shanahan: we can do anything, right? i mean, this is -- in terms of working on something, this has been a really great experience because we've got this big piece of clay that we get to work with. and a lot of the critics, so you have people that are at the subatomic level and they get into, you know, let's move this little piece of the clay, you know, from here to there. i go back to when it came into the department, they said space is really important. secretary rumsfeld back in the early 2000 try to move the ball. we're talking a moving the ball. that's the most important piece. going back to the essence of your question. todd: so space command. why is it sufficient? sec. shanahan: well the space , command will only get after dealing the space but not any new tools. the big change is we woke up one day and space was contested. everything that we designed for was no longer as capable as we thought. you know, imagine being able to walk director neighborhood and never having to lock your door. one to all of a sudden you

shanahan: yes. sen. cotton: could you elaborate more? sec. shanahan: when i think about the top line and how we built the top line, it was a requirements-built budget, so every dollar in the budget is based off of derived requirement. how we package the money doesn't change how we built the budget. the color is in different to -- the color is indifferent to what we put the money towards. sen. cotton: if the congress could reach a budget cap deal and have it in the base budget, would it be better off? sec. shanahan: yes. sen. cotton: can you explain? sec. shanahan: i will ask david to comment on this but it is in the out years when the base budget gives us the predictability and stability that the chairman just spoke to. that not only gives us internally the stability to do our planning but also our partners in the industrial base, their investment, planning, and sizing. they have confidence that that continuity of money will continue. sen. cotton: that is probably a question for the comptroller. can you

i will start with you secretary shanahan.any of the critics of nuclear modernization imply or state emphatically that we cannot afford that. that in fact we have to choose in essence between nuclear or conventional modernization and yet as i look at the budget historically and as i look at the budget going forward, i see for the most part, a peeking of modernization cost for the nuclear force at under 6 1/2 percent in 2029. can we afford not to do it? it seems to me that that is a pretty efficient use of deterrence and i would just like to hear you elaborate a little bit on whether we can >> as our competitors are building up their nuclear capabilities and setting aside the budget, as our competitors are building up their nuclear capability or modernizing, we should not unilaterally disarm it and i think we have to start there. in terms of timing of the budget, maybe you can speak to that part the numbers you used are correct. the peak is about six and half percent. in normal maintenance you realize it's three percent. that i

shanahan is with the president.t in lima, ohio, to look at military systems there and the question now will be while this administrative investigation is going on, what does happen here at the pentagon? will there be a nomination for a secretary of defense? it will be shanahan? or will the white house have to turn to somebody else, brooke? >> we'll come back to you on that when the time comes. thank you very much. >>> here's the best video of the day. we need this. a tennessee day with six kids, national guard staff sergeant rob sternino has been deployed since may of last year and every two weeks he talked to his 9-year-old son, luca. the sergeant returned home early so his wife and him arranged for a surprise meeting. he thought he was training with his coach until this happened. >> keep your hands up. come on, shib. come on. is that all you got? >> daddy? [ applause ]

shanahan responding to these reports of this investigation yet?ctually asked about this while he was testifying before the hill. he said he welcomed it. when the official word came out, his spokesman did issue a statement saying that shanahan welcomes the inspector general's review of the complaint and that he is at all times remaining committed to upholding his ethics agreement. this is a statement from his spokesman. the investigation will play out. it could not come at a worse time for shanahan who is in the acting arole but is rumored to be named permanent secretary of defense. there are questions whether or not the reports could influence president trump's decision as well as name him to the permanent post. >> one of many with the acting designation. live from the pentagon, thank you very much. >>> the counter puncher takes new swings at a man who can't respond. president trump ramping up attacks on john mccain now complaining that he didn't get a thank you for approving john mccain's funeral. that's next. here at snowfest... for your worst s

a spokesman says shanahan says his boss welcomes the review.d painter, who is the ethics lawyer for former president george bush. i should point out he's also an executive with the watchdog group called crew, citizens for responsibility and ethics in washington, which filed a complaint with the inspector general against shanahan. so, richard, can you just explain what exactly you believe that the acting defense secretary shanahan did here when it comes to his former employer? >> well, we're going to have to find out what he did. but he clearly should not be shilling for boeing products or saying bad things about the competitors of boeing at the defense department. i'm shocked that a boeing executive -- a former boeing executive is put in charge of the defense department to begin with. he clearly has a bias, and apparently according to these complaints, numerous complaints, he is actually acting through with that bias, and he may very well influence defense spending in a budget that is well over a trillion dollars. so this is waste, fraud, and a

trump's acting defense secretary patrick shanahan spent 31 years as a boeing executive a and trump's former.n.n. investor nikki i haley has been nominated to the board of directors. all that and more, coming up. welcome e to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. burials are beginning in new zealand as the country mourns the loss of 50 muslim worshipers gunned down by a white supremacist friday in the deadliest attack in new zealand's history. the worshipers killed in the christchurch massacre came from around the world. most of them were immigrants, or refugees who had come to new zealand seeking safety. six pakistanis, four jordanians, four egyptians, and at least three bangladeshis are among the dead. the palestinian authority's foreign ministry said that six of the victims were of palestinian origin. new zealand prime minister jacinda ardern has been calling for unity and support for muslim cocommunities following the horrific attack. on friday, she was a asked abobt her phphone call with president trtrump. >>>> i spoke with donanald trump th

i have one specific question for secretary shanahan. army end strength, the request is $7500 lower than fiscal year 2019 authorization. but the fund request is increased by almost $1.3 billion. can you explain the difference? >> i believe the fundamental difference is the pay raise. >> did the department request that at that level? >> yes, we did. >> gentlemen, thank you for your service. i hope that over the next couple weeks we're able to get some type of agreement so we're able to get an appropriation measure passed for you prior to the beginning of the fiscal year. with that i yield the remainder of my time. >> thank you. >> thank you, mr. chairman. secretary shanahan, a number of officials have said the decision on reprimands and rewards rests with you. when secretary mattis resigned, we understood he was furious at the initial recommendations to place blame on junior officers. along more senior officers to escape responsibility. when will you make a decision about these reprimands and rewards? >> congressman, when i came into this

patrick shanahan. and his connections to boeing.those connections are affecting decisions being made at the pentagon. let me bring in military reporter courtney cubie and dan grazier from the project on government oversight. courtney, talk us through this new investigation. what is going on? what sparked this? >> so there were some news reports earlier this year that alleged that acting secretary of defense pat shanahan who as you know spent more than three decades as an executive at boeing, that he in meetings that disparaged one of boeing's primary competitor lockheed martin and one, if not more of their aircraft, some of their programs. lockheed martin. he had disparaged their program and talked about their leadership programs and had talked out boeing. and at the same time, we should point out that acting secretary shanahan has recused himself to decisions relating to boeing. but the allegations were, that he still had a bias and that would come out in these meetings. or had come out in these meetings. after these reports, there

shanahan has said that he's cooperating and he welcomes the investigation.easures in place at the pentagon to make sure there is no conflict, but nonetheless, the inspector general says there's enough here, so swoowe're going to investigate now. >> shimon, thanks very much. lot to look for. >>> still also a great deal to get to tonight. president trump weighing in again on the mueller investigation. plus going after his way to go after john mccain with a truly surprising way today. talking about his funeral and why the president should be thanked for it. we'll be right back. engineers put a man on the moon with technology less powerful than any smartphone. i became an engineer because of them. now i'm at verizon building a powerful 5g experience for america. we call it 5g ultra wideband. when i think of where people might go with it... i think of them. (man over radio) ...go for landing. ♪ ohh yeah! ohh yeah! ohh we hide hotel names, so you can find four star hotels at two star prices. ♪ h-o-t-w-i-r-e [dophin making] e-e-e-e ♪ h-o-t-w-i-r-e i thodid the ance

she is also chair of the australian muslim women's center for human rights in beirut rodger shanahan a research fellow at the lowy institute an australian think tank and joining us from london matthew goodwin a professor at the university of kent and former member of the u.k. governments and muslim hatred working group good to have you all with us. tess name show proof i could start with you then how when you heard about this attack what was your what went through your mind first where you were you surprised by it shocked i mean given given the what were your own countries going through what was your first reaction. it was i think the environment for this kind of attack culminating the way they did because the show meant exam time and i think it was always a question of when. yet it didn't take way through the tragedy and the whole integration that i'm continuing to navigate through mightn't but i think that the inevitability of it was something that sadly many fretted temporaries felt was just a matter of time rather shanahan what we all were your first feelings when you heard about

shanahan has said that he's cooperating and he welcomes the investigation.in place at the pentagon to make sure there is no conflict, but nonetheless, the inspector general says there's enough here, so we're going to investigate now. >> shimon, thanks very much. lot to look for. >>> still also a great deal to get to tonight. president trump weighing in again on the mueller investigation. plus going after his way to go after john mccain with a truly surprising way today. talking about his funeral and why the president should be thanked for it. we'll be right back. naysayer said no one would subscribe to a car the way they subscribe to movies. we don't follow the naysayers. ♪ ♪ and back pain made it hard to sleep and get up on time. then i found aleve pm. the only one to combine a safe sleep aid, plus the 12 hour pain relieving strength of aleve. i'm back. aleve pm for a better am. with expedia, i saved when i added a hotel to our flight. so even when she grows up, she'll never outgrow the memory of our adventure. unlock savings when you add select hotels to y

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talking about the investigation at the pentagon includes a quote from acting secretary of defense shanahan's spokesperson saying mr. shanahan complied with everything in he ethics greekt allowed the proper official related to former employer boeing throughout the process also notes it can not quote independently confirm that is alleged it is buried within the story i think all very new we don't interfere in investigations like this, let department of justice and fbi happily it independently watching as you will be. >> the nice around you obviously in the spotlight your husband has been in the spotlight been outspoken critic of president trump, for a while. last year and a half, speaking out against him on twitter the president responded outside of the white house yesterday, here is what he said got to get your reaction. >> i don't know if he is a whack job there is no question about it but i really don't know him, he -- i think doing a tremendous disservice to a wonderful wife, kellyanne is a wonderful woman i call him mr. kellyanne. >> your boss calling your husband a whack job what is goin

rodger shanahan how do you combat this sort of day i mean there are so many websites and so many areas on the internet on the dark web and so on which you talked about earlier where we're people people can go. and the authorities only have a fixed number of people to. to do to to monitor people i mean they can they can monitor everyone can they will work what needs to be done. listen it's a massive challenge for law enforcement and security agencies and as you pointed out it's a bit like whack a mole as soon as you shut down one service another one will pop up. by surprise he says. it's might be called comfort i suppose that. while it's a witness it's also i potential source of exploitation by security and law enforcement agencies because the more that people are on this they saw it's in that communicate with each other. the more you're able to get a sense of what kind of networks that these people are working in that requires you to have some kind of understanding of some of the players within the network so it's not necessarily all a bad thing. but when we're talking about influences

robust house democrats just moving to block the president, after grilling acting defense secretary shanahanver pentagon redirecting a billion bucks to build miles of fence along the mexican borrowed, the democrats already approved 8 times that one billion amount for border wall six years ago illegal immigrants continuing to break the wall crossing the border i am elizabeth holmes macdonald thanks for joining us -- "the evening edit" starts right now. ♪ ♪ let's get right to he can brag news on boeing a 737 max plane with no if passengers onboard just made an emergency landing, at orlando international airport he had war lawrence in washington with details edward. reporter: this is a test flight boeing 737 maximum 8 plane it ended in that emergency landing you mentioned southwest confirms that they were flying the plane to go into storage until the ban was lifted no passengers onboard just two polites a spokesman for lorpding aviation authority says plane encountered general trouble 10 minutes into a flight from orlando to victorville california turned around landed safely in orlando, faa all

again, secretary shanahan commented on that. he's been in the middle of the knife fight trying to bring this about. but i think sometimes it's useful to look backwards through the lens of history at things where it's a little easier to see. it's interesting to look at the decades' long struggle inside the u.s. army for what eventually became united states air force, a service that many of us in the room spent our time in uniform. inside the dod, there was a struggle to create u.s. special operations command, which is actually a service-like principles. it's not a service, but it has some of those attributes, but it took decades. it took a long time just to decide to do it. then it was still a struggle and still is today in some ways, a struggle to make it what it is at the moment. by the way, not everyone thinks it's the most wonderful thing in the world. just because you've achieved some level of culture and focus and mission cape nlt doesn't mean everyone around you decides it's the best thing in the world. and it's okay. that

amounting secretary shanahan. defined in the law as any construction, development, convergent or extension of any kind carried out with respect to a military installation, necessary to produce a complete and usable facility. i imagine it is pretty rigorous of a selective process and must prove to be important to the well-being and readiness of service members. as the law states the purpose of these funds are to produce usable facilities for our military. correct me if i'm wrong, getting a project selected to receive funding is pretty difficult and in most situations it takes years for installation commanders actually get projects funded and included in their budgets. diverting funding hampers the department's ability to sustain what you all have been stressing is readiness. and as the come dant has alluded to congress did its job by authorizing and appropriating funds for projects that the department and members of congress saw as vital. and what we are being told is that this funding is is is not going to be used

patrick shanahan, he's in the hot seat, taking trump's plan for border wall funding to capitol hill.awmakers say, not so fast. >> 5, 10, $20 billion lying around for a particular purpose, what does that say about whether or not you really need the money if you come up here telling us it's unique. maria ramirez? hi. maria ramirez! mom! maria! maria ramirez... mcdonald's is committing 150 million dollars in tuition assistance, education, and career advising programs... prof: maria ramirez mom and dad: maria ramirez!!! to help more employees achieve their dreams. mom and dad: maria ramirez!!! our mission is to provide complete, balanced nutrition... for strength and energy! whoo-hoo! great-tasting ensure. with 9 grams of protein and 26 vitamins and minerals. ensure, for strength and energy. look for savings in your weekly paper. i woubecause i know there ent to adare so many of youterans, who have served our country honorably. whether it's two years, four years or thirty-two years like myself. one of the benefits we as a country give our veterans is eligibility for a va loan for up to 1

my question is for secretary shanahan. i want to follow up with a decade of china making some significant investments in ai, quantum, and other emerging technologies, why is our topline number so important to ensure that in the long-term we are able to fight and win against adversaries like china? >> it's the most important thing we can do to create military capabilities. that is also what enables us economically. they really are all tied together. and i think going back to the what youan's question, would find in the department of defense is is not just about conducting military exercises. how do we work with partners in the regions where we are providing security to unlock economic capabilities and develop economic relationships? the relationships we form to the department could unlock some of these other diplomatic or economic benefits, so it is to -- we are not looking at these great power competitions as the military is an enabler to unlocking diplomatic and new relations. but that topline in these critical areas, par

unfairly favored the weapons contractor boeing, where shanahan spent over three decades as an executive. the inquiry comes a week after the watchdog group citizens for responsibility and ethics in washington filed a complaint alleging shanahan "praised boeing in discussions about government contracts, said that boeing would have done much better than its competitor lockheed martin had it been awarded a fighter jet contract, and repeatedly 'dumped on' the jet lockheed produced." shanahan's ties to boeing face -- faced renewed scrutiny after the company's 737 max jets remain grounded worldwide following deadly crashes in indonesia and ethiopia. meanwhile cnn reports the , justice department has issued multiple subpoenas seeking information on boeing's safety and certification procedures, as well as how the company marketed its 737 aircraft, as part of a criminal investigation. in mededia news, the walt disney company has clclosed a $71.3 billion acquisition of 21st century fox, cementing the corporation's status as the largest entertainment: -- conglomerate in history. it will reshape the

hi, jen. >> patrick shanahan is with the president in ohio. a group in washington. pentagon officials have warned for years that china and russia could take out u.s. satellites with their missiles and there would be nothing the u.s. could do to stop them. >> if our satellites were attacked, we would be blind, deaf and impotent before we knew what would hit us. >> shanahan spoke at a washington think tank offering more details on space force. after months of compromise, the new service will be put under the air force and employ between 15,000 and 20,000 personnel. about the same number as the air force has working on space now. the head of space force will have a seat on the joint chiefs here at the pentagon. >> china is moving fast to grow their presence in space. last year their government put 38 rockets into orbit. this is more than double the 17 that our government launched. >> today there are roughly 2,500 satellites in orbit. american companies anticipate adding 15,000 satellites in the next decade according to patrick shanahan. the space

she is also chair of the australian muslim women's center for human rights in beirut rodger shanahan a research fellow at the low institute an australian think tank and joining us from london matthew goodwin a professor at the university of kent and former member of the u.k. governments and muslim hatred working group good to have you all with us. as name show proof i could start with you then. how when you heard about this attack what what what was your what went through your mind first where you were you surprised by it shocked i mean given given the what your own country is going through what was your first reaction. it was i think the environment for this kind of attack culminates in the way that has the show meant to some time and i think it was always a question of when. yet it didn't take way through the tragedy and the whole integration that i'm continuing to navigate through the migrants but i think that the inevitability of it was something that sadly many fracking temporaries felt was just a matter of time rodger shanahan what were your will your first feelings when you he

in a letter to shanahan today, house services chairman smith denied this request. committee does not approve the proposed use of department of defense funds to construct additional physical barriers and roads or install lighting in the vicinity of the united states border. but there may be little house of representatives can do about that. they said the request was unilateral, it was not sent to the house for approval. the only thing they can do is shift money around going forward, and that's what they're threatening to do. politico reports top lawmakers of both parties have warned they may cut off the pentagon's ability to move money within its budget if defense leaders violate the longstanding custom by shifting funding without asking congress' permission. in a house armed services committee hearing on the pentagon's fiscal budget for next year which just happened to be happening today, chairman smith pressed secretary shanahan on the consequences of shifting $1 billion without going through congress. >> you are not asking for our permission. now, you understand

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lou: start with space, shanahan making it clear we have a big gap to overcome but he is talking aboute? >> sure. the problem was that during the last two administrations, we wore down the military. fighting in two wars that we did not win. now we're in a position we're behind, behind in cyber defense and offense. we need to develop these two areas where we have been sitting still, and everyone else has been moving smartly out. lou: this president, essential he be elected, otherwise this gap would have gotten wider and wider. >> we might never have been able to make up for it. lou: turn to china. and to the gap that exists in a real way between a communist nation, it is now acceptable to say that china is a communist nation. people have taken note. they are author terayon regime with expansionist plans in the globe, your reading of the prospects? >> i think that china has right under our noses, been moving to create a digital, amer time and land route, they will lock the world under their control in 2025 they have a made in china plan. their goal is to by 2025, that is in a few years,

shanahan went on later to also give more details on the new space force the new military branch will be placed under the department of the air force and have between 15 and 20,000 personnel. joining us tonight, kt mcfarland , oh, it feels good just say those words and initial s former deputy national security advisor to president trump a regular on this broadcast for years and she's also served in the next on, ford and reagan white houses great to have you back with us, kt. >> delighted to be with you. lou: let's start with space, shanahan making it clear that this is underway that we have a big, big gap to overcome in rocketry, and missions to low earth orbit but he's surely talking about much more than that isn't he? >> oh, sure the problem was that during the last two administrations we wore down the military, fighting in these two wars that we didn't win and now, we're in a position where we're behind, we're behind in cyber defense, we're behind in cyber offense, and we're really behind in space, so we need to put r & d money in and also develop these two areas where we've been s

patrick shanahan just approved $1 billion in military funding for the wall. testify today before the house armed services committee. brandon judd is president of the national border patrol council. thank you for joining us, we appreciate it. first of all your response to patrick shanahan saying, $1 billion for the wall, if that is needed? >> it is absolutely needed. if you look at the number of drugs flowing into the united states, the deaths we have, migrant caravans coming to the border, what they are doing is thumbing their nose at our immigration and drug laws in the united states and unless we get a handle on this we will see an increase in these drugs and illegal aliens crossing the border. this is absolutely necessary and i applaud this decision. shannon: people who think this is not a wise decision says it is taking money from much-needed projects the military needs to get done. is a portion of the letter from senate democrats demanding answers saying we have serious concerns that political interference and pet project have come ahead of many near-ter

the pentagon also saying that shanahan becomes ret view by the kpliet of citizens.ained committed to filing. this includes any matters, to eliminate any perceived or conflict of interest issue with boeing, this comes as boeing faces intense scrutiny following two crashing of the 737 max 8 in five months. >>> robert kraft was offered a plea deal for the charges against him for illegally paying for prostitution. he would have to admit to be found guilt. he was one of 25 people arrested last month as part of a sting operation. the state attorney for palm beech counbeach county says thi standard. owners are subject to the legal's person conduct policy. these come after a month's long human traffics investigation, kraft is not alleged to be involved in any human trafficking charges. they bring that often overlooked epidemic into the spotlight, however. they say it is a modern form of savory. a steady increase across the globe, and that 30% are children, 70% are girls. they sign a light on this. >> she a master manipulator. he looked for you. he serged farched for you. he

patrick shanahan just approved $1 billion in military funding for the wall.will testify today before the house armed services committee. rob: ethiopian officials say up 11 a report on the doomed ethiopian airlines crash is likely to come this week. american authorities are reviewing the way regulators greenlight new aircraft in the us. the transportation department forming expert committee to examine faa safety approval procedures, the latest side of increased scrutiny on the faa after boeing at 737 max 8 jets were grounded around the world following those two deadly crashes. airline passengers shocked when they land in the wrong country. a british airways flight headed to germany mistakenly touches down 1000 miles away in scotland. the plane landed in dÜsseldorf nearly two hours later, the airline says a german company that charted the plane submitted the wrong route to air traffic control. what a surprise. >> what would have been a historic moment for nasa will have to wait. the space agency canceled his first all-female spacewalk because they didn't have e

i can tell you the president has a great deal of respect for acting defense secretary shanahan. he likes him. when the president is ready to make an announcement, he will. >> there's a lot of actings in the administration. any possibility of removing acting from mick mulvaney's tit title? >> a lot of possibilities there. the reason why we have acting is we're waiting on the confirmation process of a couple of those folks. >> some of the reasons they have actings as well is because the president likes the idea of acting people in their roles. perhaps he thinks it makes them work harder. i don't know anybody that could possibly work harder than mick mulvaney, whether he was acting or permanent chief of staff. so it sounds like there may be some changes to titles coming up. mick mulvaney may become the permanent chief of staff. the president is very happy with what he's doing there. mulvaney is having the time of his life. while sarah sanders would not confirm that patrick shanahan will be nominated to replace james mattis, you want a permanent secretary of defense, not an acting.

shanahan will actually be on capitol hill testifying in just under an hour on the house side.see a few fireworks there. democrats on capitol hill are objecting to this. they think this is not the way to go. they are concerned that there will be even more money transferred from things like military construction projects, the roadiness and training will be hurt and things they believe the military needs to be funded won't be funded because it will be transferred to the border projects. we'll see in a short time how the acting defense secretary plans to defend this program in the face of congressional opposition. >> barbara starr, thank you for being on top of it. joining me is ryan fitzpatrick. he serves on the foreign affairs committee. thank you for your time. >> good morning. >> let's start on barbara starr's reporting regarding funding from the pentagon. you broke ranks in february joining democratic colleagues in opposing the president's emergency declaration decision, declaration. should the president be able to unilaterally move funds from the pentagon including unused mi

the president has a great deal of respect for acting defense secretary shanahan. he likes him. and when the president is ready to make an announcement, he will. reporter: there are a lot of actings in the administration. sarah: a lot of possibility there. we are waiting for the confirmation process for a couple of those folks. reporter: i want to follow with the latest on china. has the president made an offer .n mar-a-lagogate sarah: in terms of whether or not we have a date set, not yet. we are continue inthe negotiations with china. when we have an announcement for the two leaders to sit down, we'll let you know. reporter: the president's negotiating partner after the talks broke down. sarah: that is absurd. the president will make a deal that is in the best interest of america and if he doesn't feel like it's a good deal, it's not worth just signing a piece of paper and the president didn't feel like what was on the table was enough. the president is 100% committed to denuclearization of the peninsula and whatever we do further that process. we will see what happens with no

shanahan told congress he welcomes an investigation.on of the max 8 could take longer than anticipated because more countries are opting not to rely on faa certification as they used to do. >> jon: doug mcelway in washington thank you. >> sandra: catastrophic flooding in the midwest destroying hundreds of homes and farms as one river gets closer to cresting today. we're live on the ground in moments. do you remember this? >> it was a bone head idea, put in question for an entire decade the independence of the most significant body, including the congress in my view, the supreme court of the united states of america. >> that's then senator joe biden criticizing the idea of packing the supreme court as a propose all to do that gains steam. what happens if joe biden decides to get in the race? >> sandra: andrew gillum lost his bid for florida governor and now launching an effort to register one million new voters in hopes of winning the state back from president trump in 2020. up next the trump campaign's press secretary kayleigh mcenany w

morning, acting defense secretary patrick shanahan and house armed services subcommittee chair jim cooper speak at a forum on the trump administration's 2020 budget and the evolving nationals already priorities in space. we will have it live at 9:00 eastern on c-span, right now, former nasa administrator charles bolden talks about the future of space travel and exploration at ohio state university's john glenn school. this is a little more than an hour. good evening, everyone. thank you for joining us on the campus of ohio state university. >> good evening, everyone. thank you for joining us on the campus of ohio state university. it is great to welcome, four-time shuttle flyer, retired major general from the united states marine corps, charles bolden. may i call you charlie? >> yes, call me john because that's what my mom wanted. welcome, we will open it up for some questions as we move forward tonight. interestingreally time in space exploration. this is a transition here in the

the house armed services looks at the defensive budget was acting secretary patrick shanahan and chairman joseph dunford. announcer: the orissa will -- holding ais conference in washington. vice president michael pence spoke to the group about the trump administration's commitment to israel. his remarks are 30 minutes. ♪ >> our next against has a deep and personal relationship with israel and aipac. throughout his decades of public life, vice prent

at 10:00 a.m., a look at the defense budget with patrick shanahan and joseph dunford.ight on q&a, joan talks about her latest book, the chief, a biography of john roberts. roberts controls, he will determine the law of the land now that anthony kennedy is gone. so the liberals want him to inch over a little bit and republicans are trying to hold him back. meanwhile, you have this chief justice declaring there is no such thing as an obama judge or trump judge. project a bench that is not political, when they all have their agendas. sunday night at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. withmin netanyahu met president