the secretary of defense just fine, but ceos on government revenue, the major defense companies earn 100 times more than the secretary of defense. it is not surprising to learn we have a revolving door where our generals and admirals and high-ranking officials in the military leave government service and end up on the boards of directors of defense companies. moreover, mister president, there are massive cost overruns in the defense department acquisition budget, the united states congress must address. according to the gao the pentagon's $1.8 trillion acquisition portfolio, $628 billion in cost overruns, with much of the cost taking place, they tell the government and the dod doesn't mean much doesn't mean after the contract. and and and there's less capability to the war fight. the commission, in 2011, the $60 billion spent in iraq and afghanistan have been lost to fraud and waste. the special inspector general of afghanistan reconstruction reported the pentagon could not account for $45 billion in funding reconstruction projects. a few bucks here and there, of taxpayer money was l

how important it is to pass the national defense authorization act. my state of west virginia has some of the highest rates of veteran population, about 10% of our population are veterans and nationally that average is only seven. i think service init the militay is taking care of our military has been a source of very much me as a representative here in congress. i think we can all agree our armed forces would not be what it isme without the great servie of our patriotic men and women and our all volunteer force. that is why it is important we continue to support them as the work they do to protect our freedoms every single day. this important legislation does just that by authorizing vital resources for our nation's troops, wounded warriors and their families. the defense bill also includes programs that will directly impact the west virginia national guard and i have at the chance to regularly meet with servicemen in my state and abroad who i have enjoyed thank them. most recently i traveled to afghanistan where i met a unit from west virginia and

makes the secretary of defense does just fine. but the ceos on government revenue of the major defense companies earn 100 times more than the secretary of defense therefore it's not very surprising to learn we have a revolving door where the generals and admirals and high-ranking officials leave government service and end up on the board of directors of major defense companies moreover, as the gao has told us there are massive cost overruns in the acquisition budget that the united states congress must address. according to the gao the pentagon one.a trillion dollar acquisition portfolio currently suffers from more than $628 billion of cost overruns with much of the cost taking place after reduction they tell the dod they will produce a weapon system that doesn't mean much because the total amount is after they get the contract to also tell us many dod programs fall short of cost schedule and performance expectations meaning they pay more than anticipated to buy less than expected and delivers less capability that's from the gao.

so we are implementing the national defense strategy. that's this book that was, that we're all so proud of. bipartisan, it's saying what we need to do to defend america. this document is one that we are following to the letter right now. it's our road map. the bill establishes the pacific deterrent initiative. that's kind of patterned after the european deterrent initiative which focuses resources on the indo-pacific addressing key military capabilities in gatt and that's the area we're concentrating on right now, and that's what our document says we should be doing and doing it with the defense authorization bill. the bill assures we have a combat credible forward posture and helps us develop the field and joint capabilities needed to take on the conflicts envisioned by this n.d.s. report. we push back on china's russia and russia's attempt to expand their influence by building new alliances and partnerships and strengthening existing ones. they're busy. they're out there. we protect against intrusion from china and russia in space and

defense authorization act. my state of west virginia has some of the highest rate of veteran population. we have about 10% of our population are veterans. nationally, that averages only 7%. i think service in the military, taking care of our military has always been a source of very much importance to me as their representative here in the congress. i think we can all agree that our armed forces would not be what it is without the great service of our patriotic men and women and our all-volunteer force. that's why it is important that we continue to support them and the work that they do to protect our freedoms every single day. this important legislation does just that by authorizing vital resources for our nation's troops, our wounded warriors, and their families. the defense bill also includes programs which will directly impact the west virginia national guard. i have had the chance to regularly meet with service members in my state and abroad who i have enjoyed personally being able to thank them. most rec

pronouncements affect the alliances a broader defense posture. yeah i think it surprises a lot of people to find out that for example the us african command afrikaans is located in stuttgart germany not in the u.s. and not in africa but in germany the u.s. does a lot of activities a lot of military activities a lot of operations out of germany instead of the united states it's much closer to the middle east for example where there are a lot of a troop movements going on so i think that what nato hopes and what secretary general stolzenberg hopes is that they can convince president trump that it's in his own interest not to take this move and of course it's in nato as interest that that there are not fewer american troops on the ground here it is a constant refrain that we hear out of nato headquarters that no matter what trump says on the ground he has actually increased u.s. support for europe if troops leave that that refrain doesn't sound quite as believable so everyone feels more safer with more u.s. troops on the ground in germany and i thin

minister ariel next week where defense secretary marcus for a will be getting very pointed questions will this proposal which we have to say is unconfirmed it's already drawing criticism from politicians and defense analysts on both sides of the atlantic how likely is it terry that this withdrawal of american troops in germany will actually happen briefly because you think i can dream president trump better than than anyone else but this is a reason why people aren't getting too agitated about it yet you never know if these things floated out of the white house are actually going to happen or if his military officials will have enough influence on him to get this pulled back before it actually goes into effect terry thanks so much that was correspondent teri schultz in brussels. well berlin isn't the only ally coming under pressure from the trouble ministration the white house has also asked japan to significantly boost its contribution to maintaining american forces the u.s. has guaranteed japan's defense since the end of world war 2 it has more than $50000.00 personnel stationed st

what could a defense be?there will be a number of things challenged. i think this always something called mere presence. i think that's one thing. they'll say, my clients were not actively involved in the nature of the statute and aiding and abetting, they were present, but they didn't take any substantial step as it related to engaging in this. i'm stretching. but that's what you'll see. you'll also see attacks on the autopsy, going to be the argument made as to causation, be careful, though, because we know the autopsy speaks about other contributing factors, attorneys will bring that up to suggest that there were other factors, they were not the factors there, and then, of course, as it relates to the officer who was not involved on the back, othered wiwise holdin down, he'll say i had nothing to do with it, other than being there and not stopping it. perspective, not suggesting that will be successful, but you'll hear it. >> building on that, i was struck reading your opinion piece over the weekend about

of defense-month-olded after the european defense initiative -- noddled after the european defense initiative and authorizes $militia of dollars in funding p. the bill also increases funding for the indo-pacific maritime initiative to ensure that our partner countries in asia are able to respond to chinese coercion in the south china sea and beyond. the bill also includes a provision that was adopted during markup expressing the sense of the congress that the u.s.s. shire and the u.s.s. comfort should conduct poverty calls in taiwan to collaborate on covid response and best practices. while i applaud taiwan's efforts on covid-19, taiwan is not a sovereign state and conducting port calls is a larger policy issue that should be more fully discussed and debated. for those reasons i voted for the amendment in the committee. with respect to countering the continuing threat by isis, the bill extends the iraq and syria train-and-equip programs at the requested funding levels while ensuring appropriate congressional oversight of the use of such funds. specific to iraq, the bill continues efforts to n

try crest pro/active defense.t neutralizes bacteria for a healthier mouth than even the leading multi-benefit toothpaste. crest. >>> joining us now, live, benjamin crump, the lead attorney for the family of george floyd who was killed in minneapolis, a week ago monday, mr. crump, i should tell you, has also represented the families of ahmaud arbery, the young african-american man shot in february while jogging in february and brionna taylor, the young african-american woman shot in march in her louisville kentucky man as officers entered her home in the middle of the night. mr. crump, thank you for being here. thank you for your time. >> the honor is mine, rachel. thank you for always using your voice. >> on behalf of the floyd family, you have called clearly for there to be criminal charges against all four officers involved in this case. all four officers have now been charged, all four are arrested, we've got mug shots for all four of these officers now, looking at these mug shot, knowing these charges have bee

host: for those items attached to the defense of the white house on that? guest: so, even before i knew that the amendment had been offered, i happened to be one of the rotating reporters in the white house press briefing on wednesday afternoon. and the press secretary said the president would not sign any legislation, any legislation that changes the names of military bases that crikey on her confederate generals, arguing that it may have been the last place that people left the united states before going and dying in the war. general david petraeus had an opinion piece a few days ago. believeave spoken up, i robert gates is now speaking up, the former defense secretary. is the white house argument that he will not sign anything even if it is in the defense authorization. so we are looking at the possibility, as far-fetched as it may have been on wednesday morning, of a standoff that leads to a veto of the defense authorization which always includes a pay increase for a host always includes of provisions that the pentagon named over items that are for conf

defense secretary folded completely. the associated press had reported earlier today that these combat trained troops from the 82nd airborne who had been sent to base around d.c., ready to deploy on the streets of d.c., the a.p. had reported earlier today that they were going to be sent back home. right? there's the defense secretary, saying i don't believe that the active duty troops should be here. i don't believe they should be using these helicopters this way. we need to look into that. sort of trying to walk back the i didn't mean to participate in the photo op. maybe that wasn't a good idea. and we get this word from the a. p. that the troops are actually going back to their bases. that's how we thought things were going to go today. a little burst of independence from a very clearly embarrassed flummoxed and confused defense secretary. all it took is the white house, and the white house press secretary, taking these few little shots at esper, you might lose your job, he best not take a stance any different than th

inside the department of defense, somehow it's no good. i would be much more interested in every year being able to say look, i have to be able to defend forward bases from large quantities of incoming weapons. i don't care how i do that. i don't care with what i do that. the question is can we field a better solution that reduces the likelihood that my forward bases are smoking holes in the ground 48 hours in the start of a concept? and focusing on the outcome and then the capability that would come together as the things that are going to drive extensive resources, expense of resources but it will probably require that. just iterating on that so every year there's an understanding of whatever wins is going to get funded. we're going to come right back to figure out if there's a better way to do this next year and is going to significantly move the needle on the money we're spending. >> that raises the question of intellectual property rights and how do we design software so that companies can have that opportunity to compete and win the

we've got to implement the national defense strategy because our comparative military advantage. china and russia are actually catching up and surpassing us in some areas. here is one big reason they've invested in the military. this is a shock when you talk to people because they don't expect it. i've learned many years ago we have the beshad the best of eve. ever since world war ii. between 2009 and 2018 is increased by 83%. it's remarkable how russia has grownw, by 35%. during the same pure code of time for that five year period we've reduced our military by 25%. now think about that. china increased theirs by 83%. if we reduce hours by 25% during the same time, and don't forget these countries willfully misdeed on many things including the actual size of the defense budget. erussia is three times larger than most people think it is. they look at it and think we don't have accurate information and we know the threats that are out there. because of these investments, china and russia have grown not justca the size of their milita, but that capability as well. last october, chin

defense secretary says he doesn't support the use of the military against protesters. as a whole romany watching al-jazeera live my headquarters here in doha coming up in the next 30 minutes a family's plea for justice the mother of george floored stuart or wants charges against all 4 officers linked to his death. in the u.k. and his voice thousands marching in central london in solidarity with america's anti racism grounds. also china moves towards greater control of hong kong so britain's prime minister talks of offering citizenship to millions. back into the program we begin with the fallout over the death of george floyd in the us and the mass protests across the country u.s. defense secretary mark asked for has spoken going against the president's stance on using military to control grounds donald trump has increasingly put pressure on governors to mobilize troops but the pentagon has pushed back as the sense he's trying to keep his department out of politics has been increasing scrutiny of the military's role after troops and helicopters were used to control prot

all told, the defense authorization bill will support $740 billion for our national defense. that's the single biggest ticket item in our federal spending. and it will mark a significant step forward in our efforts to modernize and strengthen our military. but this bill is about more than maintaining our powerful national defense. it's empowering the men and women behind it. america's 2.1 million service members have made a commitment that most of us have not made. that's to volunteer to serve in the defense of our nation. and in so doing, joining the ranks of america's heroes who have defended our country throughout history. they make sacrifices each and every day, not because it's good for them but because it's good for all of us. and we owe it to them to support them in any way we possibly can, both on duty and off. this legislation provides for a modest 3% pay raise and additional support for our families. since we have an all-volunteer military, it's frequently said it's the individual service member who volunteers, but it's the family that determines whether we will ret

the defense attorneys will be allowed to cross-examine. that's where we'll listen carefully to see if they indicate any lines of what their defense will eventually be. they've said they will tell a different narrative of what most people believe and think they saw that day. on top of that, ahmaud arbery's mother expected to be in the proceedings. the defense can, if they wish, call their own witnesses. there's indications that at least one attorney plans to call as many as five. we don't know who they are. but it definitely could add to the drama of the day. there is a protest that is scheduled and you've pointed out the governor of georgia has said he will not allow anything to disrupt this. he worries about outside instigators. he says he has everything, all the way up to the national guard ready to move in if needed. >> martin savidge, please keep us posted. >>> an unexpected announcement about president trump's physical. why it's leading to more questions about his health. usaa was made for right now. and right now, is a time for actio

defense is here. we're strongly looking for arrests. you have to get much tougher. >> we're strongly -- the secretary of defense is here. we're strongly looking for arrests. what does the secretary of defense do to help you get arrests? the head of the pentagon gets you arrests? we do have to get much tougher. nobody knows what the president is talking about. but then, he put his appointed secretary of defense, head of the pentagon, mark esper, put him on the line, with the governors, where secretary espersuade the streets of this country are the battlespace, as far as the pentagon is concerned now. >> i agree, we need to dominate the battlespace. i think the sooner that you mass and dominate the battlespace, the quicker this dis spates, and we can get back to the right normal. >> dominate the battlespace. we need to dominate the battlespace. that from secretary of defense, trump appointee mark esper, earned this response from the former chairman of the joint chiefs, general martin dempsey, saying quo

well so that said donald trump's current defense secretary and his former defense secretary has also weighed in his. rights and we should be clear again is this on these about how the whole trump is talking about using the military on the streets of the united states it's not necessarily about the militarization of the police and dramatics who's just spoken about the forward defense secretary have been in charge of something billions of dollars of military equipment to police units around the country to police not been able hoods with personnel carriers and that they just weaponry from the pentagon they're happy with that or they don't like them is for that also to be the u.s. military on the streets that seems to be the bone of contention so now we have jim matzos the former defense secretary giving what is for him. to struggle a number of levels let me begin donald trump is the 1st president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the american people does not even pretend to try and so he tries to divide us we're witnessing the consequences of 3 years of this deliberate effort and

and the role that the department of defense and its leaders. i want to take a few minutes to address the issues in person to make clear the facts and offer my views. first, let me say up front, the killing of george floyd by a minneapolis policeman is a horrible crime. the officers on the scene that day should be held accountable for his murder. it is a tragedy that we have seen repeat itself too many times. with great sympathy, i want to extend the deepest of condolences to the family and friends of george floyd from me and the department. racism is real in america. we must all do our very best to recognize it, to confront it and to eradicate it. i have always been proud to be a member of an institution, the united states military, that embraces diversity and inclusion and prohibits hate and discrimination in all forms. more often than not, we have led on these issues. and while we still have much to do on this front, leaders across the dod and services take this responsibility seriously and we're determined to make a difference. every member

troop numbers in germany linking it to a lot of defense spending by proline. so there's delinquent over $5000000000.00 and this is 3 years delinquent so we're removing. that number down to what is the number down 225000 soldiers who trump insists the u.s. deployment in germany comes at a tremendous cost plus. never this kind of death by a 1000 cuts journalist maria ressa valves to fight her conviction on charges of cyber rival by a court in the philippines she says the ruling is meant to silence critics of president. welcome to the show or a big victory for the l g b t community in the united states the country's supreme court has ruled that it's illegal to fire workers for their sexual orientation or gender identity the court said the nation's landmark $964.00 civil rights act. as workplace discrimination based on 6 also protects gay and transgender people the vote was 6 to 3 weave to all of the court's conservative justices joining with its full liberals in the decision. rod sharifa group. research and communications project at the center for american progre

troop numbers in germany linking it to lloyd defense spending by a 1000000000. so the delinquent of billions of dollars of this is a few years delinquent so we're removing. the number down to what are the number down to $25000.00 soldiers will trump ensues the u.s. deployment in germany comes at a tremendous cost also coming up a stunning legal victory for the community in the united states the mostly conservative supreme court rules that the 964 civil rights law protects gay and transgender people from discrimination at work. and funding the coronavirus vaccine the german government buys a 23 percent stake in the german fire take firm the same company that the u.s. government reportedly tried to acquire back in march. i'm jarred raid in berlin welcome to the show or u.s. president donald trump has announced a large cut to american troop numbers here in germany trump said he would reduce those station here to 25000 that's down from a figure that fluctuates between 345-2000 troops now trump says he's responding to germany's failure to meet its defense funding com

he is the executive editor of "defense 1." on, great to have you with us this morning. >> thank you. >> here to talk tro aboutop not what's currently going on, the use of federal troops, but the istory of federal forces inhave quelling unrest across the united states. first off, your thoughts on what you've seen over the last few days with the federal troops, forces, national guard, and h ia other law enforcement units gathering strength here in the i nation's capital? >> gathering strength.ington, that's a good way to put it. you know, it's extraordinary. for a lot of usforces who a liv watched it for a long time, we're used to seeing security forces and motorcadesci and sect service and even some military, but i've never driven through the city for block after block, the traffic is stopped and andd cordoned off by, you know, military humvees in camouflage s or des browerdesert-brown tan p and it'srace striking and it's revealed a new set of questions not just about trump, but about the race question and about the protest, bu

it is defense. it is a defensive orientation for the purposes of the army. and he also speaks about wounded knee in the paragraph to the right. and made a case that a fellow named nelson miles, who would have a lengthy career in the u.s. army in indian wars and the spanish-american war, but he would make a case that basically wounded knee was an accident, an accident rather than by design a mistake. that the sioux would not pursue a general war with the u.s. army or united states government because of the negotiations of general miles. the sioux had no general intention to go to war, he writes, if they could go without starvation. again, speaking to meeting the needs of native americans and fulfilling treaty obligations the u.s. had established. just by looking at schofield, this was not an era where you could serve in uniform and have a beard to your belly. this was pre-special forces in inspiration. if we turn to slide four. this is the cover of a particular book. he finishes as lieutenant general, but 46 years in the army suggests a lengthy tenure. his su

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troop numbers in germany linking it to lower defense spending by early. so that delinquent billions of dollars and this is 3 years delinquent so we're removing. that number down to what is the number down 225000 soldiers who donald trump insists the u.s. deployment in germany comes as a tremendous cost. in berlin welcome to the shore it's been a big victory for the l.g. bt community in the united states the country's supreme court has ruled that it's illegal to fire workers for their sexual orientation or gender identity the court said the nation's landmark $964.00 civil rights act which bars workplace discrimination based on 6 also protects gay and transgender people the vote was $6.00 to $3.00 we've 2 off the courts conservative justices joining with its 4 liberals in the decision. gruber gives me the. research and communications project at the center for american progress she is in washington d.c. thanks for joining us sure eisa sexual orientation and gender identity is becoming this real political battleground in the united states right now so could y

and they put that into the defense authorization. so that will be into the bill as it goes to the floor, now james inhofe, the chairman of the service committee said that even though that was adopted by a voice vote, he was on board with it and he is going to attempt to change the language to loosen thete requirement. but that is going to take an affirmative vote in the senate, because it's in the bill coming out of the committee, more likely than not, if senators want to not make the military remove the names of confederate generals and the like, they're going to have to have a vote on the senate floor to do that which is not necessarily about senators are going to want to take. >> into the defense authorization in the white house on that? >> even before i knew the amendment had actually been authored, i had to be one of the rotating reporters in the white house press briefing on wednesday afternoon and press secretary said the president would not find any legislation, any legislation that changes the name of military bases that cur

angry nepal's former defense secretary jim asked as accusers donald trump of trying to divide america and denounces what he calls a minute's rawest response to the protests. there and start the attack this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up the crowd a virus death toll in both brazil and mexico so was to a new daily high. hong kong legislature as usual voted on a bill that would criminalize not create the chinese national anthem on the 31st anniversary of the tenement square massacre. now after more than a week of protests calling for justice for a black man who died while being arrested all 4 offices have been charged george freud's death triggered mass demonstrations across the u.s. and around the wilds for many out on the streets the challenges are proof that the movement can deliver results but as john hendren reports from minneapolis for other protest as it's only the beginning. for the crowds filling the streets here and across the u.s. is showing their demands are being heard of in the men to comply. 3 charges the charges former minneapolis police officer derek shaaban

think they can do better to create work in the defense space i commercial startup is going to get. to a certain extent there's going to need to be a base line set of expectations that may be you can do better than two or 3% kind of the traditional industry is returning. you are not going to get to the 20% returns that commercial software is going to get. >> i think that is a doable proposition. but again from the government standpoint they need to get out of the mentality that they sell value cost certainty in controlling the profits of industry that they would rather pay a billion dollars for something an industry only got two and half percent as opposed to paying $400 million with industry getting 20% profit. at the end of the day we need to be aligned towards what's really important here. but i think from the standpoint of creating those incentives, you are going to see a lot more companies and engineers and technologists and investors interested in being involved in national defense if the government is actually buying the emergent technologies that they say are important that

troop numbers in germany linking it to lower defense spending $5000000000.00 so that delinquent over the billions of dollars of this few years really quickly so we're removing the. number jumps you would put in the number down to $25000.00 soldiers would trump insists the u.s. deployment in germany comes at a tremendous cost. and just stunning legal victory for the community in the united states the mostly conservative supreme court rules that a 964 civil rights law protects gay and transgender people from discrimination at work. welcome to the shore u.s. president donald trump has announced a large cut american troop numbers here in germany trump said he would reduce those station here to around $25000.00 now that's down from a figure that fluctuates between 34 and 52000 troops said he's responding to germany's failure to meet its defense funding commitments to nato. one of the only countries that hasn't agreed to pay what this supposed to pay is germany so i said until they pay we're removing our soldiers a number of our soldiers by about half and then when we get down to $25.00 th

>> i don't think the secretary of defense said he opposed it. i think he said that it was a last resort, and he didn't think it was necessary. i think we all agree that it's a last resort, but it's ultimately the president's decision. the reporting is completely false on this. >> brennan: do you believe there is systemic racism in law enforcement? >> i think there's racism in the united states still, but i don't think that the law enforcement system is systemically racist. i understand the distrust, however, of the african american community, given the history in this country. i think we have to recognize that for most of our history, our institutions were explicitly racist. since the 1960s, i think we've been in a phase of reforming our institutions and making sure that they're in sync with our laws and aren't fighting the rear guard action to impose inequities. >> brennan: and you think that's working? >> i think reform is a difficult task, but i think it is working, and progress has been made. i think one of the best and whichs is the militar

troop numbers in germany because germany refuses to pay more for defense tonight a case of a president cutting his nose to spite his face germany as you know is very delinquent in their. payments to nato so we're protecting germany and it delinquent that doesn't make sense. to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and all around the world welcome we begin the day with what looks like a major breakthrough in treating covert 19 and. comes not a moment too soon researchers at oxford in the u.k. say the low cost steroids dexa methods could be the difference between life and death for people infected with the coronavirus in a major study the steroids reduced deaths by 30 percent in patients on ventilators and by 20 percent in patients receiving oxygen dexa methods own it was developed more than 50 years ago it is widely available and as a generic drug which means the cost is minimal when news of the lifesaving treatment comes as the pandemic continues to spread across the globe the number of new infections is increasing faster than ever before a 100000 new cases are reported daily some

that's what planetary defense is. major shaw, when he wrote those pieces back in 2002, what he was focused on was, this sounds like it's probably a mission for the department of defense at some point, since it is about planetary defense. i think that was well before the nasa set up their office for planetary doe fenefense. major general shaw would say we're happy to team with nasa in that regard. i think there's a lot of synergy between what we are attempting to do to better understand the space domain within the sphere, space domain awareness, for national security purposes, and what nasa has done to try to catalog objects within the solar system, a better awareness of potential threats. and then being part of a much broader team in terms of remediation to threats or emergency response to an event that might happen. what i mean by that is if a small asteroid or meteor did hit the earth, there would be some sort of emergency management response on the part of our nation to support wherever that landed and the departme

ppe, that we will rely significantly on the defense production act. i think it is the most powerful tool that you'll have to organize the production and distribution. as we mentioned, that's a very complicated process. distribution involves every health department, every state in the united dates. production involves multiple manufacturers. do you anticipate the defense production act will be the primary tool that you use? >> i don't think it will be our primary tool. i feel confident on mission analysis we have capability and capacity in our authorities to use now. with that said, i do have direct access to the defense planning through hhsn act and the department of defense, and i feel 100% confident i can access what i need. >> we do not want to replicate the ppe situation. >> i knowledge that. >> in which states were out, internationally trying to hustle equipment. that is not an exaggeration. from china, paying extraordinary prices for equipment that they could have had. the essence of the defense production act is establishing reasonable prices a

then the defense will be allowed to cross examine. attorneys for the mcmichael's said they were going to introduce a different narrative to the public. we'll listen to see if there are any building blocks there. it's also possible that here in georgia defense attorneys can call witnesses of their own. it's very rarely done, however, one of the attorneys representing mr. brian said he will call maybe five witnesses. we don't know who they are but we could speculate it could be law enforcement, responding officers. we can expect in court wanda cooper, the mother of ahmed arbery. every protest i have covered here has been absolutely peaceful but given the agitation across the country the past few weeks, there are concerns about what they call outside agitators. the governor says that any security forces that are needed can be called upon all the way up to the national guard to protect these proceedings. alison? >> martin savidge, thank you very much for the reporting. >>> a major new development this morning in the case of mad diele mcca

the defense minister in asia telling the chinese minister of defense how offensive the aggressive actions in the south china sea it's a big asset. and you don't understand the willingness how do we fix it? i think actually a change of frederick to reach out and consult with allies before we make decisions and maybe adjusting the position to take into account there is nothing sacrosanct about 25 or 30000 troops in germany and may be there is a reason to move them to poland or someplace else. but that's a discussion that should flow from that discussion of our allies and of the strategy and what's behind it. and to take 9500 troops out of germany because they are annoyed at angela merkel for not coming to the g-7. >> when one of your colleagues tell the generals and admirals didn't realize it was 18 inches long when she wanted to make a point and cannot remember and says we'll do things with our allies not to our allies. and thank you for your leadership and your service and that they can respond to that part male or female or republican or democrat. i'm not interested he went to bed with.

current defense secretary.it is unprecedented for military leaders to speak out. and what it shows is their commitment to our constitution, their commitment to protecting the american people. their questioning of president trump's strategy of law and order, i've never in my lifetime seen the government of the united states come after law-abiding citizens who were exercising their first amendment right to protest the way that was done in lafayette park. and clearly now our military leaders are very uncomfortable with that. so it is an inflection point. it is a time for us to not be silent. it is a time for us to all do our jobs just as the media is doing. and i should pause to thank you, erin, you and all your colleagues in the press who are putting your life in harms way, going out onto the streets, taking the risk as you have been confronted with law and order, arrested, your own reporters who have been arrested. this is what we have to do in order to have change in our country. it should be law abiding, it sh

for strategy plans and capabilities, deputy under secretary of defense, and the new special inspector general for pandemic recovery. what's more, madam president, we also have all the important legislation that needed to get done before the pandemic arrived in the first place. this month, we will turn to bipartisan legislation led by senators gardner and daines to provide stable support for the land and water conservation fund and lasting stewardship of our natural resources. their bill will safeguard our nation's public lands for recreation and conservation and help generations of americans continue to access and enjoy these treasures. and in the coming weeks, our colleagues on the armed services committee will begin marking up the 60th consecutive annual national defense authorization act. i know our colleagues need no reminder of how important that task is. neither do our men and women in uniform. the covid-19 crisis makes it more urgent, not less urgent, that we continue to authorize investments in -- in our investment services, and in accelerating our national defense strategy. f

defense secretary today. roger mattis has given his interview with the atlantic magazine who has a little portion donald trump is the 1st president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the american people does not even pretend to try instead he tries to divide us we're witnessing the consequences of 3 years of this deliberate effort we're witnessing the consequences of 3 years without mature leadership he goes on to say we must reject and hold accountable those in office who would make a mockery of our constitution he defends the rights of thousands of civilians and people to protest peacefully on the streets and as you mentioned earlier he talks he criticizes the idea of a militarized response to the protests but we should be very clear that what. matters is the current and former defense secretaries are complaining about is the militarized response from the military that's what they're worried about. they aren't worried necessarily about the what we don't know but we know what they did while they were i

defense official says washington and tokyo are still looking at a land-based missile defense system.apanese officials said monday they were halting the plan to introduce two units of the system called aegis ashore. a u.s. official overseeing indo-pacific security affairs, deploying the system would strengthen the u.s. japan alliance. he added the u.s. understands japan is trying g to find a coc effective alternative. the system is dedesigned to shs down ballistic missiles in outer space. japanese officials say revamping the system would be too costly and time consuming. japan's defense minister says the change of plans may mean that the national defense program guidelines need to be reviewed. those guidelines were last revised two years ago. >> translalator: now that the deployment process has been halted, how we chose to build up our defense structure will affect japan's security strategy as a whole. >> kono says the medium term defense program may also be revised. prime minister abe said thursday that the national security council will start discussing new strategies this summer. >

then you get the defense educational fund. there's also debate in these years about science grant funding. the creation of a national science foundation to try to seed money for medical and scientific advances that will benefit the nation. that never really has very much money. by 1952, its budget is about $3.5 million a year. meanwhile, the office of naval research alone is spending $120 million a year providing research money to universities to do weapons-related developments. so in all of these ways, the type of money you can spend is best justified if it's tied to military or national defense purposes. i think these two factors go together to limit the range of possibilities in america in the 1940s and 1950s. on the one hand, if you propose anything that's too radical looking you can be accused of being a communist. on the other hand, no one will question federal spending if you say you're doing it for national security. i want to give you an example to suggest how these two things work in practice. this is leon kiesling,

cities but the defense secretary doesn't want the military used against protesters . comes a whole romany watching al-jazeera live my headquarters here in doha also coming up a family's plea for justice the mother of george ford's daughter wants charges against all 4 officers that linked to his death. and the u.k. adds its voice thousands marching in central london in solidarity with america's anti racism crowds. also the new investigation that suggests that china withheld data on coronavirus from the world health organization. welcome to the program we begin with the fallout over the death of george floyd in the u.s. and the mass protests across the country u.s. defense secretary marcus has spoken going against the president's stance on using military to control the crowds donald trump has increasingly put pressure on governors to mobilize troops but the pentagon has pushed back as for says he's trying to keep his department out of politics there's been increasing scrutiny over the military's role after troops and helicopters were used to control protests in washingt

doesn't mean the defense will be successful. the jury is going to have to consider all the evidence here. and it's important to remember, we're just getting the testimony or the information from one of the passengers in the car. the prosecutors, if this case goes to trial, are going to have to collate all that evidence and decide which is best for the jury, including potentially, if the judge allows it, aspects of chauvin's history, which may show a predisposition or pattern of behavior in this way. >> is there, jeffrey, before we go, going to be a claim here or a quest for change of venue? and then, of course, you'll have defense lawyers say regardless of where you go, this has been such a public case, they'll make the argument can they get a fair trial, i imagine? >> i think that's a virtual certainty, and i think you saw a hint of that yesterday in the attorney general's comments. it is true that the amount of pretrial publicity in the twin cities has been enormous, and you can be sure that the defense, again, if there's not