The request calls for deep cuts and a reduction in work force of nearly 4,000 employees. Members asked mr. Pruitt about those cuts and how it would impact programs affecting their districts. Held in front of the house committee. This is about two hours. The committee will come to order. Good morning. Today we continue to keep all those affiliated by yesterdays events including our colleague Steve Scalise in our thoughts and prayers. We applaud the Capitol Police for their continued efforts, to be the first line of defense to protect Public Servants and visitors here to the hill. We have a few of them here with us today. Thank you for all the work you do. We thank you. Turning our tension tattoo the hearing, we are joined by 14th administrator to the Environmental Protection agency, scott pruitt. Congratulations on your confirmation. You have joined a distinguished group. We look forward to hearing your vision and working with you to provide the resources necessary to manage an importan
Be followed if you really want a solution. Reporter it was a total reversal from the june 2016 tweet saying thank you to the lgbt community. I will fight for you. Caitlyn jenner who endorsed mr. Trump in the general election tweeted there are 15,000 patriot yachtic Transgender Americans many the u. S. Military fighting for all of us. What happened to your promise to fight for them . Youre not worried about what someone Sexual Orientation or identity is. Youre worried about if thaifr got your back. Reporter the pentagon today not issuing a comment or a statement on this but a navy captain said they are willing to work closely with the president on this matter. One of the president s tweets this morning talked about the medical costs of allowing transgender people to serve in the military. Do we have any numbers on that . Reporter thats right. He is very concerned about the increasing costs of medical care in the military. The president estimates it would go up by between 2. 4 million an
President should follow. Theres a process in place for the department of defense, for congress, for public comment. And thats the process that should be followed if you really want a solution. This policy is far from settled. To learn the latest changes, download the abc7 news app. Youll receive push alerts like the one we sent out this morning. Happening right now, it is nail biting time as 55,000 fans converge of levi stadium for the game between team usa and jamaica. It starts in about 25 minutes, which puts it at the height of the evening commute. David louie is live outside levi stadium. How is the traffic situation right now . Reporter well, the traffic is doing pretty well. Weve been monitoring the traffic cams, and people did a good job of staggering their arrivals so they wouldnt create log jams. You can see people are streaming in for the 6 30 game, and a lot of people are hoping for a team usa victory. Usa usa usa reporter pride in team usa is breaking out in the parking lot
That the president s transgender wont be allowed to serve in the military. Here are the president s exact words that he tweeted, after consultation with my generals and military experts, please be advised that the United States government will not accept or allow transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the u. S. Military. Our military must be focused on decisive and overwhelming victory and cannot be burdened with the tremendous medical costs and disruption that transgenders in the military would entail. Thank you. You can see the rest of the tweet right there. Were waiting on reporter lillian kim, and shell have a live report coming up from the castro on a protest that is just about to get under way. And reaction to the president s tweets came swiftly from across the country. Not surprising, it was mixed. Many, though not all, republicans showed support. The party has always had an internal disagreement. This is a small policy change in comparison to say the Health Care Re
I am certainly hoping these receiveelated budgets some of that attention. Francine that was bill gates, talking to manus cranny. This is bloomberg surveillance. We have some great guests who will talk about the markets, Foreign Policy, and the snap elections. First, to your markets. This is where we stand. European shares rising attach. A touch as commodity producers rebound. Metal prices, chinese equities leading asian stocks higher. That index gaming 1. 1 . I want to show you the pound. The vote in parliament a little bit later about snap elections on june 8. The vix index down quite significantly today, at 15. 85. Those are your markets. First, lets get straight to the bloomberg first word news. U. S. Vice president mike pence has called north korea the most dangerous and urgent threat to the peace and security of the asiapacific region. Addressing military personnel on the uss ronald reagan, hence also spoke of the overwhelming response available to protect japan against north kore