President s budget requests for the pentagon. They were also asked about military matters asian efforts and defense funds being diverted for border wall construction. The Committee Meets a diversity of testimony in the department of defense here, 2021. The budget request, we welcome our witnesses and thank you for their service in both doctor mark esper, and general mark. We have a pair of marks, this morning. This Committee Top priority is ensuring the effectiveness towards the National Defense strategy which is both what we have been adhering to for the long period of time now, but three years. Unfortunately in the last administration we asked irma terry to do more with less. That got us into trouble between 2012, 2017, we lost 150 billion to seek frustration. Our Defense Budget in the readiness of our forces were devastating. I think we all understand, that as a result, when President Trump came to office, he inherited American Military in crisis, thankfully, he delivered on his pro
Crown the world from all around the world. Our bloomberg voices are on the ground with all this mornings top stories. We begin in china, where the government signals a cash injection is on the way to ensure a strong start in 2020. At a meeting in china, the premier said the resiliency is continuing. The chinese economy is resilient. The Chinese Market is huge. We are determined to open up further. We will reach a winwin relationship with other countries, especially with our neighbors. Alix joining me on the phone is sharon chen, the beijing bureau chief. What have we learned from his speech . Give us a backup of the bilateral meeting. Sharon it basically signaled there are going to be product cuts with the amount of cash the banks have to keep as a reserve. Lending to the private sector is a huge part of the economy that china needs to shore up. It accounts for nine out of 10 jobs every year, and it comes after china already promised wideranging set of initiatives that will boost the n
In Sonoma County with residents in the evacuation zone are refusing to evacuate. Reporter let me show you. This yellow shape here is a signal that the people on the property are on the property refusing to leave. In this case, its 84yearold arlene mo. She tells me she has no other choice but to stay. Arlene mo has owned this horse boarding ranch for 38 years. Two years ago she was told to evacuate and didnt. But the push really is bad this time, really bad. Reporter this past week sheriffs deputies and relatives have tried. Grandma get up, youve got to get out of here. No. Reporter she tells me she needs to stay in spite of dire warnings. My horses my horses mean a lot to me and some of them i cannot trailer. They wont get into a trailer . They wont get in a trailer and if you try youre going to get nailed. Reporter fortunately the 84yearold isnt alone. I came down last night because i knew she wouldnt evacuate. Im going to convince her to leave when the winds kick up because i ive see
Break breaking news roaring winds worsen the kincade fire. We are live near the fi bringi lights back on in the bay area this morning. The latest on the restoration efforts. Good morning, its r its wednesday october 30th. Kenny choi. I am michelle griego. We have Team Coverage all morning. Jackie ward is live in so momma county. Gianna is tracking the impacts on roads but lets gibing begin with mary lee and talk about the winds when they will finally ease up. We are starting to watch the wind ease right now. But we have seen some strong wind gusts especially last night. So our strongest peak wind gusts at pine flat road close to the contained fire whlena 58 mount diablo 35 for sunol. North northeastern winds dry offshore wind flow. 27 mile per hour winds sustained. Gusts up to 37 Miles Per Hour and very low relative humidity values down to the a Single Digits at 9 . And currently looking at 49 for temperature out there. Even though the winds will continue to calm down, we are looking a
The worst but it really has been a relatively quiet night for the most part. The wind really hasnt been that bad with the exception of some gusts here and there since weve been here since about 4 am. The National Weather Service Canceled a high wind advisory because wind below 2500 feet has died down but, again, still under a red flag warning. Wind is Strong Enough and humidity is low enough to create critical fire weather conditions. Spot fires that can turn into bigger fires are possible. Firefighters will finally get a break after an intense week on the front lines because the wind well let up after today. That does not mean the area is safe. Fire could be burning inside trees coming even if we dont see it. Cal fire says they can fall, roll down the hill and start another fire. We did see firefighters pulled off onto the side of the road earlier spraying water on a smoking tree. Another issue is how dry everything around here is. Vlive fuel moisture up there is a 50 . 60 is critical