Were going to receive testimony from two of my favorite people, general lori robinson. I have to say that i taught her everything she knows from when she was the Wing Commander in the ticker air force base in oklahoma, and from curt tid, commander for the u. S. Southern command. I think there is a lot of overlap. Week talked all three of us have talked about this between the north and the south command, and i think thats one reason that senator mccain would want to have these meetings together. The new National Defense strategy, the nds identifies protecting the homeland and sustaining american advantages in the western hemisphere as key priorities, even as the d. O. D. Focuses on the rising challenge of great power competitors. As we have seen from increasing economic and military efforts by china and by russia to gain a footholds in the americas, the boundaries between great power of competition and unconventional threats are increasingly blurred. I think thats one reason when genera
We will get reaction from former and speak with Peter Kornbluh coauthor of, back channel to cuba the Hidden History of negotiations between washington and havana. Then swedish prosecutors have dropped part of their Sexual Assault inquiry against wikileaks founder Julian Assange, but the most serious part of the investigation remains in place. Though he has never been formally charged. Now britain has announced plans to challenge ecuadors decision to provide him asylum in its london embassy. The statute of limitation has run out. It is regrettable it is come this far and raise questions about how the prosecution is dealt with the case. Amy we will look at how u. S. Army whistleblower Chelsea Manning could face indefinite solitary confinement of poor leavenworth for having an expired tube of toothpaste in an issue of vanity fair featuring Caitlyn Jenner. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Today the United
We will get reaction from former and speak with Peter Kornbluh coauthor of, back channel to cuba the Hidden History of negotiations between washington and havana. Then swedish prosecutors have dropped part of their Sexual Assault inquiry against wikileaks founder Julian Assange, but the most serious part of the investigation remains in place. Though he has never been formally charged. Now britain has announced plans to challenge ecuadors decision to provide him asylum in its london embassy. The statute of limitation has run out. It is regrettable it is come this far and raise questions about how the prosecution is dealt with the case. Amy we will look at how u. S. Army whistleblower Chelsea Manning could face indefinite solitary confinement of poor leavenworth for having an expired tube of toothpaste in an issue of vanity fair featuring Caitlyn Jenner. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Today the United
Apple is trading 30, away from reaching a 1 trillion market cap the last close above 22,000 thou walk 16th. Is there a peek optimism around the product cycle or does the stock keep riding this wave of enthusiasm yes hopefully we havent gotten there yet. Were about a year and a half into this preiphone 8 party runup. Usually it ends. Either right after the announcement or about a quarter later. The peaks and then we go down for a couple years until we wait for the next cycle. This is a rager though. Apple is up 54 in the past 12 months i mean, hasnt it gotten a little bit ahead of itself, would you say . Well, you know, i think the really important thing weve got here is that weve had a market environment where every stock has done better than you would have thought weve had good Earnings Growth but the reality is pe multiples have expand add cross the entire stock market and apple interestingly enough with a trailing pe multiple of 18 still looks very attractive, certainly comparison t
Now to the floor of the u. S. Senate here on cspan2. The president pro tempore the senate will come to order. The chaplain, dr. Barry black, will lead the senate in prayer. The chaplain let us pray. Eternal savior, we thank you for the fellowship of your spirit and your consolations of love. May our lawmakers remember that you are their rock and refuge. Lord, speak peace to their hearts in these turbulent times, guiding them along the path of your wisdom. Reward their efforts with a joyful harvest, as they strive to build up and not tear down. Raise them above discord and division, helping them to Work Together to keep america strong. We are grateful for the favor you have given this nation and for surrounding us with the shield of your compassion mercy and love. Strong deliverer, accept our grateful praise. We pray in your mighty name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to our flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States o