and an advocate for the national guard. aren't higher reserve component makes an indispensable contribution to our national security. throughout our nation's history and certainly in the decade since 9/11, we've depended on our citizens, soldiers and airmen to help defend us, our allies and interests. at home and abroad, the national guard service with courage, discipline and skill and distinction. i'm proud to be their chairman. the chairman of the total joint force, active and reserve, civilian and a family coming and i take seriously my responsibility to give voice to their achievements and to their needs. i ensure their voice, including the voice of the chief of the national guard bureau is heard. this said, i joined the secretary of defense and the service chiefs and counseling against making the chief of the national guard a statutory member of the joint chiefs of staff. there is no compelling military need to support this historic change. two primary concerns lead me to this conclusion, representation and accountabili

all members of the guard are members of oath state and national guard and the federal national guard of the united states. the army and air national national guard of the united states are two of the six reserve components of the department of defense. the army-navy air force and marine corps reserves or the other for reserve components. members of the national guard conserved in three distinct statuses each of which has differing responsibilities and authorities. first, national guard members may serve in what is known as state active duty. state law dictates when guard members assumed the status. typical state active duty missions include first responder responsibilities after a natural disaster. the state pays for and the governor of that state commands the national guard when it is on the state active duty. the department of defense placed no direct role in that status. second, national guard members may be ordered to duty under title xxxii of the united states code which i will call title xxxii. when the card performs a title xxx to duty it is performing federally funded military

national guard members ordered to active duty lose their status as members of the national guard and become members of the reserves of the army, or the reserves of the air force. for example, this is the status of guard members who have been called to serve in iraq and afghanistan. the department of defense both commands and funds the guard when is in federal service. thus, at different times, the national guard may act as either a state or federal entity. indeed, many of the functions the carper forms are under neither the command or the control of the department of defense. rather, for much of what the guard does, state governors are in command. and when the national guard does act in federal service, it does so as part of the reserves of the army or the air force. the chief of the national guard bureau does not command the national guard, acting in any of these three statices. rather, by federal statute, the chief of the national guard bureau acts as a principal adviser to the secretary of defense on all matters involving federalized national guard forces, and he also has the statu

it doesn't provide any power to the chief of the national guard bureau in terms of commanding troops. it doesn't interfere in the relationship between the active forces, the guard or the reserves. it simply states that now is the time for the national guard, the citizen soldier to have a voice on the joint chiefs. and the reason i believe it's important, after 9/11, everything about the national guard and our country's needs have changed. the national guard is the front-line soldier, airman when it comes to natural disasters, when our homeland is hit by natural disaster, they can be called up federally or at the state level to provide assistance to our citizens. and we've seen the effects of natural disasters. therethere can be a lot of lossf life and property. that's a unique duty. in the last hurricane that came through in the northeast, the chief of the national guard bureau said that no one from the white house called him other than midlevel operative, and he never really interacted with the joint chiefs at all about the needs and capability of the guard. general dempsey, the new

the air national guard, 108,000. 50,000 national guard members are either deployed or mobilize that any given time for federal mission. let's get to phil in clearwater, fla. of the democrats' line. caller: good morning. i question is about the national security of the whole deal. let's say we're like egypt and we have the million man march. i am a little it be. i marched against the vietnam war. -- i'm a little hypie. the 99% became the 99 percent signed. what is homeland security and national guard corn to do then? will they shoot like they did in camp state? i really want to know that. are we going to control and try to control all of the people with homeland security? do you consider that a national threat by americans? guest: that is a hypothetical instance, but i am not sure i can speak to, but what i will say is that really know governor would like to see something come to that point. we would really work with the local authorities on the scene to help manage any sort of instance where you have a whole bunch of people try to exercise their rights at that time, and we would do all

the air national guard, 108,000. 50,000 national guard members are either deployed or mobilize that anyiven time for federal mission. let's get to phil in clearwater, fla. of the democrats' line. caller: good morning. i question is about the national security of the whole deal. let's say we're like egypt and we have the million man march. i am a little it be. i marched against the vietnam war. -- i'm a little hypie. the 99% became the 99 percent signed. what is homeland security and national guard corn to do then? will they shoot like they did in camp state? i really want to know that. are we going to control and try to control all of the people with homeland security? do you consider that a national threat by americans? guest: that is a hypothetical instance, but i am not sure i can speak to, but what i will say is that really know governor would like to see something come to that point. we would really work with the local authorities on the scene to help manage any sort of instance where you have a whole bunch of people try to exercise their rights at that time, and we would do all we

army national guard, air national guard. we do not want particularly at the level of the joint chiefs of staff, to confuse who speaks for the services. who speaks for the army, who speaks for the air force. and i think in order to do this, to preserve the unity of command, to make it very clear that at the deliberations of the joint chiefs of staff the chief of staff of the air force speaks for the air force, the chief of staff speaks for the army -- of the army speaks for the army, we have to make it clear what the chair of the national guard bureau, the chief of the national guard bureau, really, is speaking to. and i would hope as we go forward we could make it very clear as general mckinley made it very clear in his testimony that his perspective, his point of view, his position on the joint chiefs is related as he said repeatedly to those nonfederallized state functions of the national guard particularly with respect to homeland security and civil support missions. i think this would enhance and clarify the role of the

he could have called out national guard. they refused to do it. do you understand president bush and governor schwartzeneggar's reluctance? >> i think that they have to explain their reluctance. we have a crisis in national security. we've had it since 1986 when president reagan wrote he was signing in his diary in order to get the border control for a quarter century sh he failed. i set up newt.org. we'd have complete control from january 1, 2014. boy think whatever resources are needed to get the job done. >> bill: okay. now, 11 million this, is an estimate, 11 million illegal immigrants already here have to be dealt within some way. my proom which i've had up on bill o'reilly for years says you start with registering. you give illegal aliens a time period, maybe a month, maybe two months they have to register at the post office, their name, their address and status. all right? if they have a social security number, something like that. if they don't register within the time period that the government advised is it's a felony. a felony. all righ

when he is a national guard camp he said this is what i'm doing it national guard camp and she said thisis what is going on at home. i know what you are doing and you know what i'm doing. you put them together to have their entire marriage. >> host: what do these letters add to the historical record in terms of determining presidency and understanding? >> guest: i just want to say humanity, you don't often get to hear it president and first lady speak to each other like this. if the normal rhythm of their lives, to understand. understand a lot better than they were and what they were like, what they meant to each other and what they meant to their friends and through that the larger picture of what their lives were like. who their friends were and what was important to them. you begin to get some idea of how that shaped him as president although he was pretty coming was pretty much the same kind of shape early on. grandpa became harry truman early on in his life and pretty much stayed true to himself. her too. they were both strong-willed, opinionated people. >> host: to think there is a

they treated these army encampments were the national guard encampments as a vacation, as a break. the grandfather was working in a very corrupt, very difficult county government. he was the only honest guy that was hard for him to get things done and gave him headaches and heart palpitations if he'd lost sleep. so going off into the woods at the camp replete or fort leavenworth and riding horses around was a very nice break and as a break for politics, so she was always asking what deutsch the camps say? to the look at your tonsils? how was your heart, are you getting enough food, are you sleeping? so she was always worried about health and teasing him and admonishing him at the same time. >> host: when the report came back he had a clean bill of health. i that they didn't look at your tonsils. [laughter] couldn't believe it. didn't even look at it like that. >> one of the things i loved about the book is how we really painted picture of how what a pillar that was for harry throughout the relationship and i wonder can you pull from any letters or characterize how they rely on each

. >> one of the last california national guard units returned home tonight from iraq. some landed in sacramento and others in san jose. but some landed in oakland. >> this second grader can hardly contain herself as she waits to greet her cousin. specialist miguel is home after a year in iraq. >> it is weird. . i am still not sure if all of this is real right now. >> the fellow members of the 749th combat support battalion were part of operation new dawn moving cargo throughout central iraq. >> we are trying to close the base down and turning to equipment and doing convoys and all of that good stuff. >> these soldiers are among the last california national guard units to come home as the u.s. withdraws its troops from iraq by the end of the year. >> we almost turned out the lights. the group behind us are taking off the lights, but we are pretty close. >> coming home is even sweeter for michelle who won't be deployed again. >> just to come home and know i can stay home, it is amazing. >> it is a good feeling. we just want our soldiers back. >> and when they do, there w

. >> one of the last california national guard units returned home tonight from iraq. some landed in sacramento and others in san jose. but some landed in oakland. >> this second grader can hardly contain herself as she waits to greet her cousin. specialist miguel is home after a year in iraq. >> it is weird. . i am still not sure if all of this is real right now. >> the fellow members of the 749th combat support battalion were part of operation new dawn moving cargo throughout central iraq. >> we are trying to close the base down and turning to equipment and doing convoys and all of that good stuff. >> these soldiers are among the last california national guard units to come home as the u.s. withdraws its troops from iraq by the end of the year. >> we almost turned out the lights. the group behinds are taking off the lights, but we are pretty close. >> coming home is even sweeter for michelle who won't be deployed again. >> just to come home and know i can stay home, it is amazing. >> it is a good feeling. we just want our soldiers back. >> and when they do, there wil

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then governor ronald reagan sent in 2,000 national guard troops. and as they rolled through downtown berkeley, even little children flashed the peace sign. >> the heavy handed response seemed to only inflame the very situation authorities were trying to quell. there was so much tear gas in the air no matter where you were in oakland or what you were doing it found you. >> i was trying to give a midterm examination yesterday. and the gas drifted in. i suppose from this gas delivered by helicopter. >> naturally the law enforcement officers were attacked by the mob. literally overrun, a number of them isolated by the mobs that stomped on them. >> reporter: people at the time thought it looked like a siege. but while the tear gas may have seemed harsh enough it was nothing compared to the shotguns the sheriff's deputies and police were using. one man watching from a near by rooftop was shot and killed another man was blinded. sheriff deputies say the officers had the wrong ammunition. >> they were loaded with bird shots. somebody has buck shot. they we

he had been serving in the army national guard. friends say he liked long distance running. his parents flew back east. >>> and there is late word that a young marine from the east bay has also died oversees. there is been no official word from the pentagon. we heard about it during an announcement tonight at a high school football game. was serving in afghanistan. a coach said he was killed today by an ied. he graduated just last year and immediately joined the marines. >> its going to take a long time if ever for the community to heal. it's -- going tim pack the town significantly. we are obviously proud of the sacrifice and our prayers are with his family. >> the coach called him an outstanding young man who had a deep desire to serve his country. >>> and in 15 minutes we will show you how veterans made sure that those currently serving in the military received a proper welcome home. >> the unemployment rate showing some improvement. it dipped in october but remains well above the national average. the state jobless rate is at 11.7% down from 11.9%. the state added more t

but eight large cargo planes were taken away from the air national guard. ike schuh has the first of its kind mission. >> reporter: it is about half the size of the plane it replaces. they call it a c-27. totally modern the air maryland guard is the first to get them. special forces team. >> special forces troop from the maryland national guard. jumped out of the air guard's newest plane. >> look out at the back of this plane. two miles up. they stepped up the open back door and freefall. >> what does that mean? halo? >> high-altitude, low opening. >> besides pure military missions like this one, he sees these new planes being used for disaster and humanitarian missions. >> the a great aircraft, especially for the civil authorities, we have natural disasters, we can get in with the craft. >> most with afghanistan experience, climb aboard to get experience with the new ride. this time, they land in maryland. but with just a phone call, they and those in the air guard could find themselves half a world away. at the aberdeen proving grounds, mike schuh, wjz eye

when she's at national guard camp, he's like this is what i'm doing at camp, and she's like, this is what's going on at home. we know what we're doing. put the two together, and you have their entire marriage. >> host: what do the letters add to the historical record in terms of the truman's presidency and understanding them? >> guest: i -- i just want to say humanity. you don't -- you don't often get to hear presidential, you know, a president and first lady speak to each other like this to just, the normal rhythm of their lives, to understand -- i understand a lot better who they were, and what they were like, what they meant to each other, what they meant to their friends, and through that, the larger picture of what their lives were like, who their friends were, what was important to them, and you begin to get some idea of how that shaped him as a president, although, he was pretty much in the same kind of shape early op. grandpa became harry truman early on in life and stayed true this himself. her, too, both strong willed and opinionuated people. >> host: do you think there's a

the national guard says walsh was killed on wednesday from indirect fighting engagement. meaning the enemy fired an explosive or weapon into his camp. they moved in about a year ago and was expecting their son home for the holidays. i just know he was shot. >> he was shot. >> he was a very nice kid, you know, quiet. >> the national guard says walsh's family is on their way to the east coast to receive his body. he was the 29th killed in afghanistan since the september 11th attacks. >>> a massive fire continues to burn in reno, nevada, tonight. so far one has died. several have been injured including a firefighter. the fire has destroyed 20 homes. it broke out just after midnight in an upscale area in reno and has burned more than 2,000 acres. 10,000 people have been evacuated. at this hour, firefighters think most of the fire has been contained. over the next 24 hours residents will find out when they can safely return to their homes. weather has been helping with containment. snow has been falling on and off all day and it's been helping with their efforts. speaking of t

. ♪ college the pullout from iraq begins, the first waive of the maryland army national guard arrivedtonight. the mission was complete and families were there to greet them. roz plater was also there for the reunion. >> reporter: this was a 10- month deployment but because of the president's order, they will get to come home a month earlier than planned. i win for both them and their families. cheers, smiles and hugs all around as members of the maryland army national guard's 29th mobile public affairs attachment arrive back home in baltimore and the families couldn't be happier. >> very much [ laughter ] >> you're happy, too. >> yes, i am. >> it's been a long tour. this is my second time, so, it was just a matter of -- i don't know if it can go fast enough. it's nice to be home. >> reporter: for many, it was a reunion with the young children. >> and she is two. i have been gone half of -- half of her life. a little bit of an adjustment there. >> wonderful and being back as a family again and knowing that he's here. >> that is awesome. >> reporter: a reunion of two generations of nati

he had been serving in the army national guard. friends say he liked long distance running. his parents flew back east. >>> and there is late word that a young marine from the east bay has also died oversees. there is been no official word from the pentagon. we heard about it during an announcement tonight at a high school football game. was serving in afghanistan. a coach said he was killed today by an ied. he graduated just last year and immediately joined the marines. >> its going to take a long time if ever for the community to heal. it's -- going tim pack the town significantly. we are obviously proud of the sacrifice and our prayers are with his family. >> the coach called him an outstanding young man who had a deep desire to serve his country. >>> and in 15 minutes we will show you how veterans made sure that those currently serving in the military received a proper welcome home. >> the unemployment rate showing some improvement. it dipped in october but remains well above the national average. the state jobless rate is at 11.7% down from 11.9%. the state added more t

says the move is necessary because the national guard wears two hats. they're at home, they work for the state. when they're deployed overseas, they work for the government. general mckinley wants to be a mouthpiece for the states on the joint chiefs of staff. >> our nation's military planning and resourcing would be vastly improved, in my opinion. >> reporter: supporters of the move also say that having an equal voice on the joint chiefs would prevent the chronic problem of undertraining and undersupplying of the national guard that existed before 9/11 mostly. there'll be a news conference today with secretary of defense leon panetta, and we'll get his take on all this. back to you, jon. jon: steve centanni at the pentagon for us, thank you, steve. jenna: extreme weather right now in alaska, a fierce storm battering folks along the western coast. blizzard conditions featuring heavy rain and snow and hurricane-force winds. some are calling it a blizzicane, janice. [laughter] >> reporter: maybe a snowcane. it's not meteorologically correct, but hurricane

i think the arkansas national guard has stepped up. they have done everything they could do. they have run it through all the proper channels. they have been very supportive of making sure that his family gets the death benefits that i feel like and people in the guard feel like they are entitled to, but the decision is out of their hands. the law states that death benefits are allocated if a soldier dies while remaining overnight at or -- quote -- "in the vicinity of the site of the inactive duty training." what i want to do in my amendment that i am offering to the defense authorization bill is i want to clarify congress' intent and make sure that the very tiny number of people that were in his shoes will be -- and his family will be entitled to these death benefits. i spent a year working on this issue with the army and with the department of defense, and again the arkansas national guard has stepped up and they have been great, but we are at a standstill over the d.o.d.'s interpretation of the -- this is an important point and i want my colleagues to understand. had capta

. >> that is the first wave of the maryland national guard that arrived home this evening and fox 5 was there. the detachment is home one month early from a 10-month deployment. they get time to relax with the families before they resume their duties. >>> and that is yet for us. enjoy the extra hour and joins again tomorrow night. remember, fox 5 news is always on www.myfoxdc.com. sports extra is next. mat.d ♪ when life gets busy... there are days where you want to give your immune system some support. try airborne. each serving contains 14 vitamins, minerals and herbs including zinc, echinacea, ginger and a blast of vitamin c. it's the easy, great-tasting way to help support your immune system. try airborne. in fast-acting effervescent formula and new super-convenient chewable tablets! >> goofing, i'm lindsay murphy. coming up, jim harbaugh and the 49ers. >>> and boarder war bragging rights belong to virginia. >> first, on the ice. the capitals were in action for the second night in a row hoping to build upon a 5-1 within over the hur caps last night. -- win over the the hurricanes las

when i joined the national guard, i never thought i'd be saving lives.ney for college. it's built my character and given me a sense of accomplishment. now i'm on a career path, and i'm the leader of my team. i put on the uniform and i have a whole new outlook on life. country, community, family-- that's what matters most to me. if that matters to you, go to 1-800-go-guard.com. >>> the aruba suspect is released from jail. >>> herman cain said time to regroup and reassess. >>> in many ways. >>> defend and the legend is now changing its tune. what he said on this wednesday november 30th. good morning, maryland. let's check the forecast. things, there a changing. what is going on. it is getting cool. we're a week away from the winter weather, hint, hint. and at north bay, 44 degrees, i will be there on

georgia, tennessee national guard, and virginia national guard. we reached overseas. marines ask us to send programs overseas this year. in 2007, we received requests from the army to send some programs over to northern iraq. in wrapping up, i'd like to recommend the following actions. just close the loopholes payday lenders use to charge military members over 36% interest. require businesses to post locations and range of interest rates, strengthen regulation for the debt settlement companies that target individuals and are abusive, apply the same for for-profit agencies 245 non-profits adhere to, support education for our military, and allow the bases to use the funds to purchase materials that they know are good for their agencies and their military, require home buyer education for first time home buyers. it's vital we help people seek homes to revitalize the troubled economy, and to support housing counseling and home buyer education. military families need the assistance of trained foreclosure specialists and individuals who tell them what t

host: another aspect is the proposal to give the national guard an equal voice on the joint chiefs of staff. guest:

katie is the daughter of a national guard member.he described how her father's deployment affected the roles in her family. like most children of deployed service members, katie assumed additional responsibilities in caring for her younger sibling and helping her mother, whom she referred to as a superwoman. together they shouldered the burden of her father's absence and kept the family intact and sound. katie described the feeling of, to use her words, "silent suffering" that can occur when military families feel isolated in civilian communities that may not completely understand what it's like when a loved one is deployed. katelin is the daughter of an active-duty member. she talked about her experience living in eight different states and attending seven different schools. katelin is a highly motivated student and she explained how she threw herself into her school work during her father's deployment. however, she cautioned that for other students, the opposite can also occur. some students may have a lot of difficulty focusing on

, and virginia national guard. our programs have also reached overseas. we had a marine asking us to send the programs over to afghanistan this year. in 2007, we received requests from the army to send some programs over to northern iraq. in wrapping up, i want to recommend the following actions, just close the loopholes payday lenders use to charge military members over 36% interest, require online businesses to post locations and range of interest rates, strengthen regulation for the debt settlement companies that target individuals and are abusive, apply the same standards for for-profit credit counseling agencies that non-profits adhere to, continue to support financial education for our military, and allow the bases to use the funds to purchase materials they know are good for their agencies and their military, require home buyer education for first time home buyers. it's vital we help people seek homes to revitalize the troubled economy, and support home buyer education. military families need the assistance

>> call it street-skiing, we'll show you how when i joined the national guard, i never thought i'd being lives. it's more than money for college. it's built my character and given me a sense of accomplishment. now i'm on a career path, and i'm the leader of my team. i put on the uniform and i have a whole new outlook on life. country, community, family-- that's what matters most to me. if that matters to you, go to 1-800-go-guard.com. >>> hello, we're back with more "right this minute." >>> it's a full-on brawl, when things turn ugly in a house of beauty. >> what's messed up is somebody lost some of their hair. i see some weave on the floor. >>> you cook this nice meal, where's the corkscrew? can't find it. >> the corkscrew! >> well stop your wining, we've got a different way to uncork. >>> talk about your trick shot basketball. >> that doesn't happen! >> meet the crew and hear why they're posting their video. >>> and a small town in switzerland wants you. see the campaign that will have you saying -- >> i like it. >>> we begin the second half of our show with a kind of disturbing sto

james roth refused the request to send in the national guard. roth would later gain notoriety. brook heart was finally laid to rest in his hometown of san jose his death avenged at least those in the minds of those who killed his kidnappingers. >>> an even more famous kidnapping the lindburg baby case. >>> the battle between jay edgar hoover and america's intelligence agency. a conflict that goes back to the early days of world war ii. >>> with the opening of the movie jay edgar we're taking a second look at the man who ran the fbi for nearly 60 years and some of the cases in which they were involved. in 1932 bureau of investigation as it was then known entered into one of the highest profile investigations of the century. the kidnapping of charles lin dburg infant son. it would be controversial because of the execution of the man some believe to be innocent. bob mackenzie brought us this look at the lindburg case. >> reporter: no one was more famous or more admired by a worldwide public lucky lindburg. he came home to a triumphant's heros. the public adored them and it was hea

national guard members brought a semi truck filled with meals to feed families. a warning and prices are expected to soar. >>> gas prices are up 50 cents from last year. the price of putting a traditional turkey dinner on the table is up 13%. >>> there is some good news for anyone traveling this weekend. complaints about airport security have hit their lowest level yet. they have dropped 59% since 2004. this comes after thets -- the tsa added controversial pat downs. >>> a good reason to check your internet passwords. dancing their way into the finale the shake-up that has turned the results into a tossup. >>> one of them was a topless photos of me. >> victims exposed on the web. meet the man making a profit. >> another twist in the final night of "dancing with the stars." rob kardashian dances to the top of the board. just behind him are ricki lake and j.r. martina hingis -- martinez? we will have the results later on for you. we have your exclusive home for coverage of "dancing with the stars." we will have the announcement tonight at 11:00. >>> the list of the

i've been down there with the national guard troops as governor. we have 1800 miles. we have done a third of it between fencing and technology, which i saw the national guard troops deploy and put in. boots on the ground. we can turn to the american people and say we achieved a mighty important objective for the country. we secured the border. in terms of the illegal immigration. we have solved that one. we screwed up our economy to the point where nobody is coming anymore. we don't have jobs. >> charles? >> well, that's a solution. >> my position on the u.n. is if they continue to go around as they, the palestinian state tried to do. we need to sit down and have a conversation is the continued funding of the united nations in the best interest of america? i've got real questions about whether or not, you know, we get in my whole foreign aid, i'd start at zero on every country and prove up why we're sending that money. but the u.n. in particular, all too often is not acting in america's best interest. that has to be the first question every time. >> you would ask the

national guard is on standby. >> it was a dangerous kings of dry land and brutal winds that pushed it to 400 acres to three scare miles. >> the wind is unbelievable. it's blowing it all out of proportion. >> reporter: once the winds died down, firefighters said they managed to spare 4,000 homes. still, thousands more were forced to evacuate and many spent the night in neighborhood shelters. >> on the front lines, the worst may be over but for residents returning home today, the cleanup is just beginning. >> thousands of people are out of homes overnight. >> our goal is by 12:00 today. >> she says police and national guard units have been patrolling the neighborhood to make sure the evacuated homes don't get burglarized. >> coming up next.... >> it does not require one in most situations. >> your cellphone and gps every step is being recorded and stored. people are asking who should have access to that information. and crab season but what about the crabbers. what you may not be able to have >>> let me ask you a question. how many people know where you are right now? probably more than

including our national guard and reserves. our reserve components are deployed in record numbers including serving in combat zones. while they serve alongside our active duty military our guard and reserve members don't have access to all of the assistance, services and benefits that the troops that they fight shoulder to shoulder with have. currently our guard and national reserve members are left largely on their own to find and obtain services that they need to recover from combat, rejoin their families, and adjust back to normal civilian life. this needs to change. i'm offering amendment number 1211 together with my colleague senator blunt of missouri to give our national guard and reserve members the services that they not only deserve but that they desperately need. this amendment would expand access to health care, family and financial counseling and other services that the guard and reserve members currently do not have full access to. my amendment extends the nationwide -- extends nationwide a highly successful progra

the governor says he assigned the national guard to oversee the cleanup.ng thin. >> we have won the lottery for the most outages and i think it's criminal. megyn: the president of connecticut light and power says he expects 99 per of customers in have their power back sunday. i was in connecticut when this happened. i was getting what massage. and you get this thing over your eyes it was like blaring lights would come on, then you would in the dark. but they have it much worse than that. so i'm not complaining. so part 2012 presidential campaign has focused on high unemployment and the ailing economy. but a new effort by the democratic national committee is trying to change that. their new ad centers on a ballot initiative in mississippi that would declare abortion illegal. it would say life begins at conception and the ad uses presidential candidate mitt romney and mike huckabee to introduce the highly sensitive issue into this campaign. watch this. >> would you have support of a constitutional amendment that would establish life at conception? >> absolut

overnight the national guard found him alive in a remote mountainous area of the country and performed a rescue operation by air. three of his alleged abductors were also arrested. general manager mike izzo read a statement last night that reads in part we are thrilled with reports that wilson has been rescued and is be being safely returned to his family. we greetly appreciate all the prayers and thoughts of all. we are eager to see wilson and know others all over the world are waiting for this news. we'll have more on this story as the information becomes available. >>> our other big story this morning, perhaps the most anticipated football game of the year, and it has very lit doll with action on the field. today penn state takes on nebraska since the first day the sex abuse scandal turned into the most talked about story in the country. this comes after a week of anger and many, many questions. last night thousands of penn state students gathered on campus for a candlelight vittle. jay gray is live at university park this morning with more on this story. good morning, jay. >> repor

in the meantime, 17 members of the maryland army national guard have returned home from iraq. loved ones welcomed home members of the 2019 net after being deployed in january. -- 29 unit after being deployed in january. a formal welcome home ceremony will be held at a later date. dozens gathered at the site of a murder today to welcome -- to remember the victims. 52-year-old freddie jones was killed here on monday, gunned down inside the same carry out where a security guard was murdered last year. organizers say it is time to rally together to take control of their neighborhood. quite obviously, the crime rate has come down. the murder rate has come down, but nowhere near enough. we believe that if the church is involved, we can go into a community, we can pray for the community, we can support the community, and if enough of us rally in prayer, god will change it. greg yesterday, police arrested 17-year-old markell jones in connection with the murder. two other suspects remain at large. investigators are trying to figure out how a body ended up in a dumpster. it was found it

. >>> meantime, loved ones will come home more than a dozen maryland national guard members. 17 at soldiers arrived at at the fifth regiment army today after returning from nine months in iraq. that assignment included support.ffairs their families could hardly contain their excitement. >> it made us feel really good. they misunderstand how we are doing. >> back to real life. we need to be back. >> a formal welcome home ceremony will be held at a later date. >>> dozens gathered at a site of eight recent murders in baltimore. friends, family, and committee members turned out at the carry out where freddie jones jr. was killed monday, gunned down inside of the carryout or a security guard was murdered last year. organizers say it is time to rally together to take control of their neighborhoods. >> obviously, the prime rate has come down, the murder rate has come down, but nowhere near enough we believe if the church is involved we can pray for the community and support the community. if enough of us rally, of god will change it. >> yesterday, the police arrested mark l. jones in connection wi

out the back door. >> reporter: so for the first time today, special forces from the maryland national guard, jumped out onto the air guard's newest plane. >> look up at the back of this plane. two miles off. they step off that open back door and freefall for over a mile before they pull their chute. it's a maneuver called a halo. >> to civilians, what does that mean? halo? >> high altitude, low opening. >> reporter: besides pure military missions like this one, he sees these new planes being used for disaster and humanitarian mission. >> if we have natural disasters, we can get into smaller airports with it aircraft. >> reporter: three times on this day, these special forces soldiers, most with afghanistan experience, climb aboard to get familiar with their new rides. this time, they land in maryland. but with just a phone call, they and those in the air guard could find themselves half a world away. at the aberdeen proving grounds, mike schuh, eyewitness news. >> right now, maryland is home to three of those planes and another is on the way. >>> now, mike schuh always gets involved in his

now the beds are set up at the national guard armories in gilroy and at the reception center in san jose. it will be held on a first come first serve basis. >>> 4:54 it is chilly out there and it is foggy tara is checking in on the big problem spots, tara? >> the venetia, bay bridge and it is foggy at the golden gate bridge, make sure you drive slowly, those exit signs on the left as you drive towards the mcarthur maze and in san francisco, it is so socked in, you can't even see 101. finally dense fog along the san mateo span, give yourself extra time, let's head over to steve. >>> some of the thickness, keep that in mind today, and tomorrow it will be extremely windy, no rain through december 15th, it is looking that quiet but we'll see, our 10 to 15 day because we need rain and we may not get it, we will get snow. you can see there is a lot of clouds streaming over us, even if you get a break it will be partly cloudy and partly sunny but without the fog it can be downright warm. but other areas especially towards antioch and brently 52 and 53 for highs, what system is tough to bulging,

national guard members will celebrate thanksgiving with help from operation home front.e than four hundred families received thanksgiving dinners at the d.c. armory. organizers say some families will celebrate the holiday while others are serving if you loved ones are serving overseas. >> we wish them all the best this holiday season. we cannot wish for the best weather, because we are not going to get it. >> we just have to get through tonight, overnight, and tamara things will slowly improved. we are watching this steady area of rain that has been moving from southwest to northeast through the metro baltimore area and beyond. we will have some areas of fog and drizzle and missed in the air, but overnight things will change. the cold front will be the reason. almost an inch and a half in mount airy where it is 53 right now. 0.7 inch in sterling and a little over half inch in bowie. the high and low at reagan national, there are the averages. four years ago today we had sunshine and 77 degrees. 50's in the metro area, 30's to the north and if you go farther south, you fi

lieutenant governor anthony brown paid tribute to all vets and members of the service of the national guard still serving overseas. >> thank you to each and every one of you for your service to our great nation. i thank you, governor o'malley thanks you and may god bless you and god bless the united states of america. >> as part of the ceremony, those in attendance had a moment of silence and a ringing of the bells to mark the 11th hour of the 11th day in the 11 month year. >>> and the first family honored veteran's day by placing a wreath at the tomb of the unknown at arlington's national cemetery. it is a tradition and president obama will attend a first time veteran's day's event held on a aircraft carrier in san diego. >>> we have been asking to you send in pictures of our local veterans and we set up a special slide show and head to abc2news.com and check out the slide shows with dozens of vets right here in our community. >>> there were lots of veteran's day events and it was a special day for anyone born on 11/11/11 one of our viewers wrote into tell us about a 11- year-old calvin ha

and into >>> welcome home. >> thank you for your service. >> today 40 members of the california national guard came home from iraq and into the arms of loved ones. those returning soldiers face another hurdle though here at home, finding a job. >> the unemployment rate for veterans is nearly 12%, much higher than the national average. patrick sedillo shows us how some are getting a helping hand. >> you can see i'm getting a haircut so i can make myself more presentable. >> reporter: darrell rogers is looking for a home and job. >> the options for veterans are slim and none. >> reporter: he came to the right place. today hundreds of volunteers gathered in san francisco to assist out-of-work vets. >> we have had extensive donation of clothes, especially clothes that veterans can wear for job interviews. >> reporter: a seamstress altered clothes on the spot. >> so by doing the simple alterations, it will make a perfect fitting pant so they are very happy. >> reporter: jennifer lee a high school sophomore stepped up. >> i organized a clothes drive and i brought a bunch of clothes and so these are