the water fleet exemplifies that can do of why not? why not here? whatever they can do to push the envelope to make ferry ridership part of the equation to heal the planet. so let us well come our champion, tom escher, to talk for a moment. [applause]. >> thank you very much. i'm not sure who you were talking about. one of the things i don't believe in is fake news, so mr. mayor, i have to say that the fleet has been using renewable fuel since last year, and there's been no operational problems. this is another step for the red-white fleet, there is another one to our zero pollution. and the next step is for us in august of this year, we will have the anhydra, which is an electric ferry boat coming here. she will be here in august. and in 2019, she's going to be completely electric, no pollution on the boat, completely electric. in 2020, we're going to have a -- a hydrogen fuel cell boat, which is here. zero pollution. now all these things i'm talking about, you can buy on-line at amazon, so all we're doing is putting the pieces together, and becaus

that is for the unmarked fleet. the marked fleet 30% are over ten years old and i -- that is part of that budget to get that in a better place. there is a number of initiatives that speak to the doj taitsers are part of the budget request. transition to the 953 on racial profile dating reporting. we want to stay in front of that. website updates, thanks to the budget of last year, on updating your web page and we have hired a vendor on that and i think we are in month three of a tenth month process to do the initial work to have a better user-friendly website that would help us with your transparency and getting data out to the public. staff development to address homeless an mental crisis i already talked about that. our professional services, monitoring processes for reform implementation, about to audit ourselves will make us a better department and strengthen our future, so we are asking for some positions to do those things as well including tr strategic planning which thanks to the mayor's office we were able

that cuts my fleet's age in half overnight. and there are pennies on the dollar right now in the open market. and -- >> and what's their -- what is their expected life expectancy after you would purchase them? these two that you're already in the process of acquiring and the other 24. >> we would probably end up using those ships for another 20 to 30 years. and so you're talking about a ship you can purchase right now from 20 to $30 million on the open market you would use for another 20 or 30 years. versus buying a new ship, which is the ultimate goal, is to build ships in the u.s. yards that would be built new, but maybe cost $850 million a ship. >> okay. >> take a while to recapitalize. >> now, do you -- do you support the jones act, and the cargo preference act as being vital to national security? >> i do, senator. but for a number of different reasons. my primary focus on -- is on national security and the capacity that i need to take this nation to war. it is our asymmetric advantage to deliver decisive force in the marit

your discussion on whether or not our fleet is of sufficient size. thank you for having us do another mobility/capability study, that will answer that question. all of the studies haven't included things like a contested environment, cyber and other things we have discovered other the last few years that we need to put a pfocus on the mobility forces. >> i appreciate that and look forward to that report. i want time to get an answer to this one. a month ago senators were in the pacific area. we were in -- talking to the international partners in south korea, taiwan and philippines and solidified the expansion activities they are doing. people don't realize, they are creating these islands. there's not legal justification in my mind for this. but it is being done. and set up as if they are preparing for world war iii. and there are several locations. 3,000 acres. it's a big deal and got a lot of attention. when you start to realize where the seven out posts are in the islands. they are located in the international water between vietnam and the philipp

they were just not as successful as a seagoing fleet. set the standard for warships really up until the dreadnought era. >> hi. dr. holloway: hi. >> could you expand more on that, how other nations reacted? union 67, how many were and how many were confederate and how other nations reacted in the 1860's and 1870's. dr. holloway: certainly. the monitor class vessels were all union. they really inform vessels and other countries. but really what was more important was the ironclad -- the idea that ironclad warns ships whether union or , confederate, that is what really changes at least the public idea of what the worship -- warship should be. you had to debate in parliament , i thinkfter the news the news arrived in london about march 20 or thereabouts. you had debate in parliament, well our entire navy with the exception of the hms warrior is useless. , buts not quite the case you do see ironclad building programs in other countries and after the american civil war, when there was not a need for such a huge fleet to the u.s. navy, many we

and then importantly, we'll continue on fleet replacement of what we call the non revenue fleets. so these are not the vehicles that the public rides but these are all the vehicles that we use to support muni service, to support the street operations, to support our revenue, to support the back up house functions of the agency. and then we are developing a more robust facilities program than we've had in the past. i'll speak to the sum in the operating budget but we have major projects such as the beginning of planning for reconstruction of one of our more than 100-year-old facilities expansion of muni metro east, which is our rail yards. a lot of generalized facility work as well as some elevator and escalator improvements and i provided a slide at back of the presentation of the detail that was requested and we can discuss that more if you like but we're making good progress on elevators and escalators through this past and this d.i.p. so onto the streets where we're focus on vision zero. a lot of these items are programatic items and we spoke with stakeholders and members of th

you're coming from fleet forces. you have been experienced in trying to find a balance between the need -- the working of our people and overworking of our people, now you will be on the other side as a combatant commander. how will your fleet forces background give you the ability to manage the appropriate workload for a part of the world that has significant demand right now? adm. davidson: my experience there will be important. has to takef forces into account the readiness and preparedness of those forces. as we look to the new national defense strategy, trying to balance what we maintain forward with our ability to generate the readiness, the capability, all of that goes into high-end work is incredibly important. ,en. kaine: i want to ask you you were talking to senator donnelly about mexico and drug interdiction. there is a whole series of issues where the mill to mill cooperation with mexico is important sen. kaine: -- important. the current relationship on the political side with mexico is very strange. -- s

i asked the commander of the us fleet of how concerned he is.h a wait and see, without that clarity of what exactly is the intent of the establishment of such a significant military presence that can really influence the freedom of navigation throughout the south china sea. it will be a long time before china can challenge this sort of us naval might directly. but china's neighbours have seen its intent and they know beijing will never sail away across the pacific ocean. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in the south china sea. now, a 30th consecutive newspoll survey in australia shows prime minister malcolm turnbull‘s conservative government trailing the labor opposition. it's an embarrassing milestone for mr turnbull, since he used the 30 opinion—poll benchmark to justify ousting his predecessor tony abbott in 2015. the bbc‘s phil mercer in sydney told us what this could mean for mr turnbull. malcolm turnbull has said that he regrets making those comments about tony abbott's performances in the opinion polls when he was ousting the former lead

i asked the commander of the us pacific fleet how concerned he is. is the intent of the establishment of such a significant military presence that can really influence the freedom of navigation throughout the south china sea. it will be a long time before china can challenge this sort of us naval might directly. but china's neighbours have seen its intent and they know beijing will never sail away across the pacific ocean. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in the south china sea. india is increasing its patrols along the border with china, after a tense stand—off between the two countries last year over a strategic plateau called doklam. it's claimed by both china and the himalayan nation of bhutan. india supports bhutan's claims and when the chinese tried to build a road there, indian troops blocked the project — the impasse putting bhutan in an uncomfortable position. anbarasan ethirajan reports from the capital, thimphu. bhutan's natural beauty is breathtaking. it's often described as the last shangri—la, but of late, there is an undercurrent of t

were one hundred core their direct competitor does not sell fleet cars and so that's the difference in the sales numbers and they have quarter unfortunately isn't selling where it should be but sedans just are popular selling series so people they make what people want let me ask you one quickly we've only got a little bit of time tesla they've had some bad memo jammo recently with the death of an autonomous car driver in a test vehicle and those one hundred twenty three thousand cars which you had corroding bolts and they have a recall on that but their stock took a dive on monday they came back a little bit on tuesday what's going on with them lauren ok when it comes to tesla first off the model x. that had the accident there was only five seconds that they were able to prove that the driver did have his hands on the steering wheel the national traffic safety board is investigating they're also very unhappy that tesla released that information to consumers before they had a chance to do their investigation and besides at that there are no black boxes on tesla so whatever informati

are you concerned about the 737 fleet tonight? >> we are very concerned about this particular event. engine failures like this should not occur, obviously. we feel that this is a deeper issue. we have the capability to issue urgent safety recommendations. >> and david kerley with us live tonight from philadelphia airport. and david, you were just at that ntsb briefing. we saw you asking the questions, and you're learning just what those pilots had to do to get the plane down safely? >> reporter: immediately after that engine ripped apart, david, the plane launched to a bank of 40 degrees. and it was coming in past, 190 miles an hour. took 22 minutes to get here, but they touched the ground at 190. and david, meanwhile, the faa has been working on a new rule that will require more inspections of heavily used older engines. that rule has not been finalized. >> just a terrifying description of the final moments. david, thank you. >>> and as you heard david report there, one of those pilots brought the plane down safely. chef was a na

pacific fleet staff. in fact in my history as well as a number of operational deployments here as well. i've had important policy and strategy responsibilities here deal egg with the pacific as part after the total global portfolio on the joint staff and on two tours, and have dealt with southwest asia and south asia in my time at the statement debt and also have experience in the white house. >> i'm sure you have also touched bases with the general because he has a lot of experience in they that are part of the world. >> yes. >> very good. in response to one of the questions that we put to you... >> yes, ma'am. it is clear to me that some of our potential adversaries are innovating with weapon systems that we need to catch up on in some cases or advance the gap we currently might hold over them as well. the ability to purchase equipment and get them quickly into capability for our soldier, film and, is ponderously so. anything that allows us to innovate a bit and permit us to fail occasionally will be in

it needs a bigger fleet with more aircraft and special operating forces. congress agreed with the convolutions of several studies indicate hundred 55 ship navy is now the law of the land this will increase the ability to protect the homeland and allies to expand the influence as america's global maneuvering force and to support the prosperity by safeguarding access to the critical waves and while there will be a debate about the eventual memberships to build we can agree on one thing the navy must get bigger and we must start building now. it requires more capable to be achieved through modernization networking and actual operating content. the navy the nation needs requires a ready fleet, more maintenance and more weapons with increased mythologies that grow faster and further. in the enactment of the fiscal 2018 authorizations and appropriations has put us on a strong trajectory towards increasing american naval power as we discussed the 2019 budget request today that will help us achieve a bigger, better and more ready fleet i can expect your navy will

waste, landfill on a fleet of ships, is close to zero.ked a question, well, these ships are so big and there is a lot of waste and everything, i often liken the ship of this size to a small village or town, and i would challenge any small village or town to put their environmental footprint up against the ship of this size. and what about the social and cultural impact of a ship this large turning up at possibly a quite small port? again, we are a community, we're taking people on vacation, they have happy times, and you have to have dialogue and communication with all destinations. when we are encountering a destination that says hang on, guys, we think the ship is too big, let's talk about it and understand what that is, is there a way of solving it, or should wejust avoid that destination? we are looking for win—wins, we want people to be happy, we live in our communities, we don't want to cause people any concerns, and we work very hard to try and achieve that. late last year, local protesters in venice turned up in force to say they

there will be a legacy fleet, you will always in a legacy fleet, first we funded readiness in this budget at a higher level than we had before. the flight hour program is out there. flight hours are up. not yet to where we want it to be. it's hard to say that you can fly too much, but part of our recent readiness issue is we have a whole five or six years of pilots who were used to to be if they were a senior, captain or major they were 1500 to 2000 hours, now they have under 1,000 because they haven't been flying enough. just like cno said it didn't happen overnight to get to this point, it's not going to get fixed overnight. so steady consistent funding is what's going to allow suppliers out there to get us parts because they are going to believe that the government is going to be there, that they can keep their workforce, they can order the stuff that they need to build the parts and then we can get it faster and get more airplanes and other equipment ready. >> senator, led me add something on there. one of the things that we've been working on obviously is a statement that i make that

it is home to the raf strategic and tactical air transport fleet. we're also the gateway to operations across the world. that's to say delivering, whether it's troops, cargo or disaster relief, as we saw at the end of 2017 in the caribbean. meteorology and aviation will always be intrinsically linked, so how do you get your weather information here? we're very lucky insofar as we have our own met office,

allegiant has some of the lowest fares, the least frills, and the oldest fleet in the business. right now, nearly 30% of its planes are antiquated, gas-guzzling mcdonnell-douglas md-80s, almost all of them purchased second-hand from foreign airlines. it also has more than its share of angry, traumatized passengers willing to share their experiences. >> dan mannheim: people are screaming. the stewardesses are running up and down the aisles. >> chris shuemake: the smoke started pouring in out of all the vents you know, started fig witsmoke. >> shanyl shuemake: all i kept thinking was, "thank god we're on the ground." >> kroft: for the past seven months, we have been scrutinizing "service difficulty reports" filed by allegiant with the f.a.a. they are official, self-reported records of problems experienced by their aircraft. what we found raised some disturbing questions about the

pacific fleet step. of operational. i have had a number of responsibilities dealing with specific as part of the total global portfolio. i have dealt with southwest asia and south asia to a certain extent in my time at the state department. sen. hirono: i'm sure you have also touched races with general o'shaughnessy, because he has a lot of experience in that part of the world. adm. davidson: yes. sen. hirono: in response to one of the questions that we put to you advanced policy questions, you noted that in the requirements development process lacks the agility required in the dynamic environment. you say that perhaps we need to look at statutory processes and changes that were outlined. can you briefly talk about what you need by the dod needing more agility by adjusting to the new operating environment in any statutory changes that would foster that? adm. davidson: yes ma'am. ours clear to me adversaries are innovating with weapons that we need to catch up on. or advance the gap we currently might hold over them as w

fleet forces command and naval forces u.s. northern command. previously, command are of the sixth street and nato. while simultaneously serving as deputy commander in europe and africa. general o'shaughnessy is currently serving as the commander of pacific air forces and air component commander for u.s. pacific command. previously, deputy commander of the united nations command korea and u.s. forces korea. i would also like to welcome your families. tracy davidson and daughter laura. and general o'shaughnessy's wife donna and son sam, who is an excellent mathematician. thank you for being here. admiral davidson, if confirmed, you will be the combatant commander in a region that presses a myriad of challenges against the united states and department of defense. china presents long-term strategic challenges for the department and has created anti access, and demonstrated an unwillingness to play by the rules long established in asia. north korea's ballistic missile program has created a crisis on the peninsula, and while we are optimistic, the li

it's raised concerns over all 737s. >> are you concerned about the 737 fleet?ticular event. engine failures like this should not occur, obviously. if we feel that this is a deeper issue, we have the capability to issue urgent safety recommendations. >> the woman sitting next to the window was wearing her seat belt. she died from blunt impact trauma to the head, neck and torso. >> this is the most popular type of plane right now. and praise is pouring in from the passengers on board that flight about the pilot and how she handled the mid-air emergency. once the plane was safely on the ground, tammie jo shults went into the cabin and hugged the passengers. martha raddatz has more on the woman described as having nerves of steel. >> reporter: as one of the first women to fly navy fighter jets, tammie jo shults had exactly the kind of training for just this kind of emergency. unflappable and deliberate, guiding her crippled jet in for a landing. >> a single engine descending. >> reporter: once safely on the ground, she's seen here, hugging passengers after the flig

and prepare our fleet and operations for electric buses. so as in your role as a funding agency and the overturned agency in the other role as the city's legislative body, hope that you can provide leadership and help and expedite the process on the pilot and do what you can to move the m.t.a. and to be the leader on this. and san francisco has been a leader on clean energy and clean transportation technology for a long time, but the problem with that is the that people close on you and people surpass you. and we need to constantly keep at it. we hope that you can do that. the other folks here will talk more to that point. thank you very much. >> thank you. next speaker please. >> somebody will come get that. >> i am jack fleck, a retired transportation engineer from sfmta. i do know some of you. i am now active in a group called 350 bay area and climate activists trying to push as hard as we can to reduce greenhouse gases. and so i am just here to support muni's effort to electrify the system. office little chagrinned to see in 2007 there

it's fleeting, and that inspires you to do big things. and on that score i think we've achieved a heck of a lot. you all know that i i did not k this job. i took up reluctantly but i have given this job everything that i have. and i have no regrets whatsoever for having accepted this responsibility. this is been one of the two greatest honors of my life. the job provides incredible opportunities. the truth is it's easy for you to take over everything in your life, and you can't just let that happen. because there are other things in life that can be fleeting as well. namely, your time is a husband and a bad come which is the other great honor of my life. that's why today i'm announcing that they shall be my last one as a member of the house. to be clear i am not resigning. i think you full my server -- serve a full term as i was elected but it will be retiring in january leaving this matured into dance with what i believe is is a very bright future. it's almost hard to believe but i've been a member of congress for almost two decades. thi

where the hundred core their direct competitor does not sell fleet cars and so that's the differencethe sales numbers and they have quarter unfortunately isn't selling where it should be but sedans just are popular they're selling series so people they make what people want let me ask you one quickly we've only got a little bit of time tesla they've had some bad memo jammo recently with the death of an autonomous car driver in a test vehicle and those one hundred twenty three thousand cars which you had corroded bolts and they have a recall on that but their stock took a dive on monday they came back a little bit on tuesday what's going on with them lauren ok when it comes to tesla first off the model x. that had the accident there was only five seconds that they were able to prove that the driver did have his hands on the steering wheel the national traffic safety board is investigating they're also very unhappy that tesla released that information to consumers before they had a chance to do their investigation and besides it that there are no black boxes on tesla so whatever inform

you know mounting a certain type of defense the black sea fleet has been put on alert there are news that they are the the russian the russians are jamming u.s. drones today we've heard news that a russian envoy to lebanon said that we're going to shoot down missiles and attack their sources so this is about challenging the united states to do it and the united states being trump trump being its president is with the first tweet tweet to responding saying oh yes i'm going to do it i'm capable of doing it but then probably somebody told them look this is pushing this a bit too far we're not so sure about our allies our allies in france and the u.k. perhaps are having cold feet about this and starting questions about what evidence do we really have obviously for example in the u.k. the prime minister there is a me if anything goes wrong a british. plane shot down or a british soldier killed or whatever the first thing you're going to be asked in the parliament is that on what basis did you actually go has there has there actually be an echo. or not what precautions did exist it's like

they used to be more fish here they blame the big show fleets for the decline. for these fishermen at any rate the catch is pretty poor. to move from. we have you have to know what you're doing you got what you need to have a feel for fishing to be good at all poachers simply put out in nets. you would put up with any fool can fish with a net. because you were blocked by. diana runs a small fishing business back in soviet days she worked for the big combine which employed four brigades of workers back then fish was abundant the work force were allowed to take it home free now she says her business struggles to survive who are . the losers. i yes unfortunately there are lots of poachers here they fish in the spawning grounds that sell their catch and pay whoever they have to privately. that will not buy. everyone knows what goes on we're now dealing with poaching on an industrial scale the still occasional. look this is our wife i password she says for the past days everyone here has been looking forward to internet access. we'll just let yourself get the bunia a