i'm pleased to introduce our first witness general richard hol howley. military leaders for kids, which is a nonprofit, nonpartisan national security organization of hundreds of retired military officers committed to strengthening future generations through smart policies. during general howley's military career he served in a variety of command and staff position in the united states and overseas, commanded a group winged number air force in two major commands. his assignments as a flagstaff officer included duty as the air force director of operations during the first gulf war, commander u.s. forces japan in fifth air force. principal deputy sandt, secretary of the air force for acquisition and commander united states air force in europe and allied air forces central. welcome. our second witness is mr. thornton, president of the national parent-teacher association who is a senior operations analyst with general dynamics in fort stewart, be georgia. he is a retired united states army lieutenant colonel and last two assignments were with the white house

w nicholas howley was paid 62$62 million.who would have guested it. $85 million a year. >> he's been up there a couple of years. >> you know think of it four out of the five are founders of their firm. that tends to happen. they get paid quite hansomely. >> a lot of money. we'll see the next time he is on wa squawk box. he is turning ten years old. what is next. we're back after a quick shake. . so we provide it services you can rely on. with centurylink as your trusted it partner, you'll experience reliable uptime for the network and services you depend on. multi-layered security solutions keep your information safe, and secure. and responsive dedicated support meets your needs, and eases your mind. centurylink. your link to what's next. hi, are we still on for your lintomorrow?'s next. tomorrow. quick look at the weather. nice day, beautiful tomorrow. tomorrow is full of promise. we can come back tomorrrow. and we promise to keep it that way. driven to preserve the environment, csx moves a ton of freight nearly 450 miles on