If it's Friday, President Biden hosts a historic summit, Camp David, with the leaders

of Japan and South Korea, as the White House pushes for cooperation in countering aggression

from China and North Korea.

Plus, former President Trump has made the decision not to attend the first Republican debate

as much of the Republican presidential field heads to Georgia, the state at the center

of Trump's latest indictment.

And Maui's top emergency management official resigns one day after defending his decision

not to sound sirens as deadly wildfire spread, as federal investigators head to the disaster

zone to determine the cause of the fires.

And welcome to meet the press now on Ryan Noble's in for Chuck Todd.

And we begin today at Camp David, the presidential retreat in the mountains of Maryland, where

President Biden is wrapping up a historic meeting with the leaders of Japan and South Korea.

The meeting comes as the U.S. looks to bolster its position in the Asia-Pacific region in

the face of an increasingly assertive China.

Moments ago, the three leaders announced a new agreement, creating a framework that will

deepen security relations between the three nations and potentially shift the security

landscape within the region.

Here's what President Biden said just moments ago.

Your leadership with the full support of the United States has brought us here,

because each of you understands that our world stands at an inflection point,

a point where we're called to lead in new ways to work together, to stand together.

And today, I'm proud to say our nations are answering that call.

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