prior to his arrival in australia, secretary mattis will attend the dialogue singapore where he will reach with counterparts to discuss security issues. with that, i'd be glad to take a few questions. >> i'd like to ask about the push for the travel ban to the u.s. supreme court. is it fair to stay that one of the reasons that the president wants to keep this going is obviously now we have a full court impanelled but also because it gives the white house perhaps a chance to build up momentum, especially if you look back at yesterday which appeared to be pleased with what the president decided to do. is that part of the calculus? i'd also like to ask about a follow-up to the pipeline. what is happening with that in terms of jobs and development. >> i think what we've said with respect to the executive order in question has been fairly consistent since its i