Dod, the military need and funding sequestration is the problem. Are you propose inging 1078 kind of appeal fshor sellquestrationsequestration . Unless you also do something on the domestic side whats the solution to sequestration that you see . Well i guess my primary point is it has to be fixed. Now, that fix has got to pass the house of representatives, its got to pass the senate and its got to be signed into law by the president. So, what that means is the Arms Services committee alone cannot fix it. Youve got to have 218 and 60 and 1e to get it done. So i dont know that anybody has a magic formula to do that or else it would be done by now. And but, yet, i think its really important for us as jim and i were talking, to help all of our members understand the damage that has been done. And, actually, the way that it is more expensive in a lot of respects to operate under sequestration. The inability to plan, et cetera. And what it costs us. I really believe there is that most republ
Get it through the committee in a short time frame. I want to hear feedback. And, so that back and forth discussion hopefully, not just this year, but in years to come, will help us get back towards that accountability that jim and i were just talking about. Remember, its not about bureaucracy, its not about just organizations. It is about who has the authority and then can you hold them accountable for the exercise of that authority. And thats the goal weve got to move toward. Yes, sir. Thank you, mr. Chairman. You emphasized, basically, funding, you know. Dod, the military need and funding sequestration is the problem. Are you propose inging 1078 kind of appeal fshor sellquestrationsequestration . Unless you also do something on the domestic side whats the solution to sequestration that you see . Well i guess my primary point is it has to be fixed. Now, that fix has got to pass the house of representatives, its got to pass the senate and its got to be signed into law by the president
Reporter as the rain continues to fall tonight, driving along the roadway has become more difficult. It was pretty bad out there. I couldnt really see weir was going. Reporter this was earlier tonight, water gushing out of the ground at bay street and embarcadero. Ponding has drivers concerned out here and hoping they dont hit one of the flooded areas. There was a lot of water and planing a little bit. It was pretty scary, especially those big highways. I think we got here in once piece. So thats all right. Reporter despite the rain, people still came out along fishermans wharf. They just grabbed their rain coats and umbrellas and enjoyed the holiday rain. I got the umbrellas an a water proof coat. Im good to go. Take the good with the bad. You bet. Reporter i did check with the chp. They tell me they are asking bad drivers to slow down and be cautious if they have to hit the roadway tonight or tomorrow. Back to you. Conditions have been wet all across the area especially north of the
as president obama lands in dublin, the inhabitants of manegal have a special reason to celebrate. deadly tornado leaves behind a trail of destruction, you re looking at what s left of the town of joplin, missouri, and oh no, not again. iceland s active volcanos are worrying european airlines. does this new eruption mean fresh travel chaos? we want to begin in southern pakistan, where government forces are continuing to battle it out with taliban militants at a naval base in karachi. at least ten militants stormed the site late last night, armed with guns and grenades, witnesses say that they ve heard numerous loud explosions. a plane was set on fire and smoke is billowing up from the building. now it s not exactly clear how many people have been killed, but the afp and the reuters news agencies say 12 pakistani commandos are dead. more detalsz from our senior international correspondent, stan grant who joins me from islamabad. what s the latest on the situation right n