here today in japan with one of our closest and most cherished allies. through bad times and good times, through rain and through shine, i want to thank -- okay. obviously technical problems right now with the satellite te feed. this is a pool feed. it froze there as the president continued to address the nation, to address also the region as he is visiting japan and many other countries along this 13 day asian trip. i think we have a little bit more now. i think -- we've reestablished, guys, is that correct? >> she's become a very popular first lady, i can tell you that. whenever i speak they have hundreds of signs out in the audience, we love our first lady, which is so true.