was tied one a busy schedule. he said, i cannot make a definite promise and added i m supposed to go to russia and israel. so now he s playing hard to get with the white house. maybe he is a smart cookie. he is a smart cookie. good to see you. mira with the asia pacific program at the nonpartisan center of a new american security. good to see you. good to see you, ali. police in san diego are investigating why a man suddenly opened fire at a pool party. that tops our look at stories around the news nation this morning. one woman was killed and seven others injured as the suspect identified as peter selis began to open fire at an apartment complex on up sunday. he appeared to be reloading his gun on sunday when officers opened fire and killed him. authorities are not calling this racially motivated, but nearly all the victims were african-american or latino. the suspect was white. crews in arkansas are searching for two missing children swept away in this
alliance and the nato alliance have endured for decades under democratic and republican administrations. finally in peru i ll meet with leaders of country that have been the focus of foreign policy in our rebalance of the asia-pacific. this is a time of great change in the world, but america s always been a pillar of strength and a beacon of hope to peoples around the globe. and that s what it must continue to be. finally, on a personal note, michelle and i want to offer our deepest condolences to gwen ifill s family and all of you, her colleagues, on her passing. gwen was a friend of ours. she was an extraordinary journalist. she always kept faith with the fundamental responsibilities of her profession, asking tough questions, holding people in power accountable and defending a strong and free press that makes our democracy work. i always appreciated gwen s reporting, even when i was at the receiving end of one of her tough and thorough interviews.
a and, secretary hagel, although you ve estimated that this will cost tens of millions of dollars, in april of this year, you testified, let s start with the question of how do you pay pour military acts in syria if we do something. yet, i do believe it s clear that a supplemental will be required. history tells us there will likely be second or third military effects that demand military action. therefore it gives me great pause that we have not addressed our devastating consults due to the military sequestration. even as we commit the military to another new mission, we ve surged troops to afghanistan and cut the military s budget. we ve flown missions over libya and cut the military s budget. we re pivoting to the asia pacific and cutting the military s budget. all told, these cuts total an outstanding $1.2 trillion. and now we re considering strikes on syria, while the military s budget continues to
milestone in the history of our alliance. i m proud to announce that we have agreed to a new joint vision to guide our alliance and help shape the asia pacific for decades to come. this is part of the broader effort i discussed in australia last year in which the united states is once again leading in the asia pacific. first, we recognize that the u.s./japan alliance will remain the foundation of the security and prosperity of our two nations, but also a cornerstone of regional peace and security. as such, we reviewed the agreement that our governments reached last week to realign american forces in japan. this reflects our effort to modernize america s defense posture in the asia pacific with forces that are more broadly distributed, more flexible and more sustainable. at the same time, it will reduce the impact on local communities like okinawa. second, our joint vision commits us to deepening our trade and
and it has helped make this visit a part of our alliance. i m proud to announce that we have agreed to a new joint vision to guide our alliance and help shape the asia pacific for the days to come. this is part of the broader effort i discussed in australia last year in which the united states is once again leading in the asia pacific. first we recognize that the u.s./japan alliance will remain the foundation of the security and prosperity of our two nations, but also, a cornerstone of regional peace and security. as such, we review the agreement that our governments reached last week to realign american forces in japan. this reflects our effort to modernize america s defense posture in the asia pacific with forces that are more broadly distributed, more flexible, and more sustainable. at the same time, it will reduce the impact on local communities like okinawa. second, our joint vision commits us to deepening our trade in