Hurt american businesses and consumers. Joins us now from wall street there you are young its good to see you he ends how we had any reaction from the white house to this letter. Well i have not seen the no official response from the white house but there has been a group from the Business Roundtable led by jamie diamond the head of the biggest u. S. Bank j. P. Morgan meeting with the president on friday but the topic was partly about not so much china a bit more what happens to the Free Trade Agreement with canada and to mexico and so the businessmen they were pushing hard at the president are dragging to make a case how dangerous it would be to impose tariffs for example mexico is that this would really be hurtful to the u. S. Economy when it comes to china the u. S. President does not seem to be in any rush to get a deal done and here we have 2 topics on the table one question is will the terrorists that are already in place be dialed back if there should be a deal with china and th
I wish now to welcome our like toanel we would remind them to survive to the atest expense possible in less than five minutes possible. They will be made part of the record. Our second panel consists of general james c condo c onville, vice chief of staff , vice army, moynahan chief of Naval Operations general stephen w wilson, vice chief of staff of the air force. Assistant, dont of the marine corps. That, you may now make europe and statement, general. Thank you. Ranking in the spirit, distinguished members of the subcommittee. Thank you for the opportunity to testify. The United States military is trusted in the world. We have to wake up and earn that trust. The armies down 51 . We know that one act breaks that trust of the American People. Senior misconduct in the United States army has no place. Our Senior Officers have developed, decades of relationships of leadership and character. We have provided additional training for those leaders elected to serve. The vast majority of us S
I wish now to welcome our like toanel we would remind them to survive to the atest expense possible in less than five minutes possible. They will be made part of the record. Our second panel consists of general james c condo c onville, vice chief of staff , vice army, moynahan chief of Naval Operations general stephen w wilson, vice chief of staff of the air force. Assistant, dont of the marine corps. That, you may now make europe and statement, general. Thank you. Ranking in the spirit, distinguished members of the subcommittee. Thank you for the opportunity to testify. The United States military is trusted in the world. We have to wake up and earn that trust. The armies down 51 . We know that one act breaks that trust of the American People. Senior misconduct in the United States army has no place. Our Senior Officers have developed, decades of relationships of leadership and character. We have provided additional training for those leaders elected to serve. The vast majority of us S
Has been earned through the service and sacrifice of millions of brave men and women. One byproduct of this reputation is that the military and its leaders are held to a much higher standard than almost any other institution. Standard than almost any other institution. I know that you would never have it any other way. Consequently, the misconduct of a few can greatly impact the reputation of the military. The negative effects are greater. These incidences of senior misconduct, even though relatively rare, not only hurt the victims but can have a Lasting Impact on the readiness of a unit. Of seniorincident leader misconduct is too many, it is important to acknowledge that the vast majority of Senior Leaders serve with distinction. It is also important to a knowledge that some of the acts that the military , would not be investigated or punished in the civilian world. We need to ensure that our Senior Leaders uphold the highest standard of ethical conduct. We will hear from two panels t
Its 1am here in london, 9am in singapore, and 3am in raqqa, syria, where the bbc has uncovered details of a secret deal that followed the defeat of Islamic State in the city. The agreement allowed hundreds of Islamic State fighters and their families to escape, including notorious criminals. The big question now is where are they, and what sort of a threat to they pose . Our middle east correspondent Quentin Sommerville has this exclusive report from raqqa. Even at peace, with the so called Islamic State gone, raqqa is still deadly dangerous. Few of its roads have been cleared. The fighting stopped here a month ago, but there are still mines and booby traps everywhere. Most of the city is a no go zone. Hardly anyone has been allowed to return. But we made it inside, searching for a trail through the debris, looking for clues to the Islamic States escape route. The City Hospital was their last refuge, and its here where ourjourney begins. The groups final defeat came thanks not to a bat