the unrest caused the president, zine el aberdeen ben ali to flee the country after 23 years of heavy-handed rule. authoritarian leaders of other arab countries in the region feared the chaos was spread, so they quickly announced emergency economic measures to deal with the anger at rising prices and unemployment. but prompted by events in tunisia, a number of people in egypt and algeria set themselves on fire, during anti-government demonstrations. crowds also took to the streets in yemen and jordan to protest against their governments. and on tuesday, young people in egypt used the internet to organize nationwide demonstrations. opposition groups joined in and protests on an unprecedented scale broke out. in a square in downtown cairo, more than 10,000 people called for the resignation of president mubarak, who has been in power for nearly three decades. they fought with security forces, and a number of people were either killed or injured. the egyptian government tried to stem the spread of the unrest by putting restrictions on the use of mobile phones and the internet, but the demonstrat

put up a smokescreen and say oh this is a the words they used back then an isolated instance of aberdeen behavior you are just coming home saying i'm against the war you're saying this is what we did this is how we did it this was a crime this was wrong helped people to really cross the bridge and to see us in a way that i think the anti-war movement had not seen g.i.'s before america went through went through a choke ok because they didn't want to believe that these things occurred in the name of the american people supposedly is supporting freedom and liberation and democracy throughout the world and there was this terrible slaughter this turmoil in ames slaughter so i think the question was. why are they going after cali where callee was doing precisely what we were all told to do when we were in vietnam essentially ok which is kill them all and sort it out later. i had a friend who is he was an advisor with the group and one time he asked me would i like to accompany you into a village that was milieu with see how they act so i went with them and. they didn't find any enemy but they

it could feel like 21 below in aberdeen, south dakota. north platte, nebraska, 16 below.ffalo, new york. 20 below. >> there's likely going to be snow and ice as far south as texas, and all of that is going to head toward the east coast by the middle of next week. >> reporter: new york has already dug out of 36 inches of snow just this month. boston has had 55 inches. minneapolis, 55. one heavy snow fall there collapsed the city metrodome roof. snow has led to the cancellation of 24,000 flights in january alone. the two feet of snow in chicago hasn't been a problem. but it has been bitterly cold. only three days above freezing in january. the fewest in 34 years. and it's not just places where you expect snow. atlanta has had six inches. there's even been snow in las vegas. experts all this arctic oscillation, and blame it for the extreme weather that's dipped as far south as florida. >> instead of flowing quickly from west to east, it's tone on this north/south direction and it's bringing frequent cold air, arctic outbreaks into the u.s. >> reporter: and if this week's sto

it could feel like 21 below in aberdeen, south dakota, nebraska, 16 below.york, 20 below. >> there's likely to going to be snow and ice as far south as texas and it will all head to the east coast by the middle of next week. >> reporter: new york has already dug out of 36 inches of snow just this month. boston has had 55 inches, minneapolis, 55. one heavy snowfall there collapsed the city's metro dome roof. snow has lead to the cancellation of 24,000 flights in january alone. the two feet of snow in chicago hasn't been a problem but it has been bitterly cold, only three days above freezing in january. the fewest in 34 years. and it's not just places where you expect snow. atlanta has had six inches. there's even been snow in las vegas. experts call this arctic oscillation and blame it for the extreme weather that's dipped as far south as florida. >> that pull of arctic has been-- instead of flowing quickly from west to east, it's taken on this north-south direction and it's bringing frequent cold air, arctic outbreaks into the u.s.. >> reporter: and if this

detrick or aberdeen proving ground, or at bolling air force base. but the license plate readers will tell us they were there, and when they were there, and when they passed through. that's a pattern. that's something we'd want to know about. >> narrator: and they've gone one step further. smile-- cameras are everywhere. >> we are very big on cctv. we believe that it is a force multiplier, that it is an effective way, not only to provide greater security in open spaces-- evidence times square. but also, it's a much more effective way to guard approaches to tunnels, bridges and other sorts of static targets. >> narrator: maryland, like most states, has gotten very good at following the money from dhs-- money to equip local police with the latest technology, much of it imported from the battlefields of iraq and afghanistan. here, at a sales fair in phoenix, american companies have rushed into the information- gathering bonanza. >> it's called micro-facial expressions. we use it to help the soldiers, the troops on the ground in afghanistan and iraq, to

historically suffered from higher rates of youth suicide than the other indian health services region, the aberdeen and tucson health services region are not far behind. each last native life is a tragedy in its own right and we must do all that we can to prevent every incident of suicide. that we will not be allowed in our quest to bring these unacceptable rates of indian youth suicide under control. uncovered 28, the aspen institute will announce the launch of its new center for native american youths under the leadership of our friend, senator byron dorgan. this new program is a centerpiece of senator dorgan's legacy to the well-being of our native people. it will be a center that is committed to improving the overall health, the safety and well-being of native youth and notably the prevention of youth suicide. so i look forward to working with senator dorgan identified those strategies that have truly made a difference in preventing suicides among are native youth and forming new strategies towards these ends. [applause] president keel also mentioned the significance of energy. and as we watch

aggressively expand opportunities in agriculture like the south dakota's plant and the beef plant in aberdeenand i'll hold in conjunction the second governor's agriculture summit to discuss the future of agriculture with every commodity group and stake holder. i want to open the lines of communication to make sure the state government is always acting in the best interest of farmers and ranchers. my door will always be open. just as we focus on our largest industry, so too must we continue to promote the second largest industry, tourism. the visitor industry in south dakota has enjoyed great success over the past several years, and i expect to announce another strong total for last year at the tourism conference next week. while the recession caused visit spending to fall in much of the nation, we have held strong in south dakota. we need to build upon that success. i will be elevating tourism back into the cabinet to give this industry a strong voice, and i will be bringing a bill to retain the extra half cent tax that the critter industry placed upon itself in 2009. that tax is set to expir

indian health service region has suffered higher rates than other indian health services region, the aberdeen and tucson region are not far behind. each lost native life is a tragedy and we must do all we can to prevent every incident of suicide. we will not be alone in our quest to bring these unacceptable rates of suicide under control. on february 28th and the aspen institute will announce the launch of its new center for native american youth under the leadership of our friend senator byron dorgan. this program is the centerpiece of his legacy to the well-being of our native people. the center is committed to improving the overall health and safety and well-being of native youths and notably the prevention of youth suicide. i look forward to working with senator dorgan identifying those strategies that made a difference in preventing suicide and formulating new strategies towards this end. [applause] he also mentioned significance of energy and as we watched with growing concern the energy prices rising again it is important to focus on the relationship between energy cost and the economi

. >> boday aberdeen. i have a question for the three panelists about the imbalance of power within the defense establishment which we heard about, the imbalance of power between state and defense but is there any balance of power in the pentagon between the civilian leadership and the military leadership? >> okay. good question. >> in terms of what is the proper balance. >> is there? is there an imbalance? >> well, i think it changes depending upon the personalities. i think you can -- you have secretaries of defense who are not afraid to confront the military. you have some people who don't want to confront the military. i do worry, you know, in terms of somebody, you know -- i mean in secretary gates was in the service and he's also, you know, an ncia. he dot not seem to be afraid to confront the military. you may disagree with him but he's not afraid to confront them. it's important and doesn't necessarily have to be military service but understand the background. i see it even now, you got people ther

. >> boday aberdeen. i have a question for the three panelists about the imbalance of power within the defense establishment which we heard about, the imbalance of power between state and defense but is there any balance of power in the pentagon between the civilian leadership and the military leadership? >> okay. good question. >> in terms of what is the proper balance. >> is there? is there an imbalance? >> well, i think it changes depending upon the personalities. i think you can -- you have secretaries of defense who are not afraid to confront the military. you have some people who don't want to confront the military. i do worry, you know, in terms of somebody, you know -- i mean in secretary gates was in the service and he's also, you know, an ncia. he dot not seem to be afraid to confront the military. you may disagree with him but he's not afraid to confront them. it's important and doesn't necessarily have to be military service but understand the background. i see it even now, you got people ther

expand value-added agriculture, like the dakota provisions plant in huron, and the beef plant in aberdeen. and i will host an annual governor's forum on agriculture in conjunction with the second annual governor's ag development summit to discuss the future of ag with every commodity group and stakeholder. i want to open the lines o communication to ensure that state gernment is always acting in the best interests of farmers and ranchers. my door will always be open. just as we focus on our largest industry, so too must we continues to promote our second largest industry, tourism. the visitor industry in south dakota has enjoyed great success over the past several years, and i expect to announce another strong total for last year at the tourism conference next week. wile the recession -- while the recession caused visitor spending to fall in much of the nation, we have held strong in south dakota. we need to build upon that success. i will be elevating tourism back into the cinet to give this industry a strong voice, and i will be bringing a bil to retain the extra half-cent tax that the

. >> boday aberdeen. i have a question for the three panelists about the imbalance of power within the defense establishment which we heard about, the imbalance of power between state and defense but is there any balance of power in the pentagon between the civilian leadership and the military leadership? >> okay. good question. >> in terms of what is the proper balance. >> is there? is there an imbalance? >> well, i think it changes depending upon the personalities. i think you can -- you have secretaries of defense who are not afraid to confront the military. you have some people who don't want to confront the military. i do worry, you know, in terms of somebody, you know -- i mean in secretary gates was in the service and he's also, you know, an ncia. he dot not seem to be afraid to confront the military. you may disagree with him but he's not afraid to confront them. it's important and doesn't necessarily have to be military service but understand the background. i see it even now, you got people ther

. >> boday aberdeen. i have a question for the three panelists about the imbalance of power within the defense establishment which we heard about, the imbalance of power between state and defense but is there any balance of power in the pentagon between the civilian leadership and the military leadership? >> okay. good question. >> in terms of what is the proper balance. >> is there? is there an imbalance? >> well, i think it changes depending upon the personalities. i think you can -- you have secretaries of defense who are not afraid to confront the military. you have some people who don't want to confront the military. i do worry, you know, in terms of somebody, you know -- i mean in secretary gates was in the service and he's also, you know, an ncia. he dot not seem to be afraid to confront the military. you may disagree with him but he's not afraid to confront them. it's important and doesn't necessarily have to be military service but understand the background. i see it even now, you got people ther