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brown, charles q. brown junior, as our 24th chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. congratulations, old buddy. [applause] as mark will tell you, i'll be meeting a lot with you. [laughter] they said when i nominated general brown as a seasoned warrior with combat experience, experienced command of the joint force, top flight strategist, known throughout the force for his unmatched judgment and unflappable demeanor. like general milley, yen brown is a patriot through through and through. sworn to uphold and defend the constitution. he and his wife sheree have dedicated themselves to keep a safe environment. i thank you both for everything you've given to our country over the years. i look forward to working even more closely with you c.q. as we take on the channels ahead to ensure that our force can continue to deter and defeat any potential threat to the american people. as secretary austin noted, i'm glad that general brown was confirmed by the senate, along with the new commandant of the marine corps and army chief of staff. but i want to be careful here how i say

yes, but here, but the police, charles brown, are wonderful with them for such a blues performer, i’llrbs, and you know, yes, why was this guy being controlled from the most expensive american plane? from which exactly two 100 million. he said the weather began to deteriorate, that he ejected because the weather was turning bad. it’s amazing to me that the whole car was buried 100 million kilometers away. i said directly that i thought that i would find the dagestanis with interrupted numbers, but the boys did not have time to fuss. indeed , now, when you look at this general assembly, i don’t agree. it is necessary, of course, to support the dean’s solidarity there and everything else, but i would not agree with the fact that it is not happening now. no changes to global yoga. the fact is that here is the year of africa and everything else, they entered into a world lease, that is, they received so-called sovereignty, but they did not know how to use it and, by and large, they did not become the subject of a raid. now they are trying to become subjects of world politics. it is possibl

along with millie , general charles brown was present, who is his successor and will not...' assume the position of chairman of the joint chiefs of staff of the united states. according to zaluzhnyi, the three of them discussed the situation at the front. our soldiers did not lose any position. in some directions, despite the fierce resistance of the russians, they continue to move forward. the generals agreed to continue doing everything for the sake of it strengthening the armed forces in the fight against russian aggression. finally, the ukrainian military leader informed his partners about what he needs most. these are means of anti-aircraft defense, artillery and ammunition. and we have an important collection and we need your help. the espresso tv channel and the vesna charity fund are collecting funds for the purchase of modern drones for our scouts. the 23rd separate rifle battalion of the armed forces of ukraine, which is fighting in the hot donetsk direction, needs soldiers. our goal is uah 1,900. thanks to you. already collected more than uah 7,000, we ask you to actively don

general charles brown, who is his successor and will soon take the post of chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, was present with milli. for him, according to the diligent, in three of them discussed the situation at the front. our soldiers did not lose any position. in some directions, despite fierce resistance , the russians continue to move forward. the generals agreed to continue to do everything to strengthen. zsu in the fight against russian aggression. finally, the ukrainian military commander informed the partners about what ukraine needs most: air defense equipment, artillery and ammunition. thanks to the doctors and rescuers. volodymyr zelenskyi noted in his traditional address the extremely difficult work of those who are the first to hit the terrorist's country. in addition, the president of ukraine announces. difficult times for russia, this was discussed separately at the pond. a separate meaningful intelligence report on the situation in the russian military-industrial complex was at stake , and we can clearly see which directions of pressure on russia should be increase

of chairman of the joint chiefs of staff committee of the united states of america, from now on charles brown what can we expect from this person, in fact, what kind of cooperation can there be and what are your forecasts as a specialist? well, first of all, i will start with the visit of the defense ministers of france and britain to ukraine and the head of nato. in fact, these events are really intertwined with these events, where the ukrainian side is talking about holding such an important forum with defense industry, which will be attended by representatives of 150 companies, and where new projects with the participation of foreign enterprises on the territory of ukraine, we already have good examples , in particular, the reid metal company received consent from the german government to open a plant in ukraine for the repair... of the technique of creating new samples, gensei nato, whom we now see in the video, said that the alliance will continue to make more active efforts to consolidate the defense industry of european countries to provide ukraine with ammunition and to provide ammuni

with outgoing chairman of the joint chiefs of staff mark milley handing over the reins to general charles brownously headed the us air force. according to the politician , brown is an ardent supporter of transferring the latest drones to ukraine, as well as f-16 fighters. today the first international parliamentary conference russia-latin america begins in moscow. it is organized with by this moment, a meeting had already taken place between speaker vyacheslav volodin and the chairman of the central american parliament, amad sirud asivedo. according to him, latin america will not allow russia to be condemned because of the situation in ukraine. you have taken a principled position in support of the russian federation in all international organizations and when discussing issues that concern our country on your agenda. we appreciate it. like this. position deserves respect and once again i would like to say in your face words of gratitude to everyone who understands the situation, how difficult she is and how she does everything in her power to support the construction of a fair world order. a v

charles brown to chair the joint chiefs of staff for according to the proposal of the us president jobidenbrown should replace general mark milli, who is retiring already this fall, during the hearings in the senate regarding the approval of his candidacy, on july 11, general brown highlighted the conclusions that he personally learned from the russian war in ukraine, in particular, he called the importance of information on the logistics of time necessary for military operations, the willingness of the military to fight and the capabilities of air defense. brown is a former fighter pilot. over the past 11 years, he has had seven deployments to military conflicts in different regions of the world. despite the sharp rebukes that have been heard these weeks between the governments of poland and ukraine, the policy of the european union does not change and europe continues to firmly support ukraine politically , economically, humanitarianly, diplomatically and militarily , said the spokesman of the european commission, peter stanu, such an assurance was given after the statement of the polish

afghanistan and other countries, his successor will be the commander of the us air force, general charles brown is a former pilot. a fighter who gained command experience in the pacific ocean. disclosed the data by the german arms concern reinmet. will be based in kyiv, company representatives reported. according to their information, the federal antimonopoly agency of germany allowed the establishment of joint production with the ukrainian defense industry. in ukraine, the concern will deal with service and technical maintenance, as well as assembly, production and development of military vehicles. in the future, they plan to develop military systems, in particular for further export. according to both stories. this will strengthen the defense sector and national security of our country. blackout in kursk, tonight unknown drones attacked an electric substation in the kursk region. one of the transformers caught fire, as a result , five settlements and a hospital were without power, the russian media reported. rescuers are working on the spot. we are talking about victims or victims does not go

mark milley is replaced by charles brown.the americans chose the wrong time to change the leadership of such a thing. a forum of young entrepreneurs has opened in vladivostok. this is an annual event of the rosmolodezh event platform. about 300 young people arrived in primorye entrepreneurs from all over the country, as well as from the cis countries and china. this year , teenagers from the first movement are also participating. active. this year we have more than 2,000 applications for the forum ; more than 300 people from 73 regions of the russian federation arrived. this is in our opinion. an indicator of demand and importance , in addition, we have a large delegation from the cis countries and china, they work at the forum with us, so the event is certainly important and necessary, and this year we tried to saturate the program with a large number of practice-oriented in the demand for such applied competencies and tracks, in which active entrepreneurs also take part, and now, for the events around nagorno-karabakh, 89,0

well-known chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, marc milio, was retired, and his successor, charles brownwelcomed to the post, and the president of the united states, joe biden, was there, and he has already said directly that in the event of a shutdown, will go to work, but will not receive a salary, but civil servants will go on indefinite leave holiday. this is such a controlled collapse of the state system, and it will undoubtedly affect ukraine as well. the question of financing ukraine is, of course, important in internal congressional discussions, but it is important to understand that it is not the main reason why the congress cannot now pass the state budget. the presidential elections are approaching, and the democrats and republicans cannot agree on many financial issues. the upper house of parliament, the senate, where the majority is for democrats, even agreed to an interim version of the budget for 45 days, which was financing, in particular for ukraine, but then the lower house came into play, this is the house of representatives, where there was a majority of republicans a

the joint chiefs of staff of the united states, officially resigned, to be replaced by general charles brown. on friday , president joe biden and the secretary of defense will attend a special ceremony in honor of the milis. austin, they talked about the achievements of the general in office, in particular, helping ukraine repel russian aggression. it is a great honor for me to be the 20th chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. the combined force, as i said, is the most lethal and capable in the world, and our enemies know it. we supported ukraine in its struggle for freedom against putin's war of aggression and strengthened the nato alliance. now consider all that our military has done during mark milley's tenure as chairman of the joint chiefs of staff: we sent the world to ukraine's aid to repel the russian imperial invasion. general milley has a deep sense of history, he knows that future generations will judge us harshly if we fail to protect the post-war order built by american leadership, and so he did more than just study history. he entered history. during his tenure as chairman of

. >> air force general charles brown will succeed him as the chair of the joint chiefs. las vegas say they have finally scored a breakthrough in the drive-by killing of tupac sugar. -- shukar. investigators say the suspect wrote a memoir they gave them evidence. a texas jury has awarded nearly $2.5 million to an for military victims of toxic burn pits. he was forced to resign as a state trooper. he said he needed accommodation because of lung damage caused by exposure to burn pits in iraq. he founded a group to help other veterans exposed to toxic chemicals. the supreme court announced it will consider whether state laws regulating social media platforms violates the counts to jim. they were enacted in texas and florida. the industry argues the laws make it harder to curb extremism and hate speech on wall street, stocks limped into the weekend. the dow jones industrial average lost nearly 159 points. the nasdaq rose 18 points. the s&p 500 gave up 11. still to come, the week's political headlines. an actor opens a permanent showcase dedicated to chicano art. >> this is th

general charles brown has been approved by the senate as the next chairman of the joint chief of stafferal milley. here's trump making brown the head of the air force. and the senate went around the block, and tuberville has been blocking promotions. everybody in the video, note, by the way, in business attire. yesterday, pennsylvania senator, john fetterman, a democrat, presided over the senate in shorts and tennis shoes. the senate controls the camera you are seeing, and i don't have a close-up of his casual dress. >>> in the house, nine governments until the government shuts down, and kevin mccarthy has not come up with a plan that satisfies the right wing part of his party. and at this point, it's going to be who is going to get the blame. right now, the ball is in the republican's court in the house. if they continue to avoid votes on funding the government, while at the same time sticking to the same schedule next week for impeachment hearings, that's going to be bad optics. yesterday, we got a preview of that as republicans voiced doubt of the counsel system, and they accused ga

general charles brown has been approved by the senate as the next chairman of the joint chiefs of staffgeneral mark milley. video here of trump making brown the head of the air force. and tuberville is blocking thousands of promotions. everybody in the picture in the senate in business attire. yesterday was the first day of the new senate dress code put in place by democrats in which pennsylvania senator, john fetterman, a democrat, up there on the top there in black did not wear a suit to be on the floor. he presided over the senate wearing shorts and tennis shoes. we do not have a close-up of that. >>> speaker of the house, kevin mccarthy, has not come up with a plan that satisfies the right wing of his party. if he does come up with a plan and is able to pass it, the democratic senate will likely not agree. as we were saying earlier this week, at this point it's just who is going to get the blame. right now the ball is in the republican's court. if they continue to avoid votes on funding the government while at the same time sticking to the schedule next week for impeachment hearings

they include general charles brown to become the next chairman of the joints chiefs of staff. tuberville says his hold on hundreds of other military nominations will remain in place until the pentagon's abortion policy about crossing state lines has been changed. >> dana: a new fox business poll on the state of the race in iowa. former president trump and governor ron desantis are holding steady. nikki haley more than doubles her support. let's bring in our panel of iowa voters. penny is a business owner, jeremy works in finance and jason is a college student and i did not say your last name correctly. you can correct me and tell us what you are looking for. you i understand lean for tim scott. is your mind still open? >> yeah. so you were close enough. people have been worse about it. that's all good. yeah, nikki haley and tim scott are my two frontrunners. they bring the most stability to our nation. we have a former president running and i think kind of destroys the soft power nationally and instability internationally. these are people who can bring unity and company cohes

. >>> after four months, the senate confirmation of charles brown as the joint chiefs of staff comesear term is going to run out he might be remembered most for saving democracy that's the focus of the atlantic's new cover story, "the patriot," how general mark milley protected the constitution from donald trump jeff goldberg wrote the piece and is with me now let's talk about general milley. he broke with donald trump after that walk across lafayette park. it was june 1st. protests over, you know, george floyd, and -- >> he realized he was being abused. >> they were both duped into participating in the highly political event. i think he had a lot of people had his suspicions about donald trump's understanding of the constitution but after that, that was a break point. and he apologized the next week, if you recall, and that apology served to reset his relationship in a good way with the rest of the military, but it destroyed his relationship with donald trump. and then for the six months after that, he became kind of the focal point of a lot of ef efforts to make sure, to put it col

president of the united states, every singl republican senator voted t confirm this man, genera charles brown where reasonable rationale are any of them who voted agains him today giving >> i can't imagine there is an good reason. sometimes, where people stan depends on where they -- politics is so situational now that, if this is a nominee o president biden, he must b terrible, even if donald trump nominated the same guy for a different position that is how upside dow politics has become, tha people don't - at least, there's always a certain amount of hypocrisy in politics but now it is just on steroids and it is so obvious and transparent that, again, there is no good reason to vot against this individual. there is no good reason. and, again, i can't explain it i am at a total loss and i try to be fairly consistent during my time, whe i was in congress. i tried to maintain the same positions from session t session, regardless of who i in the, white house regardless of who is running for congress but now, i think, a lot of members, they don't care >> all right well, from consistency, to actu

air force chief of staff general charles brown who has been nominated to replace general mark milleyairman of the joint chiefs of staff has written, quote, by essentially training the trainer, many of those who accept contracts with these foreign companies are eroding our national security, putting the very safety of their fellow service members and the country at risk and maybe violating the law. i'm joined now by cnn military analyst general wesley clark, former nato supreme allied commander. general, always good to have you on. >> thank you, jim. >> so, first -- >> i really -- >> go ahead. >> what general brown is saying is spot on. our big advantage in the united states military, not just the training, of course china wants to put can you tell into that advantage. >> no question. i heard about this from lawmakers about this children, particularly pilot trainers so that they can get up to speed on some of the most advanced aircraft and learn something about u.s. and nato -- nato skills and tactics here. my first most basic question is why wouldn't it be illegal for current or form

over an hour ago, the senate approved the promotion of air force general charles brown as chairman ofext of two other nominations for leaders of the army and marines. the senate is having to take these for votes to move around and unprecedented blockade of hundreds of military promotions by senator tommy tuberville, all because the junior senator from alabama poses a pentagon policy of paying travel expenses for service members who have to leave their estate for reproductive health services including abortion. tonight, chuck schumer took action to get around senator tuberville's blockade for three top leaders of the armed services. that, the, leaves hundreds of other military promotions blocked, as tuberville himself promised today. >> to be clear, my hold is still in place. we hold will remain in place as long as the pentagon's illegal abortion policy remains in place. >> senator tammy duckworth, democrat of illinois, sits on the armed services committee where tuberville was blocking military promotions. she's a retired army lieutenant colonel, purple heart recipient, and iraq war ve

air force general charles brown junior to chairman of the joint chief of staff. general eric smith two -- of the marine corps. normally, military nominations and promotions are pushed through the senate in groups, through a speedy process. but the minority leader chuck schumer was forced to bring each vote to the floor one by one, because of one senator, republican tommy tuberville. he has been stalling nominations over the department of defense policy, which allows service members and their families paid leave in stipends if they travel out of state for an abortion or reproductive health care. and with more than 300 military nominations and promotion still on hold. tuberville doubled down on his effort this week. >> my whole -- is still a place will remain a place as long as the illegal abortion of policy remains in place. >> joining me now is -- -- on military promotions -- >> what we are seeing right now is this has absolutely horrible and dire impacts towards national security and our readiness. we are incredibly grateful distant has come from three of our to

it a disgusting lie >>> the senate voted on its first military nominee in months, confirming charles q. brown jr nominations have been at a stand still since february due to alabama republican tommy tuberville's blockade. while confirmation is typically done by voice vote, cluck sch chuck schumer brought the vote to the floor after it was reported that tuberville will do the same for another nominee. >>> pro armenian separatist forces have agreed to a cease-fire paving the way for azerbaijan to take control of a long-disputed territory. to help us understand how this surrender came about and what it means for the region, we turn to kelly cobiella good morning >> reporter: frances, good morning to you they've awarded war in this area the power dynamic is changing rapidly, because of this latest flareup of violence. this is how it started azerbaijan launched military strikes on tuesday in the legion they're trying to dislodge the ethnic armenian separatists who have controlled the area for three decades since the so the soviet union broke apart ten civilians have been killed it's internationall

as the confirmation of general charles brown, who president biden nominated in may to replace joint chiefsckade literally at any time. he is the only one that could do it, but he won't. instead he's blaming the democrats. >> there's nothing disrespectful about a confirmation vote. if we do not vote on general brown's nomination, then that is entirely, entirely the fault of the democratic majority that runs this floor. >> yeah, except here is the thing, it's not. and there's nothing general mill ey can do about it. he cannot stay in his position past october 1st even if there's nobody approved to replace him. something tubberville, who let's just say is not a leading intellectualite of his party didn't know. >> have you had any conversations with dod or white house or anything? >> no. >> do you expect to speak to them before milley's retirement date? >> when is that? >> october 1st. i'll call milley and wish him good luck. i don't know if he'll go anywhere before they get. >> he has to leave. >> he's out. we'll get somebody else to do the job. but hopefully it's done by then. >> no, you can

our military is going to keep growing stronger, keep growing stronger with general cq brown and charles q brown jr. as our 24th chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. congratulations, old buddy. [ applause ] as mark will tell you, i'll be meeting a lot with you. i said when i nominated general brown as a seasoned warrior with deep combat experience, experience commander of the joint force, top flight strategist, leader known throughout the force for his unmatched judgment and unflappable demeanor. like general milley, general brown is a patriot through and through, sworn to uphold and defend the constitution. he and his wife shereen have dedicated themselves to keeping our military and their families healthy and vibrant. thank you, both, and your son shawn and ross, for everything you've given to our country over the years. i look forward to working even more closely with you, c.q., as we take on the challenges ahead to ensure that our force can continue to deter and defeat any potential threat of the american people. as secretary austin noted, i'm glad that general brown was confirmed

have been stubborn for a long time to train ukrainian pilots, but thanks to us air force general charles brownrican pilots are being hired by an international company associated with china. we don’t want war with china . the american people don’t want war. we are tired of war and the chinese probably don’t want war. they don't want to be pulled in from her, so that's one of the few good things about being a chinese american. relationships. president biden's determination to engage in dialogue. after all, talking is always better than shooting, but at the same time, the americans continue to see every chinese as a spy and , it seems, are looking for chinese fleas. the media stumbled upon a real threat to the security of the united states: the chinese are buying up the best land in america , essentially repeating the history of the formation of the united states itself, at one time the heart of the global financial market. manhattan is just wall street. and the owners of america bought from the indians for a handful not even dollars, but glass beads and bright trinkets. the dutchman who led this

the question is, is it the sense of the senate that debate on the nomination of general charles q. brown jr., for reappointment as chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and appointment in the u.s. air force to the grade indicated while assigned to a position of importance and responsibility under title 10us c-sections 152 and 061 to be general, shall be brought to ka close. the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. the clerk: ms. baldwin. the clerk: mr. barrasso. mr. bennet. mrs. blackburn. mr. blumenthal. mr. booker. mr. boozman. the clerk: mr. boozman mr. braun. mrs. britt. mr. brown. mr. budd. ms. cantwell. mrs. capito. mr. cardin. mr. carper. mr. casey. mr. cassidy. ms. collins. mr. coons. mr. cornyn. ms. cortez masto. mr. cotton. mr. cramer. mr. crapo. mr. cruz. mr. daines. ms. duckworth. mr. durbin. ms. ernst. mrs. feinstein. mr. fetterman. mrs. fischer. mrs. gillibrand. mr. graham. mr. grassley. mr. hagerty. the clerk: ms. hassan. mr. hawley. mr. heinrich. mr. hickenlooper. ms. hirono. mr. hoeven. mrs. hyde-smith. mr. johnson. mr. kaine. mr. kel

brown. well for us, charles clifford caught up with brown earlier today and joins us live now from feinstein's home. charles. >> you know, diane feinstein, willie brown, they knew each other for a very long time dating back to the 60's, possibly even longer. today i caught up with former mayor brown in north beach where he was reacting to the news of her passing. i am obviously. instantly didn't believe friday morning. former san francisco mayor willie brown said he was shocked to hear of the passing of senator dianne feinstein, especially after she had voted in the senate on thursday. and so i surprised. >> i built bill, of course, of the night when she was function, them yesterday. the former mayor in the senator had a friendship and working relationship that went back decades. brown recalled the time of the 1960's when feinstein who was then known as diane burman, showed up to a rally to protest discriminatory housing policies in san francisco and who showed up. and so less of it. this woman pushing of this white woman pushing a buggy with a kid in it. it was today burma at that and are doi

the senate has confirmed air force general charles q. brown, jr. as chair of the joint chiefs of staff. brown becomes the second african american after general colin powell to hold the role of the u.s. military's top commander. senate majority leader chuck schumer used a procedural maneuver to force a vote on brown's nomination, circumventing a month-long blockade by republican senator tommy to prevail -- time to prevail. schumer also advanced confirmation votes to fill vacancies atop the u.s. army and marine corps. senator turberville has -- attorney general merrick garland wednesday, has defended the justice department's handling of its criminal investigation into president biden's son hunter biden, who was indicted last week on three felony charges related to his possession of a firearm. special counsel david weiss brought the charges after a federal judge in july rejected a deal that would have seen biden plead guilty to two misdemeanor tax counts in order to escape more serious charges. testifying to the republican-controlled house judiciary c

the americans have long resisted training ukrainian pilots, but thanks to us air force general charles brownre being hired by international companies associated with china. we don’t want war with china . the american people don’t want war. we are tired of war and the chinese probably don’t want war. they don't want to be dragged into it, so one of the few positive aspects of an american woman's chinese relationship. president biden's determination to engage in dialogue. after all, talking is always better than shooting, but at the same time they continue to see a spy in every chinese and, it seems, are looking for chinese fleas themselves the media stumbled upon a real threat to the security of the united states: the chinese are buying up the best land in america, essentially repeating the history of the formation of the united states itself at one time, the heart of the global financial market. manhattan is the entire wall street future. owners, but glass beads and bright trinkets. the leader of this special operation, the dutchman peter minute , offered the aborigines an amount equivalent

yes, so charles brown is now being appointed instead of him, he has already a general was appointed,mp monster, which means what is the meaning of this appointment, he served in the air force all his life, his first education was as an engineer, that is, he knows the nuclear triad, in the nuclear triad he knows the b-21 rider that will now be accepted, he knows the new ones... no, this is not his profile, but the most important thing, the most important thing, at this level guys, everyone knows everything, well, the most important thing, no, that is he will be responsible for the rearmament of the nuclear triad, i have brown, and most importantly, this the fact that he knows the asia-pacific region , that is, in fact, he is preparing, in parallel, on the one hand there is a fight in ukraine with us, but at the same time, not for them , not for them, the main war is the war in china, yes, they are preparing a war with china, so in fact it is not so important to them what happens to europe, yes, i absolutely agree, even if there is a nuclear war there, they stated this that a nuclear w

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brown to you and your team continuing fantastic work on this. thank you so much. >> now to the pentagon, where defense echo tory lloyd austin saying he welcomes the confirmation of general charles highest military officer after a holdup led by republican senator tommy tuberville. brown will replace outgoing chair general mark milley who is the subject of a new profile in the atlantic. headline, is the patriot how general mark milley projected the constitution from donald trump. that says a lot. a lot has been written about milley and the former president over the years. this one from the atlantic has plenty of new details. joining me now is the former defense secretary william cohen. thank you so much for joining us. this article post general milley telling friends if donald trump wins back the white house, quote, he will start throwing people in jail and i would be at the top of the list. the piece also says quote, at one point during the presidency trump proposed calling back to active duty to retired flag officers who would be critical. so they can be court marshaled. so, what goes through your mind when you hear all of this? >> i think we have a lot to fear with a possible

officially confirmed president obama's pick to be the next chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, charles q. brown, you see there on your screen. and i've got to say that is actually pretty timely. the term for the current chairman, general mark milley, who i should note is a trump appointee, expires at the end of this month. and a riveting new profile of general milley in the atlantic published this morning reveals general milley's murklen effort to safeguard the country against the man who appointed him. he was in a dervish of activity, spent much of his time talking with allies, adversaries, all worried about the stability of the united states. milley also spoke with lawmakers and media folks leading up to the days of the election promising the u.s. military would play no role in its outcome. he would remain a dervish until inauguration day reassuring allies and cautioning adversaries, reminding the joint chiefs at the national military command center to be aware of unusual requests or demands and keeping an eye on the activities of the men dispatched by trump to lead the pentagon including def

keep growing stronger with general charles q. brown jr. as our 24th chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. congratulations, old buddy. as mark will tell you, i will be meeting a lot with you. they said when i nominated general brown, a seasoned is warrior with key combat experience, and the seasoned is commander of the joint force, and top flight strategist, and leader known throughout the force for his unmatched judgment and unflappable demeanor. like general milley, general brown is a patriot through and through, and sworn to uphold and defend the constitution. he and his wife sherene have dedicated themselves to keeping the military families healthy and vibrant. i thank you both, and your sons shawn and ross for everything that they have given the country over the years, and i look forward to working with you over the years ahead, c.q., to make sure that the force can deter and defeat any potential threat to the american people. as secretary austin noted, i am glad that general brown was confirmed by the senate along with the new comman

air force general charles q. browns as next joint chiefs of staff. two other posts are expected to be confirmed today. brown's confirmation signal as small but significant break on tommy tuberville's hold on more than 300 military promotions because he objects to current pentagon abortion policies. >> finally came to a bit of a conclusion, but it is about time. we should have done these a long time ago. but we're making progress. again, i still have my holds and we'll continue do that. we might bring some more up ourselves through our petition that we're able to get now, but it is -- i'm glad we're making some progress. >> defense secretary llo austin welcomed e confirmation but he said that the senator's unilateral holds were endangering u.s. security and military readiness. and said it was well past time to think comconfirm the rest. >>> and wednesday there was a testy committee hearing. republicans peppered garland with questions about the justice department investigation into hunter biden among other topics. the attorney general pushed back again

we have a new chairman coming up behind general milley , is going to be charles cq brown, an african-american fighter pilot. he is going to be the next chairman, and he will be the chairman for joe biden and for whoever winds in 2024. so, what happens then? it puts an enormous amount of stress on what is supposed to be an apolitical military, when you are pulling them in that direction. we should all remember that this is an all-volunteer force. so, we risk breaking the military when you start putting them in these sorts of situations. >> i think we were in arizona, listening to president biden when he was in arizona. it seems 1 million years ago when john mccain, who had his own issues and flirted with extremism with sarah palin and the whole nine, defended barack obama against one of his own supporters, saying he was a muslim and a terrorist, and he is neither. he gave an actual concession speech at what had to have been the worst moment of his life, a war hero who lost an election to a new politician, but he did give the concession speech. we cannot count on that anymore that there will be

willie brown, though, we know that he was talking about finds death today. kron four's charles clifford talk to brown. he has this report. i am obviously. >> instantly didn't believe friday morning. former san francisco mayor willie brown said he was shocked to hear of the passing of senator dianne feinstein, especially after she had voted in the senate on thursday. and so i was have that i built bill, of course, of the night when she was function yesterday the former mayor in the senator had a friendship and working relationship that went back decades. brown recalled the time of the 1960's when feinstein who was then known as diane burman, showed up to a rally to protest discriminatory housing policies in san francisco and who showed and so less of it. this woman pushing of this white woman pushing a with a kid in it was today berman at that and are going looking forward. mayor brown says he hopes the governor gavin newsom will make good on his promise to appoint a black woman to replace feinstein in the senate. although he appointed the latino that a proceeded to say. >> if t

the senate did take the time to confirm air force general, charles q brown junior is as the chairman chief of staff to the top military officer. he was very well regarded, and was confirmed on a partisan basis, 83 to 11. all 11 no votes, coming from republicans, one of whom was tommy tuberville. and when pressed on his no vote, tuberville had this to say about general bragg. >> when he talks about race, and other things he wants to make sent to the military. let me say, our military is not an equal opportunity employer. we are looking for the best of the best, to do whatever. we are not looking for different groups, social justice groups. we don't want, to single-handedly, destroy our military from within. >> he talked about race, and things he wanted to mix and to the military. mixing in the military. it's not the best of the best. they don't want to single-handedly destroy the military from within. for many reasons, i think it is a gross, and racist thing to say, from a man who will be the second black chief of staff. it's also not true. the department of defense isn't literally,,

brown. proffers charles clifford caught up with brown earlier today and he joins us live now from feinstein's home. charles, what should we know? >> well, as you mentioned, i am dianne feinstein's home here in san francisco is kind of a quiet corner of the city. not too many folks stopping by, but where there are some flowers appearing here a few by stop people stopping by to pay their respects earlier today over north beach, i caught up with former san francisco mayor willie brown and got his reaction to her passing. >> i obviously. instantly didn't believe friday morning. former san francisco mayor willie brown said he was shocked to hear of the passing of senator dianne feinstein, especially after she had voted in the senate on thursday. and so i was surprised. i built bill, of course, of the night when she was function yesterday the former mayor in the senator had a friendship and working relationship that went back decades. brown recalled the time of the 1960's when feinstein who was then known as diane burman, showed up to a rally to protest discriminatory housing policies in san franci

the confirmation of charles brown as the joint chiefs of staff comes a little time to spare as general mark milley is set to retire this month as his term ends. jeffrey has a new profile out today of general milley titled, the patriot. in a jeffrey writes, quote, it is fair to say milley came close the red lines that are meant to cap uniform policy sirs from participating in politics. it is also fair to say that no president has ever challenge the idea of competent civilian control of donald trump. and no president has ever questioned the constitutional underpinnings like trump has. the apportionment of responsibility in the american system gives orders. the military carries them out, and it works best when the president is saying. the preservation of military relationship is hugely important to democracy. is universal acceptance to the principle that political officers -- as the military chancellor he also sees quarter six, the home of the chairman of the joint chiefs ofstaff. jeffrey continues, i visited him there on a number of occasions and almost every time, he walked me out on th

brown. kron four's charles clifford caught up with brown earlier today and he joins us live now from feinstein's home with the latest on that charles, too. >> hi, well, yes, i am outside a feinstein. senator feinstein's home here in san francisco is a very quiet corner. san francisco. you can see some flowers being left there and for the gate in front of her home, some of her neighbors, people who knew her were stopping by today. and as you someone who knew her well with san francisco, former san francisco mayor willie brown. i caught up with him earlier today in north beach where he says he was really caught off guard by the senator's passing. i am obviously. instantly didn't believe it. friday morning. former san francisco mayor willie brown said he was shocked to hear of the passing of senator dianne feinstein, especially after she had voted in the senate on thursday. and so i surprised. >> built bill, of course, of the night when she was function, them yesterday the former mayor in the senator had a friendship and working relationship that went back decades. brown recalled the time of the 19

the vote follows yesterday's move to confirm charles q. brown as the chairman of the joint chief of staff. still about 300 generals and admirals are waiting to be promoted. still those are being blocked by one man, republican senator tommy tuberville. it's not clear yet if or when the senate will hold more individual confirmation votes, but democrats say if they have to do that, that process could take months. when asked about it yesterday majority leader chuck schumer told reporters simply you'll see. meanwhile austin is asking tuberville to end that blockade. austin reportedly explained how this is harming national security. tuberville, however, has made clear he has no intention of stopping his protest. we've got two more generals confirmed yesterday. the next chairman of the joint chief of staffs has gotten through, but tuberville is seemingly locked in here because he's lock into the blockade. is there some move perhaps from fellow republicans that can get tuberville to change his mind? >> privately there are republicans dismayed, they're f

to confirm the first military nominee in months yesterday lawmakers voted to confirm general charles q. brown as chairman of the joint chief of staff, the nation's top military position. president biden nominated brown four months ago, but republican senator tommy tuberville has been blocking him and hundreds of other military promotions in protest of the department of defense's abortion policy. the pentagon provides time off and reimbursements for service members who need to travel out-of-state for the reproductive health care yesterday's decision to hold a vote on an individual nomination circumvented tuberville's block. the alabama senator had threatened to call for the vote himself in an effort to show he's not endangering national security, but majority leader chuck schumer beat him to it still, tuberville, the alabama republican says he'll continue his protest. >> i've called for individual votes on these nominees for almost six months. instead of voting democrats have spent months complaining about having to vote they want us to use floor time for things like liberal judges like the on

brown, to you and your team, continued fantastic work on this. thank you so much. >> thank you. >>> now to the pentagon, where defense secretary lloyd austin today said he welcomes the confirmation of general charlesext joint chiefs chair, the nation's highest military officer after a holdup by republican senator tommy tuberville. he will replace mark milley, who is the subject of a new profile in the atlantic. the headline is the patriot, how general mark milley protected the constitution from donald trump. now that says a lot. and a lot has been written about milley and the former president over the years. but this one from the "atlantic," it has plenty of new details. joining me now is former defense secretary william cohen. thank you so much for joining us. this article quotes general milley as telling friends that if donald trump wins back the white house, quote, he'll start throwing people in jail, and i'd be at the top of the list. the piece also says, quote, at one point during the presidency, trump proposed calling back to active duty two retired flag officers who had been critical of him, admiral william mccurryman and mcchrystal so they could be court-martialed. what goes through your m

charles q brown. you see him on the screen. i gotta say, that is actuall pretty timely., general mark milley, who i should note, is also a trump appointee, expires at th end of this month. and a riveting new profile o general milley in the atlantic published just this morning, reveals general milley's herculean effort to safeguar the country. against the man who appointe him. in the weeks before th election, milley was a dervish of activity. he spent much of his tim talking with american allies adversaries, all worried about the stability of the unite states he also spoke with lawmakers and media figures, in the days leading up to the election promising that the u.s military would play no role in its outcome. he would remain a dervish unti inauguration date, reassurin allies and cautionin adversaries, arguing against escalation with iran reminding the joint chiefs, in the national military comman center, to be aware of an usua requests or demands. and keeping an eye on th activities of the me dispatched by trump to lead th pentagon, including defens secretary mark esper

tonight, the senate voting to confirm general charles q brown to be the next chairman of the joint chiefthe chief of the air force and takes over of retiring general mark milley. he is only the second black man to serve as chairman following general colin powell. now, as confirmation, on with more than 300 other military promotions was held up, by alabama republican senator, tommy tuberville, but the majority leader chuck schumer move to get brown's nomination approved. and that's it for me, and cnn prime time. cnn tonight with my friend laura coates starts right now. a lawyer. >> hey, so good to see you tonight. as always, great show abby and good evening everyone. i am laura coats. welcome to cnn tonight. there are bombshell, new accusations against ruby giuliani. cassidy hutchinson, the star witness you recall in last year's generous six committee hearings claims that a brand-new book that rudy giuliani groped her backstage at the rally that preceded the insurrection at the capitol. we've got a lot more to come on that issue. plus, there are fireworks on the hill. the attorney general

tonight the senate voting to confirm general charles q brown to be the next chairman of the joint chiefshe air force and takes over from retiring general mark milley. he's only the second black man to serve as chairman following general colin powell. it was a confirmation along with 300 other military promotions being held up by alabama republican senator tommy tuberville, but majority leader chuck schumer moved to get his nomination to move. that's it for me, cnn prime time, and cnn tonight with laura coates starts tonight. always a great show as always abby, and good evening everyone, i am laura coates, welcome to cnn tonight. there are new bombshell accusations against rudy giuliani. cassidy hutchison as you recall claims in a brand-new book that rudy giuliani groped her backstage at the rally that preceded the insurrection at the capitol. we've got a lot more to come not the president's lawyer, nor congress' prosecutor. with all of this a preview of what's to come next week, when house republicans will launch their inquiry of president biden. >>> plus, two colorado cops going on tria