maintain andask to modernize the component of the triad. as the navy steps out to act upon the intent of the president and secretary of defense, it must do so with renewed rigor and effectively apply the resources with enhanced urgency. it must analyze all of its platforms to extract all additional efficiencies while at the same time it incorporates the advantages provided by both internal research and development and advancements by the private sector. urgency must be the theme as we enhance our readiness and existing capabilities all the while addressing the future buildout of the fleet. i believe the organizational construct needed to deliver the aforementioned goals is flat, lean, and agile. those who face and manage critical situations have the withty to make decisions the full understanding of the responsibility and accountability associated with the outcome. my business career has been well by the credo that accountability starts at the top and permeates route the organization. i've also warned that each member must be empowered to p

you reflected in your opening statement the critical nature of the triad and the back that the navy is the leading edge of that with the columbia comprised program. i assume you feel the same way? mr. spencer: most definitely, senator. ofin the spirit conversation, we want to measure that program stays on schedule and on budget or below budget. a remarkable job with the virginia class, keeping them ahead of schedule with each new vote. we want that same tradition. i know you want that same tradition with columbia. mr. spencer: most definitely, senator. senator reed: thank you. as i mentioned before, not only do we need more ships, we need more operational concepts and new technologies. i wonder if you have given any thoughts on your discussions with the secretary or the cno about what areas you see that you could collaborate with the cno on. mr. spencer: i have, senator, starting out with the acquisition process itself. i laid out in my , we did a study at the business board, 32 plus layers of people needed to sign off on an acquisition process. that did not involve major platforms. we

as i said in the opening statement that i believe the under sea leg of the nuclear triad is the mostrvivalable and probably one of the -- put it this way, we must address the replacement situation. it is a huge cost, a huge expense, i realize that. we are going to have to work in a whole of industry, a whole of government solution to address this. >> thank you. >> thank you, mr. chairman and thank you mr. spencer for your willingness to take on this new role. the navy instituted something called the accelerated program to allow shipyards to compete with the private sector as i'm sure you are aware, one of the real challenges we have is many of our skilled workers are aging out and replacing nthem in a tight work environment is challenging. the app guarantees engineers hired into the four public shipyards at the gs-5 or gs-7 level will be eligible for a promotion after they complete a training program. do you think that kind of program is helpful in retaining the work force we need and do you have other ideas of how we can get the workers we need to keep our shipyards up to date? >> s

. >> the other thing is triad related. >> the triad is organized crime that followed chinese immigrantse u.s. from mainland china. in the 1950s and '60s they terrorized the town and used a lion as a disguise. >> for me it's community driven. i want them to grow up and take part in helping the community. >> is it important that chinese americans retain this culture and not let it go? >> it's very important. i'm trying to grow this into a new era. my goal is to make lion dance mainstream. >> it's not about holding on by building? >> correct. >> and now the moment we've all been waiting for. hope i don't embarass these woman and kids by being a way superior dancing. i have no idea what i'm doing. >> on your mark get set and punch. punch up one, down, punch up two. swing to your left, right. right. we ready? down, action one. down, action two. down punch, slow down for him. right, down, left. drop the head chase your tail. >> i'm sorry. >> there we go. how was that? >> i think the whole time i'm chasing my tail. (quiet chatter) (soft gasp) (record scratching) ( ♪ ) (excited chatter) ( ♪ ) v

our icbm leg of the triad also adds significantly to our deterrence capability by increasing the number of targets our adversaries must hold at risk. my amendment is a safeguard that prevents any unilateral disarmament that would leave our nation vulnerable to attack. my amendment does not impact our compliance with the treaty and does not change our current alert level or require the deployment of any additional icbm's at this point. the amendment reaffirms to our adversaries and allies that our nuclear deterrents will remain strong. with that, mr. chairman, i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentlewoman reserves. for what purpose does the gentleman from rhode island seek recognition? mr. langevin: i claim time in opposition to the amendment. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. langevin: thank you, mr. chairman. yield myself such time as i may consume. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. langevin: thank you, mr. chairman. mr. chairman this amendment is simply not necessary, as it is a solution in search of a problem. the budget request for fiscal year 2018

chopper 6 hd was over the triad buildings in only 8 people were living in the apartments because it ismer. not known how much damage was done in the buildings. >>> sky6 live hd showing the center city skyline, the sun is shieng -- shining but there's a possibility of more storms keep an eye to the sky. david murphy has more from the weather center. >> reporter: storm tracker 6 live showing us there's not a whole lot of rain out there right now. in fact we're dry across the

chopper 6 hd was over the triad buildings in only 8 people were living in the apartments because it is the summer. not known how much damage was done in the buildings. >>> sky6 live hd showing the center city skyline, the sun is shieng -- shining but there's a possibility of more storms keep an eye to the sky. david murphy has more from the weather center. >> reporter: storm tracker 6 live showing us there's not a whole lot of rain out there right now. in fact we're dry across the region currently as we take a look at the precipitation free situation. out to the west of us, there's additional shower activity beginning to pop up. winwinwintethur, delaware, got 7.44 inches. washington township, 4.70. turnersville, 2.53. westtown 2.59. and ship bottom goes 4.35 inches of rain. the only flood warning we have leftover came up an hour and a half ago because of the all the runoff getting into the cohancy river, areas around the cohancy will have the best chance of potentially having a problem there. 82 degrees in philadelphia. it's warm and humid. 83 in wilmington, 77 in allentown. 80 in cape

you reflected in your opening statement the critical nature of the triad and the fact that the navy is the leading edge of that with the columbia class program. and the cno has called its na navy's top priority. i assume you feel the same way? >> most definitely. >> and the conversation you had with the chairman is one of the things we want to do is make sure that program stays on schedule and on budget or below budget, both have done a great job with the virginia class, keeping them ahead of schedule with each new boat and making sure the budget is sound. we want that same tradition and i know you want that same tradition with columbia. >> most definitely, senator. >> thank you. before, not only do we need more ships but new concepts and technologies. i wonder if you have given any thoughts in your discussions with the former secretary with the cno about what areas you see that you could collaborate with the cno on. >> i have, senator, starting out with just the acquisition process itself. i think if you heard what i laid out in my priorities, we now have, i believe, when we did a stu

believe that russia is not doing the exact same thing right now to stop the modernization of our nuclear triad or stop theflood of advanced weapons dozens . that's simply what russia does. russia is a country that now have a dvd barely less-than-perfect 10 percent of america's. the ddd falls on the site california, and in new york. smaller than italy. >> smaller than the combined gdp of the five nordic countries, they have to find ways to achieve an advantage that is not based on marshaling bath resources and what they call active measure campaigns, what we would call propaganda or covert influences one of the way russia is weathering the soviet era to achieve that advantage by holding western opinion and dividing nato countries. >> what we open up to the floor and thank you since this is not our injuries yet she started. >>. >> for the folks, just wait for the microphone and identify yourself and ask it in the form of a question. >> thank you for those remarks and you obviously illustrated in your speech and made reference also to our leadership comments about the army being arranged, outgunn

symbolically, the three merged early, the valley, and the confederacy into a holy triad that became difficult to disentangle. in one loved the shenandoah and confederacy, how could one be against jubal early? in praising winchester as a peculiarly sacred spot, second only to that of his birthplace and his mother's grave, early demonstrated the death -- debt -- depth of his commitment to the valley. he likened his current stiff location -- dislocation to a pilgrimage of self-sacrifice. it is sad indeed to be separated from my country and still sadder to be separated from the most acre cause for which men have ever fought, but, he assured, there is some comfort in knowing the struggle on the part of so much heroism of the part of our soldiers in so many virtues in its women has not been all in vain. speaking of women, the women of the shenandoah became an important focal point of early's attempts to present himself as a humble martyr. in his memoir, he claimed he had earlier -- order chamber for brandon retaliation. on these ladies, he heaped epithets, believing the ordeal in the valley fell wi

the third leg of the triad, the bomber, needs to be able to penetrate. >> that's what we should have going into a nuclear posture review. >> imf treaty against china, advantage over american forces in the pacific. russia is outride ignoring the imf treaty in europe we have no matching response to either of those threats and even if we did. it would be illegal, because we are literally the only nation in the world that restrains itself from developing interneed mead yat range cruise missiles, is that right? >> senator, i think what's important about the chinese capability is that is in the category of denial that we discussed earlier. where the large number of missiles and rockets they do have present a challenge to us. >> is that a critical strategic problem that we face that you gentlemen are working to address it. i hope that we can do everything possible to help it. thank you. >> senator the wide-range in the fy 18 budget, wide-ranging capability areas where we requested resources designed specifically for those challenges that you've articulated. >> thank you, mr. chairman and th

if they see that there is during the experimental phase, the triad phase, that there is a problem --ut phase, that there is a problem, to be able to recall the vehicles. we are still talking about that. that is not in the legislation right now. we also added some things that are for current cars, like the issue of hot cars, you know, since 1990 800 children have died of heat stroke left in cars. we want to do some things right now with auto safety, but we certainly want to look forward, and make sure at least we have a framework for guaranteeing safety on these autonomous vehicles. >> you have said this legislation out of subcommittee is not a final product, in your words. where do you see ground for compromise? how do you see this legislation changing before it gets to the full committee and the house floor if it gets there? >> the issues that really remain the most controversial are the issues of state preemption. we want to make sure that the states still have some control, particularly of things like the traffic laws, liability, and other things that they have traditionally had i

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russia is not doing the exact same thing right now to try to stop the modernization of our nuclear triad or to stop the deployment of advanced west him -- weapon systems. remember, russia is a country that now has a gdp of barely less than 10% of american gdp. it's smaller than the size of california or texas or new york, smaller than italy. it's smaller than the combined gdp of the five largest country so the have to find ways to achieve strategic advantage that is not going to depend on marshaling vast resources. call activeey measure campaigns are what we call covert influence is one of the ways russia long attempted to achieve the advantage by holding western opinion and dividing nato countries between themselves. >> let's open it up to the floor. we will start with andrew to get us started. for other folks, just wait for the microphone and identify yourself and keep it in the form of a question. >> thank you for those remarks. you obviously illustrated in your speech made reference also to army leadership comments about the army being outraged, and outgunned in europe and increasing

russia is not doing the exact same thing right now to try to stop the modernization of our nuclear triad or to stop the deployment of advanced weapon systems. it is what russia does. remember, russia is a country that now has a gdp of barely less than 10% of american gdp. it's smaller than the size of california, texas, new york, smaller than italy. two thirds the size of italy. it's smaller than the combined nordicthe five countries. they have to find ways to achieve strategic advantage that is not going to depend on marshaling vast resources. it's what they call active measure campaigns are what we call covert influence is one of the ways russia long attempted to achieve that advantage by molding western opinion and dividing nato countries between themselves. >> while we open it up to the floor. we will start with andrew to get us started. for other folks, just wait for the microphone and identify yourself and keep it in the form of a question. >> thank you for those remarks. you obviously illustrated in your speech and made reference to army leadership comments about the army being ou

adversaries and a new cruise missile is essential for making the b-52 a viable part of our nuclear triad. that's what almost every flag officer who is testified in front of the armed services committee has said that the long-range cruise missile is a vital part of our nuclear triad in addition to the be 21, the ohio class replacement. >> thanks for coming, senator. i had a broader question for you, and listening to remarks, is what country do you think poses over all the greatest threat to american security right now? >> well, it's a good question but the answer to the question always is something like asking how many adversaries can advance on the head of a pin, because all of our adversaries pose serious threats. so the most immediate threat you might say north korea. you might say iran. or some of the terror networks that a country like iran support or a nonstate actor like al qaeda or the islamic state your those are all reasonable answers to your question. at the same time rush is a very reasonable answer to question because russia at this time absent massive strategic surprise from

since republicans have used that messaging for nearly a decade now you would think once they got the triadl of making the legislation, making the sausage they would be able to do it. >> you would think so. >> they haven't gotten there yet on health care or taxes. it is absolutely critical they go deliver on these issues or it will be very, very interesting to see what happens in 2018. i'm not sure it benefits the democrats. it just feeds into the narrative that the american people don't like washington and they don't like any of the people in washington. >> the messaging of repeal and replace, americans while they support obamacare everyone agrees there should be fixes to it. now the presidents are saying go ahead, repeal it and we'll replace it later. do you think that's too hectic of a priority for senate republicans to achieve when they know the type of uproar that will cause, the disruption it would cause with the intention of not actually replacing it. >> it's a risky strategy. obviously the desirable alternative is when the senate comes back from its recess the end of next week or th

. >> chinese it's called -- the try y t triad related. >> that's organized crime that followed chinesemmigrants to mainland usa. in the 1950's they terrorized the streets of chinatown and sometimes used the lion as a disguise. how can i be a gangster when i'm such an adorable lion. >> for me its more community driven. i want them to grow up and take part in helping the community. >> is it important that chinese-americans retain this culture and not let it go and sort of, you know, all this talk in america about assimilation. >> it's very important. i'm trying to grow this into a new era. my goal is to make lion dancing mainstream and know. >> it's not about holding on. it's about building. >> correct, correct. >> and now the moment we've all been waiting for. hope i don't embarrass these well-meaning kids by being a way superior dancer. hey, have i no idea what i'm dog. >> on your mark, get set, bend and punch. punch up one, down, to. to your right, left, left. are we ready? down. action one. down. action two. punch. slow down for him. right, down. left, blink. >> nope. >> drop the hea

russia is not doing the exact same thing right now to try to stop the modernization of our nuclear triad. it's simply what russia does. remember, russia is a country that has a gdp less than 10% of american gdp. gdp is smaller than texas, new york, two-thirds the size of italy. smaller than the combined gdp of the combined in orderic countries. they have to find ways to obtain strategic advantage that doesn't depend on marshaling vast resources and what they call active measure campaigns. it's one of the ways that russia, whether in the soviet ra or the putin era has attempted to achieve the opinion by molding western opinion. >> why don't we open it up to the floor. since this is about modernization, i'll throw it to andrew to get us started. >> you obviously illustrated in your speech and made reference also to army leadership comments about the army being outranged j outgunned in europe, and increasingly so. your senate armed services committee mark and airland piece went after this, did increased modernization for the army. my question is, because there's so many things that you can

students at rowan university of soggy start to their monday morning, overnight rain caused flooding at triad apartments, residents of the building had to be moved to another location, and clean up efforts continue. >>> president donald trump is calling the nation's health care law, dead, and he urged republican senators to take another vote to repeal and replace it, and senate g.o.p. leadership hopes to vote again tuesday. >>> good afternoon, i'm jessica dean. >>> i'm natasha brown in for ukee. parents of the critically ill boy are dropping their legal battle to bring into the united states for treatment. eleven month-old charlie guard has a rare genetic condition and his parents wanted him to receive experimental therapy in the u.s. but doctors in london arguedment that therapy would only prolong his suffering. >> charlie's devoted and loving parents we have decided that it is in longer entirely in the best international treatment, and we will let let him go. and be with the angels. >> baby's most recent mri showed charlie has irreversible muscular damage. hospital released a statement say

russia is not doing the exact same thing right now to try to stop the modernization of our nuclear triad. or to stop the deployment of advanced weapons systems to its periphery. it's simply what russia does. remember, russia is a country that now has a gdp barely or less than 10% of american gdp. gdp smaller than the size of california. smaller than texas. smaller than new york. smaller than italy, actually two-thirds the size of italy. smaller than the combined gdp of the five nordic countries, they have to find ways to achieve strategic advantage that is not going to depend on marshalling vast resources. and what they call active measure campaigns what we would call propaganda or covert influence is one of the ways that russia whether in the soviet era or putin era has long attempted to achieve that advantage by molding western opinion and dividing nato countries between themselves. >> why don't we open it up to the floor. since this is about our modernization, through it out to andrew to get it started. >> and for other folks, wait for the microphone and identify yourself and ask your

the flooding was in the basement of the triad apartments. no word just yet on how much all that damage will cost. >> well, a calmer and quieter day as we get a check of the accuweather forecast. >> that is good news. meteorologist melissa magee in for adam joseph today. a whole lot more comfortable out there today. >> yeah, that's right, brian and sharrie. yesterday it was pretty unbearable and we were tracking severe showers and storms across the region. right now in philadelphia, feeling like 88 degrees, it feels like 93 in washington, d.c. but off to the north and west in new york city, 68 degrees, 58 degrees in boston so there is some cooler air waiting in the wings but for now we do have to get through another round of some showers and storms. storm tracker6 live double scan radar 3-d showing you these showers and storms across western sections of pennsylvania and also central pennsylvania state. some of which are turning severe. we'll track this moisture as we go throughout the rest of tonight. future tracker6 showing you by 10 o'clock

our open beating we targeted a triad of consumers gorges, unlawful robocalls, slamming and cramming, and rural call completion, all on the heels of taking down the largest spoof or enter agencies history. august will be world broadband monster on august 3 will consider the next steps towards admitting the connect america find and mobility fund reverse auctions. we will explore how to ensure our ongoing collection of broadband deployment data is as accurate and efficient as possible. there is of course much more that the agencies doing and much more to be done. i look forward to continue working together on a bipartisan basis to close the digital divide, promote innovation, protect consumers and public safety, and prove the fcc's processes and procedures. i testimony will focus on two issues i believe are ripe for legislative action. first i applaud at the subcommittee for promoting legislation to reauthorize the fcc for five years. i'm eager to work with the subcommittee to advance it. i want to highlight one particular provision entitled deposits of bidders to be deposited in treasu

we have the triad, right land, air and sea. stuff is getting better and better, but we need to make sure it is financed properly we probably have much more work to do. i'm sure not an expert, but that's so vital to this. uk negotiate with th ththe noi point they're going to say directly to the north koreans, you keep doing this, we're going to knock them down, we're going to take you out, no matter what, we are going to take you out, we have the capacity and the technology to do it. get ready. there's no more free lunches here, i.e. no more free flights. no more. >> what you are implying there, china be damned. >> well, like, china will know about it, but at some point the units is not a sleeping giant, not a sleeping tiger we have to take matters into our own hands. we have the strength to do it, we have the investment to do it, we have these great american companies that howard was describing we cannot just sit around and say, oh, my goodness, oh, my goodness, and by the way, howard mentioned the middle east. it's the same in

netflix looking ahead at anticipated earnings report, procter & gamble will be one stock to watch, triad&g largest company to face such a fight. >> futures gains across the board, 14-point gain on dow futures dow s&p hitting new all-time highs on friday, in europe, we have some buying as well in england and france, in asia overnight some mixed markets japanese market was closed for a holiday, the shanghai composite lost 1 1/2 percent even though growth in the chinese economy came in a little bit faster than expected. and the ace swinging past spider-man war for planet of the apes big we have a full look ahead. and here with me all morning long to break it down cfra investment strategist lindsey bell, kevin kelly, and lee con. >> scatterer. >> beer health care prook probleming positiony fight. >> a jam-packed week we are expecting health care, vote this week and -- but big earnings season tomorrow we are going to have johnson and johnson on pharmaceutical side. >> insurers is not happy with ted cruz amount going to get into that coming up because we have former health and humanism service

triad of consumer scorches, unlawful robo calls, and rural call completion, all on the heels of taking down the largest spoof or in our agency's history. august will be robotic been we will also explore how to ensure employment data is accurate and efficient as possible. is of course much more to the agency and what it is doing. there is much more to be done. to workingward together on a bipartisan basis. we will promote innovation, protect consumers and public processes the fcc's and procedures. here are issues that are right for legislation. i am eager to work with the subcommittee to advance this. i want to highlight one particular provision entitled deposits to be deposited in treasury. that provision is absolutely critical that our nation is going to lead the world and 5g. here is why. the communications act requires that up payments -- upfront payments be deposited in an interest-bearing account in a financial institution. a recent regulatory requirement has dissuaded private institutions from upholding payments. public institutions have indicated that going forward have no inter