that s a quote. they view it as part of their territory. that s why it s a big deal. will ripley is there. tell us about what you re learning. so i ll start with the response because that s the new information we re getting from the chinese side. they have actually put out a map showing a number of different military exercises that are going to be happening at various locations that encircle the island of taiwan. some of these locations are very close to the shore line of taiwan. so we don t know exactly details yet about what these military exercises are going to entail, but theoretically, if they re loud enough, there could be some people living in taiwan along the coastline who can actually hear the sounds of this. and that will be incredibly escalatory and exactly the kind of point that beijing is trying to make to express their fury over nancy pelosi visiting home to 25 million people who elected their president, a president beijing does not feel is legitimate. he does
6th committee to testify. what we know about that. and burn bits. senators just announced a bipartisan bill to help veterans exposed to the toxic pits that have been linked to cancer. an iraq war veteran explains what this means for those that served. we will, though, start in seoul, the first stop on the president s trip to asia. and white house correspondent carol lee is with us. and i m joined by geoff bennett. this is his first stop. what s he done so far? and talk to me about the need for this government or the desire for this government to try to move away from some of the more integral parts of the economy? move them away from reliance on autocratic governments like china? that was a key message that the president had today, after he arrived in south korea, when he went to the samsung factory, which is a model for a factory that samsung is going to build in texas. that s what the president was emphasizing. he noted the economic alliances are a way to have a check o
democrats say the delay is only costing sick veterans precious time, and we re talking about millions of veterans, young men and women now fighting cancer. the toxic pits they were exposed to were operated near military bases throughout iraq and afghanistan, some covering multiple acres, pretty much anything and everything was burned in them every day, trashes, chemicals, munitions, you name it. anyone nearby could inhale the toxic to toxic smoke, and one veteran telling cnn, if you were the poor sucker standing gate guard when that was lit, you d be standing in the smoke for upwards of 8 to 12 hours a day. the legislation republicans are blocking would expand healthcare resources and benefits to veterans, and it would add 23 conditions recognized by the va as being related to burn pit toxins and exposure. jon stewart has become a fearless advocate for these veterans. the comedian and activist has
6th committee to testify. what we know about that. and burn bits. senators just announced a bipartisan bill to help veterans exposed to the toxic pits that have been linked to cancer. an iraq war veteran explains what this means for those that served. we will, though, start in seoul, the first stop on the president s trip to asia. and white house correspondent carol lee is with us. and i m joined by geoff bennett. this is his first stop. what s he done so far? and talk to me about the need for this government or the desire for this government to try to move away from some of the more integral parts of the economy? move them away from reliance on autocratic governments like china? that was a key message that the president had today, after he arrived in south korea, when
government and population around ukraine, countries like poland and romania, for example, and there will be more pressure on our governments as well as a result to find a way out of this on his terms. so i don t think by any stretch that we re seeing any progress here at this particular juncture, though we ve got to keep working on these humanitarian corridors and keep talking about where to find a cease-fire and end to these hostilities. fiona hill, we ve been trying to book you for years. please come back. we re big admirers of yours and the book again is called there is nothing for you here. it is available now. fiona hill, a pleasure. thanks, jake. coming up next, relief from the sometimes deadly impact of these toxic pits, burn pits, which have left many of our nation s heroes suffering and desperate for help. stay with us. nce anyone a free plan at fidelity,ree nina has a plan basesed on what matters most to her.