as is already stated by secretary stackley, the united states navy nuclear power largest aircraft carrier is a chess piece in our navy. the chess pieces are a critical factor on the campaign plans we bring forward. when we looked at the future and the threats around the world, we devised the class. with the capability with enhanced technology in electric capacity and with the e-mails in the aeg and the ability to increase getting airplanes on and off the ship, and other technologies around the ship, that campaign model, sir, looking at threats around the world is what delivered the requirements base that resulted in the ford design you see today. we stablize those requirements, that's a stabilization in the schedule. >> sir, from a pure acquisition standpoint, the other reason we built a ford class is the other class is reaching the end of its service life. technology changes and we have to keep one the technology. but the other thing is that the first class was built in the era where peopthese were very inexpensive. it's pretty clear as we go forward, not only did we need the warfare cap

she was tied to maintain and 11 carrier navy. since the ship was put under construction there was a four-month delay to launching the ship associated with getting completion levels to aa higher level to ensure that we could control the costs going forward. since thatsince that time there was a six-day week delay that we announced which is tanks to ensuring that we maintain the discipline and cost and executing the balance of the test program. we have not moved the delivery date change the trial state. still targeting. all of that lines up to get the ship on its scheduled deployment. >> i appreciate the response and hope everyone understands my frustration as well as the other members on the committee. this is got to be corrected. >> my -- may i make a comment? >> absolutely. >> your concerns are well founded and how those bills will be paid, if you look at the cbo analysis of the navy shipbuilding plan, if it is executed as currently planned the navy will need a 30 percent bigger budget than it has historically gotten. that is th

as has already been stated, the united states navy, nuclear powered aircraft carrier is a chess piecein our navy. they are a critical factor of the campaign plans moving forward. when we looked at the we look at the future and the way that threats around the world were going, we devised the four glass with 33 percent greater capability, advanced technology and electric capacity and with the ability to increase getting airplanes on and off the ship and other technologies around the ship. campaign models around the world, that's what delivered the requirements that resulted in the forward design you see today. stabilizing those elements is one aspect of stabilizing the cost and schedule. >> if i may from a pure acquisition standpoint, the reason that we built the four classes the nimitz class was starting to reach the end of its useful service life. technology changes. the other thing is, the nimitz class was built in a narrower people were relatively inexpensive. from a total lifetime cost perspective and nimitz class is expensive. people make expensive. people make up 40 percent of th

as has already been stated by the secretary, the united states navy, the nuclear carrier is a chess piece in our navy. those chess pieces are a critical factor on the campaign plans going forward. when we looked at the future and the threats around the world were going we devilezed the ford class with 33% greater sortie generation capability with enhanced technology in the electric capacity and with the emals and aag an ability to increase airplanes getting on and off the ship and other technologies around the ship. that campaign model, sir, looking at threats around the world is what delivered the requirements of base that resulted in the ford design you see today. when we stabilize those requirements, is your, that is one aspect of stabilizing the cost and schedule. >> shirr, if i may, from a pure acquisition standpoint, the other reason we built the ford class is the nimitz class was starting to reach the end of its useful service life. technology does change. we have to keep up with the technology. but the other thing is the nimitz class was built in an era where people were relativel

per-unit cost,s the navy will be unable to upgrade with this new system, as originally planned. 2030's, manyat by of our naval aircraft may only be able to land on a few of our carriers. for program is symptomatic of a larger problem. a decade of oversight reporting show that it is an plagued by the same problems found throughout navy shipbuilding's and most major defense acquisition programs. unrealistic business cases, poor cost estimates, new systems rushed to production and current design and construction, and problems testing systems. all of these problems have been made worse by the absence of competition in aircraft carrier construction. once more, the ford class the -- to mylifies knowledge, not a person has been accountable for the failures of this program. to diffusion of authority across multiple officers. these lines of accountability allow the leaders of our defense acquisition to evade responsibility. everyone is responsible so no one is responsible. deserves much of the blame, the decision authority rests with the office of the secretary of defense. specifically the undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics. responsible for de

exercises determined primarily by navy certification and safety requirements operational testing and strike combat operations which can not being accomplished until carrierir wing are complete will be conducted as joint task force exercise integral part of the navy's evolution for ship and her crew. the plan to test systems realistically as early as possible to drive feedback to the component office and combine training and testing. current test schedule is in my view aggressive with current ship based and land based developmental testing and some developmental testing first important integration testing past the start of operational testing. in august the deputy secretary of defense directed the navy to conduct a full ship shock trial on cvn 78 before the ship's first deemployment. historical experience indicates this is clearly key means to identify and mitigate mission critical failures before the ship and her crew deploy into harm's way. finally cvn 78 was designed to reduce manning to eliminate total ownership costs. recent navy assessments raise concerns been maaing issues that would only be exacerbated by any shortfalls realized in reliability of

of that cost the navy could not upgrade with the new system as originally planned. by the 23rd season in the aircraft could land on the carrier's. those that is symptomatic of a larger problem. it is a defense acquisition and system as a whole. with the same problems with the navy shipbuilding in then they rushed to production to talk about the capability for all these problems have been made worse with the absence of competition. the fourth class program with the misalignment in our defense acquisition system and to my knowledge no other single person is ever accountable to the failures of this program in no small part across multiple offices and program managers for the blurred lines of accountability allow the defense acquisition and system for results as everyone is responsible so no one is responsible. they deserve much of the blade and a rest with the office of the secretary of defense specifically the undersecretary to new technology and logistic said his response will for determining if a program has the sound a business case and the navy can be faulted for sufficient realism but with the there complacent and authorized

navy's size or configuration. for four years, he or she will be acutely aware of where the carriers are. the newest will be the gerald r. ford, cvn-79, the first new carrier design since the nimitz in 1967. it will be in service for 50 years in a three-ship class until almost 2080. it is, therefore, imperative, that this committee has so clearly impressed upon the department and reemphasized here today, that our future carrier have the capability necessary to defeat the future threat but, two, that it does so at a cost that the nation can bear. designing, building, manning, operating and maintaining these incredibly complex gifts are beyond any other nation's skr d undertaking. those have visited her appreciate tens of thousands of tons of structure, thousands of miles of kab ber and fiber optic, thousands of compartments, hundreds of ship systems, tens of thousands of sensors integrated to drive greater than 1,000 megawatts of nuclear power across the globe throughout its life. it is a remarkable demonstration of what american industry is able to achieve and a quantum increase in capabi

carrier. the submarine bombers came within one mile and i am told low as 500 feet according to a spokesman. a u.s. navys morning it is not unusual and the russian remained at a safe distance and it is the latest inñr the aggressive move probing u.s. air space and navy reaction time. senior officials are concerned that the uptake of russian submarine activities near the fiber optic could cripple the u.s. and the spy ship cruised was en route to cubbia on the coast of the united states. and they made 12 close range altitude passes near the uss black cook all part of the russian probing the u.s. and the nato allies. >> it is a story to watch. >> a solar storm warning. ending just a short time ago. it was issued after a massive ejection from the sun sent radioactive particles through space. it may have had impact on the radio signals in the polar regions. no satellite problems are reported. >> three years after hurricane sandy ravaged the jersey shore they are making sure it is ready. and moderator taking heat in last night's debate. were the questions fair or unfair or ones that the candidates didn't want

ronald reagan aircraft carrier, so the u.s. navy launched four fighter jets in response according to a source. are we getting closer to a head-to-head conflict with russia? >> i think what we're seeing, and we'll see a lot more of it in the next year, other countries realize lame-duck president, he's withdrawn from the world, we're going to get what we can while the getting is good. you've seen it in the chinese, trying to claim territory, russians in the middle east. seeing with iran trying to expand its influence, and so it's kind of like everybody senses there is blood in the water, we're sharks, we're going to see if we can get what we can get. you'll see more and more pings that other countries are going to do. they're not doing anything necessarily illegal but getting into america's space. the question will be how do we respond? hopefully we push back because it's only going to get worse. >> the messaging is we're not going to do anything about it. >> we're a beta dog position and we have a lot of alpha dogs, we need to man up

navy's are taking part. they deployed the carrier, and a nuclear powered submarine for the drills taking place there. a united arab emirates official is taking place in the shooting. the officer was killed on friday by gunmen on a motorcycle. pro-government officials say they expect sunni extremists, but no group claimed responsibility for the attack. at least 12 people drowned after the passenger votes claimed. the vessel has been carrying double the recommended weight. 23 are rescued and two are missing. the government requested an investigation. >> north korea rejected the idea for ending talks to the nuclear programme. it's demanding a peace treaty for the u.s. a day earlier the korean president said they were open to talks with the north. any discussions can only be done if they show it's serious about abandoning >>> mexican's drug lord made a mistake. guds joaquin guzman, known as el chapo is thought to have suffered injuries during his close call with police. john holman has more. >> reporter: the world's most wanted drug lord

ronald reagan anchored in a nearby base in tokyo, taking over for the carrier that went home for maintenance. the u.s. secretary of navy spoke on the key welcoming japanese laws that deepened the alliance. >>e're very supportive of the new security measures that have been put in place and are being put in place here in japan. we view our relationship with the japanese navy of one of absolute equals today. >> the ronald reagan has the name nuclear reactors as japanese power plants, and the commander said he's confident she's 100% safe. still local residents protested saying safety measures are not adequate enough to deal with an accident. >>> military officials from the united states and russia are expected to hold talks as early as thursday to avoid clashing in syria. the meeting comes as leaders in moscow gave the green light to launch air strikes against the islamic state group, but the american counterparts fear targets may not be the militants. here's more. >> reporter: smoke rose in the skies wednesday over syria, a russian defense ministry spokesperson says their air force targeted the equipment, communication fa

the usse navy says ronald reagan scramble fighter jets after two russian aircraft flew within one mile of the aircraft carrier. this happened on tuesday in international waters east of the korean peninsula. . it was on the wrist with the south korean ships of the time the navy says officials try to make radio contact with the russian planes but got no response. a navy ship followed the plaintiff they left the area. china is any the nation's child policy and will now allow couples there to have a second child. they instituted a policy back in 1979 to help curb the surging population and conserve resources. it's blame for skewing the gender balance on the forcing them into unwanted abortions, and bringing about a rapidly aging workforce. they did not say when the policy will be changed. next, trick-or-treating time. leon: doug hill has the hour-by-hour forecast. robert: is not official yet the nest could be introducing a new manager. i will explain when abc 7 news parker: my daughter alison and her cameraman were gunned down on live television. i know we can't stop all gun violence, but we can save lives if our

navy and the indian ocean. journalists were invited onboard an american aircraft carrier saturday to witness the drills. nhk world's jun onozawa explains what's going on. >> reporter: the joint drills are being held about 300 kilometers east of southern india. reporters were shown around the u.s. aircraft carrier, the "theodore roosevelt." indian naval officers and japanese sdf personnel are on board. >> it was really good. >> reporter: the japanese destroyer joined the navigation training drill with the indian and the u.s. navy. >> a lot of things are happening, and they're all going very, very well. >> reporter: similar drills last took place in the indian ocean eight years ago. china then strongly opposed japan's participation. it fears being insulted by other powers. what's behind the latest drills? the indian ocean, where the drills are taking place, is strategically important area. tankers full of crude oil pass through here on their way to japan. >> translator: it's highly significant to be able to train in these waters. >> reporter: india, japan and the u.s. are deeply concerned with china's inc

. >> there were four fa-18 fighters from carrier air wing 5 that were launched today intercept the bombers, and the u.s. navyircraft did escort the russian aircraft until they departed the area where the carrier, the uus ronald reagan was operating. >> josh earnest said the incident did not result in significant confrontation. the u.s. and china are trying to mend fences over a similar incident in the south china sea this week. navy officials from both countries spoke by video conference today vowing to stick to iestablished military protocols to avoid misunderstandings. the u.s. has been conducting freedom of navigation missions in the region on tuesday . an american warship came within 12 [inaudible.] nautical miles of despite area claimed by china. >> china is abandoning the controversial program of one child. soon, all chinese couples will be permitted today have two children, but no more. obama administration today says the move was a positive step but looks forward to the day that birth limits in china are abandoned all together. al jazeera rob mcbride looks at the controversy in beijing. >> the announ

carrier and were flying low at 500 feet according to the u.s. navy seventh fleet. >> this russian, these russian aircraft were actually intercepted first by korean military aircraft operating in the region this is particular situation that did not result in a significant confrontation. >> russia deployed fighter jets made 12 close-range low-altitude passes near the "uss donald cook" in the black sea in april. part of a series of aggressive moves by russia. senior intelligence officials are concerned that the uptick in russian submarine activity near vital undersea fiber optic cables could cripple the nation's ability to communicate in the event of a war. the state department said it's investigating whether the russians have been helping iran deliver weapons to syria, in breach of u.n. security council resolutions 1747 and 2231, as first reported by fox news yesterday. two aelutian 76 cargo flights a day from tehran for ten days, planes like these shown on the tarmac of the russian air bass in syria, in early october. >> arms exports from iran are pro

displayed the latest weaponry including the antiship ballistic missiles or carrier killers for the first time. andrew exxon of the u.s. navy war college says the weapons systems are designed to increase the cost to the u.s. military in case of a conflict. >> china's trying to develop a deterrent or push away or keep out capabilities. we call this in the u.s. military antiaccess air denial. >> reporter: he further explains with the projects, they continue to solidify its control over the south china sea. >> one of the oldest examples we can think of is the great wall. this appears to be, props, the third major instance in history of china to fundamentally alter its strategic geography. >> reporter: how should the u.s. respond to china's strategy? international law kidictates island are given 12 naugtical miles, but that does not apply to artificial islands. china argues the islands are legitimate. at a u.s. senate hearing, some lawmakers insisted that the u.s. navy should sail listen 12 nautical miles to showhat the u.s. doesn't recognize the chinese claims. the obama administration has been cautious. the president so far h

navys in exercises. we have more. >> reporter: the joint drills are being held about 300 khalid sheikh mohammad east of india. this is the u.s. aircraft carrier. u.s., japanese and indian personnel are on board. the japanese destroyer joined a navigation training drill with the indian and u.s. navy. >> a lot of things are happening and going very well. >> reporter: similar drills took place in the indian ocean eight years ago. china then strongly opposed japan's participation. it feels being insulted by other powers. what's behind the latest drills? the indian ocean where the drills are taking place is in an important area. crude oil passes through here on their way to japan. >> highly significant to be able to train in these waters. >> reporter: india, japan and the u.s. are deeply concerned with china's increased maritime activities in the indian ocean. last september a chinese submarine made a cruise around sri lanka. ind india's prime minister stressed the importance of cooperating with the u.s. and japan. >> this will send them our maritime cooperation. >> reporter: the joint drills have helped protect the sovereignty of sea lanes and ad

intercepted two russian military planes that flew near the "uss ronald reagan" aircraft carrier in the pacific ocean. the u.s. navyched four armed fighter jets but described this as standard operating procedure for just the escort planes flying near naval vessels. we'll have more on this coming up. >>> back on this and what it means for today. after last night, the question a lot of people are ask right now, should any of these republican presidential candidates be calling it quits? >> this is the dilemma our next guest knows all too well. tim pawlenty ran for president, dropped out just after the ames straw poll. governor, thank you for being with us. >> good to be with you. >> so the reviews, not kind to former governor jeb bush today. people thought he might have been lackluster, may not have seized the moment, perhaps wilted in his exchange with rubio. after the debate, our dana bash, he sort of complained about the debate, the questions he got, and he didn't seem at all happy. let's listen. >> -- for president of the united states. i'm running with heart. i'm not a performer. if they're looking for an enterta

it is a demonstration of the navy's newest fire extinction -- fire extinction. tragic fires aboard aircraft carriers led to its invention. it may be the answer for a recommended massive fire extinction system. one man and 25 seconds proves its power. >> join american history tv for chores and live interviews from the national world war ii museum in new orleans saturday, november 7. will explore the road to berlin and the african american story. we will take your questions from historians throughout the day. world war ii, 70 years later. live from the national world war ii museum, saturday, november 7, beginning at 11 a.m. eastern here on c-span three. >> each week, american history tv's "american artifacts" visits museums and historic places. dedicated on march 17, 1941, the national gallery of art was a gift to the american people from financier andrew mellon who served as treasury secretary from 1921 until 1930 -- 1932. up next, we visit the museum to learn about early american portrait painting and the work of john singleton copley. dianne: hello. we are standing in a room full of portraits, and

navy's are taking part in exercises off india. the u.s. deploys the aircraft carrier, and a nuclear powered submarine for the week-long drip. japan is a permanent member of what is a three nation annual drill. china has been wary of the exercises between india and the u.s., and state-run newspapers questioned india against being drawn into an anti-china reliance. >>> apple is no longer the top maker in china, two local countries act for the sales. china, a large smartphone market is a battle ground of tech companies. sarah clarke reports from hong kong. it's one of the largest shows in the world. more than 4,000 companies are show-casing the latest innovations, with a market hungry for technology. we attracted a huge number of trade buyers. over 95,000 trade visitors from over 15 countries and regions. china is a leader in technology consumption. the popularity of the smartphones is creating a booming industry in app-related products. >> this helps to monitor how much food has been consumed. >> in a market flooded, competition has never been so intense. once dominated

carrier. destroyers of the japanese maritime self-defense force and frigate ships of the indian navy will take part. vice admirals of the three countries spoke about the importance of the exercises. >> it's quite clear that the democracies involved -- u.s., japan, and india -- we are in the business of promoting peace and stability. >> we would like japan to participate on a more regular basis. to develop a cooperative maritime security environment in the asia-pacific region. >> japan's senior msdf officials stressed the need to come together to improve cooperation. >> the purpose of participating in this exercise is to improve the tactical capability as well as to strengthen cooperation with the u.s. and indian navys. >>> japan has received a nonpermanent seat on the u.n. security council for the 11th time, the most of any member country. its term will start in january. >> egypt, japan, senegal, ukraine, and uruguay are elected members of the security council. >> the five countries selected gained at least two-thirds membership support. the ten nonpermanent seats represent regional groups. th

i ask that because the aircraft carrier has been the backbone of the navy since world war ii. and there is significant questions about the carrier itself, its size, the air wing, the role and so i would appreciate that answer. that's one of the issues that we are going to be grappling with when we're talking about a 10 or 12 billion weapons system. i thank the witnesses. senator reed: i thank the witnesses for a very thoughtful and frank comments. let me ask all of you a question and it's been highlighted, one of the most rapid areas of change is technological innovation which is worldwide, affecting ourselves and affecting our competitors and the other dynamic i would ask you to focus on is a lot of the technological change is taking place outside the defense industries, you know, military installations. private sector. and how do we fit that in to our operations in d.o.d. mr. krepinevich: that is integral to the third offset strategy and my strategy and the advantages we have developed for ourselves in battle networks that was based in the 1970's. now wasting assets. so where

whether you can do that with an aircraft carrier -- i got into a huge amount of trouble with the navy league several years ago when i made the mistake of telling them at their meeting we ought to think long and hard about the long-term missions of aircraft carriers. and particularly as china was working on their anti-axis area denial capabilities. but i think we need to think about these systems more in terms of how we can get the best technology we can that we have available, that we know works, build it and then enhance it as we go along. hat may not get you the most tremendously advanced capability, but you'll have a larger number. i mean, one of the reasons the navy ships are down so far is because each ship has become incredibly expensive. you know, old line is, well, we had a lot of quality. i mean, there's a lot of technological capability in these things. another one of my favorite quotes from an unlikely source is joseph stalin who once said, at a certain point quantity has a quality all of its own. and it goes to the chairman's point, you can't have the same aircraft carrier

navies are taking part in an exercise off india's coast. the u.s. has deployed the aircraft carrier the u.s.s. theodore roosevelt plus a nuclear powered submarine. japan is now a permanent member of what has become a drill. china is wary of the joint exercise. the state run newspaper cautioned india against being drawn into an anti china alliance. >> hundred was north and south koreans are preparing for a defining moment in their lives. this week, a rare reunion event for families separated by the korean war is set at a take place tuesday near the border. harry fossett reports from the south korean capital, seoul. >> at the age of 89, he has taken up a hobby from his childhood, north korea. he said it helps stave off loneliness. when the korean war began, he was living in a factory separated from his family. he traveled south during a major retreat and never saw them again. eight years ago, he signed up for the family reunion process. his chance has now come, but the news has brought a mixture of happiness and disappointment. >> there were seven of us brothers and sisters. my younge

. >> to be clear not just the carrier but the major capital investment that the navy and air force have to make. if the air force was in front of me i would ask about the airplane's parisienne i asked is i want to know if we have done it in the past even if it is rare then what are the features for best practices for those cultural conditions to allow a program to be delivered on time and under budget? >> go like to bring a list of programs that have brought in on schedule and with the culture that was adequately discussed by the chairman ranking member. of things can be done to approve things like bureaucracy and overhead. the other piece that you are getting yet, one of the attributes of the new implementation is to take the lessons that come from the gao and incorporate those into the system to work to save these improvements in the long term. reseed the performance that we started three years ago a moderate improvement and increase the performance of contracting and we have been trying to do measure what we do with acquisition reform and policy and regulation as we have done for-- u

. >> 50 at a time they took off for the carriers waiting in the south china sea. >> there was no room so the navyere living in a period of what the greeks call hubrus. overweening pride. this was the eighth great military power. how were they going to defeat us? >> once it became a reality in seeing the pictures on television of not only a retreat but a disorderly retreat, and that ate within ourselves saying, this is not who we thought we were. >> to see what was in store for the south vietnamese people, to see the visions of our helicopters and people struggling to get out and the terrible triage and choices that had to be made was clearly one of the lows in my life. >> the communist forces, some of them riding in russian-made tanks, some in captured american jeeps, rolled into saigon about three and a half hours after the end of the dramatic american evacuation of u.s. nationals and many south vietnamese. >> there's no way to capture in one evening's broadcast the suffering and the grief of 30 years of a subcontinent at war. there's no way to capture the suffering and grief of our own nation f

whether you can do that with an aircraft carrier -- i got into a huge amount of trouble with the navy league several years ago when i made the mistake of telling them at their meeting we ought to think long and hard about the long-term missions of aircraft carriers. and particularly as china was working on their anti-axis area denial capabilities. but i think we need to think about these systems more in terms of how we can get the best technology we can that we have available, that we know works, build it and then enhance it as we go along. that may not get you the most tremendously advanced capability, but you'll have a larger number. i mean, one of the reasons the navy ships are down so far is because each ship has become incredibly expensive. you know, old line is, well, we had a lot of quality. i mean, there's a lot of technological capability in these things. another one of my favorite quotes from an unlikely source is joseph stalin who once said, at a certain point quantity has a quality all of its own. and it goes to the chairman's point, you can't have the same aircraft carrie

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there were four f/a-18 firers from carrier air wing 5 that were launched to intercept the bombers and the u.s. navyaircraft did escort the russian aircraft until they departed the area where the carrier, the uss "ronald reagan" was operating. we have previously raised concerns about russian military aircraft essentially carrying out incursions on the sovereignty of other countries. we've raised concerns about this most recently in turkey, i believe, but including -- also in places like the baltic states. this was a little different. this is international waters and international airspace so we have regularly urged the russian military to make sure that their operations in this space were consistent with generally accepted international protocols and this is a particular situation that did not result in a significant confrontation for that reason. now go to your broader question about the relations between our two countries there's no doubt there are some vigorous disagreements between our two countries on issues like ukraine in syria most prominently. and i think we've been pretty candid about our

there were four f/a-18 fighters from carrier air wing 5 that were launched to intercept the bombers and the u.s. navy aircraft did escort the russian aircraft until they departed the area where the carrier, the "uss ronald reagan" was operating. we have previously raised concerns about russian military aircraft essentially carrying out incursions on the sovereignty of other countries. we've raised concerns about this most recently in turkey, i believe, but including -- also in places like the baltic states. this was a little different. this is international waters and international airspace so we have regularly urged the russian military to make sure that their operations in this space were consistent with generally accepted international protocols and this is a particular situation that did not result in a significant confrontation for that reason. but to go to your broader question about the relations between our two countries there's no doubt there are some vigorous disagreements between our two countries on issues like ukraine in syria most prominently. and i think we've been pretty candid about

>> one, go to 350 ship navy versus 275. 14 aircraft carriers versus 11.over the waters claimed by others. that's not the way you settle a dispute. we should hit them in their wallet. you know, it would hurt us to have a different trading relationship with china, but hurt them more. they're manipulating their currency. we should do something about it. when they cyber attack us, when they steal our intellectual property we should make china pay a price. we're the strongest economy on the planet, the strongest military and we've got the weakest president in modern history. and one way to reset the table is to elect a strong leader to understands the world for what it is. they can stand up to putin. what i'd do with putin? export natural gas that we own in abundance to undercut his mop nnopoly m europe and tell t ayatollah, you're not going to get another bullet or dime of money until you change our behavior. rebuild our behavior and with democrats to get out of debt. maria: thank you, lindsey graham. here is a look at the best moments in today's program. >>

provocation in the far western pacific ocean, the navy confirms that two russian bombers tuesday flew within one nautical mile of the aircraft carrier the u.s.s. ronald reagan. the fly-by, forcing the carrier to scramble four of its f-18 superhornets. the incident occurred as the u.s.s. reagan and task force were sailing east of the korean peninsula where the united states is carrying out joint military exercises with south korea. navy tried to contact the russian bombers, received no radio response and the aircraft did leave without further incident. at the white house, press secretary josh earnest tried to downplay the russian fly-by. >> the situation today is much different than that. russia is no longer a superpower. observed in last couple of weeks that condition of russia's economy is weak and further deteriorating. they are now the 15th largest economy in the world, and they rank behind spain. lou: the press secretary did not rank russia's standing militarily, nor did ernest rank russia by numbers by icbm or nuclear warheads, we don't know why he omitted those rankings. >>> china indulging in bellicose rhetoric and speaking w

the navy does have the smallest number of ships since 1915, but that was before the era of the aircraft carrierrhaps, kelly, apples to oranges. >> fair enough. all right, our scott cohen is with fact patrol back at headquarters. i should mention that romney tweeting now, quote, after hearing lindsey graham talk foreign policy tonight, it's clear he belongs on the big stage. somebody else who liked what he heard. >> is that the real mitt romney? >> it doesn't have the real mitt romney in the handle, though, but i think we can safely say. he still is. eamon javers getting ready for the next big event. hey, eamon. >> yeah, that's right, kelly. and lindsey graham as you've been talking about was clearly in the zinger zone tonight. couple of one-liners going over well in the hall. one of them about bernie sanders, saying he went to the soviet union on his honeymoon and doesn't think he ever came back. another one, appropriately enough, for this venue which is the coors event center was a certain alcohol-related comment he had. here's what he said. >> now, if you're looking for good beer policy, i'm

whether you can do that with an aircraft carrier -- i got into a huge amount of trouble with the navy league several years ago when i made the mistake of telling them at their meeting we ought to think long and hard about the long-term missions of aircraft carriers. and particularly as china was working on their anti-axis area denial capabilities. but i think we need to think about these systems more in terms of how we can get the best technology we can, that we have available, that we know works, build it and then enhance it as we go along. that may not get you the most tremendously advanced capability, but you'll have a larger number. i mean, one of the reasons the navy ships are down so far is because each ship has become incredibly expensive. you know, old line is, well, we had a lot of quality. i mean, there's a lot of technological capability in these things. another one of my favorite quotes from an unlikely source is joseph stalin who once said, at a certain point quantity has a quality all of its own. and it goes to the chairman's point, you can't have the same aircraft carri

earlier. >> to be clear, i'm not just asking about the ford class carrier, all of the major investments that, in particular, our air force and navy have to make. if the air force was in front mef, i'd ask them the same thing. air force is on the verge of replacing its air strike bomber. i want to know if we've done it in the past, even if it's been rarer than over budget and delayed programs. what are the cultural conditions that allow a program to be delivered on time and under budget? >> senator, i would like to bring forth a list of projects that have come forward on time and in terms of the culture, i think that was adequately discussed by the ranking chairman and table here. there are things that can be done to improve bureaucracy and things like overhead. the other piece you're getting at, in terms of what have we learned, one of the implements is taking comments that come from the d.o.d. and d.o.t.e., incorporate it into the system to work to see these improvements incultured into our program for the long term. we've seen reports that we started three years ago. moderate improvement. >> increased performance in our contrac

two european carriers are taking precautions about flying over the region. more with retired u.s. navy security adviser to vice president dick cheney. captain, thank you for joining us today. >> thank you. >> when you look at this, our condolences go out to the passengers's families. we have to see what is the cause of this. we know apparently there was a technical problem before the plane even took off. >> i think the world is really getting all the information at the same time. our thoughts and prayers go out to the russian passengers, the russian people. secretary of state kerry also acknowledged the tragedy and passed on the condolences from all the american people. but this is a safety investigation now. it's good news they've got the black boxes. it is good news they have the egyptian authorities on site there. what we do know, as has been reported, the aircraft did take off. it got to 30,000 feet and started having about 6,000 foot descent after 20 minutes of flight. it was trying to make a landing. and it broke up upon impact. they found it in two different pieces. that's what

. >> to be clear i'm asking is not just about the carrier, but all of these major capital investments that in particular our navy and air force-- if the air force was in front of me i would ask them the same thing about airplanes, but we had to replace our submarines in the air force is on the verge of replacements long-range strike bomber. i want to know if we have done in the past even if it's been rare, overbudget and delayed programs, what are the features or best practices or the cultural conditions that allowed a program to be delivered on time and under budget? >> senator, i would like to bring forward a list of programs that have come in on schedule and performance and also, in terms of the culture i think that was article he discussed by the chairman ranking member and i think the table here there are things that can be done to improve, things like bureaucracy and things like overhead. i think the other piece you're getting at in terms of, what we've learned, one of the attributes of our new implementation and the better buying power is taking lessons that come from gal, from the dot and eat and incorpo

i ask that because the aircraft carrier has been the backbone of the navy since world war ii. and there is significant questions about the carrier itself, its size, the air wing, the role and so i would appreciate that answer. that's one of the issues that we are going to be grappling with when we're talking about a 10 or $is 12 billion weapons system. i thank the witnesses. senator reed: i thank the witnesses for a very thoughtful and frank comments. let me ask all of you a question and it's been highlighted, one of the most rapid areas of change is technological innovation which is worldwide, affecting ourselves and affecting our competitors and the other dynamic i would ask you to focus on is a lot of the technological change is taking place outside the defense industries, you know, military installations. private sector. and how do we fit that in to our operations in d.o.d. mr. krepinevich: that is intell gral to the third offset strategy and my strategy and the advantages we have developed for ourselves in battle networks hat was based in the 1970's is now wasting assets.

navy launched four fighter jets to intercept russian jets flying near a u.s. aircraft carrierthe pacific. we have correspondentcorresponds and news makers standing by. >>> first, let's go to pamela brown. pamela, we're told one person was seriously burned in that plane fire. what else are you learning? >> that's right, wolf. we're learning 15 passengers were brought to the hospital following that incident. one with serious burns, two with less and others had walking injuries officials say and audio shows how the pilots in the burning plane reacted when they learned what was happening. >> engine on fire. >> smoke pours from a boeing 767 as frightened passengers scramble to the emergency evacuation slide. the flight was about to take off from fort lauderdale airport to venezuela at 12:45 this afternoon. >> emergency, call the fire truck. >> roger 9002. >> we're going to do a 180 here and exit instructions. >> his left engine was on fire. the plane was loaded with passengers. they were taxiing to the north runway to deport. >> moments before the fire, a pilot on another plane on

with a ship in its class and back in the navy, we're multimission, to pretty much go anywhere, and primarily, we're looking to defend art, the united states carrierselicopters, and launching things on this particular class we had two hilo hangers, and take two mh 60 romeos anywhere we go. >> reporter: we're at pier 80, but right now, we're off third street, take a left on marin and you're right here. what's going to happen when they see you here today? >> we have ship tours all week. we'd really like to thank the city for having the ships in port, and we'll have tour guides ready to teach everyone. >> you can take a selfie with the sailor right? >> absolutely. i'll do that a little bit later. >> reporter: this is a great opportunity. we can take a look at some other ones. if you have an opportunity this morning to take a tour from 10:00 to 2:00, you'll see the somerset is a fantastic student to see both. i'll tell you one thing, guys, of course we did say the blue angels will be out here. if you're taking a tour guide, or women, do not wear heals. there's a lot of hiking, gasia. you will not be able to step into them whatsoever. take a look. keith

the air force peer it was the carrier a long air force carrier is about a mile i think it is so there was one huge pier in the middle of the navy part never a bunch of submarine tenders piers and other cool knows and huge beautiful buildings you should mark that building with cherries on the map you can do so much at hunters point shipyard i'm glad the stadium was not built there you can make it a fantastic like disneyland call it disneyland or san francisco lands or something like that you can build that big that big you can actually make it like on attraction with some other things added to it in about it that could be you're only chance to have disneyland in san francisco what did you think pretty good idea have a great day. >> thank you is there anyone from the public that wishes to speak on this item. >> good afternoon, everyone. mike butler with the san francisco heritage we submitted a letter this morning he hope the commissioners received the copies i have extra copies first of all, i'd like to thank commissioner wolfram and is commission for scheduling this informational presentation i'll confess he have a personal int

carrier, as the service acquisition executive, as i stated in my opening remarks, i assume responsibility for this program, and the decisions that i have the opportunity to make as we execute. >> secretary mcfarland? >> the navy is responsible -- >> i'm not talking about an organization. that's amorphous. i'm talking about people, individuals. >> sir, i believe we could have done much better in preparing and advocating for the right aspects of this program to be conducted at the beginning and throughout execution. >> so who is responsible in your view? >> the department. not a good answer. not something that -- >> no, it's a ridiculous answer, okay. so who, in your view, who is responsible? part of the issue here is that the responsibility seems to be placed -- i mean, secretary stackly, i appreciate your statement. i think that's up front. secretary mcfarland, i'm asking the same question of you. who is responsible? i'm talking about individuals. that's how we fix it. we can't blame it on the navy. >> sir, i will take absolute responsibility for not having done the correct things in terms of helping this program along. >> so, who is responsible? >> then i would say myself, sir. >> okay. admiral moore, admira

carrier air wing. and the debate on what that ought to look like? what would their roles be and what would their missions be? that's an area where the navy needs to be pushed hard. any time you have emerging technology that fundamentally call into question the role of traditional pilots in this regard you'll get a lot of natural bureaucratic tension and friction. i think that's an area where civilians can play a strong role both inside the pentagon and in congress. senator hirono: mr. donnelly, you noted in your testimony that you recommend a three-theater construct involving europe, the middle east and east asia. in your looking at what woe we -- in your looking at what we do in east asia, could you elaborate on what we're doing in regard to an east asia collaborative construct and what more we should be doning there? mr. donnelly: the policy of this administration has been to pivot in east asia and that's problematic in east asia. that's a problem, global powers don't pivot, where everybody -- like in a kiddie soccer game where everybody fol throes -- follows the bouncing ball. they're much more cautious when it comes to poking the jap

the navy, chief of naval operations, and i asked if the chief of naval operations knew who was responsible for $2.4 billion cost overrun on the uss gerald ford. one of our latest aircraft carriersi said who is responsible? he said i don't know. my friends, we now have a pentagon, multibillion-dollar cost overrun and no one knows who is responsible. one of the major features of this legislation is that the service chiefs have to sign off when there is a cost overrun, and they have to sign off and they are responsible. and guess what? the service chiefs want that responsibility. they crave that responsibility because they want a better army, navy, air force and marine corps as well. as mac mentioned, we have a long, long way to go. both mac and i have been out to silicon valley and i'm sorry to tell you right now there's not a lot of interest in silicon valley being engaged in acquisition with the military and with the pentagon because they don't see any benefit in getting involved in defense acquisition. and that has got to be another one of our priorities and we are making the first step to make it so we can engage silicon valley because we know the nature of warfare when we re