Engagements are and what the price being paid for those engagements really is. Good afternoon. Ladies and gentlemen, i call this joint hearing of the readiness and cpower and Projection Forces subcommittees of the House Arms Services committee to order. First, i would like to honor the 17 sailors who were lost in the uss fitzgerald sailors douglas, noe hernandez, and dakota rigsby, Carlos Victor subayung and the two uss john mccain sailors, kevin bushel, dustin doyen, timothy drake, charles finley, john hogeland, Abraham Lopez and kenneth smith, logan palmer and each one of them is so special to every person here. Over the course of the past six months our subcommittees have met with Navy Leadership to understand the causal factors that have led to gruesome and tragic incidents involving ships resulting in the death of 17 sailors. Our navy remains most powerful in the world. However, the navy is not alone in responsibility. As sales james mattis stated in august. Quote, it creates unpr
What are you going to do tonight to celebrate . Im going to go hide in my bed. This is the cbs evening news. Mason good evening. Im Anthony Mason. A monster named harvey is creeping up on the gulf coast of texas. When it comes ashore late tomorrow or early saturday, it could be the first major hurricane to hit the u. S. In 12 years with winds over 125 miles an hour. Storm surges and as much as 30 inches of rain could bring what the National Weather Service Calls lifethreatening floods. Watches and warnings are posted up and down the coast. Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration in 30 counties. And gasoline prices surged to a threeweek high as at least two refineries in Corpus Christi were shut down. Manuel bojorquez begins our coverage. Reporter along the texas coast tonight, people are boarding up, piling sbz around homes and businesses, and leaving store shelves empty as they stock up on food and water, all in preparation for hurricane harvey, expected to make landf
Divers recovered the remains of 22yearold Kenneth Aaron smith of cherry hill, new jersey. Still missing, are kevin bushell, of maryland, dustin doyo of connecticut, jacob drake, from ohio, 23yearold, timothy eckels, jr. , of maryland. And john hoagland, of texas. Corey in gram of new york. Abraham lopez of texas, and logan palmer, 23 from illinois. The parents of a Young American who was beat tine death in greece spoke publicly about their loss for the first time. 22yearold Bakari Henderson was pummeled by a mob last night in a bar fight that one witness suggest was racially motivated. Gale king spoke with his parents, jill and Phil Henderson at their home in austin, texas. Your son was a world traveler and clearly very comfortable traveling around the world. True . Correct, yes. More comfortable overseas than in the united states. So his desire. What do you mean . He felt it was safer in europe and overseas in general. He said, you know with the climate, with africanamerican males in
The president has not yet has not yet been able to demonstrate the stability nor some of the competence that he needs to demonstrate in order to be successful. He also recently has not demonstrated that he understands the character of this nation. Well, today, White House Press secretary Sarah Huckabee sanders was asked about the senators comments. I think thats a ridiculous and outrageous claim and doesnt dignify a response from this podium. And so it goes, with the debt ceiling deadline coming and budget deadline coming, manu raju is reporting from capitol hill. Whats the mood right now between capitol hill republicans and the president given what hes leveled at Mitch Mcconnell and speaker ryan. Congress is on a recess so a lot of members are avoiding the back and forth thats happening between the president and republican leadership. I can tell you, from the number of members that ive spoken to on the phone and over text and aides as well, they are, frankly, flabbergasted because the
Democratic process. Well, things reportedly got less cordial on the 9th of this month, evolving to a shouting mouth. Heres governor tim scott on charlottesville. What we want to see from our president is clarity and moral authority and that moral authority is compromised when tuesday happens. Tennessee republican senator bob corker went further. The president has not yet has not yet been able to demonstrate the stability nor some of the competence that he needs to demonstrate in order to be successful. He also recently has not demonstrated that he understands the character of this nation. Well, today, White House Press secretary Sarah Huckabee sanders was asked about the senators comments. I think thats a ridiculous and outrageous claim and doesnt dignify a response from this podium. And so it goes, with the debt ceiling deadline coming and budget deadline coming, manu raju is reporting from capitol hill. Whats the mood right now between capitol hill republicans and the president given