded within seconds of the launch. officials say the missile was fired from movable launches that potentially could pose a threat to the united states, and this is an important note. last year, north korea test fired eight of those same types of rockets. only one was considered a success in that previous launch. reggie, natasha, back to you. >>> san jose police want to track down two jewelry thieves who grabbed a diamond, stumbled, and then ran. take a look. surveillance video shows them at valley fair mall in december. the man asked to see a diamond, grabbed it. starting to run off but appears to trip and drop the diamond after picking it up off the ground, he and a woman ran for the door. >>> an e-mail scam duped tech employees of a software company on the peninsula into giving out personal tax information. someone posing as the ceo at coupa conned employees in the human resources department into revealing w-2 payroll information, including social security numbers. the s

u.s. pacific fleet through the second world war said it is the function the -- to the enemy so it will notught on u.s. soil. true. [ applause ] >> and it was under his command 75 years ago this june that the navy did just that. at the battle of midway. you have all known about the battle of midway where the sailors of the u.s. navy fought with the bravery that will be remembered throughout the ages. storied bravery. throughout the ages. the backbone of the american fleeted midway was three beautiful aircraft carriers, the yorktown, the enterprise and the hornet. all three were built with american hands right here at the newport news shipyard. [ cheers and applause ] >> at midway, america was greatly outnumbered by -- i mean a lot. and its fleet badly damaged but the heroic deeds changed the course of history. many americans died that day and through their sacrifice they turned the tied of the pacific war. it was a tough tied. it was a big tied. it was a vicious tied and they turned it. countless other americans in that war, some of them parent and grandparents in this room today come home

u.s. pacific fleet through the second world war once said it is the function of the navy to carry the war the enemy so that it will not be fought on u.s. soil. true. and it was under admiral limitz command 75 years ago this june that the navy did just that. at the battle of midway. you've all known about the battle of midway. where the sailors of the u.s. navy fought with the bravery that will be remembered throughout the ages. storied bravery throughout the ages. the back bone of the american fleet at midway was three beautiful aircraft carriers. the york town, the enterprise and the hornet. all three were built with american hands right here at the new port news ship yard. [ applause ] at midway, america was greatly outnumbered by -- i mean, a lot. and its fleet badly damaged, but the heroic deeds changed the course of history. many brave americans died that day. and through their sacrifice, they turned the tide of the pacific war. it was a tough time. it was a big time. it was a vicious tide. and they turned it. countless other americans in that war, some of them parents and grandparen

u.s. pacific fleet through the second world war once said it is the function of the navy to carry the navy to the enemy so it will not be fought on u.s. soil. true. [applause] and it was under admiral nimitz' command, 75 years ago this june, that the navy did just that. at the battle of midway. you've all known about the battle of mid way, where the sailors of the u.s. navy fought with the bravery that will be remembered throughout the ages. storied bravery, throughout the ages. the backbone of the american fleet at midway was three beautiful aircraft carriers. the york town, the enterprise and the hornet. all three were built with american hands right here at the newport news shipyard. [cheers and applause] at midway, america was greatly outnumbered by, i means, a lot. and its fleet badly damaged but the heroic deeds changed the course of history. many brave americans died that day and through their sacrifice, they turned the tide of the pacific war. it was a tough tide. it was a big tide, it was a vicious tide and they turned it. countless other americans in that war, some of them parent

u.s. pacific command and south korean officials say the north korean loss was a dud. the missile they had been tracking, blowing up within seconds. the question now did covert u.s. action cause that failure? overnight a north korean missile exploding moments after launch on north korea's east coast. the latest in a series of escalating actions. actions u.s. officials feel go saber rattling. just last week they fired off four ballistic missiles into the japan. the country's rhetoric also escalating as the u.s. and south korea take part in annual join military exercises. monday a government spokesman calling the nuclear force the treasured sword of justice. most reliable war deterrence to defend the socialist motherland. the comments coming days after secretary of state rex tillerson returned prom the region. north korea is now threatening preemptive action can you say whether you think that's a dangerous escalation, sir? >> no comment today. >> reporter: tillerson talked tough. warning of a possible reemptive military strike. >> let me be very clear. the policy of stra

u.s. pacific command detected the launch on the eastern coast. the launch exploded within seconds. the north korean envoy told reuters that the country will pursue acceleration of its nuclear and missile programs. david martin is at the pentagon with the latest on that. good morning. >> good morning. this latest attempt came after the u.s. intelligence had detected a north korean missile lawn cher on the move in what is increasingly becoming an inten game of hide and seek between north korea and the u.s. they detected it near the eastern city. just seconds after taking off, the rocket exploded in midair. the type of missile fired is still unknown the message sent by pyongyang is clear. north korea will not be stopped by secretary of state tillerson's announcement that a preemptive strike could be on the table. >> north korea must understand the only path to a secure profitable future is to abandon its nuclear weapons, other missiles and weapons of mass destruction. >> it included an overflight by a long-range b1 bomber. but tuesday north korean state media shot back it has the capa

u.s. pacific fleet through the second world war once said, it is the function of the navy to carry the warenemy, so that will not be fought on u.s. soil. true. [ applause ] it was under admiral's command 75 years ago this june that the navy did just that. at the battle of midway, you've all known about the battle of midway, where the sailors of the u.s. navy fought with the bravely that will be remembered throughout the ages. historic bravely throughout the ages. the backbone of the american fleet at midway was three beautiful aircraft carriers, the yorktown, the enterprise, and the hornet. all three were built with american hands right here at the newport news shipyard. [ cheers and applause ] at midway, america was greatly outnumbered by, i mean, a lot. and the fleet badly damaged, but the heroic deeds changed the course of history. many brave americans died that day, and through their sacrifice, they turned the tide of the pacific war. it was a a tough tide. it was a big tide. it was a vicious tide. they turned it. countless other americans in that war, some of them parents and grandpar

u.s. pacific command. this is certainly reassuring but only momentarily.orth korea promised an acceleration of its programs. kim jong-un had two successful launches which showed significant progress toward his goal of a nuclear tip missile capable of reaching the u.s., george. >> martha, we don't know the reason for this failure but there have been recent reports from "new york times" that obama administration in order for cyberwarfare to sabotage the launches from the north korean government. >> there's been numerous failed attempts largely with their mobile missiles and "the new york times" did that extensive that over the last few years the pentagon had stepped up its cyberattacks on the missile program but it is really unclear whether that's the cause of the failures. >> martha raatz, thank you very much. >> george, now to new details about that electronic ban on flights heading to the u.s. from eight countries. abc news learned the ban was sparked by new intelligence about possible terror blot our senior justice correspondent pierre thomas is in washi

u.s. pacific fleet through the second world war once said, it is the function of the navy to carry the warn u.s. soil. true. and it was under the admiral's years ago this june, that the navy did just that, at the battle of midway. you've all known about the battle of midway. where the sailors of the u.s. navy fought with a bravery that will be remembered throughout bravery, storied throughout the ages. the backbone of the american fleet at midway was 3 beautiful aircraft carriers. the yorktown, the enterprise, and the hornet. all three were built with american hands right here at the newport news shpiyard. -- shipyard. at midway, america was greatly outnumbered by -- i mean, a lot. fleet badly damaged. but the heroin deeds changed the course -- heroic deeds changed the course of history. many americans die that day, and through their sacrifice, they turned the tide of the pacific war. it was a tough tide, it was a big tide, it was a vicious tide, and they turned it. countless other americans in that war, some of them parents and grandparents to people in this room today, came home thanks t

u.s. pacific command and south corian officials say the launch was a did yud, blowing u within seconds. the question now, did covert u.s. action cause that failure? overnight, a north korean missile exploding. the failed attempt on the east coast, the latest in a series of escalating actions from the rogue nation. actions u.s. officials fear go beyond the normal. just last weekend, north korea tested a new high-thrust rocket engine and fired off four ba ballistic missiles. monday, a government spokesman calling its nuclear force the treasured justice and most reliable war deterrents to defend the socialist mother land. the comments coming days after second of state rx tillerson returned from the region. >> mr. secretary, north korea is threatening preemptive action. can you say whether that's a dangerous escalation? >> no comment. >> he talked tough, warning of a possible preemptive military strike if they continue escalating its program. >> let me be very clear. the policy of strategic patience has ended. >> kim jong un's response, a fiery new propaganda video, portraying his troops sup

u.s. pacific command monitoring the isolated regime. closely responding with a show of force. nbc's chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell has more. >> officials say that the north korean launch was a dud. the missile they've been tracking by surveillance blowing up within seconds. the question now, did covert u.s. action cause that failure? >> reporter: overnight, a north korean missile exploding moments after launch. the failed attempt near the city of wonsan on the east coast, a series in the latest of actions. the actions u.s. officials fear go beyond north korea's normal saber rattling. they fired off four ballistic missiles spinto the sea of japa weeks ago. the u.s. and south korea take part in joint military exercises. monday, a spokesman calling the nuclear force the treasured source of justice and most valuable weapons. secretary of state rex tillerson just returned from the region. >> is this a dangerous escalation, sir? >> no comment. >> reporter: while in asia, tillerson talked tough, warning of a preemptive military strike if north korea continues its

u.s. strategic command would have to determine along with pacific command, does the missile actually pose a threat to the united states or allies, japan, south korea? they do that by tracking trajector and he speed of the missile. we saw north korea launch medium range missiles into the sea of japan, no attempt to shoot those down, it was determined they would fall harmlessly into the sea, even though they were heading toward the northern coast of japan. determine if it was a threat f. they were going to try to shoot down north korean missile, number of systems employed. u.s. has ballistic missile defense system based on layers and redushgs undancy, you don't want one shot at a missile. they have the aegis system, on u.s. and japanese ships in the pacific and it is able to track a missile and shoot it down in as trajectory using standard missile. and there is interconnected systems, we have the thaad system that is ground-based system that has powerful radars, they would communicate with the ships and we have land-based intercepters based in alaska and california that if missile were to b

u.s.-south korean alliance peaceontinue to serve for and security on the gran peninsula and across the asia-pacific region. in facing whater was once a regional security this will not reach only its regional neighbors, the united dates and other countries. we urge north korea to achieve peacefuls to achieve silly with north korea have failed to make us safer. the u.s. and its allies have repeatedly assured north korea's leaders that we assure only peace, stability, and economic prosperity for northeast asia. as proof of our intent, america has provided $1.3 billion in assistance to north korea since 1995. in return, north korea has detonated nuclear weapons that -- and dramatically increased ballistic missile launches to threaten america and our allies. our commitment to allies is in the face of north korea's escalating global threat, it is important for me to consult with our friends. let me be very clear. the policy of strategic patience has ended. we are exploring a new range diplomatic security -- diplomatic, security, and economic measures. all options are on the table. north korea must unders

u.s. has pulled out of the trans-pacific partnership, the rcep pact will cover half the world's population 30% of global gdp. our reporter reports on thailand's expectation for the framework. >> reporter: responding to the u.s. announcement of its withdrawal from tpp, concern was advised about american policy. >> the consequence of donald trump's america first policy must come to the conclusion that it can only end in sorrow for the other parties. >> it will have a huge impact on our issues and economic growth. >> reporter: but thailand takes a different tact. the thai government has not taken part in tpp, they are concerned that the pact would lead to higher prices of medical products. the agreement causes protection. thailand has instead been supporting the asian centric network. members include china, india, japan and asean countries. >> translator: we believe that the negotiations will end in success, the negotiations should see progress before the end of the year. >> reporter: the industrial sector has high hopes for expanding exports to the huge chinese market. the company uses fish

u.s. pacific command, admiral samuel locklear warned that in 2013 that climate change was the biggest long-term security threat in his area of operation, noting the need to organize the military forks and you quote him -- the military for, and i quote him here, when the effects of climate change start to impact these massive populations, end quote. again, i'll quote him. if it goes bad, he said, you could have hundreds of thousands or millions of people displaced and then security will start to crumble pretty quickly, end quote. operation free, a coalition of national security and veterans organizations, has continually pointed out the national security threat posed by climate change, as has been the american security project comprised of retired military flag officers. the government accountability office, g.a.o., has warned that climate change is affecting defense infrastructure around the world, from see level rise at naval station norfolk to heavy rain and flooding in california to thawing permafrost affecting stations in alaska, to faraway effects even in the indian ocean. the coast guard

u.s. at this moment, but another pacific system will likely move into the area on your friday. so wet weather is coming up once again. seattle, you'll see the sun finally coming out on your thursday. take advantage of the blue skies. vancouver at 10 degrees with rainy weather. l.a., sunny weather with a high of 20 degrees. still quite hot in denver. 23 degrees. albuquerque, you'll see temperatures going down by about 10 degrees on your thursday. and across japan, snow is falling across the north, and rainyy weather is happening ove western areas of the country. rain will likely move away by your friday, but snow will likely continue across the northwestern flank of japan. now, tokyo will see quite low temperatures, especially on your sunday as well as monday. but next week is going to be quite warm. sapporo, one more day of snowy weather on friday. as we go into next week, temperatures will be warming up. here's your extended forecast. >>> more updates and special reports at the top of the hour on "newsroom tokyo." in the >> hello. welcome back to the newsroom. i'm claire pryde

u.s. foreign policy in the asia-pacific region, emily tamkin's foreign policy staff writer who covers these issues. democrats (202) 748-8000. republicans (202) 748-8001. ts (202) 748-8002. angela merkel's trip to the united states was expected to happen today. that is now happening on friday. the lovely washington weather kept her away from us for a little longer. germany is another country that quite firmly.en he has said germany has taken advantage of the united states. he championed brexit. it will be interesting in two issues. there's the personality issue. i don't think anyone expects these two to be simpatico. we will see if he's able to get along with her and how she, someone who is very detail oriented and controlled and had a spin in this game as chancellor since 2005, is able to work with trump's continual surprises. and there are very real policy differences between the two. how do you do that when you disagree on trade, refugees, eu?rity, the still to be seen. i actually think russia might you one of the least contentious points. germany has already said in january that they wer

u.s. and the asia-pacific. more generally, asian-pacific equities flat.rg dollar index retreating little bit over the last hour or so, down .2% on this fed day, waiting for the fed. gains yesterday, so bear that in mind. s&p futures pointing to a positive start to the trading day. yesterday, we saw energy stocks, airline stocks, all caught up in the action surrounding the storm activity on the east coast, but we seem to be drawing a line under that and we look to be positive at the start of the u.s. trading day. we will be waiting for the fed throughout the day's session. manus, we need to get an update on what is happening more generally. yeah, keep an eye on volatility. you and i have touched on sterling. up half of 1%. get ready for more volatility. volatility is certainly going to be -- have the exitwill pause. the first were to be had, let us good to juliette saly in hong kong. good day. juliette: manus, thank you. donald trump may more than $152.7 million and paid $38.4 million in federal taxes in 2005 according to two pages of his federal income ta

u.s. of an arms race in the pacific after the pentagon delivered parts of a new missile defense system to south korea. earlier this week north korea launched missiles in what it called a rehearsal for an attack on u.s. military bases. david martin is learning more about that test. >> reporter: the missiles lifted off simultaneously, so close together an infrared satellite looking down from space initially identified those rocket plumes as coming from a single missile. the four flew toward japan in a ba iraq -- barrage intended to overwhelm anti-missile defense systems. north korea said the launch was conducted by a unit whose mission it is to attack u.s. bases in japan. had the missiles been launched from the east coast, they could have reached japan. patriot anti-missile batteries already stationed in japan and south korea should have been able to shoot them down if necessary. and the u.s. is now beefing up those defenses by adding a high-altitude system known as thad, which began arriving in korea monday night, although it will be months before it becomes operational. the missiles launch

u.s. and its allies. south korea reports at the north tried to test fire another missile wednesday, but the rocket exploded seconds after launch. that has been confirmed by our own military and the pacificomes as u.s. and south korean troops are conducting annual war games. it is a rehearsal for an invasion. donald trump is preparing for his first overseas trip as president, he's going to brussels next month to meet with other nato heads of state. the white house says he wants to reaffirm the united states strong commitment to nato despised his harsh criticism of the organization. house leaders scrambled to sell their health care bill to fellow lawmakers. the plan still faces a lot of opposition. speaking last night at a g.o.p. fundraiser in d.c., president trump called the outcome of thursday's vote crucial for the fate of the republican party. travelers who like to work while flying are facing some tough inconveniences. that's because new airline rules prohibit some u.s. bound passengers from carrying onboard electronic gadgets like laptops and ipads. the ban applies to flights originating from eight muslim or dirtier nations. wyclef jean -- >> i'm anita vogel, now let's take you back

u.s. of an arms race in the pacific after the pentagon delivered parts of a new missile defense system to south korea. earlier this week north korea launched missiles in what it called a rehearsal for an attack on u.s. military bases. david martin is learning more about that test. >> reporter: the missiles lifted off simultaneously, so close together an infrared satellite looking down from space initially identified those rocket plumes as coming from a single missile. the four flew toward japan in a barrage intended to overwhelm anti-missile defense systems. north korea said the launch was conducted by a unit whose mission it is to attack u.s. bases in japan. had the missiles been launched from the east coast, they could have reached japan. patriot anti-missile batteries already stationed in japan and south korea should have been able to shoot them down if necessary. and the u.s. is now beefing up those defenses by adding a high-altitude system known as thad, which began arriving in korea monday night, although it will be months before it becomes operational. the missiles launched on monda

pacific. thanks to the goodwill of many people in the u.s., they were returned home. the story didn't end there. nhk world has an update. >> reporter: this traditional japanese toy was made by elementary school students. these book marks, too. the kids are getting everything ready to send to their new american friends. this red gate is a symbol of that friendship. it started when parts of their home town and through the window you can see them. originally built to offer protection for the bridge, but they were washed away under the shores of the u.s. state of oregon two years after the tsunami. thanks to the people there, they found their way home. the story was big news there. and it got the attention of school kids in portland. they drew pictures and wrote messages for the children in okuki. >> i want to meet with them and play with them. >> reporter: there are letterings and drawings sent along with the gates. the act of friendship and kindness came as a surprise. >> translator: i was so happy. it made me want to become their friend. >> reporter: the pictures and l

u.s. might with a the asia-pacific because of trump.cant is this reassurance from the president? well, shinzo abe yesterday that the threat from north korea was at a new level. the missiles got within 300 kilometers of japan's northern coast. closer they are getting and closer, so clearly people in tokyo and in the government are getting more worried about the threat from north korea. therefore this reassurance from between thells japanese defense ministers and american and korean counterparts will certainly show north korea that the three countries despite their differences are certainly united on this issue of north korea. just talking briefly about how this will affect the u.s. involvement in japan's relationships here? >> it is a good question. i think the u.s.-japan relationship has been pretty solid. abe has made big overtures to donald trump. there were some concerns before trump became president about what his stance would be on the u.s. troops in japan, the currency, but we have not seen much of that come to light yet. so, yeah

u.s. navy ships throughout the pacific.ccording to the charge sheet, officers on board the uss blue ridge, the flagship of the seventh fleet, in one case took part in "a raging multi-day party with a rotating carousel of prostitutes at a manila hotel in 2008." a year earlier, when the blue ridge and its officers arrived and manila, "fat leonard" hosted another party involving "historical memorabilia related to general douglas macarthur used by the participants in sexual acts." that according to the indictment. roughly 30 admirals remain under investigation, already two dozen officers have been charged in the case, hundreds market still faced indictment making this the u.s. navy's largest bribery case in its history. >> jon: a classified information involved if the movement of navy ships, where they were headed and where they would be at any moment. >> absolutely. >> jon: unbelievable pure jennifer griffin, thank you. >> heather: attorney general jeff sessions calling for a crackdown on crime. the areas he is targeting to re

u.s. forces. ♪ the islands are situated at the north pacific ocean.t extends about 1200 miles towards library -- liberia. aleutians comprise of four islands. part of theute territories of alaska, usa. origin, many of them are still active. they rise immediately from the water, steep, bold mountains. aleutians are the storm of the western world trade a low-pressure area prevails there. cold air masses from the polar regions have a shearing effect against the warm moisture air masses over the japanese current to form iconic disturbances. earth'se of the rotations in these disturbances, move west to east. one phenomenon constitutes of the most dangerous weapons in the arsenal of our enemies. it enables the japanese to operate behind the moving curtain of a storm. of june, 1942,ys they employed this in vintage -- advantage in order to get absolute domination of the ocean. they dispatched to invasion plates -- fleets. designed toeration break the american line of defense. both attempts failed. american air force is engaged midway, achieving a historic vict

pacific coast. but as it targets expansion to the u.s., or in huge markets like beige, analysts are skeptical that it can avoid the tu turn, the turbulence. >> if you have a thin cash level, if you have only an okay the cash flow, things can go wrong very quickly. >> they can become larger and stronger which raises the question, can hawaiian stay independent and become a truly international airline? >> we think we can continueo grow. we want to run the best we can. >> growing beyond the south pacific, the global ambitions to spread the hawaiian brand. >>> dick's sporting goods issued a disappointing outlook. the athletic retail posted he their profits and revenue. the company followed with weaker than expected, cutting 20% of its lower volume vendors. sales were off more than 8%. next monday satellite tv provider dish network will be added to the index, replacing linear technology which is being bought. the shares rose 4% to $64 even. >> a high schoolest packard enterprise. for more than a billion. the deal is expected to provide with a larger a ray for its customers. hewlett-packard shares off 1%. n

u.s. and china relations? guest: china has been, i think, very happy with the downfall of tpp because the tpp was set to relations with the asia-pacific, from japan to australia. china was not included in this agreement. what is happening is china is now becoming a champion of free trade in asia and the u.s. perception is that the u.sis pulling back in the region. this has created a kind of vacuum and china is looking to fill that vacuum. host: how important is china as a trade partner with the u.s.? guest: china is i think a top three trade partner with the u.s. but the relationship is seriously unbalanced. more from china that it sells due to a number of factors such as china has many non-tariff barriers like licenses and quotas for products to go into china, and they subsidize many of their companies and protect them from foreign products and foreign investment. this unbalanced relationship has continued for a number of years and i think now we are seeing that come to a head. host: steve is calling in from port st. lucie, florida, on our independent line. caller: good morning, how are you all today? host: we are good. what is your

u.s. time zones for the final four episodes. usually mountain and pacific viewers see a taped version but now they can catch it live in primetime. if you're on the west coast you'll see it at 8:30 p.m. and it will still repeat at 11:30. the network says it wants everyone to be in on the joke at the same time. >>> tom brokaw and the little known true story packing the house with some very big names. >>> finally tonight, the new show taking broadway by storm. the true story of 7,000 travelers bound for the u.s. stranded in canada in the immediate aftermath of 9/11. it may be an unlikely subject for a musical but it already has some famous fans like canadian prime minister justin trudeau who attended last night. tom brokaw first reported on the story seven years ago and now brings us a new chapter. ♪ >> reporter: it is a story about ordinary people in the most extraordinary circumstances. the small town of gander in newfoundland where for five long days after september 11, thousands of frightened airline passengers were forced to land and leave everything on t

u.s. military posture in the pacific and at the strategic level it's not more, nothing less than a posture sufficient to advance our interests in the region. one of our interests is meeting our alliance commitments in the region, deterring conflict in the region and setting the conditions for us to have, which we always talk about with the pacific nations, we have very strong economic interests in the region, very strong social and cultural interests in the region. so the conditions we set within military posture are designed to advance those interests. so it's not designed specifically for the south china sea. our posture in the pacific as a whole is designed for our broader interests, one of which is the peaceful resolution of territorial disputes. meantime, a second thing we do, probably more specifically, is we exercise our right of navigation and the international community's right of navigation and our military posture is designed to fly, sail and operate wherever international law allows to make it clear that that's the regime that we recognize in the pacific. >> thank you. i will c

pacific. thanks to the good will of many people in the u.s.hey were returned home but the story didn't end there. nhk world has an update for you. >> reporter: this toy was made by students. the bookmarks too. they're getting everything ready to send to their new american friends. this red gate is a symbol of the friendship. it started when they were returned to their home village originally builtlt to offerer protection for the village but they were washed away and spod spotted on the shores of the u.s. state of oregon two years after the tsunami. thanks to the people there they found their way home. the story was big news there and got the attention of the school kids. they drew pictures and wrote messages for the children. >> i wanted to visit the elementary school and the kids and play with them. >> reporter: their drawings are sent along with the gate. the act of friendship and kindness came as a surprise. >>>> translalator: i was so hap. it made me want to become their friend. >> translator: the pictures and letters are very pretty. i wa

u.s. forces. ♪ >> the aleutian islands are situated in the north pacific ocean, forming a chain that extends about2,000 miles west-southwest from the alaskan peninsula toward siberia to form the boundary of the bering sea. there are four groups of islands, and they constitute part of the territory of alaska, the usa. of volcanic origin, there are numerous cones on the chain, many of them still active. rocky the surf wall , rising immediately in a deep -- steep bold, mountain. , the aleutians are the part of the western world. a permanent low-pressure area there. -- prevails there. [wind whipping] >> cold air masses from the flowr -- polar regions across the warm moisture-laden masses form cyclonic disturbances. because of the earth's rotation, these disturbances move from west to east and this phenomenon constitutes one of the most dangerous weapons in the arsenal of our enemies. it enables the japanese to move and operate behind the curtain of a storm. in the early days of june 1940 -- 1942, they employed this advantage in an attempt to secure absolute domination of the entire pacific ocean. behi

pacific region. we will talk to wendy cutler. about what happens now that the u.s.as withdrawn from that global trade agreement. this is bloomberg. ♪ david: this is bloomberg markets. days, i amt 100 david gura. let's check in with first word news. mark crumpton has more. mark: president trump and the top health official praised then you health care legislation aday as the gop embarked on selling proposal to rank-and-file lawmakers and the public. the presidents morning tweet lauded what he calls are wonderful, new health care bill. shortly afterward, help secretary tom price wrote to the committee saying they "align with the president's goal of rescuing americans from the failures of the affordable care act." intelligence agency's hackers have developed tools allowing them to bypass encryption in popular mobile messaging apps, including signal what'sapp. they posted files online that what it claims is detailing the spies agencies hacking teniques. periodsrial covers the between 2013 and 2016 with documents concerning malware, viruses, security bond abilities known