The Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee on the militarys readiness and the upcoming fiscal budget. It was on the income overseas offensive and defensive abilities. Many of them related to the 2011 budget control act. This is about an hour and 45 minutes. The subcommittee on defense appropriations on the United States senate will come to order. Today we are receiving an update on military readiness and Defense Budget matters. Were pleased to welcome to the committee the honorable james m. Mattis, secretary of defense. General Joseph Dunford jr. , chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. The fiscal year 2017 department of defense appropriations agreement has been approved by the other body in the house of representatives. And i look forward to our completing work on that bill in the coming weeks. Were well into the fiscal year and members of the subcommittee understand the poepimportance o enacting appropriations. As we complete our work on the 2017 defense agreement, we also recogn
Deal with the uk but warn britain would have to continue to accept free immigration from the continent. And former National Security adviser Michael Flynn agrees to testify in the russia investigation in exchange for immunity, as president Vladimir Putin tells cnbc that claims of election meddling are fictional. You and the russian government never tried to influence the outcome of the u. S. President ial election and there will be no evidence found. Read my lips, no. Hi, everybody. Good morning. Welcome to cnbc. Very glad youre with us for the next hour. The finance minister of south africa, Pravin Gordhan has been sacked in the capital reshuffle. Mr. Gordhan will be replaced by Malusi Gigaba, according to a Statement Issued late on thursday by the president s office. We are just glancing at some of these stocks exposed to south africa. You are seeing the trading down heavily here in the trade, off somewhere in the region of 4 to 8 when it comes to old mutual. Investec off by 6 , and
Mike flynn wants to trade an interview for immunity in the russia hacking investigation. And highway inferno. The impact after fire caused an atlanta overpass to collapse. Welcome to friday. Im tracy davidson. Im vai sikahema. Rain is expected to continue throughout the day today. On the right, you can see the airmark building in center city where rain has been falling all night long on the left. The first alert radar showing theres more rain to come. This system caused widespread damage across the south. A possible tornado brought down trees and damaged businesses in louisiana. Lets get over to meteorologist bill henley are the most action arrest first alert forecast. What can you tell us . Weve issued a first alert for the entire viewing area for today and tonight. The potential for heavy rain, and the biggest downpours i expect during the evening rush. Could lead to localized flooding. I had downpours overnight. Its tapered off in pennsylvania. The rain still falling in new jersey a
Policies that stimulate the economy and share security and protect the nations health. It is already taken steps to limited regulatory obstacles on the energy industry, focus on Domestic Energy production and revive the coal industry. What can we expect from the new administration Going Forward . How will potential changes in Energy Policy and production impact u. S. Foreignpolicy . Where does this leave global experts to discuss all Things Energy please welcome our moderator for this panel jason grumet, the founder president of the Bipartisan Policy Center and his pedals to the stage. Sarah ladislaw, director and senior fellow, energy and National Security program at csis. Katharine macgregor, Deputy Assistant secretary for land and Mineral Management at the department of the interior. And joseph stanko, parker at hunton and williams partner. [applause] good afternoon everyone. Thanks for taking in here with us. Terrible, training, its awful out there. Good to be with you. Im delighte
National spy museum. The first two weeks centered on fairly wellknown personalities. Ben franklin is of course ben franklin. Next week well take a look at the most infamous spy in u. S. History, Benedict Arnold. The relative obscurity of the man well hear about today is what will make this morning so interesting. He is someone we should know more about. His impact on World History is well known for historians, but historians are just now beginning to piece his life together, to find out new information, to understand his impact on the revolution, and to figure out how he fits among the great heroes and villains of american intelligence history. So kate gruber will help us understand who this enigmatic man is. Shes been the curator at jamestownyorktown museum since 2015. Between 2009 and 2013, she worked at the Colonial Williamsburg foundation where she assisted with the research of the foundations electronic field trip series. Although shes a public historian and museum professional in