Here are some of the pictures coming in from the Southern Alps of the crash site. We should say crash sites because weve seen a number of pictures showing debris spread over several areas and really the main question involving this crash of the german wings a320 is the rapid desent of the plane. All the way down to approximately 6,500, 6,800 feet. 150 people were killed on this flight. 144 of them being passengers, including some german students. There were also six crew members. The german wings a320 was built in 1991. Some people have been suggesting, well look its 25 years old. Isnt that old. In the commercial Airline Business an airplane that is 25 years old the main questions right now that investigators are going to be focussing on really comes down to this. Why were there no alerts sent out from the crew inside this plane . Especially as they started their descent. We should point out that this plane was checked yet. That was not a full inspection but it was the most recent insp
Senators about this and i think it is time for us to step up as congress and do something truly bipartisan that the people will applaud. We are going to increase by 5 and were going to do it on a bipartisan basis. I would say for the record if there is going to be some conversation about money going to the pentagon i want to i want to be part of that conversation and i want to stick to the rules that its shared equally. We make sure that there is money coming back into the nondefense side of the equation. I hope the administration will take the same position. If we can find oco money lets not do that at the expense of nondefense. I hope we can come to a conclusion that we are going to make our mark in bipartisanship when it comes to biomedical research. Id like to hear any comments youd like to make. We to believe in terms of the number in investments in the choices we need to make in getting the nation to function right now but also preparing for the future right now. Thats why we mak
Condolences to the families of would two hostages one american dr. Warren weinstein and an italian, giovanni lo porto, who were tragically killed in a u. S. Counterterrorism operation. Warren and giovanni were aid workers in pakistan, devoted to improving the lives of the pakistani people. After warren was abducted by al qaeda in 2011. I directed my National Security team to do Everything Possible to find him and to bring him home safely to his family. And dedicated professionals across our government worked tirelessly to do so. We also worked closely with our italian allies on behalf of giovanni who was kidnapped in 2012. Since 9 11 our course terrorism efforts have prevent terrorist attacks and saved innocent lives, both here in america and around the world. And that determination to protect innocent life only makes the loss of these two men especially painful for all of us. Based on information and intelligence we have obtained we believe that a u. S. Counterterrorism operation targ
Sector which you talk a lot about and quite passionate about. The Transatlantic Trade Investment Partnership tpp, what could that mean for expanded access to suddenly plentiful American Energy for our partners . How do we use energy as National Security tool . This may come back to you, caroline, because many of our allies would like an Energy Charter which is not on also they would like to have finance but thats another issue. Should an Energy Charter be in this . Is the u. S. Open to that . First caroline and then to you. I think that the way we use energy and the way we see energy in the future has to be a global approach. It cant just i cringe a little bit when i hear the term that energy is we have ours and everybody else is kind of on their own. I think that the difference between the russian president s position, which tends to use energy as a weapon, and ours is completely different. Should be completely different. We can use energy and our good fortune in energy and technology
Things thats going on in our approach to world affairs. And i think it recognizes that weve made the transition from 21st century problem solving to 21st century problem solving. The 20th century was kind of a bipolar century. The 21st century is obviously multipolar. Globalization is a reality. Its on a course of diversions, because one of the sectors that is universally admired and recognized for what it does is the American Private sector. And when you think about the developing world and the growth of africa and whats going on, even dealing with the problems that mr. Putin is causing, a large part of the solutions are economic when you think about it. Energy security is something that ive been convinced is not only going to be one of the United States strongest cards in the future but its a way of showing leadership in a more globalized world, that recognizes the important changes between the two centuries. This problem is going to be solved not just by aircraft carriers and troops