mattis: it's too early for me to tell what he will do. in the midst of this, he ran a military parade that highlighted his ballistic missiles. that is a very strange time if to put ae is trying warning to the country that impeached the last president. clearly a democracy. it runs its own affairs. too early to tell. yeah? reporter: [indiscernible] assad said publicly he's going to go after -- how are you going to avoid engaging the regime directly? sec. mattis: that's a good question, because it's one of the most complex battlefields you can ever imagine. it grows in complexity. we are there for one reason, and that is to fight isis. this is an international campaign. no country in the world support isis. lebanese hezbollah has got a state sponsor. iran. isis has no state-sponsored. there is no nationstate saying "we are for isis. there." countries across the world, the middle east, europe, have all contributed money or forces, whatever is needed, and this campaign we are on is couched that policy of defeating isis. where we haveiraq a gov

mattis: that's correct. mr.arson: is it a logical extension then that if we saw a change in russian behavior the administration would stop the development of either one or both? sec. mattis: i don't want to say in advance of a negotiation and undercut our negotiators position what we would or would not do. the point i would make is that deterrence is dynamic. we have to deal with it as it stands today. as we see it on the chart and in that regard, i believe that we have to get our negotiator something with which to negotiate. mr. larson: give any indication there would be a change in russian behavior? sec. mattis: i can only tell you that we go into this with capabilities to make certain the russians understand that we have a capability -- a deterrent capability and based on not just the two nations, but the broader deterrent portfolio as well. mr. larson: does the u.s. currently have the ability to deliver a nuclear response without this investment? do we have the ability without this investment? sec. mattis: a

mattis: i do not know. it is too early for me to tell because in the midst of all this he ran a military parade that highlighted his ballistic missiles. it is a very strange time if in fact he is trying to show a warming to the country that he repeatedly. impeach their last president, clearly a democracy that runs its own affairs. so it is just too early to tell. [indiscernible] sec. mattis: that is a good question. it is one of the most complex battlefield you can never imagine. as soon as you think you can make it this complex it grows in complexity. we are there for one reason, isis.s to fight this is an international campaign. no country in the world supports isis. lebanese hezbollah has gotten a state sponsor, early on. isis has no nationstate sponsor. note state has stood up and said, we are for them, we are there. across europe, they have contributed money or forces, whatever is needed. this campaign whereon is couched that policy of defeating isis. you sought in iraq. after what aside did to his own

mattis: we are talking about the nuclear determined. in that nuclear deterrent, we believe some nations could miscalculate, one in particular, if that nation could assumesec: they used in a conventional fight, a small yield bomb, we would not respond with a very large yield bomb. our response to this is to make a small yield bomb and say, don't miscalculate, it is a deterrent. deterrence is dynamic. it changes from decade to decade. we have to address deterrence in its current construct. the idea is to raise the threshold. don't even think about if they lowering a conventionalo a conventional fight, and escalating it to one small yield nuclear weapon, and them think our choice isame either surrender or suicide, as dr. kissinger put it. >> can you put where things are in the planning stages with the , president? sec. mattis: i think we are all aware in this country of the president's affection and respect for the military. we have been putting together some options. we will send them up to the white house for the session. >> following up

you saw her dad speaking, this is matty's mother. matty's in the middle in that black t-shirt.he is just getting out of the hospital. we're going to stay with this shot. as we do, i like to talk to you a little about the student movement. these kids, young people raising their voices, demanding to be heard. participating in the town hall, coming out calling for change. is that beginning to be the game changer? >> i hope it is because thing have to change. if you don't feel compelled to do something when you see someone like matty get out there and talk about this, when you hear these students who watched some of those best friends die, i'm not sure what drives you to take action and make a difference. if you don't, then i hope all these kids and families take action and get rid of those who don't want to do the right things. it's not that difficult. california has done some of these thing. it's no reason congress can't join the rest of us and try to stop this senseless violence. >> before i let you go, there are critics that say they have concern about the rights been imin the

is there anything secretary mattis can do? is he required by law to follow the president's direction? guest: the court injunctions will stay in place, so it is kind of a stalemate for the president i guess. if the president continues to push this, yes. if we did not have the injunctions in place, secretary mattis would be required to follow the president's order. that is the way the chain of command goes. right now, the court injunctions, no matter what the president says unless he says we are going back three-tweet -- the injunctions will hold the current policy. host: richard is on the line from virginia. people have trouble accepting transgender people. this is the time to learn to do it. thank you. . host: one of the questions on , our sex change operations performed in military hospitals? where are they performed? guest: currently, they are not. individuals who have pursued that have gone to outside medical facilities for that. they get a waiver from the defense health agency. however, the military has been looking at doi

kurdish group and turkey maintains they are a terrorist group mattis says that the u.s. will maintain its support for the wife as it's fighting isis and turkey says that they must they must stop supporting the y.p. gee turkey has has demanded that the us split the wipe out of the syrian democratic forces because it maintains that it is a terrorist group now what matters didn't say in the press conference but what i heard later from turkish journalists from their defense minister is that mattis came with a plan and told the turks that not only is the u.s. so certain that the y.p. g. is not part of the p.k. k. which everyone agrees is a terrorist organization for turkey but that the y.p. do you would actually fight that if given enough support so i'm told that this seemed a bit outlandish also to the turkish side but mattis believes that this can be done and tell you what it took. these suggestions and comments from octaves. the two defense ministers were speaking at exactly the same time which is also interesting in itself minister john equally was briefing the turkish jo

mattie is a college student. and mattie has fostered dogs. she recently fostered a dog named lucy. lucy was brought to the humane society by authorities because she was found wandering around and they found her to be pregnant. mattie fostered lucy and her pups but she wanted to keep lucy. sad news, somebody else had already applied to adopt her. so she was going to adopt one of the pups. you can see she's really emotional at this point. >> oh, then the dog turns up, it's going to make it worse. >> you're right, ollie, the dog does turn up. this is where she finds out she's getting a big, wonderful, furry surprise. >> i have some good news for you. >> what? >> the lady who was interested in lucy changed her mind. >> are you kidding me? oh my god! >> aww. it was meant to be. >> yes. >> fate. >> yes. the person who was going to adopt her first decided, you know what, now's not the right time for me to adopt a dog. they immediately went back and thought, let's just give her to mattie. >> quite an emotional roller coaster, a kick to the stomach th

two discuss this agreement and more death -- depth, we have secretary mattis today. he take a few questions on the important of funding our armed forces. thank you. >> good afternoon ladies and gentlemen and thank you for taking time out of your schedules to be here today. i have spent the last day and a half on capitol hill briefing the members of congress on our 2018 national defense strategy. theglad congress recognizes importance of this for the military. two days from now, i will visit our nations first security force assistance brigade. they are preparing to deploy to afghanistan. to advance the security of our nation, these troops are putting themselves in harms way. military has been operating under debilitating resolutions for more than 1000 days during the last decade. during last week's stay of the union address, president trump "weakness is the surest path to complacency." failure to implement the strategy will leave us with a bece that can dominate yet irrelevant to tomorrow security. we need congress to lift the spending caps and support the budget agre

to discuss this agreement in more depth, we have secretary mattis with us.e will come up to make a brief statement and take a few questions on the importance of funding our armed forces, then i will be back up after him to answer questions on news of the day. thank you. >> good fternoon, ladies and gentlemen. thank you for taking time out of your schedules to be here. i spent the last day and a half on capitol hill briefing the members of congress on our 2018 national defense strategy. i'm heartened that congress recognizes the sobering effect of budgetary uncertainty on america's military, and on the men and women who provide for our nation's defense. two days from now, i will visit our nation's first security force assistance brigade as they prepare to deploy to afghanistan. to advance the security of our nation, these troops are putting themselves in harm's way, in effect signing a blank check payable to the american people with their lives. our military has been operating under debilitating continuing resolutions for more than 1,000 days during the last

among the highlights in the article, secretary mattis used to question the u.s.'s nuclear ar san nal and-called for certain elements to be removed or reduced '. but since joining the trump administration, secretary mattis has seemingly reverse the his position and now supports building more. his u turn suggests it has become important as the u.s. conference china and russia. you can read the article at business insider.com. this hearing should get under way in just a moment. >>> the meeting will come to order. the committee meets today to hear testimony on the administration's national defense strategy and nuclear posture review, both of which were recently released. we welcome back the secretary of defense and the advice chairman of the joint chiefs of staff to discuss these important documents. i cannot count the number of times i have heard members of this committee talk about the importance of having a defense strategy to help guide decisions that we, in the executive branch, have to make. now, we have one. it is a component of the broader national security st

it fully funds our national defense at levels that secretary mattis has requested. it provides what the pentagon needs to restore our military's edge for years to come. as secretary mattis said yesterday, i quote, congressional action will ensure our military can defend our way of life. that mission is hard enough, especially in a time of rapidly evolving threats, but our military's job has become exponentially harder because of the staggering readiness crisis it is facing. you hear me do this every single week. this is a statistic that gets to me. 2017 we lost 80 service members in accidents and training incidents. nearly four times more than we lost in combat. in 2017, we lost 80 service members in accidents and training incidents, four times as many people we lost in combat. think about that. with better training and equipment, many of these deaths could have been prevented. this is a sad and tragic state of affairs. and this is why we can never allow anyone to politicize our military. or use our troops as bargaining chips. the stakes are too high for this. let m

it's rare to get secretary mattis on camera.ou are getting him at the white house so that's a big. deal. he drops by here a lot in the mornings for gaggles. they are not on camera. we'll see him on camera, which is pretty rare in front of a press audience. listen to how he tries to preserve his ability to influence the president. >> let me put you on the spot. we'll be in the briefing room. what's among the primary questions posed to him moments from now? >> now that you have a budget deal, the question is a little less relevant. but officials here at the pentagon have been warning about a shutdown and what it would go to military readiness and the ability to pay out bereavement costs to death benefits. we saw that a couple weeks ago. it was president trump who came here to the pentagon and said you need to have a deal. otherwise you're going to not have military readiness. mattis has been on record saying that. that's the entire line. this affecting training and readiness. that's among the key questions. it's a fair question to

concerns about the kurdish forces this is james mattis also speaking on the issue. to work with. disagreements which is how do we take them on as he was rapidly as possible they have a legitimate security concern and we do not dismiss one bits of them. now turkey has been very critical of the united states for their support of kurdish forces in syria and if this is indeed a security concern as mattis stated it would appear this is a security concern the united states helped to create as they did support an arm of these kurdish forces now regardless the longstanding tension between the united states and turkey regarding the issue of u.s. support for kurdish forces seems to be escalating at this point from what we understand the u.s. embassy located in the turkish capital the street that this embassy is on has actually been renamed for the olive branch operation for the operation carried out by the turkish military operation operation olive branch in which in which the turkish military is directly clashing with these kurdish forces that it deems to be terrorists so at

that came from both secretary mattis and sarah sanders. a lot to get into now. let's bring in our power panel kailey mcenany the rnc spokesperson. michael blake, the dnc vice chair, assembly member. great to see you both. kailey, i will start with you on this idea that we might see something come out of the senate now that does not have daca. we have been talking about it this hour. but does have even more military spending, something that we have needed for quite some time. >> right. and that's great. and chuck schumer lost on this. he shut down the government, held the american people's government hostage for 700,000 illegal immigrants, putting 8 million children's access to healthcare funding on the line and he got nothing. this is a deal that ends sequestration. a deal that doesn't include daca. this is a failure for democrats. they catered to their radical leftist base and got precisely zero out of it. >> harris: michael? >> kailey is fundamentally wrong yet again. let's be clear, have you funding that is happening over the next two years. have you funding

. >> tonight on c-span, secretary defense james mattis testifies on military funding. then the senate armed services committee examines u.s. strategy in afghanistan. later, house debate on two bills related to sexual harassment. next, defense secretary james mattis and joint chiefs of staff vice chairman seven testify before the senate armed services community. secretary mattis stressed the need for stable funding for the military to the fully trained and ready. this is a 90 minute

this is what general mattis says, the secretary of defense. let me be clear. as hard as the last 16 years of war have been on our military, no enemy in the field has done as much harm to the readiness of the u.s. military than the combined impact of the budget control acts defense spending caps worse fned by operate ago -- worsened by operating for ten of the last 11 years under continuing resolutions of varied and unpredictable duration. this is the secretary of defense telling the congress that no enemy on the battlefield has done more damage to our military than the budget agreement that we reached in 2011. so i want to congratulate president trump for keeping his campaign promise to rebuild the military. in case you couldn't understand what i said, here it is in writing. and spend some time looking at it. this is one of the most respected warriors of his generation who's now secretary of defense telling the congress to end the madness. and tonight we're going to end the madness. if we have to lose some sleep, we're going to end the madness. we're going to

secretary mattis talked about the national defense strategy. which will drive our budgets for the next four years. tomorrow secretary mattis will travel to fort benning to meet the first security force assistance brigade. ms. white: the first unit of its kind to provide advisors at the tactical level. next week the secretary will travel to europe to reaffirm key alliances and partnerships in the region. switching gear, i'd like to share two unrelated nnouncements with you today. yesterday syrian democratic forces acted in self-defense with support from the coalition to defeat an unprovoked attack by syrian pro-regime forces in eastern syria. pro-regime forces initiate what had appeared to be a coordinated attack on syrian democratic forces. east of the ewe freight he's river -- the ewe freight e.e.s. river -- euphrates river. they moved in a battalion-sized unit formation, supported by artillery, tanks, multiple launch rocket systems, and mortars. after 20 to 30 artillery and tank rounds landed within 500 meters of the headquarters location, sy

host: defense secretary mattis up on capitol hill earlier this week and testifying. we covered that hearing if you want to listen more to what he had to say and arguments for not operating under continuing resolution. schumer, senator chuck the minority leader who cut the deal, praising general mattis and his role in this. guest: democratic leaders have never not wanted to fund the military. the argument that they are making since 2011 and the start of sequestration when both the republicans and democrats saw domestic and defense funding basically on the chopping block and being forced to stave off these funding cuts every two years or so, democrats have said we want boots for the military and a strong national defense. we just want domestic funding such as the education department and the health department and having these larger increases as well. under sequestration, both the mastech and defense have seen cuts slowly over time. it seems like we will have a reversal of that. these increases were far higher than both the 2011 and 2013 budget deal. we are going to se

and has the details well james mattis the secretary of defense was speaking before the congressional armed services committee in his remarks he talked about how both russia and china were in his view a major threat to the united states because they were updating their nuclear arsenals russia had reduced only the number of its accountable strategic nuclear force russia has been modernizing the weapons as well as other nuclear systems. moscow advocates a theory of nuclear escalation from military conflict china to it modernizing and expanding its already considerable nuclear forces pursuing entirely new nuclear capabilities now these words come from a country that recently updated its nuclear weapons doctrine the us nuclear review was recently released and in the review the united states named russia china iran and north korea as potential threats to the united states they could essentially attack these countries with nuclear weapons in what they deem to be extreme circumstances and that includes a non-nuclear situation later in his remarks before the armed services committee mattis ac

secretary mattis was also asked about the 2018 nuclear posture review. this is about 90 minutes. >>> the meeting will come to order. the committee meets today to hear testimony on the administration's national defense strategy and nuclear posture review, both of which were recently released. we welcome back the secretary of defense and the vice chairman of the joint chiefs of staff to discuss these important documents. i cannot count the number of times i have heard members of this committee talk about the importance of having a defense strategy to help guide decisions that we, in the executive branch, have to make. now, we have one. it is a component of the broader national security strategy released in december and it has within it the nuclear posture review, the first of its kind since 2010. a lot has changed since 2010 and both documents come at a critical time. as the national security strategy points out, quote, america's military remains the strongest in the world. however, u.s. advantages are shrinking as rival states modernize and build up their

mattis will report those back to the white house. interesting i put senate a tweet about this yesterday. opinion is split pretty much down the middle whether or not there should be a military parade down pennsylvania avenue on the fourth of july. >> plenty of drama in the building behind you. a senior white house aide who resigned after allegations of abuse. what is the latest on that? >> this is the staff secretary rod porter. as far as we know he is still working in the white house. he offered his resignation yesterday. the staff secretary is the person who is in the tightest orbit around the president. he coordinates policy as well he vets all the documents that end up on the president's desk. but on tuesday it became apparent there were some serious allegations being leveled at rob porter from his two ex-wives. one of them who we had communication with last night kolby holderness, she says he punched her in the eye when they were on vacation in italy in a motel room. she provided photographs to me of a black eye. porter denied al

i think secretary mattis was there as well. since that time has done all of the additional things that you want someone to do so as a kind of job he is today. because he is worked on capitol hill. he has worked as a special assistant to both secretary gates and also the under secretary of defense for acquisition technology and logistics and he has been in the defense industry most recently prior to coming to the pentagon when he was with lockheed martin. many of you know that after his confirmation this past summer that he was the acting secretary of the army in addition to being the under secretary of the army while we waited for -- to get through the process. he has got a lot on his plate including some very interesting ideas in army modernization. before we start the conversation please join me in welcoming the under secretary of the army, ryan mccarthy. [applause] >> thank you. i really appreciate this opportunity to come sit here with the brookings institution for this is a world-class organization. i had my first blush wi

tends the dangerous sequester and gives secretary mattis what he needs to keep america great. republicans and democrats must support our troops and support this bill. let's take a look at the speeches earlier today on the senate floor. mr. connolly: i want to thank my friend, the democratic leader, for joining me this afternoon and for the productive discussions that have generated this proposal. mr. mcconnell: the compromised we've reached will ensure that for the first time in years, our armed forces will have more of the resources they need to keep america safe. it will help us serve the veterans who bravely served us. and it will ensure funding for important efforts such as disaster relief and, infrastructure, and building on our work to fight opioid abuse and drug addiction. this bill is the product of extensive negotiations amongst congressional leaders and the white house. no one would suggest it is perfect. but we worked hard to find common ground and stay focused on serving the american people. first and foremost, this bipartisan agreement will unwind the sequestratio

tends the dangerous sequester and gives secretary mattis what he needs to keep america great. republicans and democrats must support our troops and support

. >> jon: defense secretary mattis on capitol hill.hat he is telling lawmakers about our national defense strategy and how nuclear weapons figure in. we are live at the pentagon. achoo! (snap) achoo! (snap) achoo! achoo! (snap) (snap) achoo! achoo! feel a cold coming on? zicam cold remedy nasal swabs shorten colds with a snap, and reduce symptom severity by 45%. shorten your cold with a snap, with zicam. tripadvisor compares prices from over 200 booking sites to time to bask... in low prices! find the right hotel for you at the lowest price. refreshing, isn't it?. tripadvisor. >> there is a democratic version of the fisa memo. democrats insisting it rebutter the republican memo released last friday. what will the president do? what should he do? >> it's memo gate, we love it. decision day is on the way for the president and his lawyers whether president trump should sit for an interview with robert mueller or if a perjury trap is too big of a risk. >> last time we got out our reading glasses, did a pdf on the memo. our guest in the mid

david: we have been listening to defense secretary general james mattis at the white house.ther things, he said they have been operating under "debilitating continuing resolutions" for the last decade. he says if there was a government shutdown, it would paralyze pretty much everything they do. at the remarks, general mattis that the president had already said the best way to avoid conflict was by having a strong military. let's talk about a place where there is conflict we are trying to avoid, and that is the korean peninsula. we welcome ambassador christopher hill. serving under george w. bush, and is now the chief advisor to the chancellor for global engagement at the university of denver. for coming, ambassador. let's talk about career for a moment. we will see opening ceremonies were the olympic games coming up in less than two days. the vice president, vice president pence will be over there. we are told kim jong-un's sister will be there. what are the chances that, at these olympic games, there could be geopolitical events of some significance? christopher: first of a

we have secretary mattis here with us today. will come up to make a brief statement and take a few questions on funding our armed forces and i will be back up after him to answer questions on news today.

. >> defense secretary james mattis says it is looking reality in the eye.o reversing course after years of trying to reduce the united states nuclear arsenal. >> and it comes as north korea gets closer to becoming a nuclear danger, but an old foe is still front and center as barbara starr reports for us. >> reporter: while president trump navigates the political minefield of the russia investigation -- >> there has been no collusion. there has been no crime. >> reporter: -- pentagon and state department unveiled the toughest line yet against vladimir putin's military in a report on nuclear threats and the trump administration's solutions. >> russia has increased its reliance on nuclear weapons and its capabilities and it is building a large and diverse nuclear arsenal. >> reporter: the pentagon detailing 2,000 nuclear capable weapons that could hit europe. and for the first time, confirming russia is developing an underwater drone that can potentially travel thousands of miles and strike the u.s. coastline. russia just one headache for defense secretary jam

it fully funds our national defense at levels that secretary mattis has requested. it provides what the message message needs to restore our -- pentagon needs to restore our military edge. as secretary mattis said yesterday, i quote, congressional action will ensure our military can defend our way of life. that mission is hard enough, especially in a time of rapidly evolving threats, but our military's job has become exponentially harder because of the staggering readiness crisis that it is

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i reference testimony that defense secretary jim mattis, former general jim mattis, gave in the armed services committee and he said this. this was just a week and two days ago. i cannot overstate the impact to our troops' morale from all of this uncertainty. he's talking about these continuing resolutions that get passed. again the house passed its bills back last july. senate hasn't been able to pass any of its bills. we were funding the bill one short-term time at the time creating havoc on the american military. i cannot overstate the impact on our troops' morale from all this ununcertainty. the combination of rapidly changing technology, the negative impact on military readiness resulting from the longest continuing combat in our nation's history and have icient funding created an overstretched and underfunded military. i don't believe there's a man or woman in this chamber who would the longest that continuous stretch of combat in our nation's history. this is not an issue that divides this chamber. this is an issue that united states this chame -- that unites this chamber, mada

general mattis was in congress yesterday or the day before yesterday talking about the fact that therent funding does not permit him to enlist about 20,000 troops he needs for the services, and to spend money, time, effort, troops, that we don't have on this kind of effort is -- is really dysfunctional to the republic. we-we'd be in much better shape if general mattis and general kelly and others would tell the commander to forget about it. the other thing to keep in mind is that the president said this is to honor the troops. the troops don't like to parade. rife been in lots and lots of parades. we all hated it. it took too much time. too much effort. and we got nothing for it in return. the president's completely wrong about honoring the troops with a troop parade. >> kristen i also wanted to ask you about something, a quirk of scheduling perhaps but the president's official schedule listed him as getting his intelligence briefing starting at 11:00. whether it started on time or not we have no way of knowing until you ask sarah sanders. but at 11:10 he was tweeting. if you have th

mattis. will we look back on them as enablers? >> guest: many of their situations are quite tragic. mattis is across the river in a giant bureaucracy that has tremendous power of its own and he's a four-stargeneral, mcmaster is a three star which you or me doesn't mean much but within their universe , that is an overwhelming difference. he's a man at the end of his career with nothing more that he needs to accomplish. mattis. and the sacrificing the rewards of peaceful life with his family that he has abundantly earned to be there. he also knows that he cannot bargain. that would be a conflagration. if you were fired and if you were fired, he can't be replaced because the replacement would have to go through senate confirmation. so somebody like that can be a real check . and i think mattis has been. he's been able to make clear how little regard he has for donald trump. >> host: the transgender band for instance. >> guest: remember that north koreans self a basement session? why does that ma

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let's give general mattis and the secretary of defense the resources he needs to spend money wisely in defense of this country to make sure we never come in second in a war." this is an opportunity. we will put on the bill that we passed in appropriations dealing with d.o.d. back in september onto the continuing resolution, a place we do not want to be because back in september we want government to be fully funded. we do not think this is the best way to fund government, and we will send that to the senate. having just read these quotes from a few weeks ago and understanding what they want to get done, this is an opportunity that all americans can win on. our military men and women could have what they need, and we will not be using from a perspective of playing politics with this and we can continue to move forward to solve the other problems as well. speaker ryan: yesterday the president was in ohio to talk about the good news still rolling in on tax reform. just over this past week companies like u.p.s., lowe's, cigna, thermo fish erskine tisk and best buy announced bonuses, pay ra

defense secretary james mattis has called on congress to increase military funding otherwise it will continue troops modest made the comments while talking about the need to release the national defense strategy nuclear posture review and no surprises he kept room to mention the russian threats more than once that's not the latest from the scale of. just let us a bit more about well how the money talks well james mattis the secretary of defense was speaking before the congressional armed services committee in his remarks he talked about how both russia and china were in his view a major threat to the united states because they were updating their nuclear arsenals this is madness before the committee. statement russia has reduced only the number of its accountable strategic nuclear force and russia has been modernizing these weapons as well as other nuclear systems moscow advocates a theory of nuclear escalation for military conflict trying to modernize and expanding its already considerable nuclear forces pursuing entirely new nuclear capabilities. now just a few days prior the usa a