right now, there will be an ensign on board one of our platforms showing the flag in the eastern mediterraneanthree , talking publicly about where our ships are going and coming into port. secondly, we ought to be conducting exercises with allies in the region, notably nato partners. third, we ought to be pulling into port. we ought to take that destroyer into the black seaports because we are in a competition with russia, not only within the black sea but in the eastern mediterranean. francine: we will be back with james stavridis and kate moore. we are getting some news out of lebanon, the lebanese president is addressing the nation. the banks shuttered for five working days in a row amid massive protests. once theyand today are confident that employees and clients can safely reach the branches, the president is urging parliament to approve anticorruption laws. ♪ ♪ surveillance."s -- this is bloomberg "surveillance." general motors closer to ending a strike, 61% of employees voting in favor of a deal. the city of flint is a union stronghold. quarterjecting holiday sales that shawl fort of es