air force. after completing basic military and technical training, raymond served as an enlisted aerospace ground equipment tech ninition, rising to the rank of senior airman before earning his commission through the reserve officer training corps at the university of new mexico in 1998. he was most recently assigned as the communications advisor for the afghan air force, with the 838th air expeditionary advisory group. it was in that capacity that was serving in afghanistan. it was in that capacity that he had befended -- befriended the afghan airmen who eventually turned his weapon on nine americans. major astell's awards include the bronze star medal, the air force commendation medal, with one oak leaf cluster, the joint service achievement medal and the air force achievement medal with one oak leaf cluster. is survived by his wife and his daughters. and his son and his mother. as we sat there listening to the final roll call of that unit, with nine of its members missing, we read through the

the air force recently made a decision to combine two programs that fall under the air force program executive office. e.i.s. currently located at gunner annex, alabama, and e.l.s. located at wright paterson air force base would be consolidated. basically the job is to design, acquire, and install, and maintain operations support systems for the air force and department of defense and the job of the e.l.s. is to empower the war fighter to leverage information as an effective weapon. it makes good common sense for the management of these functions to be consolidated. additionally, air force material command has approved this decision and congress should allow this decision to move forward. my understanding is that no jobs from wright patterson would be transferred, only the management of air force logistics systems would be removed from wright where it has been for two years. this would return to gunner where it had been located for more than 20 years. however the entire amendment would require a cost benefit analysis of the consolidation that would then need to be approved by the hou

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in 1966 and it made headlines when one iraqi air force pilot defected from iraq to israel in a soviet mig and at the time november the western world ever had their hands on the soviet-made. with the arab nations flew in what the soviets flew. it was a very big deal to them and help them to win the six day war but what did not make the news is after they were done, and they made a deal with the cia -- cia to bring the big two area 51 and tv barnes is on the team to reverse engineer that big they took it to the nuts and bolts to figure out what made it fly. at the time we were engaged in the vietnam war and the pilots over there were getting shot down with this terrible ratio nine /1. we were losing against the big. so there was of halts on the dogfights while the engineers worked on the big at area 51. after the reverse engineered that was called the technical phase then they began the tactical phase they put the mig back together and began to fly it in the mock dogfights in the skies over area 512 figure out how to beat the mig air-to-air combat. what is not known until now or only to

that was an enormous amount of american fire power, including an air force carrier with a-4 fighter jets they said let us have these to give air cover. you have to remember the brigade is there, pinned down, begging for help. if you read the intercepts coming in from the beaches, they are just heart wrenching. please help us, please come. we are dying here. rescue us. just send in one plane, send in some planes, please. kennedy never did. and -- but the cia pushed for it. some people think bissell didn't push hard enough. certainly dulles wanted that. so i think that certainly you and this woman could be friends. [laughter] >> here please. >> i just saw the series on television. the kennedy series. one the segments they covered in detail the invasion. two parts. my first part is how accurate, if you saw the theory -- >> what theory? >> i'm sorry. one the things that brought out the theory, i don't know, they said it was true, i lived through that invasion. one of the things they said was that to the present day, they acknowledge one the mistakes they made was that there was a full moon o

the air force was trembled. it is indeed important to note that this debate about the reaction of pakistan, and i don't want anybody in the global community to, you know, have this impression, any wrong impression about our defense capabilities. the armed forces, the air force, the military leadership, and the political leadership, we are well equiped and mindful of the defense requirements of our country. and there should be no misunderstanding anywhere on this account. now, so on the sovereignty issue, i think besides this particular episode, there are legal questions, legal questions that arise in terms of the principles of the u.n. charter, most specifically in terms of the several security council resolutions, and recently the two presidential statement of the security council. and i would like to sort of reassert that it's probably worth looking at this again, because we deal not only with the issue of osama bin laden, but also -- it is one of the relevant paragraphs. presidential statement, that the secur

2 back home to israel under presidential quarter of nixon and kissinger ordered air force to to fly the body and the family home. they have been unbelievably diligent to get to the bottom of who killed their dad and i must say they were very successful to get chasing shadows it is out last week coinciding with the film and from what i've understand it is doing quite well. i am very proud the colonel alon family has closure. when you do these cases my boss knows you can only do the best you can during these investigations that everybody looks for the absolute. very rarely do have absolutes. you have the operation, the theme, a 75% of the puzzle you may get lucky to get 90% but never 100%. at least based on the cases that i have worked. you know, who did it and why but you never get one hedge 8%. i am optimistic with the media surrounding the book here in the united states and being published in the united kingdom that missing pieces of our intelligence gaps are filled by anything that perhaps we messed. but at the end of the day i think colonel alon family can sleep soundly knowing t

air force one scrubs landing.roach had to scrub the first shot at landing due to nasty weather. the president's plane circled and landed safely. >>> and you are looking at live pictures now. president barack obama delivering the commencement address at the u.s. coast guard academy. that is in new london, connecticut. live pictures you are seeing there. >>> al qaeda named a caretaker leader to fill in for osama bin laden. a source with detailed knowledge of the group says that that man is egyptian saif al-adel and is wanted for the bombings into eastern africa. he has a $5 million bounty now on his head. he goes back to pre 9/11 being with bin laden in afghanistan. he was a trainer in training camps in both afghanistan and somalia. >>> mississippi river nearing an historic mark in vicksburg. it's expected to crest more than a foot above the 1957 flood. it will impact big cities from st. paul, top st. louis to new orleans. >> this water is not supposed to be here. it drops off pretty quickly. you can see that it dro

these strikes are meant to complete the job destroying castro's air force. why kennedy canceled his industry. he had become the most common explanation is that you become very concerned about public and international actions had been stirred up by the first round of airstrikes. it had become clear that the whole world realize the united states was behind air attacks almost a moguls first bombs fell on the 15th. and kennedy was concerned about provoking something, about lighting a match that would lead to a great nuclear problem. so with the advice of his secretary of state and russia, who called off these airstrikes. among the cia planners, they discovered this on the evening of april 16. they were horrified. it had been understood innovation had a chance cast of air force had to be taken out. at the moment kennedy canceled the strikes, everyone understood exactly what it meant. it was doomed. this was confirmed the following morning before the brigade had even completed its land. castro's plant show that over the bay of pigs and very quickly sunk to supply

she says she said are you going somewhere in air force 2? i said, yes. she grabbed her little friend and said, my pop is going to see the whales. not the seals but the whales. i along with all the rest of the security team served. we asked them for advice. we told them this and that and said, i got faith in these guys. he walked off on his own. he decided. he believes not only in the seals but all of you. he made that determination it was an amazing thing to watch. when he got in office. the number one priority was to get osama bin laden. he knew the risks. most importantly, special operations for the guys there. bob gates was interested. this is going to go down in history. one of the country's leading wearers himself. general jeffery colt. ladies and gentleman, general colt. flu >> thank you. i can only try to tell you today how proud of you this division and local community >> hello fort campbell. 101st division air staff, hello. that introduction was great because it was brief. thank you for the leadership you've shown here at one of the largest army

in essence, the air force proposed that we cut 10% of the about-1s this year. r cut 4% of the total bomber force this year. is that catastrophic, probably not, but the point i want to raise is if we continue down this path, we're going to be out of bombers before we ever have a new bomber. so the chairman of the subcommittee wisely said if you're going to cut bombers, then take them out of the backups and attrition reserve rather than the combat aircraft. so i appreciate what the subcommittee has done and obviously we've got conference to go, but i thought it was worth raising this issue with the whole committee for just a second because again, if we continue down this path, i think we will regret the loss of a very important capability. with that, mr. chairman, i yield back. >> thank you. is there any further discussion? the chair now recognizes mr. aiken for the purpose of introducing an m block amendment. >> mr. chairman, i have an n block amendment at the desk. >> will the clerk please pass out the amendment? without objection, the reading of the amendment w

the president will meet with them as well as members of the air force who flew. the meeting comes as we get new information on the raid of bin laden's compound. they shot a courier who returned fire, then they shot and killed osama bin laden's son. they shot him dead and wounded one of his wives in an upstairs bedroom. during the raid, they found evidence al qaeda network planned a large scale attack on trains on the upcoming anniversary of the september 11th attacks. tony shin takes a look at how four-legged fighters are playing a modern role in combat. >> we have a belgian coming in here. >> reporter: there are many reasons why the u.s. military uses dogs. >> because of their intelligence, their willingness to work, their speed. they are a perfect fit for the military and police force. >> he's going to send him in now. >> reporter: he's a professional dog trainer. he's not surprised the dog helped in the raid. >> you'll see them with a parra chut attached, going down and into combat. >> reporter: military leaders are not saying what the dog was used for. it mos

jon january let me just very quickly urge my audience tonight not to drunk dial the air force please. [laughter] you have no idea what that just unleashed on college campuses right now. there are going to be bombing raids at fraternity houses. nuke v.c.u. do you think we will ever quite understand the depth of our military research that has occurred at area 51? >> well, i write about programs that went on in the '50s and the '60 has the have been declassified, but the name "area 51" is always blacked out of the declassified documents. so who knows what is going on there '70s, '80s, '90s. the drones that we fight the war on terror with are being developed there, were developed there and are being developed in the future. >> jon: wouldn't it be cool if they just gave up on that [bleeped] and now they're like, i want to make a banana that you can eat the skin. i mean, it's all just... [laughter] read it from page one. it will blow your mind. area 51 is on the bookshelves now. annie jacobsen, thanks for being here. >> jon: that's our show. join us tomorrow night at 11:00. here it is, your

. >>> also tonight, what happened when the pilot of air force one thought he was not clear to land. "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. it is witheringly slow, relentless, and massive. this flood of 2011 is running behind predictions in terms of when it will crest in each community downriver. that means a longer wait for the water to do its damage, and that means people waiting longer to leave their homes. and look at the damage so far. 2 million acres of farmland flooded in the delta region. that's equal to about 1% of all the cropland we have in the country. crop loss is estimated at $300 million, but it's so early, farmers in louisiana alone could lose that much, and covering it all again tonight, anne thompson. she's in louisiana. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. the flood gauge here at butte larose which measures some 20 feet is under water and many of its residents are gone. peace and tranquility are why people live here, but today it's too quiet. most of its 800 residents are gone, ahead of the flood expect

one, i would choose air force one. >> you know who loses?dy who covers this race. he is f a a good politician. >> when you have been a lobbyist, substantial part of your life, my assumption is -- i take him at his word, thahe did not have the fire in the belly, and ththat youook at everything you have done in l life and you decide how it might be construed -- >> he is a realist, and he looked at the situation from all angles and realized he would have a hard time winning. >> other potential candidates are looking for s support. >> he will be importt in the race. he could be in t cabinet. he is a respectable guy who knows how to run a state and parties. >> he assembled one of the most able teams in all of politics not sily on the republican side. >> then he saw a giant pizza pie and decided he cannot do it. >> donald trump-severability it -- donald trumparah palin to get -- [ banker ] mike and brenda found a house that they really wanted. it was in my sister's neighborhood. i told you it was perfect for you guys. literally across the street f

one, i would choose. >> -- i would choose air force one. >> you know who loses? everybody who covers this race. he is fine and he has a goo -- is fun and has a goo -- and is a good politician. >> my assumption is that i take him at his word, that he did not have the fire in his belly. you look at everything you out in life and see how it might be construed -- you have done in life and see how it might be construed -- >> he looked at the situation from all angles and realized he would have a hard time winning. >> other candidates are looking for his support. >> he could be at the cinet now he is a respectable guy who kns how to run estates and parties -- states and parties. >> he assembled one of the most able teams at all of politics on the republican side. >> he saw a giant pizza pie and decided he cannot do it. >> if you have eight donald trump-sarah palin ticket, that -- >> i am not taking the bait. >> a word on the royal wedding, next. prince william and kate middleton at now husband and wife. the wedding of, will prince and the commoner. could party, they kn

what happened just as air force one was about to land back east. >> but she said it was a joke.ut police aren't laughing. what happened to a woman who tried to sell a toddler online. >> we started out with showers around the bay area. now the skies started to part a bit. will we see a dry future? we'll talk about that coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> that's chopper 5. you're looking at the back of the pack of the tour of california. that's stage 4. over 140 bikers working their way from livermore through the diablo hills. they have three monster hills to get up before they finally finish this race in san jose, the last hill is a bigun. that's mount hamilton. good luck to them. some 80-plus miles today. live picks, chopper 5. >> looks like they are getting a break with the weather. >>> a close call today for air force one. president obama's plane missing eilanding in connecticut today because of -- a landing in connecticut today because of bad weather before trying again and touching down say. the white house and the faa says it was a routine maneuver and the president was never

air force.umner was just 19 on 9/11. >> he was anxious to get into the fight. >> reporter: sumner did get into the fight in iraq but injured multiple times and later medically discharged. >> what ended up being his end was the feeling of being thrown away by the air force. in the end, he decided to go ahead and end his pain and he put a bullet through his heart and mine. >> reporter: a year and a half later, thomas is still reeling from the loss of his son, but he says news of bin laden's death has helped. >> it helps, yes, and it brings a bit of a closure, of course. but it's not permanent. we all know that this is going to continue on. >> reporter: at least he knows today that his son would be proud, proud of his fellow men and women in uniform for a job well done. >> this is what we have been looking for, this is what i fought for, this is what i stood there and then my son took up the fight too after me. i'm always proud of my son. he is, like i said, my buddy, and he was my hero and he alwa

. >>> air force one with president obama onboard had to abort its first landing attempt as mr. obama arrived in connecticut. the white house says it was overcast at the time and visibility was below the minimum. the pilots decided to circle around and make a second landing attempt. the faa says it's a common safety procedure and after circling backing air force one landed safely. >>> people with electric cars can now charge them at the oakland airport. >> there's no electricity on until we plug it into the car. >> just two hours ago, officials unveiled their eight new charge point charging stations located in the premiere parking area. electric car owners are delighted. >> i've been coming here for two years with this car, and to actually have the electricity all set up and so easy to use, and it actually doesn't cost anything. the airport gives us free chargers so it's really amazing. >> airport partnered with technologies to install the charging stations. >>> automotive experts say right now is the best time in 16 years to sell your used car. it's all about supply and demand,

air force staff sergeant joseph hamski was killed by an i.e.d. on thursday. sergeant thomas bohall was killed in a separate attack. afghan officials and nato air strike aimed at taliban insurgents hit two civilian homes in helmand province last night killing two women and 12 youngsters. for more on the attack we are joined by mandy clark embedded with u.s. troops in afghanistan. and mandy, first up what can you tell us about that attack? >> well, russ, it appears that late last night a u.s. base came under attack and the marines stationed there called for backup. coalition forces launched an air strike to repel the attack but the provincial governor said two homes took a direct hit. and killing those women and children. now the afghan president hamid kharzai has issued a scathing statement saying the attacks was a big mistake. and he said the u.s. and nato forces have to stop arbitrary and unnecessary operations which he said are killing civilians every day. >> mitchell: mandy, the way things stand right now, would it be possible for afghan forces to take con

will followed by military hardware i'm trying to leave there was a stunning display of russia's air force and i hate helicopters but all over the kremlin's over at square. carrying russia's flags russian national flag and russia's flags well these days you can see these red display of force in the skies and also inspecting russia's military much worse some of russia's high ranking officials ministers and o. course the supreme. general in chico brushes will says president dmitri medvedev he's giving a speech and open the soul of the procession of the troops later to be beamed today bilby traditional fireworks that will paint moskos sky different colors and not only in the capital of russia elsewhere across the country military parades will be taking place and fireworks will eat up the skies in the evening but of course six to six years on the sekret for twenty six million saw the people which resonates a bit more loudly than any gun salute thought it was displayed and of course in the first place it is a holy day of those people those heroes the world war two veterans who fought and lost t

of the rebel fighters and theoretically this air force can provide cover all the way to tripoli and i question whether that was within the spirit of the resolution as it was originally defined and how do you feel about what our hague and ship a have done to this resolution well you know at the end of the day i think it was for me anyway a reason to go pierce that this was more than just about humanitarian aid i think there was an element of regime change about this and so it has not come as a surprise to me what we have seen happen since the resolution was passed so he's coming out this rest you think the government in this country or the u.n. security council as a whole i think you'd have to analyze probably you know i think if they're all party to an ill defined thought through mission which has no clear exit strategy. and meanwhile civilian casualties mount. you know there is a contradiction of this policy one we all value human life but at the end of the day if we are being consistent and what we should be doing is talking about a no fly zone for the u.n. and for bahrain you can

and we have someone here from the air force academy. now if we can all get along in this set of circumstances, can't the nation get along for heaven sakes? >> this is our one day together. >> we are in franklin and reminded by daniel webster, a story that is relevant that served in the senate, when william harry was elected in the early 1840's, and he was preparing for an inaugural speech, and called in his friend daniel webster and edited from 3,000 down to a manageable number, and giving it back to henry harry william and gave his speech and died 31 days later, because he spoke too long and the weather wasn't good. and if we combine daniel webster and his presence, and for me in history that means you don't speak too long. although the weather is fabulous. i want to introduce my family, i am here with my wife, mary kay, the finest human being ever known. we are married for 28 years, and with two of our seven children. elizabeth, no raise your hand, and gracie. come here, i want to show you what good political work consists of here. gr

nice. >> what year at the air force academy?> i flew for 12 years an >> what did you fly? c-141? what was it called? it was the star left thelifter? i was a passenger a couple of times. you had the cockpit and a couple of bombs behind the cockpit. i occupy one or two of those banks. bunks. they face those out in favor of the c-17, pretty much. thank you for your service. how are you? good to be you. >> he is a board member and doing god's work. >> thank you reminder. tell me about you. >> i may state representative for franklin. >> that is part of the 400 + state reps in new hampshire? how do you enjoy your service is so far? >> i love it so far i love the berlin olympics to have to do. -- of the brain olympics to have to do. .> thank you v we could do that. would you like to do it right up here? i promise i will not bore you for too long. that is my promise. do we have a microphone to use? i think we have a microphone here. hi the end of the day, the voice is shot. thanks anyway. >> [inaudible] >> i have a microphone if you thi

air force rotc. i just want to say we've seen in america's history that in recent conflicts there's been a great difficulty in defining objectives. it seems like we're having a hard time saying what is the objective, what are we supposed to be doing? and for the board, for the whole board, what is your opinion on the current situation in libya? we first, you know, first neil started off saying, okay, we're going to have a no-fly zone, and now the u.s. is involved, the french went in, the british went in, we sent 110 tomahawk missiles in if, and now we're striking troops on the ground, we're blowing up tanks and that kind of thing. i recently saw we've got u.s. cia operatives on the ground. are we, are we not following our objective, and what is our objective? and how can we, how do you guys believe, you know, how can we stick to our objectives? that's my question for the board. [laughter] >> all right. well, i, i'm not an active state department officer, so this will not be the state department's ans

the president just took off on air force one from andrews air force base.isit to ground zero, anderson cooper takes the raineins at 11:00 a.m eastern time. some people don't think the president should go to ground zero today, see it as unsightly victory lap and campaign commercial. what are you hearing? >> i'm hearing a different perspective in washington, totally appropriate for the president of the united states to go to ground zero, pay his respects. the american people have been waiting almost 10 years for bin laden's death and no one has been waiting more anxiously for this moment than a lot of the first responders, the family, those who survived in new york city. this is where so many people were killed, nearly 3,000 people. the president is trying to balance dignified laying of the wreath, meeting with family members, going to this fire station and not being overly politicized, not giving a major speech or anything like that, doesn't want to take political advantage of it but the symbolism and image will be powerful, maybe one of the most powerful im

we want to show you air force one live pictures this morning from andrews air force base. president obama is heading to boston this morning. and we understand that he will be delivering a speech on education reform. the president of course has been traveling around the country and holding town hall- type meetings and speeches including here in the bay area. and mostly he's addressing some of the major economic concerns and that includes education as well. the concerns that people have as we sort of ramp up for the next presidential election those are the kinds of thing that is people want to hear from the president. but, again, just show you that live here at andrews air force base as he is taking off for boston this morning. >>> back here in the bay area the city of livermore is gearing up for the biggest bike race in california. stage four of the amggen tour begins and ends late this a. ktvu's jade hernandez is out there to tell us what's happening. >> reporter: that's right. riders are expected to arrive in about four hours. the countdown had really begun. you can see t

president obama will soon board air force one for his trip to new york city. savannah guthrie is travel with the president and is live at andrews air force base. what do we expect the president to do today at ground zero? >> well, good morning, norah. this will be a rather short trip. the president will be laying a wreath at ground zero. he will not be make a speech there. he will meet with family members. there may be a point where we hear from the president while he is in new york city, but it seems that aides have, while they wanted to pay homage to ground zero during this momentous week when osama bin laden was put to death at the hand of u.s. s.e.a.l.s, they don't want to create this into a political event. as you know, we've reported that both former president george w. bush and former president clinton were invited to attend today as a part of that spirit of unity that the president is trying to create. however, both of them were unable to come because of scheduling conflicts. >> savannah, you broke the news yesterday that president -- the president had

an air force in syria but i but i really i expect it. you know it's the same chain of events that brought war with libya and now on full doing its home first syrian leader bashar al assad was invited for talks in paris as was colonel gadhafi but at the same time france reportedly was funding opposition groups in both states and the only killer sarkozy's government is slipping damascus with sanctions the precursor to the invasion of libya humanitarian aide says one also will again be their excuse to go in the logic of their intervention in libya he's not going to be in syria syria was once under french occupation but certainly say france behaves as if it still in control france there was there for decades now and the religious movements have had their people there for decades so they're going to do whatever they can to use their influence to change the regime in a way that they something that intervention would leave france fighting in four walls that hasn't happened since it was a colonial power french defense ministry hasn't been this b

nobody will shout image of an air force. from some mysterious sloviansk gun in soldier's historical who tells of its skin cancer in the city. because most . elegant up until close is strength or less to to become a good job. pushing a call on the only united kingdom scotland plans a referendum to go sailing off the nationalists win a majority and they're just cold. pressure u.s. sanctions against syria since attention on america's policy people why some are about rising as does a washington college friend i'm not stopping. whilst picking up the penguins aussie heads it's all sound is. to best the gate is a few minutes of causing problems across the reason for the spread. of the bellows the economy is in freefall so what in russia do to help out find out more in business around twenty minutes time. our very warm welcomes you this is i'll see live from moscow europe's swelling nationalism is now seeing scotland consider an independent. parliament has a nationalist party majority for the first time and it wants a vote on separa

is about to depart from the air force base. other things we know about his trip, we wait here for the president to get it and here he is. saluting the troops. shaking some hands and walking towards airforce one. so far he has not really a rejoiced publicly over the modest step. as we know yesterday life he played every that it ground zero. vice president joe biden did as well. now, at the daring men that took part of the raid at the compound will get a personal thank-you from the president and a private ceremony. the president is headed towards fort campbell kentucky right now. that is the very latest. >>james: thank you. we will be right back. we live look at james lick freeway. to battle will come back we're falling top stories, all kind it is confirming that osama osama bin laden is dead. and there get happiness will turn to sadness. this is an internet statement that was posted on a militant website and signed by the general leadership of calcutta. their rhetoric of the group to give a successor to osama bin laden . >>james

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we flew for a couple of hours on air force one. we were not told where we would land until the time came. there were jet fighters accompanying the president's aircraft. >> make no mistake. the united states will hunt down and punish those responsible for these cowardly acts. >> by the time that the president had gotten off the air force base, nobody was going to tell the president that he couldn't come back. the first thing that he said when he got on the teleconference is i'm coming back tonight. >> the city of new york and the united states of america is much stronger than any group of barbaric terrorists that our democracy that our rule of law that our strength and our willingness to defend ourselves will ultimately prevail. >> today was supposed to be an election day, at least a primary run off day in manhattan for those who would succeeded mayor. that has been cancelled. >> it has the hardest thing i have ever had to do to try to maintain composure. i'm not trying to sound macho. i figured if i break down and cry which i was v

military personnel killed overseas returned saturday to dover air force base in delaware. fallen troops include sergeant christopher solsby killed thursday in an attack in afghanistan and chief warrant officer christopher continthibe who killed during combat. >>> what caused the landing gear on this plane to catch? [ man ] i've seen beautiful things. ♪ i've seen the sunrise paint the desert. witnessed snowfall on the first day of spring. ♪ but the most beautiful thing i've ever seen was the image on a screen that helped our doctor see my wife's cancer was treatable. [ male announcer ] ge technologies help doctors detect cancer early so they can save more lives. bringing better health to more people. ♪ >>> fleeing a fire on the runway. passengers had to use those inflatable emergency slides to get away from the delta plane when smoke started billowing out of the landing gear. we get more now from george howell from cnn affiliate wsb. >> reporter: emergency crews responded to delta flight 2284 from pittsburgh after officials say the brakes overheated on the taxiway causing t

air force one aborts a landing with president obama on board. international airport. we hear the maneuver is fairly routine. it happens when the pilot decides that they can't land yet and in this case it was because of poor visibility and weather. air force one landed safely. president obama never in any danger. he was going to connecticut to deliver the commencement address of the coast guard academy. >>> a computer glitch is blamed for flight numbers that were retired after the 9/11 terror attacks. the glitch happened and a spokesperson apologized for the error and the numbers will remain off the books for good. >>> a disaster in slow motion in vicksburg, mississippi. it's already at record levels and expected to crest in vicksburg by tomorrow morning. thousands of people have been forced out of their homes. the army corps of engineers says don't expect the water to go away any time soon. queen elizabeth is the first british monarch to visit ireland. she is also remembering the 14 irish who died on bloody sunday. that is the day in 1920 when b

he emphasized his firm opposition to buying an extra engine for the f-35, a position by the air force, navy and marine corps leadership. as he stated, we company it a necessary extravagant -- during a period of fiscal contraction. unquote. he also said, quote, it would be a waste of nearly $3 billion in a time of economic distress, and the money is needed for higher priority defense efforts, unquote. i don't think we should allow a loophole for an alternate engine to the -- to the f-136. mr. chairman, i would ask unanimous concept to withdraw this amendment. i know that the votes aren't here in this committee to pass it. and i plan to offer it on the house floor. >> i thank the gentleman and the amendment is withdrawn. are there any other amendments to the subcommittee report? is >>> if there are no further amendments, the chair recognizes the gentleman from maryland for the purposes of offering a motion. >> i move to adopt a subcommittee report on tactical air and land forces as amended. the question is on the motion. the gentleman from maryland. of so many as are in favor will say a