marine commandant joseph dunford testified at a senate hearing on his nomination to chair the joint chiefs. >> in russia we have a nuclear power. we have one that not only has the capability to violate the sovereignty of our allies and to do things that are inconsistent with our national interests, but they're in the process of doing so. so if you want to talk about a nation that could pose an existential threat to the united states, i'd have to point to russia and if you look at their behavior it's nothing short of alarming. >> ifill: dunford also said he believes it would be believes it would be reasonable to supply lethal arms to ukraine, to battle russian- backed rebels. >> woodruff: and, a planning commission in washington approved a revised design today for an eisenhower memorial on the national mall. it includes columns and a steel mesh tapestry showing the kansas plains where the future allied commander and president grew up. the eisenhower family has objected to the design, and congress has so far balked at paying for the project. still to come on the newshour: new details on a ma

marine corps general joseph dunford. here's what the white house and state department said about that whole russia thing. >> we've been very mindful of that threat. and the president has played an important leading role in presenting a united front in confronting russia for their destabilizing activities. >> the secretary doesn't agree with the assessment that russia is an existential threat to the united states nor china, quite frankly. >> so we'll start there but it's been a busy week for the federal government. let's bring in our panel. we welcome david canton senior politics writer for the u.s. news and world wort. nina easten and charles krauthammer. >> it's very obvious that romney was right. obama was condescending. but it's worse than that. because one of the reasons why the world war is back. one of the reasons why putin has gone into ukraine, challenged the west we just heard a few minutes ago buzzing us with nuclear-capable bombers, threatening the europeans, increasing his nuclear arsenal, it's precisely beca

a nomination hearing will be held later on today for joseph dunford. he says the u.s. is making moderate progress against isis but the strategy should be changed if the effort stalls. dunford wants to evaluate whether change can be made to u.s. training programs. >>> a woman who once settled a lawsuit against bill cosby is calling on a federal judge to release all of the 2005 deposition. that's after 16 pages of the 2005 deposition were made public this week, including cosby's testimony that he obtained quaaludes with the intent of using them to have sex with woman. it is not clear what or even if cosby discussed other behaviors or acts in the deposition. his lawyers have yet to reply. >>> coming up your weather and traffic on the 1s. a lot of heat, a lot of humidity, maybe a little rain. >> let's find out all about it. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein has your forecast. hey, tom. >> yeah it is humid. we are getting rain along 81 between luray and winchester. that's going to be moving maybe across the blue ridge, up into warren county and front royal over the nex

the nominee to be chairman of the joint chiefs general joseph dunford, he said in his view russia posescretary of state kerry agree with that? >> no he has great regard and respect for general dunford, and certainly understands general dunford has the obligation to offer his best advice but secretary kerry's view is russia is not the greatest threat. there are many threats and challenges we're dealing with. russia poses a security challenge on the european continent to be sure but we cooperate with them on many things frankly the secretary views the greater threat as the growth of violent extremism around the world. >> john kirby, thank you so much. have a good weekend. >> thank you. >>> a buried lead a billion dollars over budget? and of course veterans waiting for much needed and earned care. a special report on the mess surrounding construction of a new v.a. hospital. that story next. >>> plus he's the pope who once insisted on driving his '84 ford around the vatican. now pope francis in front of a million strong is sending a message to those who put the pursuit of money above all el

here's general joseph dunford during his confirmation hearing to be the next chairman of the joint chiefs my assessment today is that russia provides the greatest threat to our national security. in russia we have a nuclear power, that not only has the capability to violate the sovereignty of our allies and to do things inconsistent with our national interests but they're in the process of doing so. so if you want to talk about a nation that could pose an existential threat to the united states i'd have to point to russia. >> could it be the cyber threats the head of the office of personnel management finally resigned today after 22.1 million current and former federal employees and their families were affected in a major hack. here's what the white house said on that. >> as it relates to this incident the president believes that this is significant, and that needs to continue to be a priority of his administration. not just at opm but across the federal government to make sure that all of the agencies in the administration are focused on this priority. >> or is it islamic terror? we told

joseph dunford is the next nominee to be the next joint chief of staff chairman. he met with the senate armed services committee on thursday. >> my assessment today, senator, is that russia presents the greatest threat to our national security. in russia we have have a nuclear power. one that not only has the capability to violate the sovereignty of our allies and to do things that are inconsistent with the national interest but in the process of doing so. so if you want to talk about a nation that could pose a threat to the united states i'd have to point to russia. >> dunford said he favors sending more advanced weapons to ukraine to defend against russian aggression there. >>> recent data breach of the u.s. government is much worse than previously thought. investigators now believe hackers stole the personal information of more than 21 million people both inside and outside of the government. those exposed included 19.7 billion people who applied for security clearances with the office of personnel management. plus roughly 2 million non applicants. mostly spous

the senate armed services committee meets today the consider the nomination of general joseph dunford to be the general of the joint chiefs of staff. he's certainly no stranger to the members of this committee. we've known him as come men can't of the marine corps and a commander in afghanistan and many posts before that. he's a warrior and a leader of the highest quality and we're grateful for his 38 years of distinguished service. we're also thankful for the sacrifices of general dunford's family has made over the years and their willingness to lend him to the nation in service once again. as our tradition at the beginning of our testimony, we welcome you, general dunford to introduce the members of your family joining you this morning. i would however like to take this moment to express our special thanks to your wife ellen. we know how much of your husband's service and his future absence will rest on you and we honor the sacrifices you are making through your continued support to our nation. and not to mention the downgrade in your residence that will be part of this. the next ch

marine corps general joseph dunford.e's what the white house and state department said about that whole russia thing. >> we've been very mindful of that threat. and the president has played an important leading role in presenting a united front in confronting russia for their destabilizing activities. >> the secretary doesn't agree with the assessment that russia is an existential threat to the united states nor china, quite frankly. >> so we'll start there but it's been a busy week for the federal government. let's bring in our panel. we welcome david canton senior politics writer for the u.s. news and world wort. nina easten and charles krauthammer. >> it's very obvious that romney was right. obama was condescending. but it's worse than that. because one of the reasons why the world war is back. one of the reasons why putin has gone into ukraine, challenged the west we just heard a few minutes ago buzzing us with nuclear-capable bombers, threatening the europeans, increasing his nuclear arsenal, it's precisely because

. >> reporter: at his senate hearing to be confirmed as joint chiefs chairman, general joseph dunford paying for a whole new fleet of subs out of the regular shipbuilding account would bust the navy's budget. >> what i can tell you with the degree of surety is that, were we to fund the ohio class replacement out of the department of the navy, it would have a adverse plan on the ship building plan and the estimates are between two and a half and three ships a year. >> the cost is some people will say is outrageous, i just say it's tremendous. >> reporter: naval historian and consultant norman polmar says either way you fund the plan through the normal budget, or a special account it's unaffordable, and unworkable. >> if congress were to fund the navy strategic submarines out of a separate fund, tomorrow afternoon the air force would come in and say, "hey, congress has approved a new bomber, we want that funded out of a separate strategic fund. >> reporter: polmar says there are smarter, cheaper ways to buy the same level of nuclear deterrence, modifying smaller attack submarines alread

. >>> during this conformation hearing, general joseph dunford took questions from the members of the senate armed services committee. general dunford was nominated by president obama to replace general dempsey as head of the chief staff. arizona senator john mccain chairs the committee. >> good morning, we meet to consider chairman dunford to be the joint chief of staff. he is no stranger to the members of the committee. we have known him as our commander in afghanistan and pane post before that. he is a lawyer and leader of the highest quality and we are grateful for his 38 years of distingished service. and we are thankful for the sacrifices general dunford family has made over the years and their willingness to lend him to the nation. it is our tradition we welcome you general dunford to introduce members of your family joining us. i mind like to express thanks to your wife helen. we honor the sacrifices you are making through your continued support to our nation and not to mention the downgrade in your residents. the next chairman will present the next array of global crisis sinc

senate armed services committee hearing last year, the chair of the joint chief of staff with joseph dunfordave off where we were. >> i'll do that senator thank you. >> committee will not review how the senator from arkansas got his nicknames. senator kaine. >> thank you mr. chairman and thank you general dunford to your family. with the recent announcement of about 500 more vicars going into the anti-isil mission in iraq and the region we are up to 3500 troops serving abroad in that battle, serving as vissers trainering, special -- training special forces conducting ground strikes and the war past the 11 month anniversary yesterday, and two days ago general dempsey testified in a mission of this complexity it was likely to be a multi-year effort that would require a sustained commitment by the united states to defeat isil. do you think it would be received positively by the troops who we are asking to deploy far from home and risk their lives if congress were to have a debate and to authorize and affirm the u.s. mission against isil? >> senator i do think it would be positive. from a couple

marine corps general joseph dunford nominated to replace him by president obama had his confirmation hearing today before the armed services committee. that's available on our website c-span.org. now, here's tuesday's hearing. good morning. senate armed services committee meets today as soon as the media allows us to see the witnesses. # to receive testimony on the u.s. strategy to counter the islamic state of iraq and isil. i'm grateful to our witnesses for appearing before us today. the risk posed by isil must be sign seen in the context of what many of america's foreign policy experts have described as the most complex environment since the end fd world war ii. across the globe america's interests in security and stability are at risk. as part of a broader strategy to dominate eastern europe vladimir putin's russia continues its onslaught in ukraine with troops and equipment leading a campaign to undermine ukraine's government and independence as the united states has refused the ukrainians' weapons for its defense. >> china's destabilizing behavior poses a challenge to u.s. natio

military times writing the senate confirm marine general joseph dunford, jr.e mixture of the joint chief of staff yesterday after a brief dispute between pentagon would and the chamber's leading critic on sexual assault policy. this spat between kirsten gillibrand of new york and military officials had nothing to do with general dunford credentials but instead centered on data of such assault and unfortunately, basis. information she's been seeking for years. she stalled the confirmation process for about two days until ashton carter offered assurances to her yesterday the information would be made available soon. general dunford has served as commandant of the marine corps for the lester was confirmed without opposition just a few hours later. the u.s. senate would be tablet into date in about an hour from now to wrap up work on a six-year highway bill. they will take a final passage vote at noon today and later send it will put on house passed treatment passionate three-month extension to. watch live coverage of the senate when members gavels in at 10 easter

as his general joseph dunford, the current commandant is being named to replace chairman of the joint chiefs general martin dempsey as the next chair of the joint chiefs. coming up in about 20 minutes we will take you live to nashville. president obama is headed there. he will be talking about health care today. our live coverage getting underway at 2:30 eastern. until then, some conversation on today's "washington journal" on the tax plans being offered by presidential contenders. host: his advice has been much in demand by republican leaders, especially those seeking the 2016 nomination. nomination. we want to start with your recent piece in the "national review," where you write that president reagan's tax plans have been wrestled as the campaigns get under, even by some republicans. guest: good to be with you john. and thanks to c-span. well, you are right, his tax plans that were put into place in the 1980's -- hillary calls it the federal trickle-down economics, that also some on the right are wondering what was it that ronald reagan really wanted to do in terms of changing taxe

committee will be voting soon on whether to recommend to the full senate confirmation of general joseph dunford to be the next joint chiefs chairman for the next two years. martin dempsey's term expires at the end of september. you can watch the hearing any time on our website c-span.org. >>> secretary of state john kerry will be making a statement in vienna at 1:00 p.m. eastern time today on the iran nuclear talks. the associated press reporting the negotiations lurched toward another deadline on thursday with diplomats reconvening amid persistent uncertainty and vague but seemingly hopeful advancements from the participants. >>> south carolina out with this story early this morning. the south carolina house of representatives made two historic votes early thursday morning and by wide margins ordered the permanent removal of the state house's confederate battle flag sending it to a museum for display. the house votes in south carolina after the senate spent more than ten hours debating amendments that enraged both republicans and democrats. the debate continued for nearly five hours after a ve

. >>> president obama has nominated marine core commandant joseph dunford to be chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. last week they held a confirmation hearing. john mccain chaired the 2.5 hour hearing. >>> good morning, the armed services committee meets to consider the nomination of chairman dunford. the general is certainly no changer to the members of this committee. we have known him as command ant of the marine corp and our commander in afghanistan before that. he is a warrior and leader of the highest quality and we are grateful for his 38 years of distinguished service. we're also thankful for the sacrifices of general dunford's family has made over the years and the willingness to lend him to the nation in service once again. as our tradition at the beginning of your testimony, we welcome you general dunford to introduce the members of your family joining you this morning. i would, however like to take this moment to express our special thanks to your wife ellen. we know how much of your husband's service and his future absence will rest on you and we honor the sacrifices y

hearing for the president's choice to be the next chair of the joint chiefs marine corps general joseph dunford. he'll replace martin dempsey retiring from the military after 40 plus years. that's thursday, 9:30 a.m. eastern here on c-span 3. >>> this summer book tv will cover book festivals from around the country and top nonfiction author's books. next weekend we're live at the harlem book fair. the nation' flagship literary event. at the beginning of september we're live from the nation's capitol for the national book festival celebrating its 15th year. that's a few of the events this summer on c-span 2 book tv. >>> next, the american constitution society hosts a review of the major cases and rulings from this year's supreme court term, including health care, fair housing and same-sex marriage. this discussion is 90 minutes. >>> hello, everybody! we are going to get started. needles to say, it was a term that provides a great deal of interest to people. nice to see such a great turnout for our event today. i would like to welcome you to the american constitution society's annual supreme cour

the senate armed service committee meets today to consider the nomination of general joseph dunford forchiefs of staff. general dunford is no stranger to the members of this committee. we've known about commandant of the marine corps and commander and nasa in a stand in many posts before that. he's a warrior and later the highest quality and we are grateful for his 38 years of distinguished service. we are also thankful for the sacrifices of general don or his family has made over the years unwillingness to lend him to the nation and service once again. as our tradition at the beginning of the testimony, we welcome you to introduce the members of your family joining you this morning. i would however like to take a moment to express our special thanks to your wife ellen. we know how much of your husbands service in future absence of rest future absence of rest i knew it would honor sacrifices you are making through your continued support to our nation and not to mention the downgrade in your residence that will be part of this. the next chairman will have to prepare our military to confr

last week, general joseph dunford, the president's nominee to lead the joint chiefs of staff, was asked about americans killed in iraq and afghanistan by iranian supported militants. the general said i know the total number of soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines that were killed by iranian activities and the number has been recently quoted as about 500. so can a regime that has killed at least 700 american soldiers be relied to be -- relied upon to implement this deal in good faith and in a constructive atmosphere based on mutual respect, as stated in the text of the agreement? does the iranian regime deserve mutual respect from the united states? it does not and it should not. president obama insists that the only alternative to this deal is war with iran. that's a false choice and should be rejected. the alternative to this deal is what the administration said it would achieve and that's a good deal based on continued economic pressure and a genuine dismantling of iranian nuclear programs verified by what was said what happened all along any time anywhere inspections as promised by

then a confirmation hearing thursday for the new chair of the joint chiefs, marine corps general joseph dunford, to replace general dempsey. the confirmation hearing live 9:30 eastern also on c-span3. >> this week on "first ladies." we learned about mrs. garfield, was an educated woman and a believer in women's rights. when her husband president james garfield was assassinated she returned to ohio and ensured their his legacy of making their home into a presidential library. chester arthur becomes president and his sister fills the role of first lady and establishes white house social etiquette used by future first ladies used by decades. this sunday night at 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span's original series "first ladies," influence and image examining the women who fulfilled the first lady and their influence on the presidency from martha washington to michelle obama sundays at 8:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv on c-span3. >> next, a look at how patents affect innovation and the economy. the center for strategic and international studies held a discussion yesterday with patent and trademar