indo-pacific, also outside of the region, in the horrible war, where the outcome of the war has a demonstrable effect on chinese tensions, chinese abilities to think they can change the territorial status quo in east asia. the importance of that alliance with the president rolling out the red carpet today. earlier you re seeing some of those pictures. tonight there will be a state dinner. i think paul simon is playing. much more to come. victor cha, good to see you, and our thanks to peter alexander. still to come, the markets falling as march inflation numbers come in hotter than expected. the dow is down almost 500 points. you heard the president getting a question on that and the big concern, which is what does this mean for the fed s potential future rates decision. we ll dig into that next. stay close, more chris jansing reports right after this. jansi reports right after this. ter c. a vital boost of nine times more hydration to boost your skin s barrier for que