[captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2013] the committee will come to order. Let me begin by welcoming the new members to the committee. Since the full senate has not passed the Committee Resolution officially, i want to ask unanimous consent to returning members to allow prospective members to protest pay into des hearing. If there is no objection, so ordered. Let me welcome you and thank you to come before the committee. You had an intervening challenge and we are thrilled to see you here today doing well and to take time out of your schedule in these final days to discuss the tragic events that occurred in benghazi on september 11. , and the lessons we need to learn from that event to make sure all of our personnel is protected. In your tenure as secretary of state, you have always been up front, forthright, and energetic. I commend you for it. The tragic events in benghazi are a tragic reminder of the inherent risks. It they the very real courage of the men and women
It throws the baby out with the bath. Are there programs that we can reduce and make more efficient . Yes. Thats what ive been trying to do, is push that forward and thats what the qdr process was about. But there are programs first and foremost for the security of our personnel in dangerous places that we cant afford to cut more of and so i hope we get the transfer authority and then have a sensible Budget Discussion Going Forward. Thank you. Thank you. Senator bar ras sew. I want to thank you for your incredible commitment to this as well as secretary of state and as a doctor i will tell you i have seen you work yourself to exhaustion, not for your own benefit but for the benefit of the people of this country and the country is grateful for that. I, like you, agree that we need to make sure that Something Like this never happens again. And ive kind of looked at it like the challenger explosions, because of orings where we didnt see it coming but should have seen it coming. As you sai
Also with us peter golds former managing director for the ntsb and rene marsh. But i want to begin in beijing with cnn will riply who has been following the ins and occupants of what we know so far. Will. Reporter what we know is that the families right now in indonesia, dana are going through a similar agony that the families right here in beijing went through in the initial hours after mh370 disappeared where they are waiting at the airport for any information, information that for flight 370 families really still hasnt come they still dont have closure. The situation right now in indonesia, far different. We know air and sea search has suspended for the night because it is now dark here but at first light the century will resume. One thing we know thats also happening larger ships in the java sea will be turning on their large search lights to keep an eye on the water in the overnight hours here for any debris that may turn up. Obviously if a plane came down from a High Altitude if
Isis claiming responsibility. Welcome to early start. Im john berman. Im christine romans. It is 4 00 a. M. In the east. Donald trump is back in new york city. Just 18 days left until mr. Trumps inauguration. His white house spokesperson making clear his administration is going to have a fast start. Sean spicer will undo big chunks of the predecessors works. He will sign a number of executive orders. Repeal the regulations taken by the administration that have hampered Economic Growth and job creation. He will implement things and bring a new brand to washington and start a lobbying ban. Sean spicer not specifying what trump will repeal. Something mr. Trump was vocal about of president obamas sanctions against russia imposed in response to the hacking of u. S. Elections. President elect stepping out before party at maralago. Claiming he knows things other people dont know about the hacking. Cnns ryan nobles has the latest from maralago. Reporter john and christine, this week will be fi
Administration policy. All that plus another comment from the president that sets off an afternoon of media factchecking and heated reaction. Chief White House Correspondent john roberts has the news from the white house. Good evening. The sheer volume of news coming out of this white house and the first couple days worth anything that weve seen in recent memory. The president has still not shaken his campaign air of propensity to step on his own message. President trump took major steps to resurrect the keystone xl and Dakota Access pipelines, another opportunity for the president to undo obamaera actions. Are going to renegotiate some of the terms and if they would like, well see if we can get that pipeline built. A lot of jobs. 28,000 jobs. Great construction jobs. The twittersphere lit up with protest. Condemning the executive order on keystone xl and Dakota Access pipelines. From House Speaker paul ryan, praised. Thanks to the executive order, the Keystone Pipeline and Dakota Acce