Subcommittee on oversight will come to order. In front of you are pacts containing the written testimony, biography, and truth and testimony disclosures of todays witness panel. Ill reck nieces myself for five minutes for an Opening Statement. Good morning and welcome. This hearing titled operating Unmanned Aircraft systems in the National Air Space system assessing research and Development Efforts to ensure safety is a first hearing for the 113th congress subcommittee on oversight. During our break, our name changed, but our general and special investty investigative to study all laws and government activities are involving nonmilitary research and development remaining the same. Id like to extend a warm welcome to the Witnesses Today, really appreciate you guys being here. Also, i want to welcome our returning members and our new members including the subcommittees Ranking Member and distinguished gentleman from new york new york. I look forward to working with you all and the Rankin
David axelrod. First the latest comments from giuliani. Now americas mayor says the president may be a communist. This is the cover of the new york daily news. The tabloids are having a field day with this stuff. Giuliani told the other tabloid the New York Post details about the president s alleged communist leanings. Quote, from the time he was 9 years old he was influenced by Frank Marshall davis who was a communist, and the mayor went on to discuss other communist influences in obamas life. What . Heres the mayor defending himself. On fox. Im right about this i have no doubt about it i do not withdraw my words. If the president goes and makes a speech and talks about what a great country this is if the president could complete the following sentence. During the crusades the christians were barbarians and so were the muslims, if the president could say islamic fundamentalist terrorism is our enemy, i will applaud the president. But until he does that i will have doubts about his emo
David axelrod. But first, the latest comments from giuliani. Now americas mayor says the president may be a communist. This is the cover of the New York Daily News today. The tabloids in this city are having a field day with this stuff. Jewel thatny told the other tabloid, the new york post, details about the president s alleged communist leanings, from the time he was 9 years old he was influenced by Frank Marshall davis, who was a communist, and the mayor went on to discuss other communist influences in obamas life. What . Heres the major defending himself on fox. Im right about this. I have no doubt about it. I do not withdraw my words. If the president goes and makes a speech and talks act what a great country this is if the president could complete the following sentence during the crusades the christians were barbarians and so were the muslims, if the president could say islamic fundamentalist terrorism is our enemy, i will applaud the president. But until he does that i will hav
Proregime Media Outlets see aircraft taking off from that base. This morning also word of brand new air strikes hitting the site of tuesdays chemical attack in syria. At least one woman was killed. Three others were injured. At this point its unclear who conducted these new air strikes. Were tracking these fast moving developments this morning. Lets begin with ryan brown. Tell us what we know now. Thats right. So what were learning is this air base may be operational again and what the military officials are telling us is the point of the strikes was not to absolutely destroy the air base. They did not target the runway. They did destroy some 20 aircraft and some of the hangars and radars and other elements of this base. That being said, it is the strike was intended to deter future Chemical Attacks and not incapacitate this air base fully and conventional attacks that may resume in this area that suffered that chemical weapons strike they seem to be reoccurring as well. There have bee
New this morning, moment of impact. The pentagon released this dramatic video of the largest nonnuclear bomb ever deployed by u. S. Forces. The 10ton bomb took out dozens of isis fighters in afghanistan and destroyed their tunnels and hiding caves. That blossoming Mushroom Cloud you see visible from some 20 miles away. But the intended audience may be all the way across the continent with north korea maybe just hours away from a new nuclear test. Is this confrontational dictator paying attention to President Trumps Second Military action in a week . I dont know if this sends a message. It doesnt make any difference if it does or not. North koreas a problem. The problem will be taken care of. I will say this, i think china has really been working very hard. Reporter Cnns Barbara Starr is at the pentagon for us. Good morning to you, barbara. The thought being this sends a signal, the dropping of this moab bomb to north korea. Is north korea sending a signal right back to President Trump