. >> there are basic -- various scenarios for afghanistan post- 2013, some optimistic and others left so. what kind of situation is the west leaving behind? >> i am more pessimistic. parts of afghanistan will not be ruled by the central government of afghanistan. it will be ruled by a group of insurgents. at the end of the day, we probably will not see a civil war like in the 1990's, but politically and territorially divided afghanistan. >> thank you so much. >> germany will not support the latest palestinian bid to become an observer state in the united nations. a government spokesman said berlin was talking to other european states to find a common position. the palestinian authority president is in the united states where he met the u.s. assistant secretary of state. the u.s. says it will vote against upgrading the palestinians from an observer entity to an observer state in the united nations. >> in syria, 34 people have been reported killed in a double car bombing in. reports indicate a suicide bomber blew up his vehicle shortly after a bomb went off. the attacks targeted a town

so pakistan doesn't want an unstable afghanistan post 2014. steps being made by the pakistan government to try to serve like find a way to get the peace talks going again. the high peace council to try to find some form of reconciliation with the insurgents. the delegation is going to pakistan this week to talk to the pakistan government. most leaders are believed to be living in pakistan. a couple of them we think are in pakistan detention. so pakistan will play lay very big role in post 2014 afghanistan stability. host: more soldiers killed in pakistan published. many of these deaths result of what some to believe to have been afghanistan soldiers in camouflage killing american soldiers. has anything changed in the last couple of months? >> they have taken steps to control these insider attacks to varying degrees of success. they've established the guardian angel program where an armed trooper will look out after his fellow soldiers while they're sleeping. they've changed the way they're operating with afghanistan troops. this isn't somethin

he took over the afghanistan post from petraeus after petraeus moved to head to cia. petraeus moved to step down last friday. >> i think he took the right step. >> reporter: the petraeus resignation left lawmakers on alert. they were planning to hear from him this week about the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. >> it's absolutely imperative that general petraeus come and testify. he was the cia directorate the time of the attack, he visited libya after the attack. >> reporter: the september 11th attack killed u.s. ambassador chris dive stereoens and other americans. >> this is something that could have been prevented, the murder, the terror attack. >> reporter: the acting cia director will testify in place of petraeus on thursday. as for general allen, his nomination to take the u.s. european command is on hold n. washington, craig bosswell, fox news. >>> "the washington post" reports this man, senator john kerry, might be tapped to be the secretary of defense. you heard correctly, defense. the senator has long been rumored as a possible replacement when secr

sides and ask you a question -- have stingersto out there and a lot of things get aimed from afghanistan post- 1989 but the soviet union was driven out and that led to the collapse of the soviet union and that has changed the entire world of liberated hundreds of millions of people. with iraq, is more complicated, but nonetheless, we have a democratic country in the core of the middle east no longer exporting missile attacks, invasions and general insecurity to the entire region. they're now the number two opec oil exporter. we did not get things right in 2003 but is that mean going in was such a bad thing? that's what any policymaker has to look at. there's an upside and downside to everything. >> thank-you, the man right here and then morrie and then i will have to close. >> this is for ambassador jeffries and relates to what he just talked about. it is about syria. you're advocating the u.s. intervened militarily in syria. in this new administration, i am thinking there is no appetite for the american people for another war. if we got involved militarily, how do we decided to support? this

they will find safe havens in afghanistan, pakistan does not really want an unstable afghanistan post 2014. we have seen some attempts being made by the government to try to find a way to get the peace talks going again. the high peace council, to try to find some reconciliation, delegations going to pakistan to talk to the pakistani government, mostly leaders -- a couple of them -- so pakistan will play a very big role in post 2014 stability. host: the latest figures published in "the washington post." killing american soldiers -- has anything changed in the last couple of months in terms of security? guest: they have taken steps to control these attacks. to varying degrees of success, they have established programs, looking over fellow soldiers as they are sleeping -- this is not something that will go away. let's not forget that big american government spent billions of dollars rowing the afghan national security forces from about 70,000 a few years ago. this has been one of the largest source of military recruitment training programs that the world has ever seen. the government sp

he will remain in his post in afghanistan. >> think you. senate foreign relations committee holds a closed-door hearing on the attack on the consulate in benghazi libya. the u.s. ambassador, chris stevens, and three other americans were killed. to go police arrested a man for assault with a deadly weapon of the they say he stabbed three people in a domestic violence incident. this is in the 300 block of 51st street. all three victims suffered minor lacerations. police investigated the shooting in the 2000 block of c street. a man was shot of the shoulder and his back. no word on his condition. police still searching for the gunman. opening statements expected in the murder trial of a former police state university student. she is charged with first-degree murder for allegedly killing dominique frazier and daughter last year. >> simpson's attorneys say she acted in self-defense. the good deal lead should east coast rapist entered his plea today. - ->> he- >> the alleged east coast rapist's entered his plea today. he is rates and a tax on 17

military leaders and i continue to have confidence in his ability to lead the war in afghanistan as well as to serve and to post for which he has now been nominated. general dunford i'm grateful for your willingness to accept this nomination to serve as commander of u.s. forces in the international security assistance force in afghanistan, but i also believe that if you are confirmed you will have a difficult road ahead of you. i think our mission in afghanistan is a very serious and is at a very serious and troubling crossroads and much of the recent reporting is deeply worrisome. unfortunately, over the past few months, our enemies have been rather successful in carrying out so-called insider attacks that killed have killed and wounded many american and afghan troops. as i'm sure you would agree general dunford, it's hard to overstate the damage these kinds of attacks due to the morale of our troops and to our broader mission of supporting the growth and professionalization of afghan forces. it's hard for our troops to work effectively with their afghan partners when they have a reason to mistrust some among

prosecutors say that for reasons unknown bales walked off his post in afghanistan in the middle of the night then shot and stabbed civilians in two villages. the hearing at a military post in washington state was called to decide whether there is enough evidence to court-martial bales. john blackstone has been covering in the courtroom. >> reporter: staff sergeant bales watched the video feed from afghanistan show nothing reaction as ten afghans told of the night their two villages were awakened by gunshots. nine of the murder victims were children. the massacre was one of the worst crimes attributed to a u.s. serviceman in decades. a seven-year-old named rabin that told the court her father was shot right through the throat and chest. "the bullet hit me in the leg." 15-year-old rafiullah who was shot in the both legs told the court the same story he told us back in his village. "my uncle, my little cousin and my grandmother were killed. i was told to put my hands on the wall." his father, samiullah, testified by video that he found four bodies, all not? the head, including his own mot

so pakistan doesn't want an unstable afghanistan post 2014. we've seen lately we've seen some steps being made by the pakistan government to try to serve like find a way to get the peace talks going again. the high peace council to try to find some form of reconciliation with the insurge jents. the delegation is going to pakistan this week to talk to the pakistan government. most leaders are believed to be living in pakistan. a couple of them we think are in pakistan detention. so pakistan will play lay very big role in post 2014 afghanistan stability. host: more more soldiers killed in pakistan published. many of these deaths result of what some to believe to have been afghanistan soldiers in camouflage killing american soldiers. has anything changed in the last couple of months? >> they have taken steps to control these insider attacks to varying degrees of success. they've established the guardian angel program where an armed trooper will look out after his fellow soldiers while they're sleeping. they've changed the way they're operating wi

this is mike rioux's life post-afghanistan. >> i need to discover who i am again. asking for help for the rest of my life. i want to feel like i matter. >> reporter: mike's wife maggie says her husband returned from war a shell of the man he once was. gone was the fun loving, free-spirited laid-back guy he used to be. war, she says, changed him. he still has ringing in the ears from explosions. he also suffers from vertigo, headaches and has terrible anxiety. we saw it firsthand during our interview. mike was so anxious he could hardly sit still. we met at mike rioux's mother's house near phoenix, arizona, where he, his wife and daughter have been living for the last year and a half. maggie and their daughter share a bedroom, and mike sleeps every night on the living room couch. what is it like for you at 51 to be sleeping on your mother's couch? >> ashamed. i feel low. i feel how can i support my family, let alone get them a house. >> reporter: mike doesn't have the money for a place of their own. he can't work. fire fights and an ied blast in afghanistan left him

this is mike rio's life post-afghanistan. >> i need to discover who i am again. for help for the rest of my life. i want to feel like i matter. >> reporter: mike's wife maggie says her husband returned from war a shell of the man he once was. gone was the fun loving, free-spirited laid-back guy he used to be. war, she says, changed him. he still has ringing in the ears from explosions. he also suffers from vertigo, headaches and has terrible anxiety. we saw it firsthand during our interview. mike was so anxious he could hardly sit still. we met at mike rio's mother's house near phoenix, arizona, where he, his wife and daughter have been living for the last year and a half. maggie and their daughter share a bedroom, and mike sleeps every night on the living room couch. what is it like for you at 51 to be sleeping on your mother's couch? >> ashamed. i feel low. i feel how can i support my family, let alone get them a house. >> reporter: mike doesn't have the money for a place of their own. he can't work. fire fights and an ied blast the in it afghanistan left him w

the mayor, ig just have seen so many service members coming back from iraq and afghanistan with a host of unique issues, post? juse system because of alcohol and substance abuse. it'sñ?ñ? also the homeless probm in our city. and i would like to assist in bringing my wealth of knowledge to advise the mayor, help with programs, solutions, to identify and treat those uniquenqñ?ñ? conditions that are only to service members due to their military service. so i'm very passionate about this. i'm still a reservist. i've been attending the meetings and it's definitely something i think cries out for a solution and i would very much like to be a part of that. >> chair kim: thank you. it's my understanding you have attended many if not all of the veteran affair commission meetings. >> since i've moved here to san francisco two years ago, i've attended[çh"] many. i haven't had a perfect attendance record but yet. >> chair kim: thank you for your commitment and dedication already. seeing no questions from members, we have entertained a motion to continue this to the call of the chair. do we have a motion to continue to

as she was in material for her for herall in" on the afghanistan four-star general. the washington posttails about the petraeus. petraeus had authorized former aides and friends to tell reporters he personally and never gave her a classified information. government resources say that cn and had materials such as power point presentation and schedules. however, while braodewell would have gotten her jumping to conclusions. >> to say that, the implication of the fbi is it sound like they are the subject of a criminal keep it and under what national-security she gave whomever keep it to her will have plenty to answer for. 1/2 to >> this is this the scene of 142 palace and a with at least worth $2 million a or slated for the salvation army donations however, inadvertently hijacked for private profit. >> the forecast coming up empty bangladesh tragedy coming up anti-tragedy get 36 months interest-free financing through thanksgiving weekend at sleep train, and save $400, $500, up to $600 on beautyrest and posturepedic. even get 3 years interest-free financing on serta icomfort and tempur-pedi

and nato made a similar commitment to a post-2014 afghanistan at the chicago summit last may. all of this sends a very simple and a very powerful message to al qaeda, to the taliban and to the violent extremist groups who want to regain a safe haven in afghanistan. we are not going anywhere. our commitment to afghanistan is long-term, and you cannot wait us out. this is important. because al qaeda, the taliban and other associated forces under pressure in pakistan, continue to view the rugged terrain of northeastern afghanistan especially kunar province as a viable safe haven. a relentless and effective counterterrorism effort conducted by our special operation forces this year made clear we will not allow them to regain that sanctuary. as a result of prolonged military operations, al qaeda has been significantly weakened in afghanistan and pakistan. its most effective leaders are gone. its command and control have been degraded and its safe haven is shrinking. al qaeda's ability to carry out a large-scale attack on the united states has been seriously impacted. and as a resul

. >> and speaking of that job in afghanistan, he's expected to stay in that post. meanwhile, allen has denied any wrongdoing. we do understand that the confirmation hearing that was scheduled for thursday for a possible successor there for allen in afghanistan if, in fact he gets promoted is expected to continue as scheduled. again, the president could address all of this at his press conference later this afternoon. reporting live on capitol hill brianne carter abc 7 news. >> brianne, thanks so much. to help you follow the petraeus scandal, we have a special photo gallery on our website, where we identify all the key players. you can go to wjla.com and access it there. >> we're expecting a big decision today on capitol hill. we expect to found out if house minority leader nancy pelosi is going to keep her title and serve in the house without a leadership post or retire altogether. pelosi wanted to be house speaker again, but democrats failed to win control back to republicans in last week else he. >> new this morning, at least 17 people dead after a series of explo

continue to have confidence in the ability to lead the war in afghanistan as well as to serve in the posthich he's now been nominated. >> reporter: from thailand defense secretary panetta echoed the sentiment. >> i have tremendous confidence in general allen. certainly, his ability and his leadership and i don't think anybody ought to jump to any conclusions as to where any of this will lead. >> reporter: panetta wants it to lead to a review of military ethics training. panetta refused to talk about e-mails between allen and kelley that came to light after kelley went to the fbi after getting threatening messages that made her think someone was stalking her and her friend cia director petraeus. kelley reached out to 47-year-old fbi agent fred humphries whose lawyer tells abc news he launched the investigation and went to congress when he thought there was a cover-up. >> if we hadn't had avoid who believed in right and wrong we might not have gotten to where we are today. >> reporter: the case leads back to petraeus and whether his affair compromised national security. in his first intervi

military leaders and i continue to have confidence in his ability to lead the war in afghanistan as well as to serve in the post for which she is now being nominated. general dunford, but a grateful for your willingness to upset this appointment in afghanistan. i also believe if you are confirmed you will have a difficult road ahead of you. i think our mission in afghanistan is at a very serious and troubling crossroads. with the recent reporting, it is deeply worrisome. over the last few months, our enemies have been rather successful in carrying out its insider attacks that have killed and wounded many american troops. as i'm sure you would agree, general, it is hard to overstate the damage these kinds of mistakes -- kinds of attacks these have on our troops at and in supporting the growth of afghan forces. it's hard for our troops to work effectively with their afghan partners when they have reason to mistrust the those among them. i support suspension and of many of these partners efforts, it is harmful nonetheless. we're seeing more and more reports of declining security in afghanistan including one of the

military commitment wit look like post-2014 in afghanistan. u.s. dip low mats are negotiating a withdrawal of forces agreement with afghanistan. general john allen was preparing for his confirmation hearing for his next job when he got pulled into the e-mail scandal that brought down david petraeus. at that time he was expected to begin formulating a post-2014 plan before leaving afghanistan and becoming supreme allied commander in europe. he is now back in afghanistan and reports are he would like to keep about 60,000 troops in afghanistan through the fighting season of next year. defense secretary leon panetta however has not made any recommendations yet for 2013 levels or post-2014 levels. post-2014 needs to be done with afghan permission we're told. panetta will have a teleconference with general allen tomorrow and they will talk about troop levels in afghanistan. he is not aware of any formal set of recommendations from general allen as of yet we're told from his aides. "the new york times" is floating the idea of 10,000 troops post-2014 with

as she was in afghanistan, gathering material for her for herall in" on the afghanistan four- star general. the washington posteported the details about the petraeus. petraeus had authorized former aides and friends to tell reporters he personally and never gave her a classified information. government resources say that cn and had materials such as power point presentation and schedules. however, while braodewell would have gotten her research material from a lot of sources, be careful about jumping to conclusions. >> to say that, the implication of the fbi is looking at something makes it sound like they are the subject of a criminal >> and right now, the part it is still in the " let's determine how this information was provided to keep it and under what circumstances ". >> even if the permission the appeal removed from her home was not at risk for national-security she gave whomever keep it to her will have plenty to answer for. >> a vallejo family is not going to give up their search for the suspect who hit and killed their great- grandmother. 88 year-old cl emintina funes was hit by a car while walking h

continue to have confidence in the ability to lead the war in afghanistan as well as to serve in the posthich he's now been nominated. >> reporter: from thailand defense secretary panetta echoed the sentiment. >> i have tremendous confidence in general allen. certainly, his ability and his leadership and i don't think anybody ought to jump to any conclusions as to where any of this will lead. >> reporter: panetta wants it to lead to a review of military ethics training. panetta refused to talk about e-mails between allen and kelley that came to light after kelley went to the fbi after getting threatening messages that made her think someone was stalking her and her friend cia director petraeus. kelley reached out to 47-year-old fbi agent fred humphries whose lawyer tells abc news he launched the investigation and went to congress when he thought there was a cover-up. >> if we hadn't had avoid who believed in right and wrong we might not have gotten to where we are today. >> reporter: the case leads back to petraeus and whether his affair compromised national security. in his first intervi

post 9/11 war fighters. they have done 4 and 5 tours to places like iraq and afghanistan. have done the hard work that we've asked of them. and that forced them to focus in ways that are intense. if you are manning a post in afghanistan or driving a vehicle through ied infested roads, you don't have time to think about next chapter of my life. now that they are coming back a father and husband again and thinking about what else could i do besides fight the nation's wars? those challenges are extreme and again, usa and military.com want to make sure we assist them in ways that are actionable and take advantage of what it is they've done. >> you've been there yourself. 20 years in the military and returning. thanks keeping up the good work you are doing for these young men and women. >> it's been a gift. my pleasure. >> still ahead at 8:00, james bond's big come back. we call them tucker moves. >> but why racing fans thought they were watching a wrestling match in phoenix. we'll show you coming up next. eees, dndp l >>> the redskins didn't lose this weekend. >> they are 100%

after that he was special envoy to afghanistan and then to iraq post saddal hussein. when he became envoy to syria earlier this year he described his mission as quote nearly impossible. he is in new york this week to report to the united nations and security council on that mission and on the situation in syria. i'm pleased to have him back at this table, welcome. >> thank you very much. >> rose: you must be exhausted. >> i'm all right. >> rose: what will you say to the united nations. >> you know what, i'm going to tell them what i have been saying all along about the situation in syria is extremely bad. and dangerous. and getting worse. until now nobody has found a way of bringing it under control. we know that this is part of the arab spring. we know that change is coming. but as i think you know very well, this arab spring has been surprising all the time, when moving from sun surprise to the other. and of course it doesn't work in the same manner from one country to the other. and in syria it looks to be more difficult than anywhere else. so until now nobody has

afghanistan. bales' civilian defense attorney, emma scanlon, said the army missed opportunities to examine bales for signs of traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder during his four tours in iraq and afghanistan. scanlon suggested the outpost where bales was serving was poorly supervised with alcohol and drugs in common use. she said bales consumed seven ounces of alcohol on the night of the murders. >> we need to know what it means when somebody is on steroids, alcohol, and sleeping aids, what does that mean about a his state of mind? that question has not been answered. >> reporter: sergeant bales' wife keri left the final day of the hearing alongside her sister stephanie tanberg who read a statement from the family. >> much of the testimony was painful, even heartbreaking, but we are not convinced the government has shown us the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth about what happened that night. >> reporter: here in the courthouse on many this military base, the colonel in charge of the preliminary hearing says he will decide by the end of this week, scott, whether to recommend bales face a court-martial.

running airplanes we don't like to have stingers out there, and a lot of bad things came from afghanistan, posted 1989, but the soviet union was driven out and that led to the collapse of the soviet union and that is change the entire world and liberated hundreds of millions of people. with iraq, a little more complicated but nonetheless, as rob said, as i alluded to, we have a democratic country in the middle, very core of the middle east. no longer exporting missile attacks, invasions and general insecurity of the entire region. now, the number two opec oil exporter. sure, that things have happened because we didn't get things right in 2003, but does that mean going in 2003 whatever we discussed was such a bad thing? so that's what any policymaker has to look at it. there's an upside is was a downside to everything. >> think you. right here. [inaudible] >> this is for ambassador jeffrey and it's relating to what he just talked about and what also ambassador ross was talking to, and that is syria. ambassador jeffrey was advocating the u.s. intervened militarily in syria, and i'm thinking now in

enduring presence and long-term commitment to afghan security and nato made a similar to a post-2014 afghanistan at the chicago summit last may. all of this sends a simple and powerful message to al qaeda, to the taliban and to the violent extremist groups who want to regain a safe haven in afghanistan -- we are not going anywhere. our commitment to afghanistan is long term and you cannot wait us out. this is important because al qaeda, the taliban, and other associated forces, under pressure in pakistan, continue to view the rugged terrain of northeastern afghanistan, especially can kunar and nurastn provinces as a viable safe haven. counter terrorism efforts conducted by special forces this year made clear we will not allow them to regain that sanctuary. as a result of prolonged military and intelligence operations, al qaeda has been significantly weakened in afghanistan and pakistan, its most effective leaders are gone, its command and control have been degraded and its safe haven has been shrinking. al qaeda's ability to carry out a large scale attack on the united states has been seriously

military leaders, and i continue to have confidence in his ability to lead the war in afghanistan as well as to serve in the post to which he has now been nominated. i am grateful for your willingness to except his nomination to served in the international security force in afghanistan, but i also believe if you are confirmed, you will have a difficult road ahead of you. i think our mission is at a serious and troubling crossroads, and much of the recent reporting is worrisome. unfortunately, over the past few months, our enemies have been successful in carrying out insider attacks that have killed and wounded many american and afghan troops. it is hard to overstate the damage these kinds of attacks due to the morale of our troops and to our broader mission of supporting the growth and professional was asian of afghan forces. it is hard for our troops to work with their afghan partners when they have reason to distrust some among them. while i support the decision to suspend many of these partnering efforts, it is harmful and nonetheless. we are seeing more reports of declining security in afghanistan, including

meanwhile, 2.4 million americans have fought in iraq and afghanistan and almost half a million have been diagnosed with postic stress disorder. they're going to be treated with 1600 people. this comes after the v.a.'s inspector general a few months ago said that the v.a. were cooking the books. they were seeing all veterans within 30 days for psychiatric appointments as required by law but in fact, they weren't. it was after that that the obama administration announced they were going behind these to add these additional clinicians. >> jennifer: they admitted that they had made mistakes in processing and delays. the processing mistakes are 14% of the disability claims and then 600,000 backlog, which is-- >> 600,000 is just a number of veterans when have been waiting for more than four months for their benefits. there is actually 900,000 veteran who is are have applied for disability benefits from the v.a. and are waiting. you mention errors. at the center of investigative reporterreporting we just did an analysis and found that actually amongst the high profile claims like agent orange illnesses traumatic b