griff jenkins has more. >> reporter: the defense department is under fire. newyork, san francisco and philadelphia are filing a lawsuit accusing the federal government of failing to report service members disqualified from gun ownership. this failure has led to the loss of innocent lives by putting guns in the hands of criminals and those who wish to cause immeasurable harm. the lawsuit follows a shooting at a texas church where a former military service member shot and killed 26 parishioners and injured others. he was convicted of domestic violence by a military court. >> this is exactly the kind of individual who should have never passed a background check. >> reporter: the lawsuit coming amidst a push on capitol hill to make it a law for the military to report misdemeanor domestic violence. >> had it been followed, this person would not have been able to obtain a firearm. >> reporter: he can't comment on the lawsuit by the three cities but the department is doing everything it can to make sure that all qualifying criminal history information is submitted

attorney joined forces with the cities of philadelphia and new york to demanding that the department of defense comply with the law. >> there's a need for court intervention to make sure the department of defense adheres to their legal responsibility. >> reporter: the man who killed 26 people in a church in texas should not have been able to purchase a gun. but the fbi never received the name of the former airman who was convicted of domestic abuse against his wife. so his name never went into the national instant criminal background check system for gun sales. the pentagon's inspector general called it a systemic problem earlier this month to congress. >> of the 2500 fingerprint cards required to be submitted, 601, or 24%, were not submitted. >> reporter: the lawsuit filed in the eastern district of virginia cites kelly's case as well as statements of support from both attorney general jeff sessions and the national rifle association that the department of defense submit names of all servicemen and -women whose military convictions should preclude them from gun ownership. >> our military does

defense department appropriations have more than doubled since 2000. in addition, the department has gotten extra billions in several supplemental or emergency appropriations bills. the military construction bill is a separate bill that has added another $109.5 billion over the last 10 years. it would be hard to find any u.s. military base anyplace in the world that has not had several new buildings constructed over the last few years. in fiscal year 2016, we spent over $177 billion on new equipment, tanks, guns, etc. we spent similar amounts for many years. most of this equipment does not wear out after -- or have to be replaced after just one year. . it is ironic the only president who tried to reign in spending is the only one who spent his most career in the military. in a book when told by the top staffer he could not reduce defense spending, president eisenhower said if he gave other start to every general who cut his budget, quote, there would be such a rush to cut costs you have to get out of the way. the book also quotes who cut his budget, ei

city attorney dennis her era joined forces with philadelphia and new york demanding that the department of defense comply with the law. >> clearly there's a need to make sure the department of law complies with law. >> reporter: the fbi never received the name of the former airman man who was convicted of abuse against his wife. so his maim never went into the system. it's called a systemic problem earlier this month. >> of the hundreds of card required to be submitted, duds -b -bs were not submitted. >>> the national rifle association that the department of defense submit names who's military should preclude them from owns guns. >> i would see they see the necessity of living up to the domestic responsibility to make sure the fbi and local law enforcement can do the same thing. >> reporter: the inspector general says kelly's case is not a one off. >> going back 20 years at least 1998. we looked at 2015 and 2016 and found significant problems. we think there's problems further back. >> reporter: in the newsroom andrea borba. >>> new video of a ransacking. security camera caught him in the act. the

burn pits we might never know the full extent of how those populations are affected both the department of defense and department of veterans affairs declined to participate in the program but here to help us talk about open air burn pits we have. seen you're an environmental reporter with pro publica he's in san francisco california and texas rosie torres is executive director of burn pits three sixty and the u.s. military spouse and wished. the honey is an environmental toxicologist in the u.s. state of michigan welcome to the stream everyone rosie want to start with you your husband first started getting sick during his deployment in two thousand and seven at iraq's joint base you tell us about what happened when he returned. immediately upon right will he end to. experience research reduce stress. a lot of being alive is just debilitating in the body and it actually started when you lose that. and then just continue to worsen as time went by when he started reporting these effects first started feeling them when he talked to other service members what it based say and what did he think was hap

>> no, haven't heard anything from the defense department, especially on this case. going to now that it has entered the legal stage of this. the administration row make quiet, but recall there were several, including arizona republican senator jeff saying he wants to see more done on this. so maybe it is mum from the administration but certainly will hear more from capitol hill leaders. >> more to come, from washington this morning, griff, thank you. star warns warning new movie trailers and sequel to classic. that and more coming up as we break it all down. >> good morning, i'm kristen rodgers, fly eagles fly, but the eagles feeling frustrated looking like doug pederson will play his starters sunday that includes nick foles. >> i got to get him as many reps as he can. then be smart about it. obviously we have a lot of football season left. football is just beginning, quite honestly. >> the patriots, signed former steelers linebacker james harrison, to one year deal yesterday. the steelers released him. the franchise's all time sacks leader, earlier this week. >> fl

our defense department will walk you through the items gathered to explain their connection to the tehran regime. we've all come a thorough examination of this material not just by the members of the press but the international community. several countries will be sending delegations to view the material in the next few days and some have already been here. we are inviting the entire u.n. security council to see it for themselves and all members of congress. this is part of what led the u.s. intelligence community to conclude unequivocally that these weapons were supplied by the iranian regime. the evidence is undeniable. they had made in iran stickers all over it and united states stands ready to further the cause of peace and to undermine that consensus against conduct. we must speak with one voice in of the threatened of the peace and security of the entire world calling those to join us in a united front to resist his global threat. i will be happy to take your questions of first-aid kit to the department of defense with their intelligence experts and all that went into this. look at

. >>> up next, three major cities are suing the defense department claiming it's not following the law and putting, quote, innocent americans at risk. i'll speak with the man leading the lawsuit next. >>> does the pentagon bear some blame for the mass shooting last month at a texas church? devin kelly had been convicted of domestic violence while in the air force and the military did not inform the fbi so the bureau never added kelly to a database of people banned from buying guns. kelly went on to murder 25 church goers in the small town of sutherland springs as well as an unborn baby. now, three big cities, new york, san francisco and philadelphia are suing the pentagon for failing to keep the weapon out of kelly's hands. attorney leading that lawsuit joining us now. thank you so much, ken, for coming in. explain to me the goal of this lawsuit. i know you're doing this work pro bono and passionate about this. >> absolutely. we're trying to fix a problem that has been 20 years in the making. because it turns out that the kelly case is just the tip of the iceberg. >> what would that lo

california is suing the defense department... what the state says the department was failing to do.cki) san francisco and two other cities are suing the defense department over gun- check system failures. (grant) according to the federal lawsuit... many service members who are disqualified from gun ownership were not reported to the national background check system. new york city and philadelphia are involved in the lawsuit that was filed today. the cities argue that the defense department failed to report disqualifying records for at least two decades. they say this lead to a former air force member to buy a high- powered rifle and shoot and kill 26 people in a texas church in november. local law enforcement officials rely on the f-b-i's database to conduct background checks on gun permit applications and to monitor purchases. pentagon officials say the department is continuing to work with the u.s. military leaders to refine their policies. (vicki) in repsonse to recent shootings... california is adopting more agressive gun control laws. beginning january first ... criminals must

defense department and these are the latest figures apparently there's around five thousand two hundred troops there in the country an awful lot of troops to be affected if these threats become a reality that situation in iraq there but it's potentially not only value soldiers there that could be at risk to no not at all there are being worries again about the fact that trump has come out and said that the embassy the u.s. embassy will be moved to jerusalem what are the consequences of that never mind moving it would become an absolute target for various terrorist groups we've seen in the past in benghazi if you remember then in libya like the two coordinated attacks that were carried out by militant groups there so we've already seen u.s. embassies consulates government buildings attacked around in conflict areas and what does that mean for the u.s. staff who are thinking about or who. will be forced to move to jerusalem as my lot happens they're going to be really worried it era today there will be asked professor of political sociology dr side city whether he thought the shia militia

the defense department under fire. three cities, new york, philadelphia and san francisco, filing a federal lawsuit accusing the military of failing to report significant numbers of service members disqualified from gun ownership to the fbi's national background check system. new york city mayor bill de blaze owe saying in a statement this failure on behalf of the department of defense has lost to the lost of innocent lives by putting guns in the hands of criminals and those who plan to cause harm. it follows a shooting at a church in texas where a former military service member discharged for bad conduct shot and killed 26 parishioners. he purchased two firearms despite being convicted of domestic violence by a military court. >> this is exactly the kind of individual who should have never passed a background check. >> reporter: the lawsuit coming amidst a push on capital law to make it a law to report misdemeanors of domestic violence to the background check system. >> we're looking at specifically the something that

defense. he was the chief technology officer of the u.s. department of defense and advisor to the secretary on all matters relating to research engineering until january of 2017. he has responsibility for a range of complex topics involving open systems architecture and he has more than 28 years of government and industry experience at the defense agency. in january of 2018 he will begin service as executive director and chief operating officer at the institute of electronics engineers. to his left we have the leading expert on the field of defense acquisition defense industry and weapons systems requirements planning. he served in the army for 31 years after graduating from the korea military academy. he was the chief of several important sections including the weapon systems planning section of the headquarters chiefs of staff defense acquisition policy section and forced policy section of the ministry of national defense. he's participated in advanced research on a number of critical topics as a member of the advisory committee for the joint chiefs

dennis herrera joined forces with the cities of philadelphia and new york demanding that the department of defense comply with the law. >> clearly, there's a need for court intervention to make sure that the department of defense adheres to their legal responsibilities. >> reporter: kevin kelly the man who killed 26 people inside a church in sutherland springs, texas, should not have been able to purchase a gun, devin kelly. but the fbi never received a name of the former airman who was convicted of domestic abuse against his wife. so his name never went into the national instant criminal background check system for gun sales. the pentagon's own inspector general called it a systemic problem earlier this month to congress. >> of the 2500 fingerprint cards required to be submitted, 601 or 24% were not submitted. >> reporter: the lawsuit filed in the eastern district of virginia cites kelly's case as well as statements of support from both attorney general jeff sessions and the national rifle association that the department of defense submit names of all servicemen and -women whose military convicti

that's actually terrible for the defense department, continuing resolutions present them starting new programs, prevents managerial latitude that dod needs to use the money well. rather than add more money, i would instead give dod the latitude to do a lot more programmatic management. i think that would help them a lot more. >> dickerson: your thoughts? >> we're at a point here in december, two and a half months into the new fiscal year we don't know if the defense budget is going to be $600 bill ton for this year or $700 billion that's a huge gap. that's roughly the range of play. donald trump is in between in his request, i'm sort of in green myself, the congress under sen to mccain have proceed positivessed $700 billion, anything north of 600 billion exceeds the cold war average when you adjust for inflation. i do think we need a bit more money. but i think we need really is clarity and decision, because you can't do proper training, maintenance, can't enter into long-term contracts or do good custodianship when you're this far into the year you don't know what your budget will be

the defense department under fire, three cities, new york, philadelphia, and san francisco, filing a federal lawsuit accusing the military of failing to report significant numbers of service members disqualified from gun ownership to the fbi's national background check system. bill de blasio saying the failure on behalf of the department of defense has led to the loss of innocent lives by putting guns in the hands of criminals and those who wish to cause immeasurable harm. in sutherland springs, texas, a former military member shot and killed 26 and injured 20 others. the gunman purchased two firearms despite being convicted of domestic violence by a military court. >> this is exactly the kind of individual who should have never passed a background check. >> reporter: the lawsuit coming amidst a push on capitol hill to make it a law for the military to report misdemeanors of domestic violence to the balk check system. >> we were looking at something that had it been followed, this person would not have been able to obtain a firearm. >> reporter: he can't comment but said that the dep

they do first want to thank the department of defense, their intelligence experts, all, all that went into this. when you look at this, this is terrifying. this is absolutely terrifying and this is why it has to stop. we have said multiple times that this is not just about the nuclear program, this is about everything else they are doing because iran believes they have been given a pass. it is incumbent on the international community to show not only are they not being given a pass but all of these actions have to stop and stop immediately and we will continue to do that as we go forth. laura will be giving you a tour. i'm now going to open it up for questions. i'm going to respectfully ask that we keep the questions all in foreign policy. if you have any other questions jay will be happy to answer those but we will get started. >> two quick questions. first of all you said these weapons were debris from the missile that was directed at saudi but then you said it is conclusive of a pattern of behavior. can you talk about the pattern of behavior and then also what are your next steps w

defense department has said it is ready to respond to any kind of threat to american interests will we get the thoughts now of political analysts by mustapha him he joins us live good evening to you i'm not sure if you heard much of that there from that report but essentially one of the latest developments shia militias in iraq have said that they will attack u.s. forces how dangerous is that development. hello and thanks for having me well andrew this is a very serious threat that was not just a started by the shiite movement in iraq and the job by is a popular movement that has been fighting and it's still fighting eisel terrorist groups in iraq and they have had a major role in defeating terrorism and pushing it back in iraq but the point is that iran some four decades ago since its sort of illusion happened it has already stated several times its leaders various leaders and officials that the only solution to the palestinian issue is holding the referendum by the indigenous population and thereby the about a couple of years ago the iranian leader came forward to say that the situat

. >> he told the times he resigned from the defense department in october to protest excessive secrecy surrounding the program. >> that's just more evidence of wasteful spending. >>> police treating the death of a billionaire couple as suspicious. he was found strangled in their home last friday dangling from a railing of their basement. they died of ligature neck compression, a form of strangulation. they make billions in the pharmaceutical industry and gave away their portion to charity. >>> a fire was caused by a switch gearbox failure. that's according to fire investigators. the switch gearbox is located in a restricted area where there's video surveillance and e key cards required to gain access. there's no evidence of foul play. >>> delta announcing operations have stabilized at the airport and majority of customers have been rebooked. not all the issues have been cleared up throw thoe. lost luggage is still clogging the north terminal. >> schacharlottesville police c retiring. no reason being given for his departure. he was in charge of the department's response to last summer's

general mattis came to see me and told me how badly our defense department needs help. i agree. but i told him to go back to the white house and tell the white house that the domestic side of the ledger needs help as well. spending on the domestic side of the ledger is lower than it was in 2010 despite increased costs. we also need to provide funding for community health centers and children health insurance, relief for millions of americans still recovering from natural disasters. and we must come together in a bipartisan deal to pass the dream act along with tighter border security measures. it's a lengthy to-do work. it's going to require hard work, steady cooperation on both sides. last night, however, there was a concerning spectacle on the house floor. the freedom caucus held up an unrelated vote on the tax bill -- who could figure -- because they were unsatisfied with the republican leadership's plan to keep the government open. if we're going to solve all the problems that confront us before the end of the year, house leaders cannot let the freedom caucus, a small band o

personnel are operating in more than one hundred and fifty countries we got in touch with us defense department which told us that some personnel are marked as having an unknown location because they may for example see adding that its data center may not accurately reflect the current force tell you tools ron paul again says that explanation one. that's their excuse but that should not happen in a republic i mean people are supposed to know what's going on most every country in the world is imperfect including ours but our immediate goal should be to improve ourselves and not pretend that we can tell other people how to live and who should run their countries even though there are plenty of problems around but i don't think other people like us to take this role of secretly putting troops around the world and interfering in saying well we're we're going to improve your governments and we're going to tell you what to do if you don't do what we want we're going to put sanctions on you. meanwhile donald trump will unveil his national security strategy next monday and russia is likely to be listed

suing the defense department... over gun-check system failures.s many service members who are disqualified from gun ownership... were ánot reported to the national background check system. new york city and philadelphia are the other cities suing. the suit argues that the defense department failed to report disqualifying records for at least two decades. the cities say this allowed a former air force member to buy a high-powered rifle and shoot and kill 26 people in a texas church in november. local law enforcement officials rely on the f-b-i's database to do background checks on gun permit applications and to monitor purchases. pentagon officials say the department is continuing to work with the u.s. military leaders to refine their policies. ( darya ) did you feel it? last night ... two small earthquakes shook santa clara county. this is a map from the the u-s geological survey. the first quake hit around 7:20 p-m ... about 5 miles from san martin ... it was a 3-point-one quake. then at around 10:30 last night ... a 3-point-8 magnitude quake hit

in this lawsuit, they're asking for three things saying they want the department of defense to review reports to a judge who is seated in alexandria, virginia, and want the department of defense to update the federal criminal database. if devon kelly had been in this database, he would not have been able to purchase this rifle that led him to go into this church and massacre 26 people. it remains to be seen if this lawsuit will be able to proceed since these cities don't have maybe a direct case in this. they might not have standing. we'll see. it's worth a shot. >> at the least, it will remind the public and put pressure on the defense department to do exactly that, to be able to report this information to the nba. >> and do its job. >> which they should have done beforehand. thank you for that report. >>> as washington ramps up the sanctions on north korea, our next guest says the recent rhetoric from trump echoes the bush administration's in the run up to the iraq war. we'll get her take after the break. vo: gopi has built her business with her own two hands. each unique piece come

of billion for the department of defense. this includes important emergency funding for missile activities. and as we all know, our troops and commanders must have the resources they need, especially in uncertain times and the time of the holidays. this legislation will allow them to continue to advance peace with the resolve of superior powe firepower and professionalism across the globe. the legislation authorizes and extends funding for the chip program for five years, some thing that is very important to me. not only from being from dallas, texas but as an advocate for children especially those with disabilities. rt extends funding fofo community health centers. more medicaid funding for puerto rico and the u.s. virgin islands. i know we have a gentleman who i will be asking to give a full update on this issue from the from the energy and commerce committee. the subcommittee that has been at the epicenter of this issue. i want to thank dr. michael burgess for his work with the young chairman on this issue. has been disast

defense. >> the department of defense and its service branches have miserabl miserably. >> the california wildfireall but contained. >> little smoke and air quality has improved. >> a thrilling finish for the suns. >> all that and all that matters -- >> my brother. >> two men in hawaii who have been best friends for 60 years made an incredible discovery. >> it turns out they're biological brothers. >> it's the best christmas present i could imagine having. >> -- on "cbs this morning." >> this kid is a huge cleveland cavaliers fan. what was inside? steph curry's jersey. look at that. upon further inspection, there's a lebron james jersey and he started jumped on the furniture. >> yes, yes, yes, yes, yes. >> announcer: this morning's "eye opener" is presented by toyota. let's go places. >> it all ended well. he got what he wanted. >> yes. that is what fandom is all about. >> and true happiness. >> what a happy boy. welcome to "cbs this morning." i'm bianna golodryga with dana jacobson and vladier duthiers of our streams cbsn. norah o'donnell and gayle king are off. is it cold? the northern half of t

for example, john glenn and i had an amendment preventing the defense department and the state department, sending any arms to pakistan and then they go over to the commerce department and they get a sophisticated licensing agreement to tell them the same thing. it went on and on. foreign policy is not made in the traditional way any more of congressionalal hearings or the state department policy planning. and the very first thing that the indian ambassador has to do. fire five or six lobby law firms to lobby for them. and that's the truth of the matter and its tragic. washington d.c. is the only capital where that's true and so it's big money and most of the.has behind it, arms companies or even foundations. the brookings foundation, for example, gets a lot of funding from arms companies and they're very much complicit in giving arms to both india and pakistan. >> so, this octopus that you refer to, is it a follow the money situation? >> yes, it is. by and large. and i describe it. our whole foreign policy is now made by this octopus. i was talking to young students, i'm a professor at t

secretary of state, rex tillerson, who we're told opposed this decision, secretary mattis at the defense department, apparently opposed it as well, mike pompeo at the ceo, that's what we're hearing, he didn't play much of a role in this critically important historic announcement today. why? >> who didn't play a role? >> rex tillerson. >> well, he's in europe, from what i understand. so, that would be the case. but look, when the national security council comes together, everyone puts their opinion on the table. everyone puts their views, the president tease gre president's great at listening to everyone. and at the end of the day, he makes a decision. all of those advisers told president reagan the same thing, that he shouldn't do it. at the end of the day, president reagan made a decision. today, president trump made a decision. now we need to move forward on that decision and hope that we can finally bring peace to that region of the world. >> but in rejecting the recommendation, the advice of the secretary of state, you have heard all of those reports, ambassador, is this another sign that he ma

the defense department under fire. three cities -- new york, philadelphia and san francisco -- filing a federal lawsuit for failing to report significant numbers of service members disqualified from gun ownership to the fbi's national background check system. new york city mayor bill de blasio saying in a statement that the failure on behalf of the department of defense has led to the loss of innocent lives by putting guns in the hands of criminals and those who wish to cause immeasurable harm. this follows a shooting at a church in texas where a service member shot and killed 26 parishioners and injured dozens others. he was given a gun despite being found guilty of domestic violence in a military court. >> this is the type of individual that never should have passed a background check. >> reporter: making it a push on capitol hill to make it a not to report an incident. >> we're looking at specifically something that had it been followed this person would not have been able to obtain a firearm. >> reporter: pentagon

considering we have contracts with the defense department as a result and considering our waste management how is your department investigated the roles of the company and the contamination scandal and the department of defense can be handling? >> thank you very much. in terms of your language senator, you may refer to it in that way but we know that you know if you are in the chamber this is a legacy contamination issue that the australian government and a number of other international governments are handling. it doesn't only pertains to the defense side but airport and the sites used by [inaudible] and number of energy participants in the fuel area and there's a substantial way to go in the for all of those. >> point of order. >> turn your attention to the question of relevance and the question was about how your investigated the role of the company in the contamination scandal. it's not about what they have done but specifically about that country -- >> they were addressing the other part of the question you raise. there's a preamble to the question and it should be allowed to be addre

. >> three cities are suing the department of defense for failing to report service members disqualifiedrom gun ownership. >> the department of defense and its service branches have failed miserably. >> the biggest wildfire in california history is now all but tame. >> there is little smoke and air quality as improved. >> all that -- >> a thrilling finish for the suns. >> exactedly what they do. over the top, counting it! >> -- and all that matters -- >> my brother. >> two men in hawaii who have been best friends for 60 years made an incredible discovery. >> it turns out they're actually biological brothers. >> it's the best christmas present i can ever imagine having. >> -- on "cbs this morning." >> this kid is a huge cleveland fans fan. when he opened his presents for christmas? what was inside? it was a steph curry jersey. >> that's lebron's arch enemy. look at the look. upon further inspection, there's the lebron james jersey and he starts jumping on the furniture. >> yes, yes, yes! yes! >> announcer: this morning's "eye opener" is presented by toyota. let's go places. >>> it all end

the 539 contracts is a defense department has revealed in considering responsible for waste managementhow is your department investigating the role that contamination scandal in the way they are currently handling. >> thank you, mr. president. in terms of your language, you may refer to it in that way, but we know if this is the legacy contamination issue yesterday in government and international governments are handling. it pertains to airport, the number of participants in the field area and i think there is a substantial -- >> order. i'm sorry, senator. >> yes, during your attention, to the question of relevance, the question was about how the department investigators in the contamination scandal with that company. >> bezel is the question asked at the end. thank you, mr. chairman. there are contracts between the department of defense and the very large number in australia did everything further to add a taken on notice and bring it back to the chamber. >> thank you, president. it's on about the danger associated with people since at least 2000. some certainty for the 2015th senate

suing the defense department... over gun-check system failures. the federal lawsuit says many service members who are disqualified from gun ownership... were ánot reported to the national background check system. new york city and philadelphia are the other cities suing. the suit argues that the defense department failed to report disqualifying records for at least two decades. the cities say this allowed a former air force member to buy a high-powered rifle and shoot and kill 26 people in a texas church in november. local law enforcement officials rely on the f-b-i's database to do background checks on gun permit applications and to monitor purchases. pentagon officials say the department is continuing to work with the u.s. military leaders to refine their policies. did you feel it?last night ... two small earthquakes shook santa clara county.this is a map from the the u-s geological survey.the first quake struck around 7:20 p-m ... about 5.6 miles from san martin ... and 7.5 miles from morgan hill. it was a 3.1 magnitude quake.then at around 10:

defense in that suit. what's your reaction to it? >> i think the department of defense needs to come into compliance with the law. clearly there are reporting gaps that ended up -- resulted at least in the instance in devin kelley in a mass shooting in a church in texas. but really this highlights the gaping hole and the gap between the reporting system and those who are required to report, whether that's in the military or the civilian sector. and what we haven't talked about is while this one instance that led up to the reporting problem, that that applied to a felony. but the federal law actually requires reporting misdemeanor domestic violence offenses and protective orders. so the holes that we see actually could be much greater than the i.g. report even indicates. >> robert traynham, hans nichols doing some fine reporting. the pentagon has been repeatedly been chide dechlt since the 1990s by its own inspector general for woefully failing to comply with the law. in a 2015 report and another one issued a few weeks ago, investigators nearly one in three co

cities have filed a lawsuit against the defense department, saying many service members were disqualified from government ownership or not reported to the national background check system. three major u.s. cities have filed a lawsuitnew york, san frd philadelphia filed a lawsuit today in virginia. they argue the defense department failed to report numbers of disqualifying records to the national background check system for gun licensing and sales. that allowed a disgraced air force member to buy a rifle which he used in a texas church. fresh off of his first major legislative victory, president trump is playing golf with one current and one former pga player and a sitting u.s. senator. he went to his private golf club in west palm beach, florida in nearbyding time palm beach. the president had tweeted yesterday that tomorrow is back to work in order to make america great again. he is expected to remain in palm beach through the new year. global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm emma chandra. this is bloomberg. thank you.

estaveze served as the secretary of defense acquisition and logistics. he represented the department of defense while chinese investment in the united states accelerated rapidly. previously, he held several key positions including assistant secretary of defense, and assistant deputy under secretary of defense for supply chain integration. mr. wolf is a partner and from 2010 to january 2017, he was the assistant secretary of commerce for export administration. in this role, he was primarily responsible for the policy and administration of the u.s. dual use export control system, and as a result of the effort, he helped lead part of the defense trade system. also during this time, mr. wolf was the primary commerce department representative to sifius. mr. segal is the ira a. lipman chair and director of the cyberspace policy program at the council on foreign relations. an expert on security issues, technology development, and chinese domestic and foreign policy, before coming to cfr, he was an arms control analyst for the china project at the union of concerned scientists. he's been a v

we force the department of defense to operate under continuing resolution, we are putting our troops at increased risk. when we force the department of defense to operate in a way where they he do not have reliable, dependable funding, particularly in a situation that we're in today where we're facing grave and growing threats, we are making the mission of our men and women in uniform harder and what that means today, i'm interested that those on the other side of the aisle are talking about this as though it's some kind of a game, that we're all playing a game. it's just a game that we're sending it over to the senate. maybe it's that i haven't been here as long. i do not believe the defense of this nation is a game and for the house of representatives to do the right thing, which is to say we're going to fund defense at the he level it needs to be funded with an appropriations bill that is at the level that this committee with huge effort -- bale, by the way, it's the level that the senate approved, that is our constitutional obligation. we all in this body spend a lot of time frus

when of the first things the administration did was transfer the release authority from the department of defense to the department of commerce and we proceeded to sell the accused the capability to launch multiple satellites from the launch vehicle that seemed tantamount at the time this was a commercial decision but a bad thing for national u.s. security so we are grateful to those that have tried to address the of modernizing of legislation for reforms. one of the big concerns is where are the gaps even with this legislation? what is left to be done? talking about licensing is startup companies and venture capital and we spend a little bit of time talking about china. we're not only concerned about the relationship is on balance with that trade relationship with some real concerns of the trade policy so those kinds of mechanisms that we may still need to address. >> you raise a number of important issues with a variety of of security experts are of the panel i do think it is important we don't put herself into a false sense of security and then we risk being vulnerable to other areas and we ri

. >> reporter: the defense department under fire. cities, new york, philadelphia, and san francisco, filing a federal lawsuit, accusing the military of failing to report significant numbers of service members disqualified from gun ownership to the fbi's background check system. guns in the hands of criminals and those who wish to cause immeasurable harm. the lawsuit follows the november shooting at a church in sutherland springs, texas. a former military member shot and killed 26 parishioners and injuries 20 others. >> this is exactly the kind of individual who should have never passed a background check. >> reporter: the lawsuit coming amidst a push on capitol hill to make it a law for the military to report misdemeanors of domestic violence to the criminal background check system. >> we're looking at something that had it been followed, this person would not have been able to obtain a firearm. >> reporter: pentagon officials can't comment on the lawsuit but did say the department is doing everything it can to ensure that it works w

i want those companies to do business with the department of defense and don't want them to not want do business with the department of defense because we will suddenly put a fence around them. >> my point is -- my time is expired -- a lot of folks don't realize the national security implications. it's a brilliant technology for our economy but can be used for nefarious purposes. my time has expired. i yield. >> the chair recognizes mr. sherman from california for five minutes. >> with dubai ports we had a company that happened to be own by the government that at that time was supporting national terrorism. should we have in the cfius law a provision that says you explicitly must take into account what ever host government of whatever company is making the investment supports terrorism whatever the state sponsor of terrorism. anybody have a comment? anybody think we shouldn't take into consideration whether the company making an investment in u.s. assets is based in a country that supports terrorism? >> mr. sherman, i think the treasury i know a bit better, although the cfius process

and in fact there is waste, you know, even in the defense department. i'm, i'm a veteran. ted in the army as enlisted man. rose to the rank of captain. i think national defense is probably our most legitimate, most legitimate function of our national government but i still think that we ought to operate frugally even in that department. i think certainly you carry special weight given your background and you're pretty consistent on this issue, having covered you, congressman, so i commend you of that. but your fears the genie could be out of the bottle to concessions want to raise the defense budget? democrats argue non-defense spending has to go up as well, suddenly all bets are off, aren't they? no that's correct. that is another concern of mine, because i see that heading down the road and i think we have another omnibus that busts the budget. what i have pointed out that the 700 billion-dollar defense bill we passed is not the whole story for defense. we passed military construction bill in separate bill. that is another is 10 billion we added last 10 years in that area