however, what i am hearing from the pentagon officials and other u.s. officials watching this closely is that they feel very confident that the egyptian military is relatively in control. remember that the u.s. has the egyptian military securing its embassy right now. the u.s. has not moved any marines into position to try and secure the embassy. they feel the egyptian military is stable and it is in a position to protect that u.s. embassy. that shows how much faith there is in the institution of the army right now. the army moved its tanks in and around the areas where the muslim brotherhood supporters and the pro morsi supporters were got -- gathered. they were surrounded by the military. the military will not let them go and start connecting with these anti-morsi demonstrators. again, the next few hours will be crucial. it is not clear anytime you have these crowds how things will go. right now this was the only option in terms from the point of view of many here in washington who were watching this. they felt with that many protesters in the streets

government is not taking sides and pentagon officials say they will not speculate on what may happenn the next 24 hours. the u.s. has very close ties to egypt's military which our government gives more than a billion dollars in aid each year jennifer griffin continues our coverage live at the pentagon tonight. jennifer? >> shepard, there have been no public statements by pentagon officials for fear it will look like they are giving a wink and nod to a coupe in egypt. general martin dempsey chairman of the joint chiefs spokes to egyptian counterpart just prior to egypt military releasing 48 hour ultimatum yesterday. today the state department rebutted reports that u.s. officials have privately officials have urged president morsi to call early elections. >> to alleviate any concerns or assumptions we have not taken sides. we are not on any side. the president communicated that the secretary communicated that and i don't think it could be any more clear. >> the president and secretary of state faced criticism when they authorized the continuation of $1.3 billion in aid and foreign mili

what i can tell you you is from my seat here at the pentagon and talking to officials here, is there a generally a feeling that the military, the egyptian military, is a strong institution, it is still a credible institution. the u.s. embassy itself is still relying on to protect its periphery as is standard overseas. and there was no movement of marines to any -- any talk of moving marines in to egypt because of concern about u.s. sirte zens at the embassy there. so there is still a belief right now in the pentagon, this washington, that the egyptian military has things under control. they're watching it very carefully. and in fact as we're speaking over at the white house, the president is meeting with his national security team. we know that defense secretary chuck hagel arrived just a few minutes ago. the president was in the oval office when the general made the announcement that the coup had taken place and president morsi was no longer president. he was there. he was watching. we understand there are reports that the director of the cia and joint chiefs are meeting with the pr

after the attacks began, secretary defense panetta, wrapping up the two-hour meeting at the pentagon, officially authorizes a military response of sorts. >> first, we ordered a marine fleet anti terrorism secure team to prepare to deploy to benghazi. a second fast platoon, ordered to prepare to demy to tripoli. a special operations force, training in central europe, was ordered to prepare to deploy to siganella. >> prepare to deploy, prepare to deploy, prepare to deploy. it's not deployment of going toward benghazi. >> why did it take almost 4 1/2 hours to start the clock to prepare to deploy? we had people being killed, ambassador missing. we didn't know when the attack was going to en, and the american military did not respond. >> reporter: so what about the house republicans' own interim progress report that concluded that department of defense officials and military personnel reacted quickly to the attacks in benghazi? i asked chaffetz about that. >> the joint committee says there were no helicopters, armed drones, nothing could save the lives of americans in benghazi? am i reading that corr

joining us now to assess the deep political currents monica crowley former pentagon official k.t.aand the president of citizens united foundation david, thank you for being here. let's start with the most important news spitzer could face the former madam but anthony wien is contesting for the mare. >> you could not make this up or even with these characters that anyone would beeve kirk of the irony he will run againsthe woman who supplied his hooker's when she has already declared and did in the of race. her tweet said this will be the most fun campaign ever. then she gave a serious interview where she set i broke the law granting the call girl ring i went to jail and paid my debt to society. eliot spitzer never did this so she will spend every minute of the campaign reminding the people of new york he never paid his debt to society. lou: your thoughts as we see them seeking forgiveness but why not on the matter ofho has paid her debt? >> new york especially is a place for the second act. one of the greatest of the 20th-century is richard nixon. he lost the presidency and could n

joining us now, former pentagon official, fox business a security analyst, former ambassador to the united nations. fox news contributor. let me for start with you. i mean, it looks like he is having a lot of fun right now with president obama. >> si is thumbing his nose the president obama. the se time he is takg that super bowl ring from the new england patriots. you know, it is actually quite tragic because it is not to the point where the president of the united states carries no credibility. and china and russia are making fun of him today and thumbing their noses at him, tomorrow it is venezuela and the next day it is other countries. once this starts weather countries and other leaders have no respect for the president of the united states it is a cascadin effect. lou: jay carney, white house press spokesman said that they may a deliberate decision, a deliberate decision to let him leave hong kong for russia. we presume that is where he is added unquestionably has a negative impact on u.s.-china relations focusing on the chinese side of this trilogy, if you will. wh are your thougs?

ambassador to the united nations, john bolton, former pentagon official kt mcfarland among our guest, and eric holder ignoring a supreme court ruling on the voter rights act. looking to -- the state of texas to get permission for from federal government before they change any elect rules. >> a new associated pressure have a shows poverty gripping lives of americans at some point in their lives, 4 out of 5 americans have struggled with joblessness and relied on welfare, the white acount for more than 41% of nation's >> and who doubted a plan for a thrive ons middle class only days ago. fox news chief white house crisp house correspondent, ed henry with our report. >> reporter: president obama is planning an 8 day vacation on martha's vin yard in mid august, while house republicans on recess from friday until september 9, administration insists both sides can avoid a government shut down. >> we don't need any more self inflicted rounds. >> reporter: lack of ush -- urgency comes despite two major studies that rich are getting richer, and poor struggling even more, 4 out of 5 americans 80

on harming the syrian rebels among other national security issues facing the nation, a former pentagon officialfox news nationaa security analyst. good to see you. first, this green lighting and an administration proposal to provide at least initially small arms to rebel groups that are as of now unidentified. >> a senior milary officer in the united states has just come before congress and said it is a mistake. this is not going to go well. i do not foresee any circumstances word is robbia success. he looked at five options and various levels of military involvement, and in each one of em he has major caution on what should happen. if that is not a red flag, and now what is. lou: what is the interest of the republican party,articularly in specifically senator john mccain in driving this agenda to interve in, talking about no-fly zones, intervening as if he is the world's leading authority on u.s. interest in the middle east. >> i have a lot of respect for senator mccain, but in this is absolutely wrong. the military said this is not going to work out well. you he seen the example in libya wher

five hours after the attacks begin, secretary of defense panetta wrapping up a meeting at the pentagon officiallynse of sorts. >> first we ordered a marine fleet anti-terrorism secure team to prepare to deploy to benghazi. a second fast platoon was ordered to prepare to deploy to tripoli. a special 80 operations force training in central europe was ordered to prepare to deploy to signanella. >> prepared to deploy, prepared to deploy, it's not deployment or going toward benghazi. >> why did it take four and a half hours to start the clock to prepare to deploy? we had people being killed and an ambassador and we didn't know when the attack was going to independent and american military did not respond. >> jon: so what about the house republicans --. >> bret: what about the progress report that department defense officials reacted quickly to the attacks in benghazi? i asked chaffetz about that. >> as i read the report, it said there was no helicopters, armed drones, nothing could have saved the lives of the americans in benghazi. am i reading that correctly? >> that is an interim report. the discuss

pentagon officials have said nothing for fear it will look like they're giving a wink and nod to a coup. general martin dempsey, chairman of the joint chiefs, spoke to his egyptian counter part prior to egypt's military setting its 48 hour ultimatum to morsi yesterday. last night, egypt's military clarified what it meant. quote, the beliefs and culture of the armed forces do not allow pursuit of a coup policy. the military acts only with the will of the great egyptian people and their ambitions towards change and reform. the pentagon has continue to help the egyptian military since the fall of hosni mubarak, providing $1.3 billion of mostly m-1 abrams tanks, some f-16 fighter jets each year. the u.s. has been providing this type of aid since 1979, when it became the first arab state to sign a peace deal with rael. >> there were no leverages from the u.s. to keep everything in check, probably the military would have been in a whole now. >> reporter: some egyptian opposition leaders say this is a case where u.s. foreign military sales actually worked, empowering the egyptian military to s

a pentagon official says the military is sending four specially equipped c-130 planes.ne has already arrived. this the the yarnell hill fire. it's scorched more than 8400 acres. that's about 13 square miles. we're talking about extreme heat and shifting winds. it's all made it tough to goat in and get handle. the fire fighting planes will be able to drop 3,000 gallons or fire retardant in less than five seconds. 19 firefighters who died in arizona were part of this elite group. they were known as hot shots. some compare them to special op forces or in the navy seals. we see what it's like to be one of the best. >> reporter: when hot shots get the call they head to the center of a blazing wildfire, an inferno that often times only they can stop. hot shots go where equipment can't. these elite fire fighting teams are specially trained to use chain saws to clear brush and cut a fire line through the dirt. a line that could stretch a mile long. it's their job to hold that line. john seeger is a former hot shot. >> when the fire burns up to that line the fire will put out em

they will be furloughed one day each week for the next three months and pentagon officials worry it will be worse in the next year if the sequestration cuts continue to be enforced. >>> now to the latest in the high-profile trial of george zimmerman with juries having a lot to mull over this weekend as the prosecution rested its case. as court ended yesterday, there was lots of conflicting testimony from the mothers of both zimmerman and trayvon martin. jurors were able to hear from both mothers testifying about what each of them heard on that infamous 9-1-1 call where screams for help can be heard. >> ma'am, that screaming or yelling, do you recognize that? >> yes. >> and who do you recognize to be, ma'am. >> trayvon benjamin martin. >> do you know whose voice that was screaming in the background? >> yes, sir. >> and whose voice was that? >> my son, george. >> and are you certain of that? >> because he is my son. >> well george zimmerman's uncle also testified that the person screaming in the background was his nephew. the defense will now begin to present its side at 9:00 a.m. on monda

. >> in the meantime, pentagon officials confirm that four more f-16 fighter jets will be delivered to egyptian military but officials here still say the u.s., shep, is not taking sides. >> shepard: certainly not. but it was a coup, whether the white house says it was or not. >> one would assume so. >> bill: it was. we deal with facts here. jonathan, thank you. egypt's transitional government continues to grow. today the interim prime minister reportedly told reuters news service it could fill the remaining cabinet positions by early next week. well, the fate of millions of american immigrants could depend on what house republicans do next. g.o.p. lawmakers held a closed door meeting today to plan their next steps in immigration reform. last month, the senate passed a bill that gives 11 people people a chance to become u.s. citizens while also increasing border security. but the house speaker john boehner says he cannot support that bill and that republican also figure out a plan of their own. mike emanuel with the news out of washington. so, plan coming meeting today? what happened? s

pentagon officials admit they made a mistake. letter to john kerry asking go state department and cia and d.o.d. employs were asked to sign nondisclosure agreements as recently as this summer. quote, what is the purpose of having these employees and/or contractors sign additional mdas? please enclose a copy of the document and provide the names and numbers of any state department employees or contractors asked to sign these documents. >> i think it's an active participation of, quite frankly, the administration to find out, to make sure that the american people and the congress could do find out what went on. when the american people find out, i think they are going to be shocked. >> the defense department has not asked employees to sign separate nondisclosure agreements regarding events in ben ghazi. >> reporter: the state department says they are making arrangements for george bristol to answer questions about the defense department's response on that night in ben ghazi. >>> john kerry is saying israel and the palestinians will

we have this note that pentagon officials say that the defense secretary, chuck hagel, called the eehan't leader twice. they haven't released information about the conversations but conversations have transpired. the department of defense press secretary wouldn't go on much further other than saying that the u.s. right now supports the democratic process calling the situation in egypt a crisis and added that the hope is that this period of tension can be resolved in a peaceful manner and violence can be avoided. ayman, let me ask you. this is the independent army that would be interceded. there's the police forces that would be out among the people as opposed to the army. what type of security detail does morsi have? who would be in charge of that that the independent army would be confronting to take him out of power? >> well, the state security bureaucracy in egypt is a very complex one. on the one hand you have the military, armed forces. you have the general intelligence director. that's the equivalent of the foreign military agency. that's very powerful in egypt. you have the in

pentagon officials say with troops being withdrawn the building will probably be demolished. >>> the austin american statesman says the texas house is expected to approve a controversial abortion bill today. the measure bans abortions after 20 weeks. the same bill failed last month after a filibuster by state senator wendy dams. >> and "usa today" says fbi director james couply denounced water boarding at a confirmation yesterday. comey said he unsuccessfully lobbied to abandon the process when he was deputy attorney general. >>> tropical storm chantal may be breaking up but it's still a threat. it just missed puerto rico but it's expected to hit haiti and the dominican republic later today. officials say up to ten inches of rain could fall. closing landslides and heavy flooding. tropical storm warnings have been posted up to the bahamas. >>> raging floodwaters, the worst in 50 years, tore through western china tuesday. the water was so powerful it washed away a forklift. it even tore down a bridge. the flood has destroyed 300 homes and forced more than 6,000 >>> we are look at a coo

the pentagon is reluctant to give out readouts for fear of engineering a coup. u.s. officials continue to urge calm and respect for the democratic process. george little said there is no change overnight in terms of the u.s. military prepositioning assets in and around egypt in the event they are called upon to assist the u.s. embassy. right now the u.s. embassy is guarded by the egyptian military which is standard worldwide. the u.s. embassy remains closed today and there are no evacuation orders given as of yet. the pentagon has a contingent of several hundred marines in italy when tension began to mount in egypt and north africa. that is usually based out of moron, spain. it is established in the wake of benghazi. from siingonella marines could get there in three hours fly time and also a unit in the med terian. >> it is irrelevant what president obama said. there are 30 million people on the streets. the only thing he can say to call on morsi to reling quish power and leave egypt in peace. that was christian opposition leader who we spoke to yesterday. pentagon officials a

pentagon officials say with troops being withdrawn, the building will probably be demolished. >>> the austin american statesmen says the texas house is set to approve the abortion plan. the same bill failed last month after a filibuster by wendy davis. >>> he considers it torture. comey said he unsuccessfully lobbied the bush administration to abandon the practice when he was deputy attorney general. >>> tropical storm chantelle may be breaking up but it's still a threat. it just missed puerto rico but it's expected to hit haiti and the dominican republic later today. officials say up to 10 inches of rain could fall. tropical storm warnings could be headed up to bermuda. >> ranging floodwaters tore through western china. it was so powerful it knocked down buildings and even tore a bridge. it's destroyed 300 homes and >> announcer: this national weather report sponsored by k9 advantix ii. helps prevented eded eded fleas and ticks from bugging your dog. >>> spies like us. cbs news has obtained a government video. it warns intelligence officers about the changing face of espionage. you'l

because of the revelations of what they had said in some of these cables, the embarrassment to pentagon officials but no real evidence of serious harm -- specific harm to national security. in fact, the prosecutors have been claiming they couldn't release a lot of these documents because they were confidential, that the request was too broad. just last month the judge agreed with the defense and ordered prosecutors if they had it to hand over specific evidence, documents relating to specific damage to national security. >> okay. chris, thank you. jake, here's my other big question because really if you read the papers this morning, the headlines, this could be precedent setting for information that is leaked that is given to investigative journalists. let me read you something. this is what we saw on wikileaks. they tweeted bradley manning's convictions relate to espionage. basic guide to honest reportage, manning has not been found guilty but he has been convicted of supplying information to the press. i mean, are there -- it goes both ways, i suppose, because he's acquitted of the heaviest offe

top pentagon officials have had at least four talks in the past week with the egyptian counterparts,crisis. >> but there will be consequences. >> reporter: in an interview with cnn's candy crowley, general martin dempsey warned that if the egyptian military were to remove the civilian government, billions of dollars would be at stake. >> if this were seen as a coup, it would limit the type of relationship we think we need with the egyptian forces. >> reporter: u.s. told cnn they could still talk with their egyptian counterparts, and dempsey was only referring to aid with dollars attached. john kerry signed off on $1.5 billion in aid. and the united states is scrambling to figure out if they may have to cut it off. >> it is premature to suggest we cut it off, we are taking steps. >> whatever happens it will l e likely not affect the soldiers deployed to the sinai peninsula this summer. they are going there as observers in part of the peace-keeping force to keep peace with israel. and because they're part of an independent international group, it is not directly tied to u.s. aid, wolf.

right now the pentagon calls it officially work place violence.ans military victims are not eligible for the purple heart or extra government benefits. the feds say the purple heart is only for service members injured or killed by enemy combatants. the victim's lawyers claim hasan qualifies since he admitted that he killed his fellow soldiers to defend the taliban. three women, who had spent a decade as hostage in the home of a mad man in cleveland are speaking out and saying thank you. tonight, you will actually hear from them. plus, police say a woman was laughing and joking as she talked about hiring a hit man to kill her own husband, and wait until you hear what the husband is saying now. it's important to get away from everything once in awhile. well, everything but palm trees, sunshine and fruity drinks, that is. icaused by acid reflux disease, relieving heartburn, relief is at hand. for many, nexium provides 24-hour heartburn relief and may be available for just $18 a month. there is risk of bone fracture and low magnesium levels. side effe

our pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski has more tonight. >> reporter: defense officials call it the big white elephant nobody wants. located at camp leatherneck in southern afghanistan, a brand new state of the art military headquarters, but pentagon general john sopko calls it a total waste of taxpayer money. >> the building will probably never be used and may actually be destroyed. >> reporter: at a cost of $34 million and 64,000 square feet, it's larger than a football field. complete with a war room, theater, and enough office space to accommodate 1,500 workers. but long before it was built, an officer said he didn't need the building and didn't want it. and there will soon be no one to use it. in america's drawdown from afghanistan, the number of forces at cap leatherneck has already fallen from 20,000 to 7,000. since it was too expensive to operate, not even the afghan military wants it. >> as a taxpayer, i'm outraged. >> reporter: two investigations are underway to figure out what went wrong. but a senior official here says while it appears no laws have been broken, it was

congress was pushing to meet with him for months and was repeatedly denied by the pentagon what military officialsas a clerical error. steven hayes, fox news contributor. good morning to you. >> good morning, bill. bill: colonel george bristol, what authority did he have in north africa last year. >> members of congress want to question him on, what exactly his rolly was as events of that night unfolded. they had been trying to get in touch with him as you point out and have him testify for months. his was a name you heard early in this investigation. then he so the of disappeared for a while. there was renewed interest in him because of some things he was saying behind closed doors, suggesting to people that he might have insight as to what happened that we hadn't yet heard. bill: okay, now, he has said that immediately he thought it was terrorism but then he's also suggested, that you know, sending a rescue team in there was not possible. you wonder just how much he will give up of that today. would you expect big headlines from this witness? >> i don't honestly. i tend to think that if he was g

walking through this white house meeting now with the president but lower ranking officials in the state department, pentagonnd white house including valerie jerry it for at least two years there is a cozy relationship between the muslim brotherhood and obama. lou: let's turn to edward snowden. this young man without very distinguishing achievements in his life i have a lot of friends that are high-school dropouts but with that i forgive him college dropout i understand as well. but i don't understand a man who betrays his government or people or country. that the knee and is a trader. and people seem to have gotten ahold of this jury to make it about something larger. >> if snowden really wanted to be a whistle-blower they don't go to moscow or china or spill the beans and to take the secrets and a laptop. if he was an honorable man man, don't go to those countries, go to congress and give them the information we would hail them -- and as a hero but he has given information not just about the intelligence but the way we gather the intelligence. that is almost as critical as the intelligence itself cause now

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he is 58 years old, said to have good relations with officials here at the pentagon and in fact studiedu.s. for some time. he was appointed by mohammed morsi but now clearly shown a lot more loyalty to the military than to morsi in staging this bloodless coupe which is a rare event. two of the most recent events thailand in 2006 and pakistan in 1999. now as you look at these live pictures from tahrir square in cairo, the challenge clearly for the general is ensuring that violence does not explode on those streets of cairo and, given what we are already hearing tonight, that will be no easy task, shep. >> shepard: no doubt. jonathan, leaders across the region are watching including syria's president ba harr assad he is praising the overthrow of the fall of the so-called political islam. morsi angered syria last month by announcing that he was severing diplomatic ties with damascus. of course, president assad has fought a brutal civil war against rebels for two years now. the united nations estimates more than 90,000 people have died in that conflict, including more than 6,000 children. t

pentagon. but white house officials insist no final decisions have been made. >> major garrett at the white housethanks, major. >>> in egypt, the muslim brotherhood is calling for more protests today after the deadliest day of violence since mohamed morsi was ousted last week. holly williams is in cairo. holly, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anthony. four other people have been killed here in the week of violent protests. the situation here in cairo here is changing very quickly and there are real fears that egypt is descending into chaos. outside the barracks of the republican guard in cairo, protesters face off with the egyptian military. deep divisions in this country have erupted on to the streets again. these men are supporters of mohammed morse six the democratically re-elected president who was ousted by the military last week. they believe morsi is being held insided barracks. yesterday, the military opened fire on the demonstrators, killing more than 50 people. the protesters say they were praying praying peacefully when the soldiers began shooting. they deny that saying they w

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>> reporter: the pentagon says the shipment will be delayed. u.s. officialsay the decision has to do with congress, which is debating today whether to cut off all military aid to egypt. diplomats in the mideast suggest that will be interpreted by the muslim brotherhood, that it has u.s. support to keep protesting. >> thank you. more on this with the panel. >>> sectarian attacks continue to spike in iraq. in baghdad, a blast outside a sunni mosque killed four and wounded a dozen more. officials say more than 500 people have been killed this month alone, all after a major prison break at abu ghraib, believed to be orchestrated by al qaeda terrorists there. >>> fox news has been first on many elements of the investigation into the benghazi terror attack last september that left four americans dead. tonight, exclusive new information about the state department agent gravely injured in that attack, trying to save ambassador chris steven. here is chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge. >> reporter: diplomatic security agent david ubin was so injured in

this is coming to us from our chief pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski who is reporting that u.s. officials now tell nbc news that prior to i guess now former president morsi's ouster, egyptian military officials had assured the u.s. that the military would not assume long-term control of the government. i'm reading this information in an e-mail sent by mick to make sure we get it righten an ensure the safety and security of the u.s. embassy personnel and all americans in egypt. it's also been reported that egyptian military leaders assured the u.s. they would put civilians in charge of the government as quickly as possible. the egyptian military announced today that the chief of escript's constitutional court would be as the temporary head of the government. mick goes on to report there have been conversations taking place over the course of this week between the secretary of defense in this corrupt, chuck hagel and his counter part in egypt as well as the chairman of the joint chiefs can of staff, general martin dempsey and his unite counter part in egypt, as well. the u.s. has closer tie

i just came back last week from a conversation with senior officials in the pentagon and said they had no idea what works. that is shocking. 10 years into the war our government cannot rack or stack, cannot prioritize what works and what does not. if you have an unlimited budget and you were throwing as much money at it, that is not as important, but our budget is decreasing. our ability to work in afghanistan is decreasing. we really need to know what is working and what does not to we do not race -- waste money. that is the key issue we are focusing on, getting the administration and congress to do some hard thinking, hard planning on what to use, what programs to do going forward. host: what power will you have to make that happen? guest: the bully pulpit right here. every audit,we do, every inspection, every minute alert letter is made public. host: what is your tenure? is this officee goes out of existence when the amount of money for reconstruction not yet spent falls below $250 million per year. right now the amount of money appropriated, authorized, but not yet spent is $20 bil

there has, according to nbc's pentagon chief correspondent jim miklaszewski been some concern among defense officialsthe u.s. officials, the state department still has some of its u.s. officials manning the embassy in that country right now during this remarkable time of turmoil. >> ambassador ginsburg, back to you. tell us your reaction to any of that and what the president is thinking about right now from your past experience. >> well, peter's assessment is accurate. any ambassador at this point in time is first and foremost on the phone back to the department as in order to first of all, secure all of the americans both official, unofficial in the country, number one. and that -- there's a warden system we call in the state department that essentially alerts americans who may be outside the embassy compound where 0 go for safe haven because there may be in effect the threat of violence. there had been some evacuation of nonessential personnel before. we also have a deployment of some americans in the sinai and most importantly, of course, the major international component of egypt that matters so

military survivors of sexual assault and officials from the pentagon and department of veterans affairstestify. live coverage of the veterans affairs health subcommittee begins at 10 a.m. eastern time here on c-span2. >>> u.s. trade representative michael froman was on capitol hill yesterday to talk about the administration's efforts to reach trade deals with asian countries, especially japan where negotiations are focused on lifting import restrictions on u.s.-made cars. this hearing of the house ways and means committee is two hours. [inaudible conversations] >> the committee will come to order. well, good morning, everyone. i want to welcome everyone here today and extend a special welcome the united states trade representative, ambassador mike froman. first of all, let me congratulate you on your con fir payings. you are now leading one of the most professional and productive agencies in the united states government. we're glad to have you here, and we wish you very well in your new responsibilities. you take the helm of ustr at a critical juncture. we are in the midst of three majo