Departments plan to reform its command structure. The changes are aimed at updating language of the 1986 Goldwater Nichols act to meet the demands of modern warfare and to add cyberinto the command structure. This is 50 minutes. Welcome. Were delighted to have you here. It shouldnt be this cold in april. I came down from new york this morning and it was snowing in wilmington. What the ll . But were going to warm it up this afternoon. Were going to have an excellent opportunity to talk with secretary carter. Thank you all for coming. A brief security announcement. He has a security detail. Theyre going to watch out for him. Im going to watch out for all of you. If we have a problem, i would ask you to follow my instructions. Our exits are right here behind us. This is the door thats closest to the steps that go down to the street. If theres a problem out in front were going to go in the back and go over to the National Geographic society. We have an arrangement with them. If theress a p
President obama and ted cruz have defended natos role in keeping the world safe. Do you think nato is a good u. S. Investment . Republicans call in at 2027488001. Democrats, 2027488000. Independents, 2027488002. For those outside the u. S. , 2027488003. cspanwj and facebook. Com cspan. We are talking nato this morning. The u. S. Role in the 67yearold alliance. We are talking about the u. S. Contribution to nato which equates to 500 million a year, according to Defense Department budgets. Not role has become a concern on the campaign trail. This from the Washington Times this morning. Secretarygeneral Jens Stoletenberg said he welcomed more attention to nato and nato related issues in the u. S. Bit of Donald Trumps recent comments in the Washington Post editorial board. [video clip] donald trump i see nato as a good thing to have. I look at the ukraine situation ad i say, so, ukraine is country that affects us far less than it affects other countries and nato. Yet, we are doing all the
Population. And when we try to strengthen the population. Respect tobama with libya, i want to be very clear, i continue to believe that it was the right thing to do for us to intervene as part of a u. N. Mandated International Coalition to prevent some of the behaviorly murderous that gadhafi was talking about. That it was important for us to properly plan, prepare, and resource what came next. Was possible for us to do that effectively, i think that we didnt do it as effectively as we should have. Negate theot importance of us all now investing in making sure that there is a functioning libyan government. The fact that we now have a court,ent and national fragile as it is, requires us to do everything we can to encourage it. And this is a conversation i have had throughout my meetings during this trip, whether in london or now here. The partnership negotiations, what you are saying is differences continually narrowing, and i think it is up to the try to findto compromises and solutio
Senate candidate roy moore are driving the gop deeper into its existential crisis. Put on the light and let the truth come out to where it is. Plus, how the 2017 election shattered barriers for diverse candidates across the country. Well talk to virginias first transgender elected official. Finally, the intersection of politics and sports. Over 70 years of meet the press. What would happen in the nba without Michael Jordan . It could give the rest of us a chance to win. This is mtp daily, and it starts right now. Good evening. Im chuck todd here in win washington and welcome to mtp daily. Since when were morality become an issue of political convenience . Sexual misconduct involving minors is an issue that shouldnt have a side depending on who youre rooting for to win a special election to the u. S. Senate. Right now there are Republican Leaders in alabama and a few around the country that are still rallying behind Senate Candidate roy moore despite these allegations reported by the Wa
Reporters who broke that story. And republicans are opening up new lines of defense, including one that suggests that the white house wasnt smart enough to come up with a quid pro quo as how democrats get ready to take their case against the president public. Those open hearings will be an opportunity for the American People to evaluate the witnesses for themselves, but also to learn firsthand about the facts of the president s misconduct. Our team of reporters and analysts are all over this and the other top stories of the day. Start with Garrett Haake on capitol hill. So garrett, Jennifer Williams is the third person testifying who was listening in on that july 25th call between president s trump and zelensky. As democrats methodically build this case, how does she fit in and what can we expect moving forward as democrats get ready to take this public . Williams is interesting for two reasons. First, because she was on that call. She can provide another voice, another perspective abo