pulled her and her pregnant friend. only thing i could think about was getting her and her baby out. reporter: and they did get out. another co-worker she spoke to right before the storm did not. i hurt so bad. there s nothing i could do. that was my friend. reporter: our thanks to nbc s gabe gutierrez for that heartbreaking report. later this hour, i ll be joined by white house press secretary karine jean-pierre traveling with the presidentlater today. secretary of state blinken is speaking at the university of the capital of indonesia, blinken said that the u.s. will strain our relationships with other allies in asia to push back against assertiveness. he reiterated that the biden administration is committed to the maintaining peace and prosperity in the region.