This is two hours. [inaudible conversations] good morning everybody and welcome. This morning the Committee Considers the nominations of two very distinguished officers to two of the most active and challenging combatant commands. General lloyd austin United States army nominated to be commander u. S. Central command and general David Rodriguez u. S. Army to be nominated to be commander of the u. S. Africa command. These two combatant commands centcom and africom are the centers of gravity for our militarys operations to counter the threat of terrorism. Oath nominees have served our country with distinction and i want to thank each of you for your decades of military service and your willingness to serve once again. I understand that general austin s wife charlene and General Rodriguez wife jen air with us this morning and i want to a knowledge them and thank them for their sacrifices, their support to our nominees throughout the years which is so essential to the success of our nomine
The latest on what happened to Malaysia Flight 370. Then, putin stays put. Your move, mr. President. If this violation of International Law continues, the resolve of the United States and our allies and the International Community will remain firm. Remaining firm. About what . We talk to tony blinken, Deputy National security advisor at the white house. Plus, conservative activists host what amounts to 2016s first republican cattle call. You want to lose elections, stand for nothing. Its time for a little rebellion on if battlefield of ideas. Lets come out of this conference resolved to win elections again. And the winner is . This guy. I believe what you do on your cell phone is none of their damn business. Our Political Panel reviews the rand paul verdict and weighs the implications. This is state of the union. This is cnn breaking news. Im Candy Crowley in washington with more on that missing Malaysian Airliner. Vietnams navy has spotted a new floating object off the countrys southw
Benghazi hearing. They are responsible for the attack and said the u. S. Military should have responded on that horrible night. I am john scott. Hi, everybody. I am jenna lee. It is an interesting news day. That was not the only revelation. He made it clear that military officials knew it was a terrorist attack and not over a video that got out of hand. Emails released yesterday and sparking a fierce reaction tone jay carney and ed henrow moments ago in the white house. On 9 12 you were asked if benghazi was premeditated. You said it is too early for us to make that judgment. We are working with the libyan government. You are cautious. And saying that on 9 12 and on 9 14. It is making judgments that this was inspired by a video. Why is it not we dont know. Ed, do you need a copy of the cia. You can read them out. Ned, the only thing that refers to benghazi is cut and paste to the talking points much to your disappointment turned out to be from the cia. What was not accurate was address
That was a very important moment here as people observed her reaction coming out and what her message would be to them. They are still waiting for it, but the big headline is although it was another long night, again punctuated by this Lightning Storm that was just huge and seemed to sit over the area and may very well be a reason why the protests were less dramatic. Only six arrests overnight. The streets were lined. Voices were angry, but just hours ago ron johnson, the man in charge of policing the protests, did come out and say tonight is a very good night. Overnight this ferguson the first real hint of calm. Since Michael Brown was shot and killed 12 days ago. You can often tell how the night is going by the radio traffic, and tonight the radios were mostly quiet. One brief confrontation when supporters of officer Darryl Wilson and Michael Brown collide. A very different scene from the night before, this video showing a very angry Police Officer pointing his gun at the crowd. My h
Its called mt. Sinjar. These are the members of iraqis sa hee dee religious sect. Dozens of died from dehydration and exposure. The climate could not be more hot. Were hearing temperatures on this mountaintop can reach a scorching 122 degrees. As for this terrorist group, isis, they are circling below this mountain. They are ready to kill anyone who tries to flee, anyone who tries to descend. Now earlier today, we did hear from the president , president barack obama said that those usair strikes had demolished some isis weapons and artillery units that had been advancing toward the regional capital of erbil. So far these strikes have successfully destroyed arms and equipment that isil terrorists could have used against erbil. Meanwhile, Kurdish Forces on the ground continue to defend the city and the United States an the Iraqi Government have stepped up our military assistance to Kurdish Forces athey wage their fight. Second, our humanitarian effort continues to help the men, women, an