our back-ups are sadly depleted. how did we get to this point? we got to this point because of eight years of the barack obama administration where this our military was under funded. the budget control act that emanated from the white house in 2011 known as sequestration has capped what we can spend on the military. not a proper budget process in the world we live in. instead we make do with what s there. it is not just too late as said in that testimony, it s too little. we ve underfunded every one of our services. less than 50% less air squadrons today in our air force and navy, 60% of our fighter jets are grounded. the army only three combat teams are capable. heather: let s bring it up so people can see it if writing. it is staggering when you look at how depleted our military is and how unprepared we are. the defense department budget fell by more than $100 billion from 2011 to 2014, active army
we should start with that. national security correspondent jennifer griffin is live from the pentagon with more. jen? reporter: hi, jenna. well, the defense budget they re presenting is $32 billion less than a year ago. the army will shrink to 490,000 troops. the marine corps will go down to 182,000 troops. the air force, air lift fleet will be reduced retiring the oldest 65 of the c-130 planes, eliminating seven tactical air squadrons, five a-10 squadrons, one f-16 squadron and one f-15 training squadron. make no mistake, the savings that we are proposing are significant and broad based and will impact on all 50 states. but this is what congress mandated on a bipartisan basis, that we reduce the defense budget by almost a half a trillion dollars. reporter: most surprising
with stimulus money, services a brand-new fleet of powered trucks. that is liquefied powered trucks. one facility allows ups to move packages purely on alternative energy. the president is due to speak at any moment now and we ll listen in when he comes to the microphone. to make sure natural gas stays plentiful, the last unclaimed drillable parts off the gulf of mexico, 38 million acres, ranging from 3 to 230 miles offshore. the interior department says there could be a billion barrels of oil and natural gas under there. bids for drilling starts at $100 an acre. newt gingrich is fighting for the veteran vote in jacksonville. the biggest republican presidential contest to date is just five days away and still a two-man race. a new cnn time orc poll shows romney and gingrich neck-and-neck and ron paul way behind. our numbers from sunday give a 6-point lead to gingrich. on monday and tuesday, there s a nine-point lead for romney. one thing s for sure, the final florida de
my parents back in poplar bluff, missouri. geraldo: when was bryce born. less than a month ago, sir? geraldo: have you seen pick him? i have seen pictures. unfortunately, he looks just like me. geraldo: i hope he is not as dusty as you are. i m corporal dylan manion. hi to everybody at rick s sports bar. i love you mom and dad and i love you, crystal. geraldo: he doesn t go to rick s sports barney more, crystal. i do. geraldo: i got to protect these guys against themselves. tomorrow we will be with the marine air squadrons down in camp leatherneck. i want to thank the third battalion sixth marines. wonderful, wonderful, fighting men and they are doing a complicated mission helping rebuild this nation. thank you on behalf of kimberly also and craig. we ll be back tomorrow. thanks a lot for watching. from camp hansen in afghanistan, we ll see you
my parents back in poplar bluff, missouri. geraldo: when was bryce born. less than a month ago, sir? geraldo: have you seen pick him? i have seen pictures. unfortunately, he looks just like me. geraldo: i hope he is not as dusty as you are. i m corporal dylan manion. hi to everybody at rick s sports bar. i love you mom and dad and i love you, crystal. geraldo: he doesn t go to rick s sports barney more, crystal. i do. geraldo: i got to protect these guys against themselves. tomorrow we will be with the marine air squadrons down in camp leatherneck. i want to thank the third battalion sixth marines. wonderful, wonderful, fighting men and they are doing a complicated mission helping rebuild this nation. thank you on behalf of kimberly also and craig. we ll be back tomorrow. thanks a lot for watching. from camp hansen in afghanistan, we ll see you