We always have options. Okay. Lets go outside, live look at the jammo on the schuylkill expressway, eastbound all lanes are closed, at girard avenue because of an accident. Look at this we are bumper to bumper to bumper. That is coming in the city that is coming in the city. That is a live look there, stacked and packed as they say, all the way from conshohocken, all the way into downtown. We saw a few folks trying to turnaround and go back down that on ramp this fellow coming from the right side, he would be coming in from montgomery drive. Some of those guys have been turning around and going back down that on ramp, all right. Now, are you ready, alex. Im ready for these options. Ready for your options. Only option because they are shutting down kill i drive and Martin Luther king drive because of the president ial visit. That would have been an option. Your best option to get to the blue route 476 south, it looks out of the way but better to be out of the way then no way. Southbound
1. 4 in the fourth quarter. Still looking at recession in japan. We will bring you all the latest developments out of the ecb president. Stock markets closed in the u. S. , of course, but futures are trading higher, take a look. 228 points the market closed all day in observance of president s day. A scare in sky from a flight traveling from london to new york, laser forcing pilot to turn with more than 200 passengers on board. Authorities are still working to find the source of the laser. Kobe bryant with final appearance in allstar game yesterday. Hes retiring after 19 years in the league. Two Video Tributes in his honor before the game began. Death of Supreme Court Justice Scalia sent shock waves over dc in the weekend, major issue to name replacement. Peter barnes is following the latest in washington. Peter, good morning to you. Peter politics of all this pretty simple, president obama should template the next president who might be republican, of course, appoint a replacement. Th
Today that works well as a joint force. However, i do believe that given the change in our strategic environment, particularly in the last three or four years, that it is time to do a review. With reference to your specific question, i dont know that theres a need for the change. I report to the secretary of defense and if if confirmed ill report to the secretary of defense and the president. But i think what we need in this environment is we also, and i think what general dunford was suggesting, is we need the ability to have agility in our Decision Making and deployment of assets. Very few of these challenges today are limited to one cocom. There are multiregional, multifunctional, multidomain and challenge the structure we have today and our ability to be as agile as our challenges or adversaries are. Mr. King we have to be sure that allows our agility . Mr. Scaparrotti yes. Mr. King general robinson . Ms. Are binson the most important part of this is the agility and ability to work
Command of Northern Command and commander of north American Aerospace defense command. We congratulate both of you on your nominations. We thank you for your decades of distinguished service to our nation and for your willingness to serve once again. Of course, we know today would not be possible without the support and sacrifice of your family and friends. Some of whom are with us this morning. As is our tradition, we hope you will take the opportunity to introduce your family joining you today. General scaparrotti, you seek to lead a command very different from the one your predecessor, general breedlove, inherited just three years ago. When Vladimir Putin invaded ukraine and annexed crimea, dismembering a sovereign nation in the heart of europe for the first time in seven decades, general breedlove led with clarity and purpose. He pushed ucom and nato to address the strategic reality we face in europe. That will be the urgent and unfinished task left to you, general scaparrotti, if
Both as what is commonly seen as the threat on the eastern flank with russia, but also where necessary to assist allies in threats in the southern border to include terrorist threats, et cetera. I think nato is in a position today where we have capability, but obviously since the wale summit, we realize there has to be change in order to meet the new environment that we see this europe today. And were not completely ready to meet that new environment as a may toe alliance, are we. No, sir, were not. And the secretary general said this with regard to afghanistan. He said we have been able to prevent that afghanistan becomes a safe haven for international terrorists. Do you agree with that . Senator, i believe that we have changed the conditions in afghanistan, but i also believe we have much work to do to realize our objective of a stable economic afghanistan that is no longer a safe haven. He said weve been able to build a National Unity government. Do you agree . I believe personally