u.s. pacific command. several of us on this committee just got back from vietnam and had a chance to see some of the problems there that i will be addressing in some of my questions. general a shaughnessy to be commander of the north command. with thank you for your -- we thank you for your decades of service. it is our tradition that you begin your testimony. we invite you to introduce those members of the family that i have already met. do a good job. we have seven questions that are required, so i would like to have each one of you audibly respond to the questions. lawsyou here to applicable -- adhered to applicable laws? >> yes. cooperate -- will providingate in witnesses with briefers in response to the congressional request? >> yes. >> for those witnesses be protected from reprisal for their testimony? >> yes. >> do you agree if confirmed to it here and testify -- to this committee. and you agree to provide documents of electronic forms? or to consult with the committee regarding the basis for any go

u.s. pacific command. the national defense strategy recognizes the central challenge is the reemergence of long-term strategic competition by revisionist powers. while china and russia are the priority in that strategy, immediate challenges bite north korea, iran, and violent extremists in maine. many of these are found in the indo pacific. they ran has previously operated in the region. today, north korea has rapidly advanced its unlawful nuclear weapon and ballistic missile programs. china continues to improve the size and capability of its armed forces. in the indo pacific region, but across the globe. russia continues to modernize its military and seeks explicitly to undermine the international order and u.s. security guarantees. the presence of isis in the region is real and highlights the need to confront terrorism in the pacific as well. the challenges are genuine. if confirmed, i will work to defend against and deter our adversaries from attacking the oured states, as well as allies in the region.

u.s. pacific fleet staff. in fact in my history as well as a number of operational deployments here as well. i've had important policy and strategy responsibilities here deal egg with the pacific as part after the total global portfolio on the joint staff and on two tours, and have dealt with southwest asia and south asia in my time at the statement debt and also have experience in the white house. >> i'm sure you have also touched bases with the general because he has a lot of experience in they that are part of the world. >> yes. >> very good. in response to one of the questions that we put to you... >> yes, ma'am. it is clear to me that some of our potential adversaries are innovating with weapon systems that we need to catch up on in some cases or advance the gap we currently might hold over them as well. the ability to purchase equipment and get them quickly into capability for our soldier, film and, is ponderously so. anything that allows us to innovate a bit and permit us to fail occasionally will be inc

pacific command and u.s. forces korea, which is his subordinaer command are in contact about the needs in korea going forward. >> you'll be in the driver's seat. are these -- who is leading these ongoing discussions? it's not pacific command, it has to be someone within the state department or elsewhere, is that correct? >> i'm sorry, discussions about -- >> north korea. >> and the way ahead to negotiations. i apologize. yes, sir, it's in the government and it's happening at the highest diplomatic levels, the state department and the white house as well, i believe. >> thank you. one of the issues that you'll face is not just sort of the military forces and maneuvering fleets but it's also geopolitical, economic issues and factors in that regard. china is exerting huge pressure both operationally but also economically. so can you comment briefly about how you think the pacific command can assist the whole of government approach, this whole of government approach by the chinese. >> absolutely, sir. as i said in

u.s. pacific command and the u.s. northern command. senator james inhofe of oklahoma chaired the committee hearing with ranking member, jack reid of rhode island.

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u.s. pacific command and u.s. northern command. hey were asked about north korea's nuclear program, china's presence in the south china sea, and military relations with asia-pacific allies. this hearing was held by the senate armed services committee. it's just under an hour and. -- our into half. >> in this meeting will come to order. required certain questions. that takes a little bit longer. let me start with an opening statement. then senator reid will give his opening statement and we will move on. this committee is considering nominations. several of

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u.s. pacific command who was supposed to be tapped for ambassador to australia, he's now being moved to beee for the ambassador to south korea. they obviously want to put somebody in that position, they obviously want somebody who's a military person and somebody who has said tough things in the past about north korea, john. >> michelle kosinski at the state department, thank you very much, michelle. >>> the menu, the hat, the attempted hand holding, the first lady melania trump in the spot light like never before, so what does it all mean? that's next. the day after chemo might mean a trip back to the doctor's office, just for a shot. but why go back there, when you can stay home with neulasta onpro? strong chemo can put you at risk of serious infection. neulasta helps reduce infection risk by boosting your white blood cell count, which strengthens your immune system. in a key study, neulasta reduced the risk of infection from 17% to 1%, a 94% decrease. applied the day of chemo, neulasta onpro is designed to deliver neulasta the next day. neulasta is for certain cancer patients receiving

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u.s. pacific command admiral harry harris, has questioned kim jong-un's motive. >> i do think he's after reunification under a single communist system. he's after what his grandfather failed to do and his father failed to do. he's on a path to achieve what he feels is his natural place. >> reporter: the research showing evidence of the collapse of the mountain where kim jong-un tested until september will be published soon in a peer journal. the chinese geologists are also worried that the radiation released as a result of the mountain's collapse could drift into china, which is just 60 miles to the north. as of now, chinese authorities say they have not detected an increase in radiation. a south korean scientist has long warned that any more testing at that north korean test site could trigger a volcanic eruption of a mountain as well. >> dana: jennifer griffin, thank you very much. stick around. we'll be right back. we use our phones and computers the same way these days. so why do we pay to have a phone connected when we're already paying for internet? shouldn't it all just be one thing? that's why

u.s. pacific command and u.s. northern command testified at a senate armed services committee hearing. topics included north korea's nuclear program, china's strategic actions in the china sea, and cyber security operations. this hearing is one hour and 20 minutes long. >> this meeting will come to order. where going to go ahead and start on time. at this type of meeting there are certain required questions, and that takes a little bit longer.

u.s. and its allies in the pacific. ivan watson, cnn, with the u.s.y in the pill philippine sea. >> a lot to talk about regarding north korea. joining us now, the state department senior adviser and fellow at the world policy institute. kim jong-un fired off four missiles but the back drop is different. would you be surprised if north korea did nothing this time around? >> well, not at all. i think we have to remember, that actually these joint military exercises are really the nominal reason or the cause frankly of north korea's missile launches. it's always the excuse that north korea has used but they are really not the cause for north korea's missile development. they are an annual exercise and they really are for defense and deterrence purposes on the part of the united states and south korea. >> so jonathan, given that kim jong-un has said he's not going to do anything during the drills to set the stage for the upcoming meeting with trump, does it give the u.s. the upper hand? >> i'm not sure it gives us the upper hand but it is a good thing we

u.s. dominates the pacific navy air force. they claim it in the pearl harbor headquarters of the pacific command they claim to be responsible for fifty two percent of the earth surface and when you look at their logo it shows an eagle over the aleutian islands with one tail on coming down somewhere near seattle on the other coming down right over beijing so beijing looks at a network of bases a real archipelago of empire that's been built up since the korean war you have had and still have an aco of of bases that start in a straight you go through your house if we have no bases in australia you have you have. and you have a new facility in western australia no to speak precisely we have no military bases in australia what we do is operate with and in australian bases but we're not in the basing business nowadays there's a growing collection of what are referred to as lily pad bases these are bases that have typically three hundred troops no family members very few amenities and they're often quite secretive their bases that ar

u.s. markets. the pacific rim markets were telling us the s&p wanted to go higher. was no confirmation in europe with that. the s&p tested lower. there was no confirmation. the s&p rallied back above its open. without performing the energy product -- it brought crude oil. that is the reason why we have seen the chop and it bounced over 1% off today's lows. abigail: great insight. i can't wait for you to join us again. eric dugan, great to have you here. lonnie, back to you. vonnie: thank you. shares were already down 21% so far in the year before today. news that the federal trade commission was suing the company for allegedly deceiving customers over hidden fees and charging borrowers even when they paid off their loans, sank the company shares as much as 10%. they are coming back a little bit. right now, down 5.3%. i want to bring in place and who has been setting appeared we have an answer from lending club. a statement from lending club. lisa: they are saying the allegations are factually unwarranted. if you do read the complaint, it is pretty scathing, it highl

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u.s. pacific part, clearly technology is front and center. it's a quarter of the marketplace.ope doesn't have to worry about it. it's a different sort of tact. europe does have trade, even if affect of u.s. versus china. europe has a momentum break just like the u.s. and there's a lifecycle in the moment -- in the market. we need to either reset the value or growth in past currencies. currency is a big deal here unlike the u.s. and its negative right now. mark: we saw a big move up in the fixed yesterday. is a chart going back to 2015. it's a great chart because it shows that china volatility, the brexit volatility. in french elections as well the volatility earlier this year. we are near those sorts of levels. should we be worrying? volatility is one of those side effects. in spikes when the market has other problems. from a technical perspective, it lies to see the relaxed couple in thele peaks lower initial spike at the beginning of the year. chances are today, with a knock on effects from the u.s., we could see a further spike. news is, once it resolves itself, that's only

u.s. joining pacific's biggest trade pac known as tpp. you saw his wife also with him. they are en route right now, in the air. they should land in florida this afternoon about 4:00 our time, natasha. >> jessica, thank you. >>> it is 5:20. this car ended up in pa massive sinkhole overnight in san diego. look at this. this happened after a water main there. the person drove around an emergency vehicle blocking that intersection intentionally. the weak roadway collapsed sending the car right into the sinkhole. fortunately the driver not hurt. >>> in today's "gma" first look vacationers stranded in mexico because airlines canceled flights because of a snowstorm. >> since routes are done for the season, those passengers have to find their own route home. >> reporter: hundreds of vacationers stuck in mexico after a spring break snowstorm canceled their flights back to the u.s. for good. >> we were panicked trying to find a place to stay. >> april blizzard for sun country to cancel 40 flights in and out of minneapolis hub. instead of re-booking passengers on a new flight, the

u.s. president donald trump has announced that he is exploring to rejoin the trans pacific partnership u.s. senate has revealed the president has assigned economic advisors to quote take another look at the possible entry despite leaving the agreement last year on friday he tweeted that he would only rejoin the t p p of a substantially better deal was offered than two former us president barack obama japanese finance minister tara also has since said japan will welcome every entry if it means trump recognizes the significance of the pact. french president manuel mock raul says he's sticking to his ambitious reform plans even in the face of crippling rail strikes and other protests in a television interview mccomb said he was not deterred by the heavy resistance is planned but asked people to remain calm and to be open for dialogue because popularity has declined sharply since his since his election last spring after he initiated a series of tough labor reforms to create more jobs. back to bryant protests in india over a child rape case that's right there hard it's to india now and the brut

u.s. has in the pacific is this part of the thinking there because it is john said you know to untie this or not here there is a huge ripple effect through the entire region go ahead daniel. this totally true totally true and would be a huge ripple effect in washington as well where all these countries have their have their interests they have their they have their you know their little alliances japan most particularly russia and china as well so if you know. the north may be playing a kind of vietnamese game where they're trying to you know seek a closer alliance with the south in order to protect themselves against china so therefore that's certainly possible in china could be getting nervous as well and china has friends in washington and. i have to say the japanese wouldn't be very happy if it is with a unified strong powerful korean peninsula and so you know that they wouldn't there to hold the fence thinking would have to be rethought keep going daniel. and japan has tons of friends in washington also so so i think that we're going to see a huge ripple effect from the north northea

u.s. alone efforts that focus just on tariffs, that's not going to solve the real problems we have. the real strategy is to lead all those rule of law nations in the pacific who would rather be aligned with the u.s.. i think it is good news the president has been listening to his advisors and to those of us here today. he said he's going to deputize larry kudlow and robert lighthizer to look at reentering the tpp negotiations. that's good news for america and good news for the rule of law. thanks for listening. >> -- could this potentially become reality? we know where the president stands with tpp. is this something he floated? something he is sincere about? is the guy whot likes to blue sky a lot and entertain different ideas. tppeaffirmed the point that might be easier for us to join now once the tpp 11 is aligned. we might be the 12th party to that negotiation. i'm sure there are lots of particulars. i don't speak for the administration on any of that. timesesident multiple reaffirmed in general to us and looked right at larry kudlow and said, go get it done. is, look, as we talk to these countries, that's putting pressure on china. how do we increase

u.s. will take a lead and develop a free and fair market in the indo-pacific region. i spent some time with president trump to discuss ways to make that happen in a candid manner. first of all, we must further strengthen the economic ties between the two countries. under president trump, exports from the u.s. -- including energy, aircraft, amongst others -- have already been increasing significantly. further, following the bold tax reform by president trump, japanese companies' investments in the u.s. have been gaining momentum, which is creating a large number of jobs in the u.s. and contributing to the expansion of the exports from the u.s. in order to benefit both japan and the u.s., we'll further expand trade and investment between the two countries. building upon that foundation, we'll aim to realize economic development in the free and open indo-pacific region based on fair rules. to make that happen, at this time, president trump and i agreed to start talks for free, fair, and reciprocal trade deals. and minister motegi will be responsible for these talks on th

u.s. japan economic dialogue will be receiving the report. as for the talks, this will be in the best of both countries, the trade between the two will be expended and asia pacific economic growth. so under u.s. that they are interested in a bilateral deal, at any rate, country's position is that tpp is the best for both of the countries and based on that position, we shall be dealing with the talks. >> thank you very much. the united states has a massive trade deficit with japan. it's anywhere from $69 billion to $100 billion a year. that's massive by any standpoint. we are doing 232 on steel and aluminum and if we can come to an arrangement on a new deal between the united states and japan, that would certainly be something we would discuss. aluminum and steel tariffs. i would look forward to being able to at some point in the future, take them off, but right now we have a deficit that's a minimum of $69 billion a year. japan sends us millions and millions of cars and we tax them virtually not at all. and we don't send so much product because we have trade barriers and lots of other things. so these are the things that the prime minister and i are going to be

u.s. has in the pacific is this part of the thinking there because it is john said you know to untie this or not here there is a huge ripple effect through the entire region go ahead daniel. totally true totally true and will be a huge ripple effect in washington as well where all these countries have their have their interests they have their they have their you know their little alliances japan most particularly russia and china as well so if you know. the north may be playing a kind of vietnamese game where they're trying to you know seek a closer alliance with the south in order to protect themselves against china so therefore that's certainly possible in china could be getting nervous as well and china has friends in washington and. between the japanese wouldn't be very happy that you have that unified strong powerful korean peninsula and so you know that they wouldn't there to hold defense thinking would have to be rethought keep going daniel. and japan has tons of friends in washington also so so i think that we're going to see a huge ripple effect from the north northeastern north

u.s. forces being there for the presence in the asia pacific region and in japan. we have a large proportion of expenses for the funding all of the u.s. forces in japan and this is something that the president is is well aware. i'm talking about and so this one can use that to president trump. followup question from two three two. so japan is not exempt from tariffs is that right. and i'd like to ask prison trump and from minister. there is a new discussion for framework through the trade are you going in the direction of f t a or are you going in the direction of t p p. what are your. ideas for four measures that you could take from from here on with so as the president has said we are looking to have free fair and reciprocal trade we've agreed that we will start on the discussions of the trade and this will be done between a ministry of state and ambassador light hisor from us t r and we will also. but this. it is reportable to the discussions that vice president pence and the deputy prime minister also is having. so we would be looking into. a train which is free

u.s. markets closing higher in the meantime, although they lost to some momentum at the close. and a reasonably five-day in the asia-pacific. as we take a look at the futures, currently looking pretty calm, unchanged. nikkei futures trading out of chicago, up by 1% and the aussie dollar at $.70 against the u.s. dollar. commodities,ook at big day for oil, climate by 2%. gold is higher as well, copper up as well into later today we are looking at the us trillion

u.s. may come back to the trans-pacific partnership but he still wants a better deal. digital gadgets are becoming an ever bigger money in the fitness industry. this is your business i'm in berlin it looks like for saddam is about to be turned upside down the advisory board of the world's biggest carmaker today announced the biggest structural shake up in the company's eighty year history the automaker is planning several new brand groups the plan is to make the company more efficient and crucially folks employees have a new boss to. the w.'s new c.e.o. have d.c. is wasting no time in his bid to make the famously unwieldy company lighter on its feet. to lister's in for expense in our name to make volkswagen our front man or of the auto industry when it comes to economic and innovative strength and sustainability. so. the idea behind this is our conviction that a more efficient company should be steering strong brands. volkswagen three years ago he's been a success as head of the company's important v.w. brand so he's off to a good start their focus is highly focused an

u.s. has in the pacific is this part of the thinking there because it is john said you know to untie this not here there is a huge ripple effect through the entire region go ahead daniel. totally true totally true and would be a huge ripple effect in washington as well where all these countries have their have their interests they have their they have their you know their little alliances japan most particularly russia and china as well so if you know. the north may be playing a kind of vietnamese game where they're trying to you know seek a closer alliance with the south in order to protect themselves against china so therefore that's certainly possible in china could be getting nervous as well and china has friends in washington and. i have to say the japanese wouldn't be very happy if it is with a unified strong powerful korean peninsula so you know that they wouldn't there to hold the fence thinking would have to be rethought going daniel and japan has tons of friends in washington also so so i think that we're going to see a huge ripple effect from the north northeastern northeast as

delegation called a quote unquote working session agenda items included trade most pacifically the recent round of u.s. tariffs imposed upon imported metals and tariffs as they relate to automobiles the two also discussed u.s. sanctions against russia chancellor merkel fears that those those tariffs may impact german companies president trump at a joint press conference with ms merkel criticized nato allies like germany for not contributing enough to other g.d. . p. to the mutual defense he also talented what he views as positive reaction to his steel and aluminum tariffs and during the meeting chancellor merkel reportedly pressed mr trump on the six party agreement on nuclear issues with iran to which both germany and france are both parties although ms merkel acknowledged at the presser that the deal was quote anything but perfect on may twelfth president trump is widely expected to reimpose economic sanctions on iran that were lifted as part of that agreement. amazon microsoft has released their q one earnings report posting impressive results with both company's bottom lines boosted by increased r

u.s. back in pacific trade talks.ast year, the president withdrew from the trans-pacific partnership as part of his america first agenda. the president has assigned his trade representative and chief economic advisor to look into the matter after a meeting with farm state governors and lawmakers. another big day on wall street, the dow gained 294. s&p 500 finished ahead 22. nasdaq jumped 71. last night, we told you about congressional republicans with buyer's remorse. recent legislation on tax cuts a new spending could balloon the deficit. tonight a proposed remedy that will have some of you rolling your eyes. chicken correspondent mike emanuel tells us about the latest push for a balanced budget and then. >> we cannot continue to spend money we do not have. >> passionate pitch for a handle on federal spending by arguing for a balanced budget. >> joint resolution does not pass. >> the houseboat came up short. -- the house vote came up short. >> unsustainable discretionary spending have created a dead monster that is u

u.s., we have expanded the investment in trade . based on that foundation, open and fair development in the inner pacific region, we are -- have agreed to start talks for free, fair, and reciprocal trade .eals at this time 232, japanese steel and aluminum would not exert any negative influence on u.s. security. rather, it is our position that the quality of japanese products is high. many of those products are difficult to be replaced with an are greatly contributing to the u.s. industries and employment. recognizing that, we'd like to continue to respond to this matter going forward. president trump:-like to add that the 232 having to do with aluminum and steel tariffs, 30% in one case, 25%, and 10%, that it's gotten us to the bargaining table with many nations. and in other cases, they are paying, and its billions of dollars coming into the coffers of the united states, so they've been actually very important. if you look at what we did with put 30%nels, where we tariffs on, we had 32 companies open with pretty new plans because it's a relatively new industry. of the plants, 30 were closed and two were not doing well. since putting

pacific region. among those will hear from come retired admiral dennis blair, the former commander of u.s. forces in the pacific. >> good morning, everyone and welcome. dennis blair, director here at the atlantic council and also the chairman of the board of the peace foundation u.s.a. i see a number of faces in the audience so i know i'll be a good discussion following the discussion following this wonderful set of panelists agnes has assembled this morning. it is good i think to bring our day is a little bit south and east asia. north korea is dominating the headlines these days than likely for the region it is a piece days of the north korean approach, which seems to go in cycles, which is dominating things these days. but we need to keep our eye on the entire region. so, the maritime borders of china have always been matters of insecurity and opportunity for that country. their attitude towards these are the water faces as typical continental land powers. several hundred miles of water off of china's eastern south coast of a defensive barrier commensurate its air and forces are to be do

u.s. to explore the possibility of rejoining the trans pacific trade partnership donald trump has asked advisors to see if a better deal could be negotiated the president previously called the deal a disaster it would be a major policy reversal for the u.s. president who drew from the pact soon after taking office citing concerns about jobs the tepee includes eleven other pacific rim countries. still to come on counting the cost of first the bond deals from saudi arabia and qatar since the blockade plus beekeeping and battling afghanistan's vast opium poppy growing industry. a french president emanuel mccraw has been defending his economic policies and facing a big test as the first anniversary of his election nears reform of the railways he tried to reassure voters on national t.v. on thursday he chose a school room setting in the northwest of france to deliver his message. i think we . i'm going to be very clear with you today yes i'm going to see through to the end because we need to do this reform it is essential there is a collective hypocrisy for not doing it deep down i would be lying if

something a lot of people did as part of the work at the test site or the locations in the pacific where the u.sd nuclear testing. fascinating oral histories from folks who view tests at the test site and in the pacific that has been recorded in video and audio and transcripts. if you're interested in to dig into those firsthand accounts, but we might look at a couple of images taken by government officials for tests at the nevada test site. so i am looking for observations. we read this landscape? i have this caption at the bottom, but this is one test in the series that happens to be the test for saliva. priscilla.t for >> i know something about that slide. that is a proving ground, which i thought was inaccurate ,eflection on the rehearsal more like the idea behind a rehearsal, more accurately on the area. sure, right, for and thinking about naming and what labels get placed on landscapes is something we have been talking through as well. is theada proving ground name that created the test site, the relationship between proving and performances interesting. thanks for that. .alk to me about p