u.s. marines u.s. military leaders from the defense secretary on down say they are outraged they are promising a full investigation. now i've got a few things to say about this and some of it i believe from my discussion with tony shaffer that's coming up but for now let's just take the time out to say well it's nice it's nice that the mainstream media has recognized that this is a story and this reflects on our war efforts and what war does to people but the truth is that it's not enough it's not nearly enough the afghanistan is now america's longest war ten years and counting and yet our mainstream media barely even touches the subject they don't seem bothered by the lives lost by the money spent by the fatigue that set in for a war weary public and even that fatigue isn't where it should be because only one percent of americans are actually fighting today's wars and because the media doesn't report on those wars so it's a cycle that's playing itself out and the only what we see a large loss of life

u.s. marines stand over the body of insurgents -- they urinate on the corpses of the dead fighters. the marine corps says it is investigating if the video is authentic. if it turns out to be real, such actions would be a violation of the rules of war. in a statement, the pentagon said that regardless of the circumstances, this is an egregious, disturbing behavior, unacceptable for anyone in uniform. president hamid karzai joined in the condemnation, saying the soldiers had desecrated the bodies of the fighters. he called on the u.s. government to severely punish the offenders. regardless of their feelings for the taliban, most afghans will be appalled by the tape. foreign troops are already held in for regard by many people here. >> [speaking foreign language] >> this man said all muslims condemn them. it is against islam and the international community's mission. >> [speaking foreign language] >> another said that it will harm the peace talks. this action will increase misery in the country. similar incidents in the past has caused widespread violence across the country and attacks

newsroom, a reaction to the u.s. marine corp and from the muslim community. >>> also they are challenging a report, lack of progress, they told the los angeles times called the national intelligence estimate called the corruption with taliban fighters based in pakistan are all undermining u.s. progress. at least three top military officials disagreed with that report. >>> 5:07 is the time i want to check in with sal on traffic, sal? >>> hello, we are off to a nice start when it comes to checking in on the freeway, it looks good, heading out to the san mateo bridge no major problems, bay bridge no problems, westbound traffic looks good heading into san francisco. also the commute on northbound 280 heading up to 17, that traffic looks good, let's go to steve. >>> so next week is going to rain, right? well it was sure looking like it but not until the end of next week. no doubt about it will start to -- no doubt about it, it will start to cool down and there is plenty going on but finally some things changing but it will not b

u.s. marines stationed in okinawa, japan may also take part. south korea and the u.s. plan to conduct marine exercises every other year. they did not specify when they will hold this year's drill. analysts say it's likely to be part of an annual exercise in march. the exercises are designed as a show of force to check military by north korea following kim's death. that's all for this edition of "newsline." i'm kathryn kobayashi. stay with us. we'll have more updates at the top of next hour.

ethar of the u.s. marine corps a few foreign wars while battling more issues on the home front appears to be what's most americans want from the presidential candidates larry half an ist now asks about his new york but they think the upcoming election will bring any tangible change to u.s. policies. this year the us has the opportunity to elect a new president are they ready for radical change this week let's talk about that changing that much i just don't think is realistic at all we don't move that quickly it's not the way our system works and it will move in different directions over time but i don't think it's going to happen do you think that's a detriment to us that everything takes so long. maybe but it's the way the system works and i think that those checks and balances in the way that it moves slowly actually is good in the long run well they thought they were ready four years ago for radical change do you think they had radical change so far i feel like they had a radical change in the wrong direct

u.s. marines in full combat gear urinating on the bodies of three dead militants. at one point the marines can be heard joking about their antics. they were part of a sniper team deployed to afghanistan. they returned home to camp lejeune last september. two are being questioned by naval investigators. within hours after the video surfaced, came an avalanche of condemnations from top-ranking pentagon and military officials. at the state department today, secretary of state hillary clinton called the video deplorable. >> it is absolutely inconsistent with american values, with the standards of behavior we expect from our military personnel. >> reporter: there is deep concern this video could create a serious backlash against the u.s. military in afghanistan. president hamid karzai today called it an insane act and demanded those involved be severely punished. this afghan fears the marines' actions could undermine any u.s. peace efforts, and quote, increase the misery in our country. the taliban has already pounced on the controversy. >> the enemy gets a vote here, to

u.s. marines desecrating the bodies of the dead afghans. they have identified all four marines. they expect swift and strong punishment that could run up the chain of command. tonight the pentagon tapped the same man who oversaw the repeal of don't ask/don't tell to lead the investigation. shomari stone joins us with the action of former marines. shomari? >> doreen, a local veteran we talked to says that the marines you see in the video do not represent the marine corps values. the youtube video has been shown around the world, u.s. marines standing over what appears to be dead afghans and urinating on their corpses. we're showing you a still image and blurring out offensive parts. >> you can't justify. it's just wrong. >> reporter: richard is is a u.s. marine who fought at vietnam. he said it appears the ma roons in the photograph are not under attack and there's no excuse for their behavior. >> once the fight is won, it's time to stop. >> condemning the deplorable behavior. >> secretary of state hillary clinton. >> it is absolutely inconsistent with american be values. >> pent

cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>> a video that appears to show the u.s. marine on dead bodies is drawing strong controversy tonight in the united states and afghanistan area. now, the the u.s. military is trying -- now, the u.s. military is trying to figure out what is happening to them. we have the investigation that we would like to warn you that the video is graphic. >> reporter: this is the 39- second video uploaded on youtube that is causing countless hours of military and diplomatic distress. it appears to show four members of the u.s. marine sniper team urinating on dead bodies, likely in afghanistan. the military officials, they say that they have no indication that the video isn't real.

u.s. marines urinating on the dead taliban fighters. the defense lawyer and the prosecutor, they will both be here. we'll talk about what charges

u.s. marines urinating on bodies in afghanistan. the marines have been interviewed by commanders. not been released. u.s. government and military officials earlier condemned the incident and warned this incident may undo some of the peace efforts in that area. >> we do condemn and deplore this incident. it needs to be investigated. it's incompatible with the standards we expect from our military. we also have a lot of important work to do in afghanistan and with afghans. >> we are joined by general charles swift from seattle. good to see you. >> nice to be with you. >> what are military officials assessing as they try to figure out what charges, if any, should be imposed on these four marines, if it is four, perhaps more. >> from the respect to the four marines. the investigation will focus on more be the four marines. the four could be charged for desecrating a body when is recognized as a war crime. >> what does that potentially mean for them? if you're convicted of those war crimes, what sentence could come with that? what potential punishment? >> it could include jail time or r

u.s. marines desecrating enemy corpses in afghanistan? bsolutely inconsistent with american values. >> pelley: david martin on the investigation and who the marines are. a mississippi mystery. why did governor haley barbour pardon murderers on his last day in office. newt gingrich finished out of the money in iowa and new hampshire but chip reid tells us a wealthy friend is keeping his campaign in the money. and two years after the earthquake dr. jon lapook returns to see what's become of haiti. >> reporter: how many people here go to bed hungry? captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, the u.s. is scrambling tonight to condemn a video thatap

u.s. marines urinating on dead taliban fighters ati's a major contributor says soldiers of them are allies in mission turning out differently from how the army said it would be a real challenge is to understand what is the motive behind such a despicable act presented by this video from afghanistan the main mission of the u.s. marines in afghanistan was supposed to be to break the bad bowl of the taliban and their associates among the local warlords and drug lords in southern afghanistan instead the u.s. marines were employed as a free of charge guardians of the opium poppy fields that could have provoked this type of total unexplicable behavior in a full contradiction we've worrier ethar of the us marine corps but few of foreign wars while battling more issues on the home front at least be what most americans want from their presidential candidates but we often it's now asked voters in new york whether they think the upcoming election will bring any tangible change to u.s. policies. this year the us has the opportunity to elect a new president are they ready for radical change this week l

known about it, having engaged in such conduct must be held fully accountable. >> reporter: at the u.s. marine corps memorial, reaction ranged from disappointment to disgust. >> makes it embarrassing when you're married to a service member who won't do something like that. >> i'm disappointed. the image that the marines and all the military do show a level of respect. >> reporter: the fallout is more than bad taste; however, american groups say the marine's actions are a direct offense to muslim religious cut of peoples -- customs. >> that is troubling and regardless of race or religion, the decides person is due the respect it's due. >> reporter: he spent two decades as a military lawyer. since the taliban could use the incident now as a recruiting tool. >> and they make the enemy fight longer and harder and turn the populous against american troops and america. >> reporter: moving forward, the question is whether the bad actions of four marines will delay thousands of u.s. troops from being able to leave afghanistan for good. we should tell you we reached out to the pentagon today this morni

this is deeply embarrassing for the u.s. marine corps. the response all the way up to the secretary of state has been correct. >> thank you so much for coming in. >> sure thing. >> one more footnote on the u.s. armed forces. a military tribunal is up recommending a court martial for bradley for providing thousands of secret documents to wikileaks. the tribunal chief believes that the grounds exist that he committed those things that he was accused of. when a fruit cellar set himself on fire in tunisia, he sparked a revolution that changed the arab world. we have uncovered alarming statistics suggesting that he triggered a trend. despite the overthrow of the hated regime and the arrival of democracy, hundreds of technicians continue to set themselves not hundreds of -- hundreds of tunisians continued to set themselves alight. >> last month, a man lit himself with a match. he survived but he is here at the burn unit in the capital. he says that he deliberately copied the actions of the man that began the tunisian revolution. he has not beco

u.s. marines allegedly urinating on dead taliban fighters. officials have condemned it and are now investigating. nicole is in washington and has the latest. >> the white house called the video deplorable, reprehensible, and unacceptable. >> the images have gone viral on the internet. a group of u.s. marines urinating on the bodies of taliban fightrers. >> any individual whose involvement is confirmed will be held fully accountable. >> the pentagon has ordered an immediate investigation leon panetta called the behavior utterly deplorable and said he condemned it in the strongest possible terms of pure >> i do not know if the president has seen the video. he is aware of it and shares in the sentiment expressed pure >> hillary clinton also expressed her dismay. >> it is inconsistent with american values and the standards of behavior that we expect from our military personnel. >> she stressed the u.s. remains committed to afghanistan even though it comes at a tense time between two countries. >> there could be a tactical and operational level re

u.s. marines desecrating the corpses of taliban fighters. good evening, i'm jeffrey brown. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight, we assess the impact of the images on anti-american sentiment in afghanistan and the prospects for peace talks with the taliban. >> brown: then, we look at the assassination of an iranian nuclear scientist. >> woodruff: betty ann bowser reports some good news in the fight against cancer. >> one of the great success stories in medicine over the last 40 years is pediatric cancer. we'll introduce to you two survivors and how they're coping. >> brown: margaret warner gets the latest on the decision of a mississippi judge to halt the release of 21 inmates, pardoned by outgoing governor haley barbour. >> woodruff: and ray suarez examines sweeping changes to internet names that could allow for a new world of dot anything. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> and by the bill and melinda gates foundation. dedicated to the ide

u.s. marines urinating on the corpse is disturbing. however, so is the fact that the islamic gihadist fighters chop off their heads. now, we have this one. what is worse? riddling the taliban soldiers with bullets and killing them? or urinating on their dead bodies? what is inhumane? war is. now, that's the answer for anybody that weighs in on this. picture yourself on the daily basis. sitting in that area, fighting a cowardly enemy, who would rather drop the bomb and blow themselves up. does anyone know what that is like? if you have not been through it, you don't know what it is like. but i know how outraged we were when they dragged the bodies of our service people through the streets. do you remember that one? and as weird as it may sound, even in the pursuit where the goal is killing before you will get killed, there are some lines that we are not suppose to cross. finally, our good friend devin from arlington had this to say about yesterday's story whether or not sesame street could resume segments on breast- feeding. i say no to

u.s. marines behind that viral video. still to come, the charges those men may face. >>> and fussy baby or a sleep problem? the study that suggests a more persistent issue. >>> you sound like an angel choir calling me to destiny. [ laughter ] >> comedy central star stephen colbert moves one step closer to the presidential run. what happened last time. coming up. >>> i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow in the cbs 5 weather center. lots of sunshine out there right now. temperatures soaring into the afternoon. but we have big changes coming up this weekend. we'll tell you all about it coming up. ,,,, stocks down today. the dow is down points. earnings reports from j-p morgan-chase failed to >>> negative news here and broad is driving stocks down. the dow is down 61 points. reports failed to impress investors for the first time since 2007 for jpmorgan chase and france announced its standard & poor's credit rating is downgraded to aa status. >>> a state senator from the bay area is taking aim at pay raises for top administrators

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. >>> another big story, the man who shot into the pentagon and the u.s. marine corps museum pleaded guilty and will spend 25 years in prison. john henrehan was in the courthouse for the plea-bargain and has the latest on this story. john? >> reporter: prosecutors, this case is a slam dunk. once they found a homemade video of one of the shootings in progress and we're going to show you parts of that and the defendant is a former marine reservist. >> reporter: in the fall of 2010, there was a series of overnight shootings starting at the u.s. marine corps museum and at the pentagon in arlington and the military recruiting stations in northern virginia. no one was injured and some bullet holes could be scene. the shooter used a home video camera to record one of the assaults. wearing a hood, he holds up a nineteen-milli-- 9-millimeter handgun and with arabic music playing in the car, he's going to hit a military target and then he shoots out the passenger window as it passes the marine corps museum. later in the homemade video, the shooter shouts god did is great i

reporter: at the u.s. marine corps memorial reaction ranged from disappointment to disgust. >> the american military, makes it kind of embarrassing when you're married to a service member that wouldn't do something like that. >> i'm a little disappointed. i think that the image that the marines and all the military do for our country shows a level of respect. reporter: but the fallout involves more than just bad taste. paraamerican groups say the marines' actions are in direct offense to muslim customs. >> i think it's very disrespectful. regardless race or religion the deceased person is due the respect they're due. reporter: this retired military lawyer says the taliban could use the incident now as a recruiting tool. >> they make the enemy fight harder and fight longer. they it were the civilian populous against -- they turn the civilian populous against the troops and america. reporter: but moving forward the question is whether the bad actions of four marines will delay thousands of u.s. troops from being ab

. >>> back at home the u.s. marine corps is investigating video posted on the web today that could spark a global scandal and outrage. we are going to keep it to this small still photo over my shoulder. we have blurred out the offensive parts, but the pictures show four u.s. marines believed to be part of a sniper team operating in afghanistan urinating on the bodies of the dead along with commentary along the way. our pentagon correspondent jim miklazewski is being told they are believed to be based at camp lejeune. the marines promise a swift investigation. if they are positively identified, they could face criminal prosecution. >>> there is a major decision to report tonight from the u.s. supreme court. it's about religious freedom in this country. it's unanimous and affects people who work for churches and other religious institutions. our justice correspondent pete williams in washington with this story tonight. good evening. >> reporter: easily the most important decision on religious freedom in decades. all nine

u.s. marines doing. coming up on ktvu channel 2 news. >>> good morning, thank you for joining us, it is thursday january 12th, i am pam cook. >> and i am dave clark, let's check weather and traffic, here is steve. >>> good morning, we have fog on the coast other than that it will be a sunny and warm day and things will start changing and i will have more coming up in about 7 minutes. a few mid-to-upper 60s, here is sal. >>> traffic looks good in both directions and it looks like something is going on southbound 80 and it looks like one of the right lanes may be affect by whatever it is at the bottom there. also this morning, we are looking at 80 westbound, that looks good coming into berkeley, let's go back to the desk. >>> we are still following overnight news coming from san francisco right now, they are investigating the city's first homicide of the year. it happened in the south of market area. a 30-year-old man was stabbed. he died a short time later at the the top. it's not clear what led up to the

u.s. marines urinating on the bodies of taliban fighters. they have determined the identity of two of the marines in the video. there are concerns that the video is sabotaging u.s. peace efforts. >> the video is all over youtube. u.s. marines standing over what appears to be dead afghans urinating on the corpses. >> secretary of state hillary clinton sounded a furious. >> it is absolutely inconsistent with american values and the standards of behavior that we expect from our military personnel. >> defense secretary panetta ordered an investigation. marines from north carolina who returned from deployment last fall. it is more than just these four. who held the camera? even snapshots of corpses are banned. it looks like a marine unit with poor discipline and leadership. >> there may be other officers or going to be held responsible. >> like the photos that turned many of iraqis against ameritech, the timing of the video is terrible. >> our role in this is to build -- confidence-building measures. >> not to make videos that insult afghans. >> t

u.s. is there to keep the peace, to be a stabilizing agent... influence. and also to be good mariners, to rescue people in need. this was sort of a perfect moment. eye ronic twist to the end of rising tensions that they were able to highlight. >> warner: very briefly, do the u.s. officials think this will have any broader implications on the relationship? >> not with the government. i think the message is over time that the iranian people will see that the u.s. is a force for good. but it's not going to make any difference with tehran. >> warner: julian barnes of the wall street journal and david sanger of the "new york times," thank you both. >> thank you. >> woodruff: still to come on the newshour, vying for votes in new hampshire; drawing the electoral map in texas; and spending less on health care. but first, the other news of the day. here's hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: president obama announced today his white house chief of staff, bill daley, is stepping down. daley had been in the position for just one year. he's a former commerce secretary who ran vice president gore's 2

u.s. marines stationed in afghanistan. news of the video caused outrage in afghanistan. >> translator: u.s. soldiers who urinate on the dead bodies of muslims are criminals. we don't want them on our soil anymore. we don't like foreign soldiers here. they have to leave. >> the origin and authenticity of the video was still unknown. but if verified, it could ignite widespread anger not only in afghanistan, but across the muslim world. in pakistan tension is rising between the government and the military after the prime minister sacked his defense minister. the dismissal comes amid allegations that some in the military have been plotting to overthrow the government of the nuclear armed country. >> reporter: the defense secretary was fired on wednesday for misconduct. the retired general recently remarked that military and intelligence services should not be subject to his civilian control. relations between the government and military have been strained since october. he sent a memo to the obama administration seeking help to

u.s. marines desecrating the bodies of taliban fighters. leon panetta has ordered an investigation into the video. >> the pentagon press secretary tweeted that the secretary of defense called the president of afghanistan. we blurred the people out. but one of the marines said, have a nice takes buddy. the marines are part of a scout team that left afghanistan. >> we don't have to drop our trousers and wince on the bad guys. that's not within the skill sets. that's not what these fires are trained to do. >> a u.s. envoy is headed to afghanistan this weekend to try to advance peace talks with the taliban. a taliban spokesperson reportedly says this video is not going to hurt that effort but there certainly are a lot of fears that it is going to increase anti-american sentiment in the region. reporting from washington, d.c., allison burns, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a search is underway for a 15-year-old girl missing from san jose. police say raquel men ken menchaca may be held against her will by her boyfriend, leonel vargas. the car vargas is

u.s. marines and four french soldiers dead. the french now threatening to the french now threatening to pull out for good. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> we begin tonight in south carolina where the republican candidates for president down to their final night of campaigning before tomorrow's all-important presidential primary. everything we expected at the start of the week now turned on its head. polls show newt gingrich surging. the one-time frontrunner mitt romney sees the state slipping away. today governor romney fought back by demanding speaker beginning rich release more details of the ethics investigation back when he was the house speaker in the late 1990s. >> i think over 80% of republican congressmen voted to reprimand the speaker of the house? first time in history. and nancy pelosi has the full record of that ethics investigation. you know it's going to get out before the general election. sure, ought to get it out now. >> late this afternoon, a confident speaker gingrich fired back. >> he doesn't relea

u.s. marines urinating on dead taliban fighters. officials with the u.s. marine corps says two of the four marines have been identified. they were attached to the third bah tall quon second marines which -- battalion second marines which returned home last fall. >> it is absolutely inconsistent with american values. anyone found to have participated or known about it, having engaged in such conduct must be held fully accountable. >> a statement from the taliban says although the images are shocking, the video will not affect upcoming peace talks or a prisoner release. >>> another video that sparked outrage, a police officer punching a homeless woman. up next, we'll hear from the man who shot this video, including what he says sparked that incident and what police said to him when they saw him recording it. stay with us.  >>> new details about this video that sparked outrage. l.a. county sheriff's deputies tried to restrain an irate homeless woman on a city bus monday night. this video shows the woman cursing at the deputies who were holdin

u.s. marines. fox 5's stacy cohan is in the newsroom with video this morning. >> reporter: the united states marine corps is wasting no time in responding to this incredible video that hit internet tuesday night. we have blurred out a large portion of this video. it shows four men who appear to be u.s. marines dressed in combat gear. they are standing in a semicircle and appear to be urinating on a group of dead taliban members. the marine corps issued a statement saying in part: part: they are promise say swift investigation as they try to identify the men in the video. the council on islamic relations is expressing outrage in a letter sent to leon panetta. they say the act depicted is described as a desecration of the dead. the group goes to say that the men involved violated international rules of war. >> thank you. >>> other top stories we are following, in maryland, police need help fining a man who may be behind two armed robberies. go ahead and take a look here. officers are looking for this

u.s. marines stand over them and start urinating on the bodies. pears to be going on in a video that's now popped up on the internet. i want to bring in and welcome marine captain timothy kudo, a reservist who served in both iraq and afghanistan. he also worked for a group called iraq and afghanistan veterans of america. captain, thank you for coming on. do me a favor. stand by. we're going to show some of this video and you and i are going to talk about it on the other end. a quick warn the video is the graphic and what you are about to see you might find disturbing. >> did you get the middle guy? >> trying, trying, trying. look at mine. yeah. yeah. >> have a great day, buddy. >> and is that on video? >> yeah. >> golden shower. >> i should point out we just learned the marines corps have pinpointed which regiment those marines are from. as you can imagine, the outrage very much so the immediate. i want to read part of a statement coming from afghan president hamid karzai "act by american soldiers is simply inhuman and condemnable in the strongest