Smith. And maryland, the president trying to handle growing threats in the pacific. A new Military Exercise Program to Counter China and north koreas ambitions. John and during the announcement, one reporter squeezed in a question about National Security concerns over the president s son. Listen here. Administration view this investigation as legitimate and the administration concerns that Hunter Bidens ties to china pose a National Security issue . I dont have any comment on that. John the white house shutting down that line of inquiry, trying to focus on the task at hand. Jacqui heinrich is live at camp david, with the podium behind her, the leaders will soon appear. Its significant to note just how interesting it is you are going to have these three leaders appearing on the same stage together. Two years ago the deputy secretary of state, Wendy Sherman had to appear solo on a Stage Following a trilateral event with the two countries and u. S. , the Japanese Foreign minister objected
required retention policy, meaning students get held back in third grade if they don t read at level. that s the case in arkansas, which recently adopted this approach and funds literacy coaches. some states are moving in the opposite direction. michigan decided to end its required retention of third graders, meaning they pass on to the 4th grade no matter what. concerns about disproportionate impact on their students there in the state. the debate is unfolding, back to you. aishah: lydia, thanks. john: at this hour, we are live from camp david where the president plans to take the podium alongside the leaders of south korea and japan. aishah: that meeting is designed to counter rising threats from china and north korea and you can bet they will be watching from afar. john: i m john roberts in washington. good to spend another hour with you. aishah: you as well. i m aishah hasnie in for sandra
to president biden. the penn biden center in d.c. and in wilmington home in garage, these comments in january. i think you are going to find nothing there, no regrets, following what the lawyers have told me they want me to do, exactly what we are doing. there s no there there. they were found near his corvette. meanwhile, there are reports that herr s team is negotiating a sit-down interview with the president, perhaps signalling the big interview, usually toward the end of the probe. the president and his son have their own special counsels assigned to them. special counsel weiss looking into hunter biden and he signals following that failed plea deal he may refile misdemeanor charges in the gun charge in washington, d.c. or california where hunter lives. hunter s attorney says the