Remains, so that s why they are using dna samples to try to identify the victims. we have seen several family members show up at the county morgue to try to get answers. everyone here is in a desperate search for answers and closure and they want to know where their loved ones are. jose? dana griffin at 5:09 in the morning local time. thank you for being with us this morning. turning now to the fight to contain another major fire this time in spain s canary islands. here s what it looks like on the front lines as the sea plane drops water over an intense blaze. the local leader of the canary islands says the fire is the most complex on the islands in the last 40 years. authorities say over 3,000 people have been evacuated from their homes on thursday. more could come if the flames are not contained. right now, at camp david, president biden is meeting with the leaders of japan and south korea amid rising threats from north korea and china.
We meet every year, we commit to things like they call a commitment to consult, meaning not quite a nato commitment, but if there was a threat to any one of them, the three would agree to talk about how to respond and some sort of a joint way, to find other ways to enhance security like ballistic missile joint exercises and the like. i think this is a big moment for president biden looking at china throughout his term as a singular challenge to his administration and the united states security. it is really important to remember just how difficult relations have been between south korea and japan for decades, for generations. absolutely. it is worth noting that relations are still very fragile. there has been movement in positive in the right direction between japan and korea and the two countries are also trying to have what is called shuttle diplomacy so that they meet regularly by having
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And we go right to camp david. president biden speaking now. and renew an honor to welcome you both here today to inaugurate the camp david trilateral between our three nations. among our three nations. it is not only the first summit i hosted at camp david. it is the first ever stand alone summit between leaders of japan and republic of korea and the united states. and i can think of no better way, no better way to mark our new chapter of our trilateral cooperation than meeting here at camp david. and so strengthening the ties between our democracies has long been a priority for me. dating back to when i was vice president of the united states. that s because our countries are stronger, and the world is safer. let me say that again. our countries are stronger and the world will be safer as we stand together. and i know this is a belief we
Rick stengel, former undersecretary of state for public diplomacy and public affairs. peter, what can we expect to come from today s meetings? peter, i think you re muted. can we check that real quick from you? let s make sure. how s that? there you go. we got you back. thanks. my bad. so, i think what you see at camp david today is a sea change in some ways in the relationship between the three powers. the united states had good relations with japan and south korea. only has been frustrated in the efforts to bring the three together because of the grievances between the koreans and the japanese stemming back generations. what you ve seen from president youn of south korea and president biden is bringing them to camp david to say let s make this a more lasting alliance, alliance where the three of us,