included in the budget address, a reduction in funding for the state department. nearly one-third of its budget. it s a move secretary of state tillerson says reflects the president s america first policy. rich edson joins us live from the state department. rich, what is the white house proposing cutting here? reporter: billions of dollars in aid to the state department, u.s. id, international programs, global aids prevention, funds that would prevent and address climate change. a number of programs across the board including cultural programs and the united nations. as part of this it also shifts some military grants to loans. so instead of straight up money given out, it would require some of the funds to be paid back. state department and trump administration argue these cuts still provide a budget amount of spending that allows the united states to be a leader in foreign assistance throughout the country, throughout the world. however, it requires other countries to step up their