secretary mark esper of the u.s.y is joining us exclusively thanks for sitting down. >> thank you for inviting me. >> big day president trump is really proposing across the board cuts for most of the federal government big notable exception, the department of defense. we're drawing down troops, looking to draw down troops in key conflict zones what do taxpayers need to know about the increase in the budget >> this is a big day for the army we are presenting a very bold budget that reflects the shift for the army into the national defense strategy that calls us to be prepared for high intensity conflict against countries like russia and china. at the same time, underscores this renaissance that the army is in with regard to how we man, organize, train, equip the force. it is a very big budget for us. >> in terms of that army renaissance, what are the budget numbers, can you share those with us? >> we have a top line request around $182 billion. that will allow us to continue to grow the force. that will allow us to be

chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general paul selva,, paul, thank you secretary of the army, mark espermark, thank you mark; army chief of staff general mark millie, thank you, general, thanks, mark; chief of the general guard bureau general joseph lange joe and sergeant measure? ? >> major of the arm -- sergeant major of the army. think you all very much. great people, they are doing an amazing job. thank you also to senators steve daines and jon tester. thank you. thank you. jon, thank you. representative banks, gianforte michaelete stolberg and walls. thank you all. thank you. [applause] and finally, we are privileged to be in the presence of five previous medal of honor tied carter, harvey ronald, william swenson, and brian thacker. thank you all very much. great people. [applause] president trump: today, the name of staff sergeant travis atkins will be etched alongside the names of america's bravest warriors and written forever into america's heart. invis grew up on a farm bozeman, montana. he was also an always most at middle of the wilderness. he loved the wilderness. he loved to

secretary of the army, mark esper. mark -- thank you, mark. army chief of staff, general mark milley. thank you, general. thanks, mark. chief of the national guard bureau, general joseph lengyel. and sergeant major of the army, daniel dailey. thank you. thank you all. thank you very much. great people. they're doing an incredible job. i have to say that. thank you as well to senators steve daines and jon tester. thank you. thank you. jon, thank you. and representatives jim banks, greg gianforte, elise stefanik, pete stauber, and michael waltz. thank you all. thank you, fellas. thank you. [applause] and, finally, we are privileged to be in the presence of five previous medal of honor recipients -- ty carter, harvey barnum, william swenson, ronald shurer, and brian thacker. thank you very much. [applause] pres. trump: brave people. thank you. today, the name of staff sergeant travis atkins will be etched alongside of the names of america's bravest warriors and written forever into america's heart. travis grew up on a farm in bozeman, montana. he

at another hearing this week, secretary of the army mark esper admitted the army could have done more. >> in too many cases, it is clear the private housing companies failed to uphold their end of the bargain. a failure that was enabled by the army's insufficient oversight. >> reporter: just days after he toured their house out of concern for the kilpatricks, they were moved out and offered another home on base at no cost. >> families deserve to have a livable home. just needs to be fixed. >> reporter: a family like so many others serving their country but fighting a battle they never expected here at home. gabe gutierrez, nbc news, ft. bragg, north carolina. >>> today is international women's day, an opportunity to honor and celebrate women around the world. tonight we're going to do just that with a group of inspirational women that all have one thing in common. here's nbc's cynthia mcfadden. >> reporter: fashion's hot-new cover girl, 97-year-old iris apthel who just signed with a top modeling agency. the supreme court has ruth bader ginsburg. who's become a cultural rock star. ♪ ol

secretary of the army, mark esper. mark, thank you. army chief of staff, general mark millie.nk you, general. chief of the national guard, bureau general, joseph lendual and sergeant major of the army, daniel dailey. thank you very much. great people. doing an incredible job. i have to say that. thank you as well to senators steve daines and john tester. thank you. john, thank you. and representatives jim banks, greg gianforte, pete starbur and michael waltz. thank you all. thank you, folks. [applause] finally, we're in the privilege to have the presence of five previous medical of honor recipien recipients. thank you very much. brave people. [applause] today the name of staff sergeant travis atkins will be etched alongside of the names of america's bravest warriors and written forever into america's heart. travis grew up on a farm in bozeman, montana. he was also an always most at home in the middle of the wilderness. he loved the wilderness. he loved to camp and to fish and to hunt, and he loved to race that snow mobile. as you know, right? after travis graduated high school

speaking of which, i spoke down last week with the secretary of the army mark esper to talk about this topic take a listen. >> i try and get out and meet with ceos every week to talk about where the army is going to assure them with regard to what the six modernization priorities are and the fact they won't change business needs that predict ability so they can invest and help us move into the future every time i talk to a ceo, we also get good feedback on what we can do differently and better clearly acquisition and reform is important we're getting rid of unnecessary processes and regulation and partner we need. >> the crossover between the two sectors is prevalent, and history is intertwined oculus has a startup that's taken on the contract that google put down. mike brown now runs the defense department tech innovation unit. and google's former ceo and former chairman, eric schmidt, sits on the board of that defense innovation unit. guys, this is two words, two words around all of this, that is artificial intelligence when you speak to folks in defense and security business, they w

mark esper. he has been fantastic. thank you. good. better late than never. [laughter] president trump: here is the story. i don't want to have the make a big chart. costs too much and i am a business guy. i asked how much it costs to make a big chart. like it matters but it matters to me, does that make sense? two maps identical. except the one on top was syria. see that? the one on top was syria in november of 2016. do you remember that date? november 16, november 8. we had a little victory that night. we had a little victory. a lot of us were not surprised by. the other side said, where did all those people come from? i said, they just did not like candidates for a lot of years. they did not vote. this is all isis. today, theom, caliphate is gone as of tonight. pretty good. that is pretty good, right? -- we took over a mess with north korea, with the middle east. a lot of that things were happening in the economy is not doing well. it was heading in the wrong direction. it was going to go bad. then we opened up with regulation cuts and all of the other thi

white house fiscal 2020 budget request, don't miss my exclusive interview with army skaerp maecy mark espert's taking place right hiere. >>> let's get to the halftime and the judge. >> carl, thanks. i'm scott wapner stocks bouncing from their worst levels in a month. did jay powell just save the rally again? it's 12:00 noon. this is the halftime report. >> the dow, s&p and nasdaq are all down five straight days. stocks may break the trend today. the man who got the fall right last year says not so fast morgan stanley mike wilson is a new note saying the evidence is building for further slowing the correction is likely not over >>> plus, upgrades for apple and facebook the halftime report with scott wapner begin

house fiscal 2020 budget request, don't miss my exclusive interview with army skaerp maecy mark esper that's taking place right hiere. >>> let's get to the halftime and the judge. >> carl, thanks. i'm scott wapner stocks bouncing from their worst levels in a month. did jay powell just save the rally again? it's 12:00 noon. this is the halftime report. >> the dow, s&p and nasdaq are all down five straight days. stocks may break the trend today. the man who got the fall right last year says not so fast morgan stanley mike wilson is a new note saying the evidence is building for further slowing the correction is likely not over >>> plus, upgrades for apple and facebook the halftime report with scott wapner begins right now. >> welcome good to have you with us on this monday here to debate and trade the biggest stories of the day thus far. shannon is back. kevin o'leary and steve is on the desk with us as well as we begin with the markets stock staging the big comeback this hour trying to avoid a sixth consecutive day of losses. the dow jumping despite the boeing weakness. some say you sh

also thank you to the secretary of the army, mark esper. he's been fantastic. thank you. oh, good. better late than never. here's the story, so, you know, i don't want to have them make a big chart because it costs too much. you know, i'm a business guy. they said, sir, we could make a big chart. i said, how much does it cost? like it matters. but it matters to me. does that make sense to you? audience: yeah. president trump: so, two maps, identical -- except the one on top was syria. see that? the one on top was syria in november of 2016. you remember that date? november of 2016. november 8. we had a little victory that night. we had a little victory. that a lot of us weren't surprised by it, but the other side said, where did all of those people come from? and i said, they just didn't like candidates for a lot of years. they didn't vote. so what happens is -- this is all isis. now, on the bottom -- that's as of today -- this is isis. there's none. the caliphate is gone, as of tonight. pretty good. that's pretty good, right? we took over a mess. we took over a mess with north kore

army secretary mark esper yesterday for a wide-ranging conversation on defense spending, the military'siew on artificial intelligence, and a whole lot more, including his thoughts on boeing, which is a top contractor to the defense department take a listen. >> we closely track the systems that boeing builds for us and there are some very capable systems. that's been my focus it's something i look at every month. i look at the metrics for all of our major combat systems and our platforms, which boeing builds many and they're very successful platforms. we have challenges here and there, of course, but i focus on the programs that the army is running. >> so very much staying in his lane, in terms of what he's focused on, where programs are concerned, where a company like boeing is concerned. i think what folks at the department of defense would tell you is that there are times even when they have aircraft crashes that are fatal, for xample, where they even bring in a regulator like the ntsb to help investigate it also, for a service like the army, this is something that's very personal. th

mark esper that's tomorrow on "squawk alley" starting at 11:00 a.m.e'll get the defense side of this budget, all those details tomorrow 750 billion. that is the top line proposed number right now which represents a sizable increase and again it's one oberf the ar to see battle brewing. >>> up next, shares of deutsche banc jumping. >>> he played mark zuckerberg and now jesse aisenberg is taking on wall street and joins us live at post nine coming up on "closing bell." at leaf blowers.ad [beep] you should be mad your neighbor always wants to hang out. and you should be mad your smart fridge is unnecessarily complicated. but you're not mad, because you have e*trade which isn't complicated. their tools make trading quicker and simpler. so you can take on the markets with confidence. don't get mad. get e*trade and start trading today. don't get mad. i can customize each line for soeach family member?e yup. and since it comes with your internet, you can switch wireless carriers, and save hundreds of dollars a year. are you pullin' my leg? nope. you sure you

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