This past week, secretary of defense James Madison and Joseph Dunford testified on the 2018 budget request for the pentagon. U. S. Were also asked about strategy in afghanistan. Well, good morning. The Senate Armed Services Committee Meets to receive testimony on the department of defenses fullyear 20 budget request. We welcome secretary matus, general dunford, thank you for your leadership of our minimum and in uniform. Before we begin, we all want to acknowledge the service and sacrifice of Sergeant Eric howe, Sergeant William baze, and corporal dylan aldrich. These three soldiers were killed this weekend in afghanistan. But thoughts and prayers of this committee are with their loved ones. The sacrifice of these heroes is a painful reminder that america is still a nation at war. That is true afghanistan or after 15 years of war. We face a stalemate and urgently need a change in strategy and an increase in resources if we are to change this situation around. We also remain committed t
Get the white huss ready forth r new administering. Your news tarts now. Im jim lokay and im sarah sip once. We start with your weather as yoou get ready to head back to the workweek after the holidayla weekend. Get ready for a winter warmup and thats not all. Caitlyn roth to get us started. R it was cloudy, pretty chilly. Its hard that by tomorrowomor afternoon it will be feeling like the middle of spring. Spri it actually will be as we are anticipating a oneday warm up. That one day will be very nice. Y if youre lucky enough to be off again tomorrow youll enjoyoy that. If you have to head back to work its going to be at leaves a nice drive home. We have been sitting at the same 45degree mark in washington sense we were on earlier this evening at 5 00 p. M. 00 p really temperatures have note gone anywhere with the thickthe cloud cover and an approaching cold front. I do expect that they will risewill during the overnight hours. 45 in annapolis, 45 in 48 in culpeper. Winds have been in
[inaudible] [indiscernible] mr. Sessions mr. Chairman, if i might, friends, i would like to thank richard shelby, my colleague and senators susan colleague Susan Collins for their introduction. It was moving and touching for me. Its hard to believe the three of us have served together in this body for almost 20 years. When i arrived in the senate in 1997, i probably would not have anticipated becoming so close to the colleagues from maine. [indiscernible] mr. Sessions it took a while to understand our accents but once we did, we never had a problem. He has been a steady fast friend and we have been a good team representing the interests of alabama and the United States. I want to thank president elect donald trump for the confidence and trust he has shown in me by nominating me to serve as attorney general of the United States. I feel the weight of an honor traders and i aspire to. If i am confirmed, i will commit to do and to the American People to be worth the of the office and speci
What you just did so thank you very much. A few moments we have a very special guest is coming out the former Vice President of United States joe biden. [applause] along with Vice President we have a proud president jason romain. Yes, louder. And along with jason romain senator bob dole republican from kansas. They will also have tom daschle democrat from south dakota. And George Mitchell also democrat from maine. Nevertheless this is a very very special moment for us so i would please ask that all of you please silence your cell phones and if you wouldnt mind when the gentlemen come up to the stage if you wouldnt mind doing this. Thank you very much. And of course i just forgot to introduce my boss. So nevertheless im very proud to chase the founding president of the Bipartisan Policy Committee and that is jason romain. Im very nervous tonight, i dont know why. [applause] we will let our gang a symbol for just a moment. [inaudible conversations] [applause] [inaudible conversations] [i
Tony, we now know from investigators that there were ne skid marks from that school buss before it struck the mta bus here on frederick avenue in southwest baltimore. Timo lets fill you in on some of the dead and the injuries. We that there were a total 616 people involved. Section are dead, 0 injured, five People Killed on the commuter bus, including the driver. One killed on the l school bus, that is a 67 year old driver. We know that the aid who was on the school bus survived. Bus. There are now two people inin Critical Condition still in the hospital today. Tod now, we want to tell you that a at 5 00 we had told you that Baltimore Police said that when the bus came down frederick avenue it first struck this fence over here. E. But we know know thats notnot correct. The Baltimore Police back tracked onalti that. They athe accident first ath happened when the bus came and struck the rear of a mustang officer. Then it continued down the street hitting a pillar in front of a cemetery a