bridget has got a microphone. if you will just wait for the mic to come to you. as they get ready for questions sid i can only thank you for your message but the consistency of your message over time from leadership like conaway shepard brubaker james wyatt, i mean this speech tailored for today for 2014 are the same words that people go back to the 1980s with about their thanks to the united states air force, to its leadership for the seamlessness. this is a tremendous message and i'm very proud to be part of a great united states air force. our secretary and the chief are doing a great job in keeping this gang together just like the air force association has done. and like mitchell is trying to do. with that too is a question for general clarke? back here in the back. hang on for a second. >> thanks very much for coming out to talk to us today. speaking about modernization of the fleet now that we have defense building can you share thoughts on the modernization for your c-130 fleet as you get ready to do global air traffic management system tech. >> internatio

to bridget to the new nuclear deterrent that we will build that we will be building in the 20 20's. yes? -- there haveout been at couple of scandals. one involving cheating. what did the reviews find on how about the culture was and what is being done to address the issues within the force? >> these questions would be best addressed by all three. i would like to start with admiral haney. >> i would stay -- start off by saying that most of our warriors come to work every day with integrity, commitment, and service to this mission. there have been some stumbling blocks. managed to remove those folks. when you look at the discussion we had here, and the amount of effort our warriors have in terms of bridging that gap, in terms of making sure that this is safe, secure, and effective, they are on board. i visited all of our nuclear bases, more than twice in most cases, over my tenure here. i have met with small groups, large groups, etc. , and most of our folks were very committed to the point where they were perturbed at the performance by those who demonstrated flaws and integrity. and

caitlin dunn for senator portman and bridget frye for congressman van hollen have been immensely helpful and also display the kind of bipartisanship that we are seeking to augment today. i want to also introduce my wife, dr. patricia burg, who's professor at george washington medical center and i say has a real job looking for cures for cancer. and also i want to thank the national press -- oh, and also rebecca vannedder lend if you'll raise your hand because rebecca will be carrying the mic around through the audience so the media will be able to take advantage of the questions from the audience. and i know that's important to crushes span also. and i -- important to c-span also. and i want to thank the executive director joe mccarron, and is though what st. john still here -- noah st. john still here? our audio people at the club. so we'll lead first with the senate, senator rob portman. >> thanks very much. and, bob's right, we have worked together in the past. we consider him an honorary ohioan, and it's always good to be with him. he works with barry mccaffrey who was our drug czar

here as a ed commander of a bridget the division in 3 kaufrps. i personally experienced the resiliency of the oldiers and families and community. the fort hood family has been central to the army's success 13 years of war. haring in our victories and grieving when we lost those dearest to us. for us and our families when we deployed to iraq or her afghanistan. you were there for us when we struggled to understand and from the events of november 5, 2009. the loss of 13 people. today, we are here to tell you and show you that our army and our nation are here for you. we cannot help but feel the echoes of that most horrible day in the tragedy we now face. for many across the fort hood community, the events last week reopened the wounds of five years ago. we are heartbroken that those same units and soldiers, families and communities who have supported unit after unit of deployments to iraq and afghanistan and have sacrificed so much must endure yet another burden. we must come together as an army, as a community and as a nation, to learn from wednes

. >> i would have worked the toll booth and had bridget kelly scrubbing commodes at the restaurants on the turnpike. people understand this. when you think about it, you go dam, man, they really shut that bridge down. >> can you tell he has adhd? many doctors in the room? a little hyper. >> what advice do you give young people who are thinking of getting into politics? >> honestly, there is a chapter in the book, i wrote everything and i was going to cut, cut, cut and the publisher left it in. you and never going to be more idealistic than you are at this age. you can't help it. the beauty of age is wisdom but the terror is realism. don't be afraid to fail. don't be afraid to do anything including dry cleaning, coffee, be fair, learn, take a mentor, don't be afraid to ask, people our age who have done it want to teach you and think outside the box. we don't know about twitter. my best friend donna brazil's says we need to get a twitter account, if you are over 30 and like a glass of wine after 10:00 you don't need a twitter account. we need people like you and james teaches at tulane,

bridget? [applause] >> [in unison] i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> good afternoon. i am the speaker of the general assembly and i want to welcome you today to trenton, for governor chris christie's inauguration. it is with my distinct honor i announced the playing of the national anthem by the 63rd army band. ♪["star-spangled banner"] ♪ [applause] >> everyone can be seated. i would like to call up the governor's son, patrick christie. [applause] >> good afternoon. my name is patrick christie and i have the honor of introducing the former headmaster of the joe barton school. please join me in welcoming him to deliver the invocation. [applause] >> as you can tell, patrick, by that applause that your dad got, that he is loved. let us now bow our heads and pray for god's blessing. lord, we gather today to ask your blessings on our governor, lieutenan

this morning i have terminated the employment of bridget kelly, effective immediately. i terminated her employment because she lied to me. >> a portion of governor chris christie's news conference yesterday in trenton, new jersey. the entire event is about two hours long. it will be aired sunday at 10:35 a.m. eastern on c-span. >>> u.s. employers add ad scant 74,000 jobs in december of, the fewest in three years according to the associated press. the labor department says the unemployment rate fell from 7% in november to 6.7%, the lowest level since october of 2008 but the drop occurred partly because more americans stopped looking for jobs. here are comments from the joint economic committee looking into the december jobs report. >>> house speaker john boehner released a statement on the jobs numbers which said in part, today's disappointing news report shows again that the president's policies are failing too many americans, many of whom simply stopped looking for work. part of senator harry ride's statement include today's report why republicans must support with dem

as to bridget kelly, i have acted today. secondly, i was disturbed by the tone and behavior and attitude of caliber ash callus indifference is displayed in the e-mails -- and the attitude of callous indifference displayed n the e-mails. reading that, it made me lose my confidence in bill's judgment. you cannot have someone at the top of your political operation who you do not have confidence in. as a result, i have instructed bill stepney and to not place his name in nomination for state party chairman and he will not be considered for state party chairman. i have instructed him to withdraw his consultancy with republican governor's association. if i cannot trust someone's judgment, i cannot ask others to do so. i would not place him at the head of my political operation ecause of the lack of judgment hat was shown in the e-mails that were revealed yesterday. that is also been communicated. there is no doubt that bill has been one of my closest advisers over the last five years. for that, i am said today -- sad today to have

we asked bridget kelly. she told us she didn't have any. we asked her if she was involved, she said she was not. we asked if she had any saidedge ends -- and she she didn't. i was surprised because i was told there was nothing there and there was. not a mystery. if you ask for something and someone deceives you and tells you it doesn't exist, what is the follow-up? are you sure? yes. have you searched your e-mails? yes. you don't have anything? no. ok, were you involved in any way? no. any knowledge? no. after that, what do you do? you would have to ask them, i don't know. i don't think so. >> [inaudible] >> no. i know you guys would love that if i actually did. i am not to that stage yet. to there i might get stage where i am angry -- i don't break things. you need to understand this. resolved tog here do my job and do what i am supposed to do. but i am a very sad person today. .hat is the emotion i feel a person close to me betrayed me. a person who i counted on and trusted for five years betrayed me. a person who i gave a high government

and bridget could not tell me the truth. and bill, you do, what told me at the time is not contradicted by the e-mails, and but the e-mails and the color and character of e-mails have led me to conclude that i don't have confidence in his judgment any longer and that's what i asked him to move on, and he has. you know, at this point there are legislative hearings that will come and all the rest and i do want to get myself in the middle of that. that chairman said clear yesterday that he intends to ask bridget kelly and bill stepien to testify, and i don't, my gut says, john, it would be appropriate for me to get in the middle of that because then there would be all kinds of allegations about the conversation. so i think the smart thing for me to do is to ask those two books on a determination regarding their future to move on from there and talk to other folks who are still in my employ. yes. [inaudible] >> i believe, i believe that i've spoken to everyone who was mentioned in the e-mail, except or charlie mckenna, who is aw

by 9:00 this morning bridget was fired. by 7:00 yesterday evening bill was asked to leave my organization. that's pretty swift action for a day's work. that's exactly the way i'll continue to conduct myself. if there's any other information surrounding this that comes up or anything different that comes up over the course of the next our years. inaudible] >> i can differentiate, phil, between people who have served me well and they haven't. of course there's always going to be some -- after something like this where you have been lied to, there's going to be some crisis in confidence. there always will be. anybody who tells you differently is not telling you the truth. they say to you this happened to you and you're not going to second-guess yourself at all, then you're just stupid. of course i second-guessed myself and gone throw my head on some of this stuff. and in the future i'll try to be even more careful. but here's what i know about human beings, phil. i have hired a lot of them in my time. as u.s. attorney, as gove