officials say this is at least the third time in 15 years a house in this area has exploded. also, some incredible video to share with you showing two people ejecting from a fighter jet during an air show in michigan. the jet crashed in the parking lot of a nearby apartment complex. officials say the two people who ejected fortunately did not suffer serious injuries. no one on the ground was hurt either. you see the plane right there. the faa and ntsb are now investigating. and three military services are now without senate-confirmed chiefs for the first time in the defense department s history. as senator tommy tuberville continues his blockade against military confirmations. today the chief of naval operations relinquished command. his appointment his appointed replacement, i should say, is one of 300 military officers whose promotions are being stalled by the alabama republican to protest pentagon reproductive health policies.
jitterbug! [ giggles loudly ] jitterbug! [ giggles loudly ] [ tapping ] you put the boom-boom into my heart intuitive sit-to-start in the all-electric id.4. it s the little things, it s a vw. undermining both our military readiness and our national security. that is how secretary of defense lloyd austin is describing the impact on u.s. forces from republican senator tommy tuberville s month s long blockade of all military confirmations in a new memo. austin described the extraordinary step the department could take such as assigning lower level officers to lead critical organizations in an acting capacity amid the
us. also tonight, the u.s. defense secretary lloyd austin is outlining a new plan to deal with senator tommy tuberville s blockade against military confirmations. our reporter natasha bertrand is here with me in the situation room. how is the pentagon addressing this truly unprecedented moment? well, wolf, they re reshuffling positions all as cro the military. this is an unprecedented situation. but for the first time secretary of defense lloyd austin outlined how positions are going to be reshuffled in order to address this situation. now there are a series of steps that he recommended that they take in order to mitigate the damage that this hold is having on the military including having lower level officers actually lead organizations in an acting capacity as well as requiring that three and four star officer not be allowed to leave their current positions. but allowing them to essentially be able to perform the duties of