less tweets and more james mattis would be really good. i thought his comments at the press conference were comforting. we're going to have a long-range relationship with china and we need to work with china on an ongoing basis to figure out this very tough problem of north korea, something people don't understand, but the scholars at the wilson center do, is that china does not have a great relationship with north korea. they share a border and china doesn't want nuclear weapons lobbying in to china from north korea, but there's a history of mistrust dating back 50 to 70 years. china doesn't have as much influence as some in this country may wish that it did. therefore, working with china, both to improve our trade relationship, something that president trump wants to do and i certainly applaud that, and working with china on north korea is ongoing. that the tweet was in the past tense, i think possibly, was a typo or should have been, and mattis had the best frame. >> you and i talked about the iran deal some years ago. america had remar

james mattis was asked on his thoughts on the situation. >> we have two day, dozens wounded. what would you say about that? >> i need to confirm everything. i like learning about something before i talk. let me look into it. >> reporter: is this why the united states needs a travel

. >> james mattis at dod, the leadership he provides. he comes out and says things and the military backs him up. there is nobody who counters what james mattis says. up and down the chain of command. that is leadership. you don't have that behind ryan, behind mitch mcconnell. >> is a lifelong republican, i hate to say this. i think they are okay secretly with the status quo. before we work ourselves into too much negativity, i do believe it's going to get done. through trump's leadership, it's ugly to watch the process day by day. it's ugly and inefficient. it is supposed to be to some degree in a democracy. we are going to get there. we are going to get health care and tax cuts. >> kat: house set to vote on two bills to crackdown on illegal immigration. will kate's law and defunding sanctuary cities come to pass? we will be back with that. this is a story about mail and packages. and it's also a story about people and while we make more e-commerce deliveries to homes than anyone else in the country, we never forget... that your busines

nothing james mattis says five days later can unring that bell.ery clear message to our allies and our adversaries that our commitment to our nato allies is in doubt. that is dangerous, because if it could lead to more instability in europe, and if it could lead to possible conflict there, it's ultimately going to be the united states at the end of the day who is going to have to come in and help sort it out. you are implying he didn't want to make that express commitment i'm not saying anything about his motives, although i do think there have been a lot of questions about the degree to which he has basically followed the wish list of vladimir putin in the policies he has pursued. i'm just saying that regardless of his motive in doing that in brussels, vladimir putin was watching, and that's what he will have taken from it. you brought up the russians, and of course, whether the russians were involved one way or another, in hacking the e—mails of hillary clinton during the presidential campaign was something that was of course a major issue at th

ukrainian president met with james mattis. the two spoke with reporters afterwards. >> welcome to the pentagon, mister president, you and your delegation. i would just tell you this is a privilege or us to host you and your folks, we are keenly aware of what your nation has been going through. our two nations as we both know share interests. we also share more importantly a commitment and that commitment is to the principles that are underlying the international order. words like sovereignty, territorial integrity and freedom from coercion come to mind. we do not take such freedom for granted and we recognize this 2014 was a watershed year for security in europe. we also recognize the severe these that your people suffer. and even in the face of dangers aggression, cyber attacks or a neighbor shredding, your country his stroke shown a strong commitment to defend itself and frankly against all on. the united states stands with you, we support you in the face of threats to sovereignty area the two international law or the intern

republican mike coffman of colorado, back and forth with the defense secretary james mattis on this idea. >> military service already are having trouble recruiting men services to join the due to competition with improving economy. how do you maintain a all font air force if you won't pay them a competitive wage? >> i think our analysis shows we are paying a very competitive wage when you stack them up against high school graduate for the it listed ranks, we have a benefit -- better benefit package than most places. outall of them, there are some out in silicon valley that could be done. when you look across the u.s. we are drawing in very high quality people because we are competitive. host: give us some insight on what the defense secretary's talk about. guest: they are trying to keep their best people are at but those people are going to google and who were and other companies because they pay them more and they get better benefits. he's right that the military gives a great benefit package but the pay is not competitive, according to pete -- most people in the military. what the mili

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then defense secretary james mattis testifies about pentagon budget priorities. later a strategic look at iran's political power in the

his latest feature is a profile of defense secretary james mattis.ilkins first met general mattis in 2003 when he was covering iraq for "the new york times." the article was published on the heels of president trump's request of a $54 billion increase in defense spinedding. i'm pleased to have dexter filkins back at this table, welcome. >> thank you. >> rose: where the hell have been? >> writing about james mattis. >> yes, i fommed him around for awhile. on a couple of trips that he made to europe. he went to brussels, headquarters of nato went to lithuania to kind of reassure that the people in the baltics about the american commitment. >> you just said he is a quote machine let's just take one. on your young soldiers he's talking to-- on your young shoulders, be the hunter, not the hunted, be polite, professional, but always have a chance to-- every one you meet. >> is that why he is called mad dog too. >> i canned everybody wrrk did it come from, nobody knew, he disernl didn't make it up so i think it's really kind ever a misnomer, and it gunt rea

today, defense secretary james mattis announced that the president had now given him the authority toide appropriate troop levels. for more on all of this we turn to retired lieutenant general douglas lute. he served on the national security council staffs in both the george w. bush and barack obama administrations, where he focused on afghanistan, iraq, and south asia. for the past four years, he served as u.s. ambassador to nato, and he's now a senior fellow at harvard university. welcome to the newshour. >> good to be here. >> this decision by the president to hand secretary of defense james mattis the decision making for troop levels. how unusual is that? >> well, it is unusual, but i think we should first appreciate that we should have confidence in the entire pentagon chain of command, starting with secretary mattis, but all the way down through central manned, and then ultimately to general nicholson, mick nicholson, who you mentioned, who is our four-star commander in afghanistan. so this is a very experienced team, responsible individuals. they're going to take this new autho

official president trump started his day in the oval office with secretary of state rex tillerson, james mattis, h.r. mcmaster talking about north korea, other foreign policy matters. right now his deputy press secretary is holding a press briefing and she is the first reaction we are getting from this white house, the reaction, she's reiterating the president feels vindicated by the fact that comey said he wasn't under investigation and he is calling for leakers to be prosecuted. this is something we've heard from this in the the past. he is speaking at the faith and freedom caucus trying to create counterprogramming to the headlines we got from capitol hill. instead of the president tweeting, his son was, don, jr., who tweeted in one tweet "this is certainly not obstruction. the other reaction we'll get is from marc kasowitz, the president's outside counsel who will hold a briefing. savannah. >> kristenker at the white house. >> and there is going to be a closed session, chuck, at 1:00. what are the things that we didn't here that may come out? >> well, look, it's some of the individual aspec

the secretary of defense james mattis sitting down for white is described as a forum alongside their chinese counterparts. as it was laid out to me. the talks will be centering around better cooperation between these two governments. the focus of course being the number one priority north korea. in dealing with the situation there. now you have this joint press conference right now they are talking about these issues. to have us play a role. the need for these governments to work together. not just on the north korean issue but as they have laid out to me. issues like counterterrorism. in the brief news conference. in areas that might be of contention like the south china sea. what you head on this day is a top diplomats and defense officials with united states sitting down with their counterparts from china. it will continue into the dinner time our focused on the main issue that the trump administration sees in that part of the world be north korea. how to handle it and what to do with it. right now is the q&a session and we have just hard to things. number one that u.s. and china

> mattis -- james hodgkinson, delaware county congressman patrick meehan pitches for the gop. both lawmakers concerned that the political debate in this country is moving from a spirited and respectful exchange of ideas and deeper in the anger. >> together we care about the nation, let us debate, but it doesn't need to be have it tree tree -- have it. >> upper salken police released this sketch saying the man stopped a man on landis mill road. he was in an old i don't know victory, with a black shirt with police on the front. when the driver asked for his name and badge number, the man ran back to his car and drove off. he is suspected of similar incidents in south white hall township. >>> a homeowner in, butting ham captured this video of the bear taking a stroll in the backyard and walking around and finding a shady spot and taking a rest. this is the third bear spotted in bucks county in recent weeks. mg. >> more than 1500 people in the philadelphia five county area called in for help, aaa said dead batteries and tire issues are the top issues for roadside assist -- assista

now we we heard from secretary of state james mattis saying that he doesn't believe that this dispute is going to affect that battle against isis, but how did we get there? it really is a conflict between qatar, saudi the uae, with saudi arabia, blaming qatar for blaming terrorist organizations like isis and al qaeda, despite the fact that saudi arabia has in the past been accused of supporting these terrorist organizations. then have you iraq. qatar has cordial relations with iran, for saudi arabia, it's their regional rival. we have president trump in saudi arabia just last month trying to build this coalition against iran. right now, kuwait, the emir of kuwait is trying to smooth the tensions. he's negotiating between the different sides, trying to bring them together. also, united states diplomats eager to not to be seen as supporting either side have also offered their support and their help to calm these latest tensions. dave. >> it should be interesting as we get closer to a 2022 world cup also in qatar. thank you. >>> all right. the corrupt white house says it wants to get on

. >> defense secretary james mattis and general joseph dumb forth were on capitol hill to brief the senate armed services committee on the 2008 budget proposal. this hearing runs just short of three hours.

writing about james mattis? guest: yes.around for a while on a couple of trips that you made to europe. he went to brussels, the headquarters in nato, lithuania to kind of reassure the people in the baltics about the american commitment. charlie: you just said he is a quote machine? [laughter] mr. elliott: it makes my job easier. charlie: "on your young soldiers -- "on your young shoulders rest of the hopes of mankind. the hunter, not the hunted. the polite, be professional, but always have a plan to kill everyone you meet." is that why he is called mad dog? mr. elliott: funny about that nickname. i don't think he much cares for it. charlie: evidently, he doesn't. mr. elliott: i asked everybody "where did it come from?" nobody knew. i think it is a misnomer. it does not really fit him, frankly. he does have this colorful reputation, and his language sometimes is extraordinary and know, he, but he, you is a marine on one hand, very, very aggressive. on the other hand, he is a very thoughtful, well read student of history. ch

james madison talk about the threat of death james madison talked about the -- defense secretary james mattis talk about the threat of north korea's nuclear activities and to questions. ladies andattis: gentlemen, my primary reason for being here is to listen. my goal is

decision by james mattis could be announced next week. the bulk will train advise afgan forces with a smaller number assigned to counter terrorism operation. >>> later, president trump is expected to announce a revised cuba policy from miami to a havana neighborhood. the president's plan aims to stop the flow of cash to maintain diplomatic relations. americans will still be allowed to travel to cuba but only on organized tours and the changes will take effect until at the treasure department new regulations which could take months >>> mike pence is joining president trump in hiring a private lawyer to represent him in the special counsel's russian investigation. former attorney general ridge collins has been retained as pence personal counsel. it comes after the "washington post" reported robert mueller is investigating for obstruction of justice. >>> up next, a major development in the trial of a woman accused of encouraging her boyfriend to kill himself. >>> the victim this shocking attack is speaking out. hear from the man who was hit

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from the moment the us secretary of defence, james mattis, touched down in singapore, all eyes on whatg north korea. the most urgent and dangerous threat to peace and security in the asia—pacific is north korea. its nuclear weapons programme is maturing as a threat to all. in recent weeks, pyongyang has fired several missile tests, bringing the total of missile tests this year to nine. the regime‘s leader, kimjong—un, says that its nuclear programme is defensive and intended to counter us aggression. the us has been leaning on beijing — north korea‘s powerful ally — to persuade pyongyang to give up its nuclear programme and secretary mattis reminded china of its responsibilities in his speech. ultimately, we believe china will come to recognise north korea as a strategic liability, not an asset. it is therefore imperative that we do our part, each of us, to fulfil our obligations and work together to support our shared goal of the denuclearisation of the korean peninsula. meanwhile, secretary mattis also stressed that china cannot continue with its militarisation of islands in the sout

he was going after trade between the two countries and audience laughed and right now james mattis is in brus sels for an important meeting of nato defense ministers who he has taken to task for. our pentagon correspondent joins us live from brussels. tell us about the meeting there, hans nichols. james mattis has been an ally to rex tillerson so far, i'm guessing rex is at least calling him, look what i got myself into. >> reporter: what we know right now, there's a meeting taking place between sretary mattis and nato defense ministers and they are hungry for information, r details on how many troops the u.s. will a demand get sent to afghanistan and b contribute themselves because early this morning we heard from the secretary general of nato he said there would be a few thousand more troops for the nato mission in afghanistan but no one here knows what that is going to be. what we've heard from other defense ministers, he's not telegraphing and giving specifics and indicating to them, they won't get hard numbers on how many additional american troops will be sent to afghanistan unt

kelly. >> kelly: defense secretary james mattis says we are not winning in afghanistan.ation has plans to change all of that. the reported troop surge. a former green beret joins us live. >> shannon: a deadly explosion out of a kindergarten and we are finding out who might be responsible. >> kelly: american doctors say north korea's story otto warmbier about suffering botulism isn't true. they explain the real diagnosis for his family while they are just grateful to have their son home. >> last night, being able to see him for the first time in 18 months, it was fantastic. i was not in great shape right now. he's been through a really tough time, and it's great to have him with us. ♪ there's nothing more important than your health. so if you're on medicare or will be soon, you may want more than parts a and b here's why. medicare only covers about 80% of your part b medical expenses. the rest is up to you. you might want to consider an aarp medicare supplement insurance plan, insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company. like any medicare supplement insurance plan, thes

eric: that is defense secretary james mattis addressing u.s./china relations in singapore. ng there are peaks and valleys in the relationship between washington and beijing. and he says he's pleased with china's efforts to try and rein in north korea, but is beijing really doing enough? mattis also making it clear the white house is not okay with china's military buildup in the south china sea. all eyes are on the regime of kim jong un, so can china finally try and rein him in? let's bring in retired four-star general jack keane, a fox news military analyst. general, always good to see you. let me start, first, with the defense secretary, what he says about north korea. he calls north korea, a quote: clear and present danger. can you, first, translate what that really means, i mean, in military terms when a top official -- the top military official -- is so blunt and direct? >> yeah, what's got everybody's attention is the fact that they've accelerated their ballistic missile program so rapidly as they've fired off three in the last few weeks, nine in the last couple of mont

after news of the london attacks broke, defense secretary james mattis responding to a reporter's question "i like learning about something before i talk." >> reporter: i'm elizabeth palmer. today londoners were still struggling to take in the cruelty and the madness of saturday's attack. eight minutes after it began, it was over, the three terrorists wearing fake suicide belts shot dead by police. but in their wake, they left mayhem and a trail of victims maimed in their stabbing spree. >> you keep going. you keep going. >> reporter: other victims were crushed by the attackers' van on london bridge. imagine the shock and the terror of people walking across this bridge on saturday night when they realized the van was hurdling toward them at 50mph. the driver determined to hurt or kill as many people as he could. brad myers on vacation from florida had a narrow escape. after taking a selfie on the bridge, he walked away and then heard the fan mount the sidewalk. here's the photo he took afterward, bodies strewn across the road. >> i do think that everyone needs to see, you know, what is goi

the us defence secretary, james mattis, says china's actions in the south china sea show a ‘blatant disregardaw'. mr mattis said china's construction of the artificial islands amount to the militarisation of international waters and contribute to instability in the region. a worldwide clinical trial has reduced the risk of dying from prostate cancer by nearly forty percent. the trial is believed to be the largest of its kind. and uses a drug to stop more testosterone reaching the prostate gland, stifling the tumour‘s growth. an outdoor music festival in germany has resumed after a terror threat suspended the show on friday. 0rganisers say they were given the go—ahead after an intensive search of the area found no evidence of a concrete threat. it's less than a week before the uk general election and the ruling conservatives are coming under pressure over their tax plans. the opposition labour party — gaining in the polls — says the wealthy are being protected from tax rises at the expense of the poor, a charge the government strongly denies. iain watson reports. senior conservatives, includin

secretary james mattis turning up the heat on north korea, calling the rogue regime, clear and present danger. he was in singapore. he says the north an increasing the pace and scope of efforts to develop nuclear weapons as well as its missile programs. here in the united states, protests against donald trump are taking shape, in new york city and judge, the trump national golf club. the marches are across the globe, calling for a commission to investigate any potential links between president trump and russia. i'm elizabeth prann. for all of your headlines log onto foxnews.com. david: pro for tiger woods back in trouble this week, he was seen stumbling looking confused on the dash cam video. here is tiger's statement he made after his arrest. i want the public to know alcohol was not involved. what happened was an unexpected reaction to prescribed medications. i didn't realize the mix of medication had affected me so strongly. but at what point should sponsors think of dropping folks like this? >> david, i think it's tiger whose body has really broken down over the last few years, has

will be plenty of torque and they'll all gathering to the annual asian security summit and the james mattis attending. outlining the trump administration policies. for the latest report is outside the venue at the shangri—la hotel. concerns over the south china seas, presumably all of these will dominate the agenda so will be expected progress? as you know from having covered this before there is really no official communique that comes from the two and a half day summits, defends misters from more than 50 countries around the world, the asian pacific region is in the spotlight, he will be giving a key speech and all eyes are on that for any hint as to, that is a big topic of contention because people say there have been a pivot away from asia by the us and so there will be a key speech from the australian prime minister malcolm turnbull, both the us and australia are expecting to urge china to do more of it comes to north korea's nuclear threat. in previous years, the shangri—la dialogue has been much about the south china seas. but as a sign of how that appears to be on the back burner if

. >> reporter: defense secretary james mattis focusing praise serving under then. >> the department of defense. >> thank you for the opportunity and blessing to serve your agenda. >> reporter: the episode had parallels with questions raised about trump's emphasis on personal loyalty after last week's testimony by fired fbi director james comey who said he declined trump's request for loyalty. a request that trump's lawyer marc kasowitz said the president never made. >> he never said it in form. and he never said it in substance. >> reporter: monday's cabinet meeting also coming ahead of attorney general jeff sessions's senate testimony. democrats expected to grill him on comey' testimony about trump's conduct and about his involvement in comey's firing despite his recusal into the investigation into the alleged russian interference in the 2016 election. i'm reed binion reporting. >> we have have live coverage of sessions' testimony starting at 11:30 a.m. >>> the ninth circuit in san francisco is the second federal appeals court to rule against the president's revised travel ban. presid

president trump has reportedly given defense secretary james mattis the authority to determine troopels in afghanistan. but, according to reuters - a decision has not yet been made about a possible increase in the number of troops stationed there. currently 84-hundred american soldiers are in af told the senate armed services committee quote "we are not winning in afghanistan and we will correct this as soon as possible". developing now - a substitute teacher in fairfax county facing sex charges this morning. 22-year old hatim khalid abdel-rahman faces charges of solicitation of a minor and attempted indecent liberties. authorities say he arranged to meet a young girl with the apparent intent of having sex. anyone who thinks their child or children might have had innapropriate contact with abdel-rahman is asked to alert the authorities. new information- in a tragic investigation in montgomery county. two high school seniors-shot to death... the night before their graduation. now - investigators believe one of the victims owed someone money. we're told that person tried to collect mon

. >> also new today, defense secretary james mattis in asia stepping up calls for china to help number north korea's nuclear program. here's what he said in singapore earlier. >> as a matter of u.s. national security, the united states regards the threat from north korea as a clear and present danger. the trump administration is encouraged by china's renewed commitment to work with the international community toward denuclearization. ultimately we think china will recognize north korea as a strategic liability, not an asset. >> meanwhile vice president mike pence is in iowa today as part of an effort to unite the republican base there. he'll join a number of congressional lawmakers at senator joni ernst's annual roast and ride fund-raiser. >>> let's go right now to the white house and nbc's kelly o'donnell standing by with us. kelly, with a good saturday to you. we have the fired fbi director, james comey, set to testify before the senate intel committee on thursday and white house press secretary sean spicer left open the question of whether the president might use executive privilege

secretary of state rex tillerson secretary of defense general james mattis for the annual australian ministerial -- mr. speaker osman has been the principle forum for bilateral confrontations for the past 30 years and this minister will be the first former ministerial meeting in the trump administration. follows on from the successful visit to australia by vice president pence. the prime minister's meeting with president trump in new york and indeed there have been 13 ministerial leaders to the united states since the inauguration all high-level, all tied to matters that will benefit the australian people. mr. speaker osman builds on the very strong foundation of its long-standing bilateral relationship built up over 100 years and formalized in 1951 with the signing of the treaty by my distinguished predecessor foreign minister spender and u.s. secretary of state dean acheson. mr. speaker defense minister pyne and i've will discuss with their u.s. counterparts a wide range of matters of concern particularly security issues involving north korea and cooperation in afghanistan, iraq an

. >> tomorrow, defense secretary james mattis and joseph dunford testified before the house armed services committee. pentagon's $640 billion budget request. >> monday night on the decided there-- i championing in average people who never wanted to be -- in challenging the companies and the industry to serve those people. >> the first of a two-part conversation with one of the nations best known technology watchers. here are the issues here seen over his career and his predictions of some tech developments. >> i believe we will see in the next five or 10 years, a big , virtualnew stuff reality, augmented reality, allficial intelligence, kinds of new ways of driving cars, we have a little taste of it. we will see a lot more of it. in your things going on home. >> watch the communicators monday night on c-span2. andn tuesday, chris jeffrey spoken house of commons. she outlined canada possible and canada's foreign-policy objectives. his remarks -- her remarks are just over 40 minutes. >> mr. speaker here is a question. is canada an essential country at this time in the life of our planet? mos

both committed to the goal of denuclearizing the korean peninsula tillerson and defense secretary james mattis met their chinese counterparts today to discuss north korea and cooperation in the region. threat in the region today. we call for complete. nuclear is a shadow of the korean. however what did not come out of that meeting is what exactly china will do to put more pressure on the hermit kingdom about ninety percent of north korea's trade is expected to go through china this comes just a day after president donald trump took to twitter frustrated at the lack of progress on north korea saying what chinese president xi has done just hasn't been enough so china's foreign ministry spokesman gang schwanke fired back saying that beijing's role in resolving the issue is indispensable and added that quote the crux and the focal point of contention of the korean peninsula nuclear issue does not lie with the chinese side settling the peninsula nuclear issue calls for collective wisdom and concerted efforts tensions escalated even further when north korea following the death of american student on

but james mattis, speaking at an international policy forum in singapore, added he is encouraged by china'spyongyang. speaking to the bbc, the former us defence secretary william cohen said mr mattis‘ comments went down well. generally speaking it went down well, we reassured all those in the asia—pacific region the united states is committed to our security relationships with each and every country. i think in terms of how it was received, they respect him a great deal. william cohen. a look at some of the other day's news. police in the philippines say they have identified an attacker who killed 3a people when he set fire to a casino in manila on friday. they said he was a filipino, jessiejavier carlos, with heavy gambling debts and was not a terrorist. the masked man entered the resorts world casino and began shooting, before setting fire to a gaming room. days after president trump pulled the us out of the paris climate agreement, the first un ocean conference opens on monday. the summit, which begins on world environment day, will deal with issues facing the earth's most important reso

james mattis is try to garner support from a cash injection in next you's aja.t is to ensure the safety of troops and allow them to respond to foreign requests. he says there is no indication russia wants a positively let —— was that of relationship with the us and chided congress for not doing more to ensure the military was working to its full potential. despite the tremendous work of this committee, congress as a whole has met the present challenge poorly. we must look reality in the eye. russia and china are seeking veto power over the economic, diplomatic and security decisions on the periphery. north korea's reckless rhetoric and provocative actions continue despite united nations censure and sanctions, while iran remains the biggest long—term challenge to middle east and stability. all the while, terrorists murdered the innocent and threaten peace in many regions, and target us. it is one year since the pulse nightclub attack in orlando, florida. 49 people were killed when the gunman opened fire on the nightclub and dozens more were wounded. our correspon

bowing down to the anti russian voices in his in his administration like much like for example james mattis as well tonight another level so yes same answer to your question i think we are heading towards a more suspension of cooperation and more hostility between moscow and washington which could mean some very bleak scenarios for the future you know we'll wait to see how this plays out we'll get more reaction later for now though middle east commentator on the risk of really appreciate your time this afternoon thank you. to the u.k. now a van has plowed into a crowd of pedestrians near a mosque in london injuring ten people one person also died at the scene although the cause of death is currently unclear the incident is being treated by the authorities as a terror attack that took place in the north of london just after midnight on monday police first responded to reports of the vehicle hitting people outside the muslim welfare house on seven sisters road within minutes of it happening crowds were leaving ramadan prayers at the finsbury park mosque at the time. we just came out from to p

washington insists that the threat it laid down against syria has stopped an attack now that comes from james mattis the u.s. defense secretary he says that it's possible that in the talk may not happen and that is as a result of the threat that the u.s. laid out so as it stands we haven't had any evidence presented from the state department as you just heard there or from anywhere within the u.s. government we haven't had any proof that a chemical attack happened the previous time that the u.s. launched missile strikes against syria that attack in a blip we heard about this meeting in crescent our say that he wanted to see the u.n. chemical weapons watchdog allowed to carry out a full investigation on the ground there as he pointed out they haven't been allowed to do that as of yet you know his state to an ambassador meantime adjoined the pentagon chief in linking a lack of any recent chemical incidents in syria to washington's threat of retaliation. i can tell you that i do to the president's actions we did not see and i would like to think that the president saved many n.s.a. men women and childr

james mattis is trying to garner support for a cash injection in next year‘s budget.d allow them to respond to foreign threats. he said he sees no indication russia wants a positive relationship with the us, and chided congress for not doing more to ensure despite the —— despite the tremendous efforts of this committee, congress, as a whole, has met the present challenge with lassitude, not leadership. we must look reality in the eye. russia and china are seeking veto power over the economic, diplomatic, and security decisions on their periphery. north korea‘s reckless rhetoric and provactive actions continue, despite sanctions, while iran remains the greatest long—term challenge to middle eastern stability. all the while, terrorist groups murdered the innocent, and threatened peace in many regions, and target us. time for business, and sally bundock is here with the news, about, well, uber‘s attempt to rebuild itself. —— time. indeed. and it looks like a bumpy ride for the taxi hailing company, uber. the us giant is expected to announce the recommendations from an ex

it laid down again syria has perhaps stopped an attack now that comes from james mattis the u.s. defense secretary he says that it's possible that an attack may not happen and that is as a result of the threat that the u.s. laid out so as it stands we haven't heard any evidence presented from the state department as you just heard there or from anywhere within the u.s. government we haven't heard any proof that a chemical attack happened the previous time that the u.s. launched missile strikes against syria that attack in libya we heard about this meeting in cross nadar say that he wanted to see the u.n. chemical weapons watchdog allowed to carry out a full investigation on the ground there as he pointed out they haven't been allowed to do that as of yet these are all of the reporting there will france and the u.k. have pledged to support any future american attack on syrian government forces. now looks at why washington seems to be ready to put punishment before process. but shah al assad has one really bad habit and that habit is and you need does this when he's winning he ruin

. ♪ ♪ >> today defense secretary james mattis is and joint chiefs chair joseph dunford testify beforermed services committee on the pentagon's nearly $640 billion budget request. we'll have that live at 7 p.m. eastern here on c-span2. >> in case you missed it on c-span, retired brigadier general gerald callaway on the possible threat of climate change on national security. >> if you go back to older field manuals, there's one from the 1980s that said weather and terrain are the most significant aspects of battlefield combat, whether it's the runways that have to be open so you can land on them, whether it's the open seas or the it's the hill you're going to climb. when they're in change -- and they are in change right now -- the military is concerned about that. so the military has long had an interest in dealing with things like this and forecasting what might happen. .. >> thank you for leaving. >> maine senator angus king at a hearing on for the foreign intelligence surveillance act. >> i asked both of you the same question why are you not answering these questions? is there an imp

us defence secretary, james mattis, has said he is "shocked" by the poor state of the military as a resultport for a cash injection in next year's budget. giving testimony to a congressional committee, the pentagon chief said the $639 billion request is to ensure the safety of troops and allow the country to respond to foreign threats. he chided congress for not doing more, as he put it, to ensure the military was working to its full potential. we need bipartisan support for this budget request. congress has met this problem. we must meet reality in the eye. russia and china are seeking veto power over economic and diplomatic and security missions on their pro— free. —— outside. iran is the longest long—term challenge to stability in the middle east. at the same time, terrorist groups threaten peace in many regions and target us. film—maker, oliver stone, likes to push boundaries. in films like platoon and jfk and in his snowden documentary, he challenges conventional wisdom. his latest work is a series of interviews with vladimir putin, for the channel, showtime. when the two men last met

insists that the threat it laid down against syria has perhaps stopped an attack now that comes from james mattis the u.s. defense secretary he says that it's possible that in the talk may not happen and that is as a result of the threat that the u.s. laid out that if there was a chemical attack that it would result in a forceful response from american troops. ok thanks peter that was our ses peter all of that well meanwhile france and the u.k. pledged to support any future american attack on syrian government forces but a ghastly have looks now why washington seems to be ready to put punishment before to process. but sha i left side has one really bad habit and that habit is and you need does this when he's winning he ruined everything by doing something really stupid for no reason at all. take acids army now they're crushing slavek state liberating vast swaths of syria and out of the blue comes this the united states has identified potential preparations for another chemical weapons attack by the saddam regime i said knows the probable cause and sequences of a chemical attack it's the only thin