Billion. The actual cost of the plan itself was ejected originally in the 60 billion, now it is about 161 billion give or take. Host are there problems with the plane . Guest by the way, 161 million per plane. While they have had to level off some problem, based on software problems. Millions of dollars that they need to do, and whole bunch of flight testing they need to be doing. They are still making changes to tooling, some of the things were going to buy something 289 planes before this Flight Test Program is done, so over the next 10 years, we could be spending upwards of 2 billion just a reoutfitting be plain that are sitting on the flight line right now. Host Frank Oliveri joins us until 9 15 to talk about the f 35 fighter. We have questions about it not only from your viewpoint and interest in it but also maybe you are in active or retired military and want to give your thoughts on as well. Here is the line, how we have divided them this morning if you want to participate. For
Should it for information given to wikileaks. He was given 35 years. What do you think about the sentence . 31 people commenting so far. We want to ask you about the sentence. Was it too lenient or appropriate . We want to hear from you this morning. Here is how you can weigh in this morning. Twitter is available to you. You can also send as emails. The new yorkrom times. Bradley manning escorted into Court Wednesday for the maryland retreat in maryland. It shows a picture of him with the headline. Manning giving sentence 35 years for lookeaking. Then gives youe a little bit of perspective. There have been a series of opinions in the sentence that was handed down yesterday. You may have opinions of your own. Here is how you can share them with us. If you live outside the United States, if you could also give us opinion on that. He made a statement and thoughts known on the release yesterday saying reprimanding betrayed his country. Obligations as a soldier. Editors of New York Times kn
Well talk about it over the coming hour here. We had the best Consumer Sentiment survey in six years this morning, and the market sold off. Around the earnings have not been all that bad. So we have a lot to talk about coming up this hour here. Yeah, and were certainly coming off of the lows right now as we approach the final stretch. The market also keeping a close eye onto drama in d. C. Over the Federal Reserve. Who will be the next chairman after bernanke . So much so today, the white house tried to calm things down by saying, no decision has been made. No decision is imminent. But the Larry Summers rumors are invoking a lot of reaction. Well get the very latest from washington and analysis from our own Steve Liesman and Rick Santelli on the next chairman. Meanwhile, more developments in the government versus steve cohens hedge fund s. A. C. Capital, who not only wants to shutter the firm, but its trying to get all of the money, as well, possibly leaving cohen penniless. Whats behi
The government. So i look forward to this and thank you very much. Were just glad that you could join us, senator johnson and me. Thanks so much for coming for your comments. When along when senator begich was speaking i was reminded of all people senator mick enzi from wyoming, as my colleagues know, i oftentimes cite him, he may be later here today. He has his 80 20 rule that is one of his Guiding Principles in terms of how to get things done and the 80 20 rule is basically, we agree on 80 of the stuff. Here in congress. We disagree maybe on 20 . Lets just focus on the 80 that we agree on. And well set the other 20 aside until another day. And today i think were going to focus on the 80 that we can agree on. And to help try to path for just the congress but for our country. The one of the people whos not here yet will probably be here in a little bit is senator from arkansas mark pryor. They have a saying in arkansas, whenever you see a friend, and mark pryor said this to me about a
In terms of the operation, we are probably going to see more naval and nonthe literary chinese Ship Operating in this nearterm. Aboutfrankly am not sure how the chinese will use this military operation, training, in the area of the islands. Aaised a quick question great question about japan and the way it is dealing with its third oil disputes with the republic of korea. To talk about some of the territorial and maritime issues. They try to use the law of the sea, and the peoples republic of china i do not think it is in gauging the park in the. Roper u. N. Bodies to the extent we have regularity, there are opportunities for using judicial bodies to bring clarity. Politics domestic plays a huge part. Andhe extent we believe have that norm where these things can be litigated over and move towards the greatest extent possible, there have been these sorts of disputes that have been resolved. There is oil in the north sea, and now we have joint development there. The far future there are o