meeting that the president-elect had in office, the first meeting he had was with shinzo abe on his stop here in new york. this comes in the context of the pivot towards asia from the obama administration and what the president-elect has said about nuclear weapons at one point during the campaign suggesting perhaps, you know, japan should arm themselves. where does this next administration move forward in japanese/u.s. relations? i ll go along with congressman honda there and talk about the future versus what s happened in the past. to understand conflict and to understand your place in the world you have to also understand other nation s history and their culture. that s what prime minister abe is going to see today. he will be the first to visit the actual memorial site, the bridge over the arizona, and for anyone who has ever been there, poppy, that is an extremely emotional experience. there is still oil leaking from the boat. you know that there is it s the tomb of over 1,000
these are two historic visits that are serving as book ends. it highlights the power of reconciliation that has turned these former adversaries into the closest of allies. before making this trip the prime minister said it would be a visit to soothe the souls of the victims and we should never repeat the ravages of the war. we expect those to be among the themes he touches on in his speech today. we do not expect prime minister abe to apologize for the attack on pearl harbor. we expect his speech to be a forward looking one. poppy? athena, thank you so much. live from honolulu. let s discuss all of this with democratic congressman from california, mike honda. thank you for getting up early for us. you as well, general.
in 1940 president roosevelt proposed a bill to admit 20,000 jewish children who might otherwise perish in the in europe over quota. it was rejected by the congress after a congressman from mississippi got up on the floor of the house and said there may be 20,000 cute kids now but in 15 years there will be 20,000 damn kikes. and that was his direct quote, and it defeated the bill. the exact same hysteria. congressman honda, it seems like the rhetoric in the house and on the campaign trail has gotten really, really ugly, if i can say that. sure. are you having conversations with your colleagues over there about are you sure you want to say what you re saying, do you recognize how history might judge some of the things that are being said in the people s house right now? no, i haven t had a lot of
categorized into those different groupings. one based on an individual that was known to authorities given the fact he had traveled to syria. an open investigation that had been in the works for some time but the raids and searches only took place today, chris. all right. ayman molhedyn, thank you very much. still to come, the republican-controlled house passes a bill some democrats say is a product of anti-refugee hysteria. and after the mayor of roanoke, virginia cites japanese internment camps in relation to refugee policy, representative mike honda, himself placed in an internment camp as a nine-month-old boy, speaks out. he ll join me ahead. the future belongs to the fast. and to help you accelerate, we ve created a new company. one totally focused on what s next for your business. the true partnership where people,technology and ideas push everyone forward. accelerating innovation. accelerating transformation. accelerating next.
be 20,000 cute kids now but in 15 years there will be 20,000 damn kikes. and that was his direct quote, and it defeated the bill. the exact same hysteria. congressman honda, it seems like the rhetoric in the house and on the campaign trail has gotten really, really ugly, if i can say that. sure. are you having conversations with your colleagues over there about are you sure you want to say what you re saying, do you recognize how history might judge some of the things that are being said in the people s house right now? no, i haven t had a lot of conversations with those who ve been saying that, but there s been a lot of talk among our own colleagues of the same mind. today we have 14 asian-americans in congress where in 1942 there was zero. so we re talking amongst ourselves about how we re going to approach this situation. and i think that we have colleagues like jerry nadler who