Hello this is r. T. Will welcome for me kevin owen here in moscow tonight just in six pm here now let me take you through this thirty minute news update starting with this then the chief of britains defense stuff is warning that russia navy could sabotage underwater internet cables taking its the worry nato countries off line reports there warning has come from peach he is a senior nato official and hes also the chief of British Defense staff and he says that russian ships have been spotted perilously close to land take cables these are underwater very important strategic cables that cross the atlantic from europe to the u. S. And since according to peach russia has continue. To develop its Unconventional Warfare well the internet could be the kremlins next victim russia in addition to new ships and submarines continues to prefer both unconventional capabilities and information war for and there is a new risk to our way of lines which is the vulnerability of the cables that crisscross
Is specific to the incidents onboard the fitzgerald and mccain. Youre right. The overall state of maintenance, modernization, those things are clear in the report. And what is the navy going to do to respond to that . And in just reading the incidents that happened on board the fitzgerald, theres breakdowns there that are significant. Are those training issues . Why didnt people respond as the way theyre supposed to . Is it training . So i think those are the things that will be of interest to the committee on what the navy does to respond to that internally and then were going to have to look at what do we do as members of congress concerning the efforts to resource and the policy directives on what the navy has to do to make sure the service lead is actually seeing the things being done that have been pointed out that need to be done. And then when the review is completed, we will be having again another joint subcommittee hearing for the benefit of the American Public and the Americ
To face challenges with russia and china. But we begin this morning with todays eye opener, your world in 90 seconds. Theres still belief we can get o the bomb of this. If not, everyone suspects a coverup. President trump tells fbi director youre fired. This is what leaders do. They take Decisive Action based upon the information theyre given. Thats what President Trump did today. Hes full of criticismf ohis handling of Hillary Clinton emails. There was clearly a loss of confidence in director comey. I forgot my badge. Former president barack obama made his first overseas appearance after leaving office. They always blame the i always tell people you get the politicians they deserve. Theyre looking at how to safeguard an area around a nuclear site after a mysterious tunnel collapse. Violent landing after it landed at the air base. A tlltha put em up. A family dog playing a very dangerous game of tag with a bear. Go get him. They win in overtime. And all that matters President Trump fir
Year 2018 budget requests. We welcome secretary mattis for the first time before our committee. We welcome chairman dunford ba back. The question today, as it is each year for this hearing is, how well the administrations proposal meets the security needs of the nation. Factoring both the external threats on the current state of our military. This committee has repeatedly heard testimony over the last two years that our country faces more serious complex pretty challenges now than we have ever faced before. The hearings and briefings we held on the current state of our military have been disturbing. The ministration budget request of 306 billion for base requirements a 6 above the 17 an active level and 3 above the last obama proposal. Its also 37 billion below what this committee assess last fall was needed and about 58 million below the fy 12 gates budget which was independently validated by the bipartisan National Defense panel. The issue is not about numbers. Its about what those n
Todays eye opener. Your world in 90 seconds. The wind and the waves are really starting to pick up. Already the wind is whipping up white caps. The gulf coast prepares for Tropical Storm cindy. This is going to be a serious event. The storm is coming so hupger down, everybody. The heat in the southwest. Another very uncomfortable day. The state department is weighing Response Options on north korea after the death of Otto Warmbier. Frankly, if he were brought home sooner i think the result would have been a lot different. The status quo is simply unsustainable. Mitch mcconnell says theyll vote on the Health Care Reform next week. I like to move forward with legislation that i havent seen. Thats one of the practices ive enjoyed around here. This is not the outcome any of us were hoping for. The big victory for republicans in georgia, karen handel defeating jon ossoff. Passengers recovering after a United Airlines jet hit severe turbulence. It happened as the boeing 737 was en route to h