Limited thing that we should back off of the specific numbers and recognize there is a strong commitment to readiness as the department of defense says there should be especially wary face as many facts that come up with a warning as they do in healthcare. I can tell you from personal experience that discussions are made about benefits and what we are going to do to the Health Care System and military readiness is something that always gets raised and it should be and will continue to be. I want to invite wanted to invite you to add anything that you would wish. Given the responsibilities you have and how much youve contributed and realizing that you are now out of service in the department of defense i think im hearing you today say the military Health Care System is in reasonably good shape but it needs a lot of work into the compensation system is reasonably fair but there are significant changes we can and should consider and we dont need an overhaul but we do need a lot of work in
We have achieved and even barometers, target employees we were speaking about social teachers, teachers at school, medium and junior medical staff. Doctors, etc. Indexed themave twice. Of february, by 6. 5 percent and since april by 1. 7 . We have paid a lot of attention this year to increasing the combat capacity of our armed forces. I would not name all the things here. Inbe the social barometer 2014. Military servicemen of the minister of defense have received permanent housing. Receivedrvicemen have their corporate housing. That is 100 of our annual plans. These have been some figures. Now words about the currency situation. I believe all of us understand the main question of today, thes of interest state of economies, national currency. And i will try to describe the situation to you. In for my opinion, on how to develop it. After that, i believe the press conference will be finished. Of course, this situation has been provoked by external factors. But we believe that a lot has no
Condolences to the families of the dead. Huge crowds have gathered at the citys historic waterfront from Midnight Party when panic broke out. Today, some of them were returning to the site. Hundreds gather at the square to pay their respects to those who died in the stampede. Just a few hours earlier, the scene was very different. The chaos began half an hour before the clock struck 12. Police are investigating what caused the panic but they have dismissed early speculation that fake money played a role. Authorities say promotional coupons which look like banknotes were thrown into the crowd from waterfront building after the stampede occurred. Ambulances struggled to make their way through the crowd so they could transport the injured to nearby hospitals. Some survivors were in shock. People upstairs wanted to come down, and those downstairs wanted go up. People at the top began to fall. We were pushed further down. People were lying on the ground everywhere. Male, female some unconsc
Welcome to the program. An investigation is being launched into what caused a mass new year stampede at shanghais waterfront that left 36 head and dozens injured. The chinese president has joined others in expressing his condolences to the families of the dead. Huge crowds have gathered at the citys historic waterfront from Midnight Party when panic broke out. Today, some of them were returning to the site. Hundreds gather at the square to pay their respects to those who died in the stampede. Just a few hours earlier, the scene was very different. The chaos began half an hour before the clock struck 12. Police are investigating what caused the panic but they have dismissed early speculation that fake money played a role. Authorities say promotional coupons which look like banknotes were thrown into the crowd from waterfront building after the stampede occurred. Ambulances struggled to make their way through the crowd so they could transport the injured to nearby hospitals. Some survivo
Families. The house expected to pass legislation to restore these benefits despite the shutdown. Coming up several democrats are expected to hold a News Conference on the senate steps about it. Joining me now, jim miklaszewski. Mik, explain to all of us, the presence of the defense secretary, chuck hagel, at the sight of the dignified transfer at dover, what does this achieve . Reporter this is a gesture to show that the pentagon, the dod and second hagel support the troops. The problem, according to officials here, that the pay the military now act, which allowed Service Members to be paid during the shutdown, specifically mentioned that they could receive their pay and allowances, such as housing allowance, but it didnt talk about this death benefit or payments to the families of those Service Members who had died. And even though the lawyers, they put their Heads Together with the Justice Department trying to figure out how to make that work, they just couldnt make it work and they