Good morning. I am the director here in brookings but i want to welcome everybody to the event today. How much money for defense is enough . This event began with a call i got from someone i respect he said to me, simply, how do we decide how much money the u. S. Should spend on defense . I know a bit about the federal budget, but i have to confess, im a lot more comfortable talking about things like Social Security, low Income Home Energy assistance programs, the state and local Tax Deduction and about the Defense Budget. So i called michael hamlin, my colleague here, and i put the question to him. How much of the u. S. Spent on defense. Mike said, funny last, i just finished a 20,000 word answer to that question. So here we are. You could read it on her website, but he promised me he wont try to read them all today. I want to start today with a question i can answer. How much the u. S. Spent on defense. The short answer is, we spend a lot on defense. There are lots of ways to measure
[ cheers and applause ] and now, seth meyers. Seth good evening, everybody. Im seth meyers. This is late night. We hope youre doing well. And now if you dont mind, were going to get to the news. President biden and former President Trump are set to face off in two president ial debates. Biden is looking forward to laying out his 2024 agenda, while trump is just happy to go somewhere where nobody will draw him while he sleeps. [ laughter ] after President Biden challenged him today to two televised debates, former President Trump posted on truth social, quote, Crooked Joe Biden is the worst debater i have ever faced. He cant put two sentences together, unlike trump who puts all of his sentences together. [ laughter ] while speaking to reporters outside former President Trumps criminal hushmoney trial yesterday, House Speaker mike johnson criticized Michael Cohen and said he is quote, a man who is clearly on mission for personal revenge and who is widely known as witness who has trouble
President biden will head to israel tomorrow in a show of solidarity and to push for the release of americans being held hostage by hamas her hes coming here at a critical moment for israel, for the region and for the world. Overnight, israel amassing more soldiers and equipment at gaza ease border. Thousands of u. S. Troops now on notice to deploy. So whats next for the war and americas involvement . Well go oneonone with a Top White House official. Breaking overnight. The gunman in a brutal terror attack on soccer fans in belgium, tracked down and killed by police. What investigators just revealed about a possible mote i have. Decision day. The house set to vote on a new speaker after republicans meet behind closed door to drum up support for jim jordan. After two weeks of chaos on capitol hill, will it finally come to an end . Were live with the latest. Urgent manhunt. Inside the search for four inmates, including a murder suspect, who escaped from a georgia jail. How they got out a
For a day of rage, police now on alert from coast to coast in washington. Utter chaos. A major new unexpected twist in the battle to choose a new speaker of the house. With congress paralyzed. Also this morning, reaction to the verdict in the case against two Police Officers charged in the death of a young colorado man injured with ketamine. Plus, Online Shoppers on alert. The new shipping scam on the rise later, a reunion for taylor swift last night and they scored with just 12 seconds left in the game thinking they had won. What happened next is a lesson for all of us from abc news in new york. This is america. This morning. Good friday morning, everyone. Im rhiannon ally and im andrew dymburt. We begin with breaking news. Hamas now claims that some of its hostages being held since last saturdays attack in israel have been killed during the ongoing israeli airstrikes in gaza. It claims foreigners are among the 13 hostages that were killed. Also breaking overnight, israel has ordered
John murray explains. Another remarkable Champions League semifinal here in madrid tonight. It was an absorbing match of the but it bubbled up to a Frantic Climax flows massively against the run of play, bayern took the lead in the last half hour with a glorious finish from alphonso davies. In the 88th minute, bayern were going through. Thomas tuchel substituted harry kane. And then came the moment that turned it, a shot, Neuer Cannot Hold his shot. Joselu was able to convert it, and then in the first minute of added time, joselu made it two following a set piece. We had a big var delay before it was ruled onside. And yet still we had drama. Deep, deep in added time at the other end, Mathis De Ligt put the ball in the net, but the assistant had a flag for offside. That goal did not stand. For bayern munich, for harry kane, for eric dier, they will finish the season without a trophy. John murray there. A desperately disappointing and frustrating night for bayern and their manager. Lets