The next army secretary. Other nominees included the defense undersecretary for intelligence and for personnel and readiness and the assistant defense secretary who advises on weapons of mass destruction to the committee is chaired by her son senator john mccain. This is just under two hours. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] the Senate Armed Services Committee Meets today to consider the nominations of mark espers to be secretary of the army or robert l. Wilkie to be undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness Joseph D Kernan to be undersecretary of defense for intelligence and roberts were Nuclear Chemical and biological defense weapons. I would like to say that ive been pleased with the reaction of the secretary of defense and the administration being cooperative and responding to our questions and to our ability to carry out our responsibilities on the Defense Authorization bill. I think most members were happy with their briefing that we received concer
John s. Mccain iii good morning. The Senate Armed Services Committee Held a confirmation hearing for several Defense Department nominees. Among them was mark espers to be the next Army Secretary. Other nominees included the defense undersecretary for intelligence and for personnel and readiness and the assistant defense secretary who advises on weapons of mass destruction to i would like to say that ive been pleased with the reaction of the secretary of defense and the administration being cooperative and responding to our questions and to our ability to carry out our responsibilities on the Defense Authorization bill. I think most members were happy with their briefing that we received concerning reactions on the uss mccain and others so we are glad to begin this hearing. We thank all of you for joining us this morning. We welcome your family and friends here with us today. As is our tradition at the beginning of your testimony we invite you to introduce those who are joining you. Sta
Made desperate appeals to try to find her. Good morning. French Interior Minister said that the Manchester Bomber Salman Abedi is believed to have been travelled to syria and had proven links with so called Islamic State. This from the French Interior minister. He said that the manchester bomber, salman abedi, is believed to have travelled to syria and had, proven links with the Islamic State terror group. Good morning from manchester. Its a cool good morning from manchester. Its a cool, grey morning and this is a city thats still grieving, clearly. A city thats still in shock. So many people have said to me, they still cannot believe it happened. Let me tell you where were broadcasting from this morning. Were in Albert Square. It is in the centre of manchester, the heart of the city. Were in front of the town halland in the city. Were in front of the town hall and in this square which is where the vigil was held last night, collections of flowers have sprung up. This is at the bottom
Dow futures rising through the night at 75 lines at the moment. Nicole asia stocks in japan rose after the president s speech on top of the Economic News. Nikkei up 1. 4 . In china, shanghai composite also gain. Lauren happy march the 1 00 a. M. Welcome to fbn am, your first look at morning markets and breaking news. Nicole President Donald Trump laying out his agenda in his first address to joint congress. The president says everything that is broken in our country can be fixed. Here are the highlights from his speech last night. To repeal and replace obamacare. Mandating every american was never the right solution for our country. That would make Health Insurance is for the cost of Health Insurance and that is what we are going to do. I am sending to congress that rebuilds the military, eliminates defensive questor and calls for one of the largest increases in National Defense spending in american history. My budget will also increase funding for veterans. Our veterans have delivered
If the documents are real, the cias most powerful tools may be useless or in the wrong hands. Here is brian ross. Reporter officials tonight are calling it a devastating Security Breach for the cia. Revealing in fascinating detail how the agency is using everyday household Electronic Devices to spy on its targets. If authentic and Officials Say they appear to be. The 8700 documents reveal a range of cia programs with code names like after midnight and brittle kangaroo. All now in the hands of terrorists and foreign targets. Legitimate targets are now going to button up. So this hurts . God, its without question that it hurts. Reporter one of the leak files reveals a program calls weeping angle that can remotely turn a samsung tv anywhere in the world into a secret listening device when appearing to be off. Weeping angle seems to come from the monster statutes on dr. Who which only attack when no one else is looking. The cia can hack into ipads and smart phones and turn them into listen