Exit selectivity it will come to order. This is a short hearing weve never had this combination of the select committee will come to order. This is a historic hearing, we have never had this combination of witnesses, a fantastic collection of expertise to help us make sense of the Chinese Communist party is doing in cyberspace and how we can better defend ourselves. I thought this morning we spend a lot of time on the committee debating or thinking about the question of whether china will make a move militarily against taiwan and what would be the timeline of such a move. Obviously this is a unknowable question and people continue to debate it, but in some meaningful sense i wonder if such invasion or the preparation for such invasion which would be incredibly costly as the Ranking Member eloquently pointed out yesterday has already begun. If the intelligence operation of the battle space has begun for over 20 years the ccp has been attacking government, defense contractors, technology
Let me call the hearing to order. Good morning. The Committee Meets today to consider the nomination of general c. Q. Brown. General, congratulations and thank you for stepping forward to lead at this critical time. I would like to welcome your wife and thank your son sean and ross. I would like to thank the current chairman milley. He has served this nation honorably and led the joint chiefs with skill and vision. We are grateful for his service and congratulate. You are well qualified to serve as chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. You have led this service as it goes through a rapid Global Security environment. You bring a record of successful leadership and command experience at all levels of our military. This expertise will serve you well. If confirmed, you will serve as the principal military advisor to the president , secretary of defense and congress. You will be expected to be an effective strategist, adviser and manager and counsel will be relied upon them as we go throug
defense today. the lead starts right now. might there be a breakthrough? after months of tuber vville blocking military promotions. the secretary tells cnn in an exclusive interview this blockade by tuberville has become a threat to national security. and major questions for the secret service today as the agency says it s closing it s case and that they could not figure out who dropped a baggy of cocaine inside the white house. plus one of california s premier hospitals facing a new federal civil rights investigation into its alleged treatment of pregnant black women. welcome to the lead i m jam tapper. we re going to start with our world lead. president biden today made quite the bold statement about putin s bloody war against ukraine. putin s already lost the war. putin has a real problem. how does he move from here? what does he do? there is no possibility of him winning the war in ukraine. he s already lost the war. that stunning assertion from biden at a new
the u.s. bombs 85 targets in iraq and syria and promises it is just the start of the next phase. the u.s. avenging the death of three american soldiers brought home friday in the solemn dignified transfer in dover, delaware attended by the president and first lady. iran condemning the attacks with its foreign minister calling it an adventurous and strategic mistake. the secretary of state antony blinken preparing to leave tomorrow for his fifth dip a medic shuttle to the region. pausing pushing for a halt in gaza, long enough for a hostage release. hostage release. good day everyone, i am andrea mitchell in washington as the world braces for the next phase of strikes against iranian backed militant groups in the middle east as potential counterattacks . the powerful but limited first phase targeted command and control her operations with intelligent centers, weapons facilities and supply lines among the aircraft used was long rage bombers that took off from texas and flew
bill hemmer, good morning, partner. dana: i m dana perino and this is america s newsroom. we made it to february. bill: we did. dana: a little long month that one of january. defense secretary lloyd austin will hold a news conference later this morning. anticipates building for his first major address since his secretive hospital stay. he is expected to face questions on many issues, not least his health. bill: payback against iran. what form does it come? questions swirling about the size and timing of the u.s. response after the deaths of three american soldiers and the wounding of dozens of others by an iranian proxy group out of iraq. all this with another group expanding their targets from the red sea to the air. dana: jennifer griffin is live at the pentagon to set it up for us this morning. you will have a front row seat this morning. we will. dana, this is the first time that the press has had an opportunity to question defense secretary lloyd austin abo