a lot of that had been discounted by the stocks, in particular, general dynamics. or threerobably two weeks ago. >> what is the contract for? >> it is for light armored vehicles. it is being done out of the plant may have in canada. it is probably a 10 or $13 billion program with the saudi's. as the big defense companies, they understand what is going, what about mergers and acquisitions? >> i think we will see increased merger and acquisition activity ammann not among the large primes. the department of defense is clear that they don't want to see lockheed martin with northrop grumman. there is clarity that has emerged with this budget. seeill probably start to more portfolio reshaping. then the smaller companies from the services area, you will see more consolidation. >> what about small companies that are not necessarily thought of as being in the military industry but have services and products that can be adapted easily to military use? >> it has been running during being. you have some very interesting enterprises like elon musk space . which developed tesla

general dynamics, lockheed, they don't seem too badly affected.is more about personnel than long term defense contracts. >> well, it is, but the problem is that congress is very likely to reject any additional payments that personnel have to make very likely to reject base closings which means either the budget goes up from the requested level or you've got to make cuts elsewhere. we are going into an election year so i think the pressure will continue to be on weapons systems. i think the reason they are doing well is they have great cash flows. you are looking at a strong market and as you mentioned, what's happening in the ukraine. i think the real opportunity if there is one is in more of the shorter cycle businesses. the funding there really was not released because we went into this year expecting to live with a sequester. we are not living with it so more of that funding which is from the fiscal '14 budget, will start to flow in the june and september quarters. >> thank you for the advice. >>> as the defense secretary continues his remarks

hits lockheed martin and general dynamics. two unmanned drones, predator and reaper, that is built by general atomics. that will be scaled back. specific programs here and anything used to support troops will get hit in this budget. melissa: who else gets hurt? >> well that is pretty much it from that perspective, especially when you scale that down. as far as the winners are concerned, you look at the other side of this, you're building more of technology intense types of weaponry. that is right in the wheelhouse of companies like lockheed martin, and many of the others that we've seen. boeing is out there developing these types of technologies. that is why you saw many of these stocks hitting 52-week highs even during announcement where the pentagon is talking about scaling troops down at smallest size we've seen in decades. melissa: how are the contractors taking it? >> thus far, you know, right now the stock prices are taking quite well. there is still a lot more details to come out, melissa. this is just the president's r

most arms manufacturers which is why yesterday, shares of lockheed martin, northrop grumman, general dynamics, and raytheon all hit 52-week highs. finally, an answer to the question, "war, god god y'all. what is it good for ♪ ( applause ) creating jobs is what it is good for, folks. creating good jobs americans can count on no matter how hard the military tries to end them. >> congress wants to keep rubber stamping attention fleets. >> the u.s. army has a message for congress-- thanks but no attentions. >> the price over the past two arizona has been almost half a million dollars, but the army says we don't need any more tanks. >> it keeps jobs in congressional districts with they are located. >> stephen: we have to protect the jobs. if the military doesn't need the tanks we will find a job for them. just load up the baseballs and give them a real job in the batting cage. it will let skills honed go to waste, which i believe is radio shack's business model. these tanks are the only innovation from the vital useless sexer. there's the c27-j plane. ohio senators fought to order 21 of these $50

that many of these same exacts also sit on corporate boards of every company from one santo to general dynamics so it's no surprise that this type of system results in egregious conflicts of interests such as when sixty minutes aired a false report on the bengazi embassy attack in order to promote a book on the subject by their publishing subsidiary simon and schuster fox news reporters were going to air a story on the dangers of bovine growth hormone but were threatened by major advertisers. monsanto to not pursue the story and they were subsequently fired now it's important to note that these enormous media conglomerations are all possible largely in part to the one thousand nine hundred six telecommunications act signed by clinton with deregulated the media industry in an effort to create more competition and provide more options for consumers but of course there was a reason that big media strongly supported the bill and was intricately involved in crafting its language so the law lifted ownership limits for radio stations nationwide and allowed an individual company to operate on as many a

the industry has to adapt to this and the big primes like people like lockheed and general dynamics maintain profits although the revenues have come down a bit so it's an adjustment but not something people did not see coming. >> the plan is being met with resistance by many at congress. >> they are. tryingto make some tough choices it will be the job of congress to step in and move those numbers up. the world is not safer and this is not the time to begin to retreat and not the time to cut our military. >> while the budget may be getting some pushback, some lawmakers say is time to downsize. >> we can trim the budget when it comes in the military, we just have to be responsible. the world is constantly changing every single day. at the same time, we can still do the job we promised to do for the world and still do the job to protect tomography in america. >> secretary hagel's plan was he sent to congress next month as part of the obama opposed budget and congress will no doubt make its changes. we can also expect to see some changes in emerging markets. when we return we will hear from davi

take a look at shares of the parent of gulfstream, general dynamics, which has had a very nice move over the last year. kate? >> thanks, phil. tyler? >>> the violence in ukraine only getting worse today. this is video -- look at that. of an armored personnel vehicle coming under attack. police vehicle. the explosion was caught on tape. we don't have word on the fate of the crew inside but so far, some 25 people have been killed in the clashes. boxing champion vitale klichenko is urging the 20,000 protesters in kiev's central square to defend their camp. the violence starting to impact the russian stock market. it was down 3% today. there you see the decline, down 3.5% over the past week. the bigger russian companies fell, those companies doing business in the ukraine and they transport oil and gas throughout the country. the rsx, an etf that trades russian stocks or tracks them, i should say, also lower today as you see there. kate? >>> just taking a quick look at the boards, it looks like the dow is looking down for the moment, just slightly down. the s&p basically flat, closing perhaps

bae systems and general dynamics and then they have networks of hundreds of suppliers that supply parts from transmissions to engines and down to little things like a seatbelt or a little mechanisms in the building. their nextwork of suppliers, the small companies that feed the vehicles is vast. >> and the suppliers came to congress to tell them not to do away with the tanks >> the suppliers have a more convincing tale. they look at the defense secretary saying you will be find loosing a program but you go to a company and this is their life blood and this contract lossage would be devastating so these companies have made convincing cases to the lawmakers >> focusing on the $313 million to upgrade the aging tanks. we would like your thoughts on this. you can start dialing in. we have the republican line, democrat and independents and all others number. you can send us a tweet or e-mail as well. how many jobs are we talking about here? >> i think it is hard to get an exact number, but there have been thousands at the bae plant and general. i know bae has 576 supplier companies so you can

bradley, andon the general dynamics on the abrams.hen they have these networks of hundreds of suppliers that supply parts, transmissions, engines, little things like the seatbelt, some sort of little mechanism in the vehicle. there are a network of suppliers. supplyll companies that these vehicles is really fast. host: and the suppliers are saying don't do away with these tanks. guest: some people look at a defense contractor and say you will be fine if you lose the program. then if you go to a small company that is a real jobs producer in a small town, and this is their lifeblood. if they lose this particular contract, it would be devastating for a small company. his companies have made convincing cases to their lawmakers. host: our weekly "your money" series focuses on the upgrade to aging army tanks. we want to get your comments or thoughts on this. you can start piling now. republicans, 202-585-3881. 20 2-585 time 3880. all others call 202-5 85-38 82. how many jobs are we talking about here? is hard to get an exact number, but the

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dynamic. i am not sure i disagree, the general argument that the surge helped by wonder why you are sticking to such a mano causal store. interesting point that had it happened in another point in time without the other variables you were presenting as myths would it have been possible my take was all those other conditions, the awakening, the cease-fire, displacement, sectarian violence reaching and maturation point, had to have been fair for the surge to have the impact that it had. i wonder about your response to that. >> the first one goes to the slide i showed on f no sectarian violence in during the surge. if there was population displacement that was making matters better, why was there so much etna sectarian violence at the beginning of the surge and widened it continue. we took censuses, commanders on the ground went door-to-door to figure out who was living in the neighborhoods and this is the only place i have knowledge of in this granularity, there was a lot more fixing even throughout the surge. that narrative would have you believe that there was some sort of clean separation of t

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the dynamics unleashed by the second arab awakening three years ago are still very much with us today. they will continue to unfold over the course of this generation, and very likely the next. these dynamics are hard to understand, let alone navigate. while humility is not our national trademark, he ought to approach this moment with great second section it after all as we can to demonstrate from time to time we have no monopoly on wisdom or common sense. during this time of change and uncertainty, the u.s. gulf partnership rooted in more than seven decades of close and enduring cooperation remains crucial, and it remains strong. but even among friends there can be real differences about what this change means and how we should respond to it. there's no point in pretending otherwise, and it's important to address concerns honestly and plainly. after a post-9/11 decade dominated i wars in iraq and afghanistan, it's not hard to see why americans would seek to rebalance our priorities. with the united states likely to overtake saudi arabia as the world's leading oil producer in the next five years or so, and with the prospect of genuine energy indepe

generation was billy or bill. even the cavalry kids because the cavalry as recognized their dynamic leader. here you are in this cavalry post. the problem came up a dinnertime or whenever when mother would yell out the window billy come on now in which billy would show up. some of my grandmother had this great idea and invited all of her contemporaries over for a bridge party in the usual punch and cookies, being prohibition time. she put out the problem and suggested that the draw cards. they drew cards for who would be bill, billy, william, willie. when he got down the line after that there would use middleman's she was known as kind of a card shark for the area. she did not draw well that day. he became bruce. we will go back a little bit to billy mitchell. billy mitchell was the hero of my grandfather's life. and for that whole generation of folks as well. although he was not stupid about it in 1924, he had been in washington before he had been sent into exile, the mitchell court martial. i'm sure most people know about the mitchell court martial, hopefully more than it was just a movie

generation was billy or bill. even the cavalry kids, because the cavalry guys recognized a dynamic leader. so here we are on this cavalry post, and the problem came up at dinner time or whatever when mother would yell out the window billy come home now, and which billies would show up? so my grandmother had this bright idea and invited all of her contemporaries over for a bridge party and the usual punch and cookies, being prohibition time, and so she put out the problem and suggested that they draw cards. so they drew cards for who was going to be bill, billy, william, willie, etc. and when they got down the line after that, they would use middle names. so she was, she was known as kind of the card sharp of the area, but as pop said, she didn't draw well that day, so he became bruce. [laughter] billy mitchell was the hero of my grandfather's life and for that whole generation of folks as well. although he was not stupid about it, understood what mitchell's limitations were, he was still his hero. in 1924, the period -- he had been in washington before he had been sent into exile -- was th

content that is user generated is quickly being looked at, not the three cable screen, but through other types of screens. is licensed and unlicensed wireless. there are interesting dynamics in the marketplace right now we talked about buying power for content. that's also the argument this gives comcast more of a balance of power with retransmission concerns. what about cable-only outfits? will that actually keep those prices in check? there are a lot of questions to be asked. it will take a while to resolve. but there are a lot of questions to be asked. i am having a hard time seeing the benefits. it will give comcast so much power in so many places. is a local cable monopoly. i do not think that is a good reason to create a bigger monopoly. we have carved out a cable cartel all across the country. time warner cable is not a programmer any more. they have a reason to keep down the cost of programming. they are a huge programmer. they can move from one pocket to another. i see why comcast wants to do this deal. there are amazing economies of scale for them. from what we are are you paying verizon, it is a lot of money each month. i want to watch netflix. that is what i a

general, you main an important point at the end. to this point, the opposition is very separate, now they're getting a chance to coalesce. if they wind up being a united front, it could be dynamic clark. >>> let's get to don lemon in with the top stories. >> we go now to unrest in venezuela. paratroopers are headed to an area torn apart by protests. six people died in the violence. the latest victim a supporter of the president shot during an anti-government rally. he has renounced the protests as fascist and blames opposition leader lopez for insighting violence. lopez is being held in military prison, but murder charges against him have been dropped. >>> breaking overnight, four people dead and two recovering in california after a woman opened fire at a native american tribal office. police say sherrie rhoades was facing tribal eviction at a meeting when she started to fire. she allegedly grabbed a knife and kept attacking after she ran out of ammunition. she was taken into custody after that incident. >>> a warning from china over president obama's scheduled white house meeting with the dolalai lama they're calling it gross interference in china's internal affairs, saying it

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generalizations about what's happening to tropical rainforests. narrator: by statistical analysis of a large number of individuals over a long period of time, the team can determine the dynamics of forest growth. dr. davies: what we do is we monitor them every five years. we go and remeasure all the trees. the idea is to try to work out, for hundreds and hundreds of species, their population biology -- that is, the rates with which thegrow, the rates they die at -- to try to understand the whole biology of the species. narrator: stephen hubbell of the university of grgia and the smithsonian tropical research institute is one of the pioneers of this study, which began on barro colorado island in 1980. man: when we first set out to plot, it took 12 people two years to tag and measure and identify all of the plants in the plot. and one of the remarkable things we found was that, even though this is a very welstudied island, there were species that were unknown to science right here already under r noses -- some of them great big trees that had no scientific name, which was a big surprise to us. narrator: through their exploration, the team has discovered some unusual specimens.

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, but it isn't going to change the dynamic unless there's an insistence by the american people and congress that this be made public. i don't see any of that generation. you asked for another church committee. dianne feinstein or mike rodgers? >> yes. >> if anything, they help the cover up. >> yeah, exactly. [applause] and that was one of the points i usually make and i should have made it here was that i'm not asking for a church committee in congress, i'm asking for a external church committee, a committee that would be like a 9/11 commission and also one that just doesn't have former government officials on it, one that has a civil libertarian, a journalist and so forth. anyway, we've got to get other questions too, bruce. thanks. >> dorothy, you had a question. >> that was my question, which was who is the frank church of 2014? >> yeah. that was why i -- unless we could find somebody with the medical ability to bring him back to life and put him back into the senate, i wouldn't put the senate -- i wouldn't allow the senate or the congress to do this committee, because look where, look where they've come so far. you know, i've been following in th

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dynamic population. we face pressing issues about the aging of the american farmer, the increasing food demands of this century, and the next generationof american agriculture. at the same time we're seeing a real shift in agriculture with new farmers taking their lives on the line. there are women, immigrants, returning veterans, recent retirees, and former range heads coming back to the farm. this morning secretary vilsack will moderate a panel exploiting unlimited opportunities for young farmers. and i will moderate a panel featuring successful women in agriculture. and this form devotes how agriculture supports our veterans. for abroad looking to agriculture's changing demographics the sector will get a first glimpse into the 2012 census of agriculture. a little tighter this morning. in a session this afternoon we will explore the consensus in greater detail. while we look at the future we're also celebrate the 100 year legacy of the cooperative extension service and project is changing role in this century. agriculture is a depend on part of the 30 and people who are with us from outlook forum student diversity program now in its

it isn't going to change the dynamic unless there's a systemic insistence by the american people and congress be made public. i don't see any that have generationyou ask for another church committee. diane feinstein or mike rogers. >> yes. >> it is a joke, if anything they help the cover-up. >> exactly that was one of the points i usually make. i made it here. it was not asking for a church committee in congress. i'm asking for a external committee. a committee that will be like a 9/11 commission. and also one that just didn't have former government officials on it. one that has a civil libertarian, a journalist and so forth. anyway, i have to get other questions too. >> that was my question which was who was the frank church of 2014? >> yeah. unless we could find somebody with the medical ability to bring him back to life, and put him back to the senate, i wouldn't put the senate -- i wouldn't allow the senate or the congress to do this committee. look, we're the -- i've been following this ever since the church committee, and with the comurnlg committee, they took it upon it themselves -- their mission, at least the way they looked at it, the

dynamics gets worse and the youth jobs get worse. they feel largely disenfranchised. for the younger generation mr. renzi represents a break with the past. whether he actually lives up to that hope, of course, is a completely different issue. >> well, it may be out of his hands. >> it's meant to represent the break from the past and very much not. >> it's kind of in a sense out of his hands. he has to do deals. >> he has to do deals. deals always have to be done in italian politics. it's quite a difficult deal because on one hand he's trying to deal with mr. alfano and also dealing with mr. berlusconi. i don't think he can forge a coalition which involves both parties and that in itself is a problem, particularly as there are also a number of people within his own party who would -- don't really like the way that he's gained power so there are a lot of -- it's a very, very rocky road ahead. >> yeah. to say the least. marc, you're with us for the first part of the show. >>> german chancellor angela merkel set to meet her coalition partners in a bit of a crisis in the forced exit of a conservative ex

and it is going to change the dynamic of us there's a systematic insistence by the american people and congress that has been made public. i don't see any of that generation. you ask for another church committee. diane feinstein or mike rogers? it is a joke. if anything they help the cover-up. and just to show -- spent exactly. that's one other point i make is that i'm not asking for it church committee in congress. i'm asking for an external church committee, a committee that would be like a 9/11 commission. and also went just other former government officials on it, one that has a civil libertarian, a journalist and so forth. we've got to get of the questions. >> that was my question, which was who is frank church of 2014? >> yet. that was why -- unless we could find somebody with a medical ability to bring him back to life and put him back into the senate, i wouldn't put the senate -- i would allow the senate, or the congress to do this committee. look where they have come so far. i've been following this ever since the church committee, and with the church committee, they took it upon themselves. their mission, at least the way to look at it, they wit

challenge we've struggled with for more than a generation, yet figuring out thousand realize an economy whose growth is both strong and more equitable, when it's dynamic and creative, globally competitive and has a broad middle class, that provides security for working families and leaves no one behind, an economy that invests in the dreams and aspirations of our children, building that economy is the central challenge we face. manufacturing can and should be the foundation of that economy. and if we want america to be as strong in the 21st century as it was in 209th, we need american -- 20th, we need american manufacturing. let's work together and get this done. i want to thank my colleagues from both sides of the aisle for their partnership, their interest, their work on this and i so much look forward, madam president, to working together in the weeks ahead to prove to the american people we can make bipartisan progress on manufacturing. thank you. and with that, i yield the floor. mr. murphy: madam president, are we in a quorum call? the presiding officer: no. the senator from connecticut. mr. murphy: thank you very much, madam president. you know

dynamic sector of our economy will get left behind. liz: one of the things you do was to figure out sort of an end-run around some of the generic companies actavis is a generic drug company, by, for example, nomenda was a drug for alzheimer's. instead of just improving that, you came out with namenda 2, which would force companies in generic business to go for two separate creations of a drug. a lot more different cut and time-consuming, correct. >> that is absolutely correct but the beauty here, the new company, combination of forest and actavis will be balanced company. 50% of sales coming from brands and 50% coming from generics. having those skillsets together in one company creates a special sttategic operating company. liz: the carl icahn question. >> yes. liz: you guys have to know he has had many meetings with carl icahn, in a way carl wanted management change before you came in at forest labs. >> that's right. liz: he got a seat on forest labs considerable time ago. he has been part of this for a while. he comes out a winner. what does he say to you? >> carl deserves to be a winner. he was the driving force behind a lot of posit

dynamic going on. you have some of the great athletes that are getting a little older and ones that are just coming up, the next generationhletes, that aren't quite where we expected them to be. that's interesting. who knows what it will be four years from now. the sport that i love to watch is curling. i find it so fascinating. i cannot take my eyes off the tv, specifically the norway pants. >> i love those pants. >> but they're amazing. and the history of curling is pretty fascinating as well. ari, i know you are a big fan of curling. i would love to hear your take. >> you do know that. you've known that for a long time. i'm surprised you've waited this long to bring it up, quite frankly. i wanted to pick up something that toure had mentioned which i think is important. who goes on the wheaties box. i, for one, am worried that it's going to be norway on this wheaties box. i don't understand why norway is so good. i don't have -- >> it's cold there, ari, that's why. >> okay, it's cold, but we've been practicing and we have multiple parts of our country that is cold. i'm rooting here for the united states. it's nothing pe