lieutenant general mike oakland and stanley mcchrystal. abc news says mcchrystal is not interested.erry is heading to rush out this week to visit -- it comes at a particularly tense time in u.s. russian relations. in addition to differences over syria and ukraine, as follows last week's expulsion of diplomats after an incident outside the embassy in moscow. that involved a russia's security guard are fighting with a u.s. diplomat. detainees in bay the move to serbia. the two men were released from u.s. base in cuba after comprehensive security reviews. it follows the transfer of another prisoner to italy over the weekend. 76 prisoners remain at want on obey. in japan, the focus turns to the trimester -- his conservative coalition scored a convincing victory in upper house elections, winning a super majority. his liberal party 156 of the 121 seats in confession. a junior coalition party 114 more. he has promised to take what he calls broader, bolder measures to expand japan's economy. global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts and more than 120 coun

two other names have emerged, retired general stanley mcchrystal and retire old -- retired general michaelnt. of theericans disapprove fbi's decisions not to pursue charges against hillary clinton. 66% say that she should have been charged for her handling of class of fight e-mails while secretary of state. won't% of people say it influence their vote in november. the end of an era, tim duncan of this spurs announced his retirement. he spent all 19 seasons with san antonio, leading the team to five championships. he appeared in 15 all-star games and is also a three-time nba finals and vp and was named to the all nba first 10 times. news, 24 hours per day, powered by 2600 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. i'm mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. thank you so much, mark. i'll, will be reporting results after the closing bell today. there's a great contrast the bull market the s&p 500 and making a new record high today with the persistent u.s. earnings record that's unlikely to end. if you look at it on the bloomberg terminal, which i have next to me, there are two panels here. the

retired general stanley mcchrystal, one individual known to all of us, said protecting these allies is as much a matter of american national morality as it is american national security. we're talking about in the view of general mcchrystal, one of our great outstack leaders -- outstanding leaders. we're talking about our moral obligation here. so i hope and pray that we can get a unanimous vote on this motion to instruct. finally, mr. president, we are going to have again a vote on the defense -- to move forward on the defense appropriations bill. i understand that it probably will fail and that to me is an unbelievable act. it's unbelievable given the situation in the world today and the threats we face, that in the words of the director of national intelligence and in the words of the director of the c.i.a. that there will be further attacks on the united states of america, that my friends on the other side of the aisle are refusing to take up the legislation that pays for the defense of this nation. it's beyond belief. now, i don't like provisions in the defense appropriations bill

among its ranks are general avid petraeus, general stanley mcchrystal, the former head of the air force, the list goes on and on. why? the former vice chief of staff of the army stated it very clearly, i have seen firsthand what weapons of war can do. there is no reason we cannot close the loopholes that allow these killing machines to fall into the hands of criminals, those who are mentally ill, or wish to do harm to innocent men, women, and children. the sit-in a couple weeks ago was exactly about what he said. which is to pass the king-thompson bills to close the loopholes and to require that people who are on the no-fly list cannot purchase weapons that go out and result in mass killings of far too many americans. we should listen to the people who wore the uniform of our country, those leaders who, again, protected and defended not only the constitution but all of us and listen to their message and pass the king-thompson bills. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from texas seek recognition? ms. jackson lee: i ask to re