the title of his speech the segregation of negros in the army air forces and he concluded by observing in the administration of segregated units there is no routine, there can be gnosis -- consistent segregation policy because segregation is contradictory and inconsistent. racial segregation in the of forces had to end not because it was immoral as he believed it was bad because it was wasteful and impossible to implement logically. that is a remarkably fast change from 1945 to 1946 from a service that treats african-americans as, quote, as of >>--a sub species of the human family to someone who's about to become a general calling for the desegregation on the basis of efficiency. not to mention morality. that is in a span of six years. it swings because of the tuskegee airmen. the tuskegee airmen for those of you who don't know where the first military pilots of color in the united states. there was -- there were 15,000 african-americans and a small number of whites involved in this program to train african-american pilots in alabama during the war. 996 pilots graduated from the progra

the russian air force italian and the french air force to give us quite a spectacular show we know that at least for the americas we had to have the f. fifteen fly into the air and another important thing is this is the first time that they're back at the match show since the two thousand and seven show so again an interesting combination of air forces here that will provide us with a very exciting show well my colleague over on have did go behind the scenes and went on their practice run let's see his story. of the cuban feel distance to the most famous and. back to teams in the world even in a dress rehearsal there's no margin for error should say one of the last chances for the russians and the swish crashes the new program ahead of the marks show performance. the show stopper hope the trademark nine plane diamond of two very different aircraft delight to mix in formation with. down from below the false jets listen first to sink but as the pilots touch down tempers run . out of money. that's normal everybody can we're all in the mood to work we all want to put on a great show. but th

the russian air force italian and the french air force to give us quite a spectacular show we know that for the americans we had to have the f. fifteen fly into the air and another important thing is this is the first time that they're back at the map show since the two thousand and seven show so again an interesting combination of air forces here that will provide us with a very exciting show all my colleagues are grown up to go behind the scenes and went on their practice run lissie has story. happiness fair here and they couldn't get air field the stance of the most famous aerobatic teams in the world even a dress rehearsal there's no margin for error should say one of the last chances for the russians and the swiss has a new program ahead of the marks and show performance. the showstopper home trademark nine plane garment of two very different aircraft the light that makes information public areas see cory's. turn from below the false jets look i'm perfect sync but as the pilots touch down tempers run high among the. that's normal everybody cares we're all in a need to work we all w

and we also have the french air force the russian air force definitely out there two teams from the russian team the russian knights us all the swifts they will be if we are to look at their past performances i've already seen the bits and pieces of it now it certainly is promising to be an exciting exciting show but we have either out of my colleague who actually went behind the scenes with them during a practice run and here's what he saw. a big deal disturbance to the most famous teams in the world even new dress rehearsal. days when the world showed the u.s. and the swiss russian. program it to the mikes performance. to show stuff on the trademark nine plane time and of two very different aircraft the light that makes information see course. down from below the false jets looking for sync but as the pilot starts down. that's normal everybody we're all in a new to work to put on a great show of. these pilots don't think of themselves and to train as the serving officers the flying elite can take from the entire russian air force yes technology develops. a new was being abandoned

ladder really is the army the army used to get almost all the money but now clearly china wants a big air force and a big navy so that's where a lot of the money it's going into as well as to teacher forces in other words nuclear capable missiles well china has probably more debt than the united states you know the chinese like to lecture washington about the dollar. is to g.d.p. ratio is at least as bad as america's it's probably almost double and when you add that hidden debt to the acknowledged dead china probably has a debt to g.d.p. ratio of one hundred fifty to one hundred sixty percent nearly the military has become much more popular for college graduates because they have not been able really to find work in the civilian economy so the people's liberation army will do and has actually done better on recruiting in the last three years eventually it is going to really undermine chinese foreign policy because all the countries on the periphery in the south and the effects are now very very concerned the only countries that are complaining are north korea and burma. a recent report released

and we also have the french air force the russian air force definitely out there two teams from the russian team the russian knights us all those swift they will be if we are to look at their past performances are already seeing a bits and pieces of it now it certainly is promising to be an exciting exciting show by we have either all get out of my call you actually went behind the scenes with them during their practice run and here's what he saw. feel distance to the most famous in regard to teams in the world even new dress rehearsal. the days when the world showcase for the ocean and the should. do. program ahead of the mikes performance. to show stuff on the trademark nine plane of two very different aircraft delight to mix information with. down from below the focus jets listen first to sync but as the plot let's touch down. everybody we're all in the mood to work we all want to put on a great show of. these pilots don't think of themselves and to train as they're serving officers the flying elite hand-picked from the russian air force technology develops. being abandoned in fa

i am not an air force f-15 not -- aficinado.y aim was to find the facts from men who were there and report them in the most objective manner i could. to my surprise was this experience i had in my first interview with then -- a weapons engineer who was a member of the man had project. he told me an alternative position than the air force takes on roswell. that great myth that everyone seems to be fascinated by and no real answer has ever come about. i tell you the take told to me by an engineer who worked on that program. many people who have a vested interest in their theory about that being right are upset. tavis: humans are of -- involved. >> something really did crash in the desert. in 1947. the roswell incident. it was not from mars. it was from russia. stall on had sent this prototype of a flying disc here to serve as a war of a world hoax in the same way americans had been moved to mass hysteria when they believed marcion's were attacking. according to my source, stalin wanted to achieve that. inside of the disk or humans

and now over to nbc's tom costello joining us live outside of dover air force base. tom? >> jonathan, good afternoon to you. we understand that the president arrived two or three hours ago, and he immediately spent time on the two c-17s trying to spend time with those members of the military who have come back, of course, having paid the ultimate price. he spent time on the first one with the commanding base officer here, and then at the second plane as well. then moved on to a private meeting here on the facility with the family members as well as members of the military. 30 u.s. military personnel brought home today with eight afghans and the reason they brought them all back together is because they need to identify each individual man and then present his remains to his family. and so the expertise here at dover air force base is the place they can do that very well with tremendous care and respect for the dead. the president is still here at the air force base, and he is also here with him and making this pilgrimage to dover has been the secretary of defense leon pan

air force so the t fifty is going to be in the market as the other option as you will a competitor to the f. twenty two and this is an important ground because this is where they will make their first public appearance of it has had its maiden flight in january of two thousand and ten but now it's going to be shown to the public to see what its capabilities are so who are the manufacturers expecting about one thousand jets to be produced over a forty here period now this is also important for russia because it's the first russian made military aircraft made. in the last twenty years in the last two decades this is really the first so a lot of anticipation and build up towards that again so we're really eager to see what can it can do up in the sky and in speaking of what can be done in the sky i mean we have we're waiting for the aerobatics team certainly what we're looking forward to are those death defying stunts we have the italian air force the french air force as well as the american side of course the russians a couple of very well known teams here the russian knights and a swif

he was a colonel in the air force and he just happened to be the pilot of air force one. he flew president nixon all over the world on that 707. he also flew kissinger on a secret mission to china. he was something of a legend to pilots, having flown over 90 total missions in korea and vietnam. he flew half a million miles on air force one. he was flying air force one to take richard nixon home to california when ford became president while the jet was halfway across the country and had lost its air force one designation in flight. ralph albertazzi was 88 years old. >>> up next here tonight, a mother who won't let her daughter's dream die, making a difference tonight and changing the world just a little bit. >>> time now for our making a difference report. you may remember our stories about a little girl outside seattle who decided she wanted to help get clean drinking water to other kids in parts of africa. tragically, as you may recall, rachel beckwith died before she could reach her goal. but friends and family kept her dream alive with some extraordinary results. toni

air force so here is it way for the us who i makers of the t. fifty to showcase exactly what it's capable of doing and of course as i mentioned earlier there will be a lot of air shows up for everyone it's going to be fine you have the french air force the italian air force the americans as well as the russians you have the a russian knight says well as the swiss so we're looking forward to that but aside from just the commercial airlines aircraft as well as the military aircraft we have something that's sort of in between not really commercial not really military and it's like this small plane over here actually is just the right size for me. peter let's talk and you tell us a little bit about this plane over here to start with a military plane it's not really a commercial plane so what exactly is it this is a kit plane you can buy this plane and build it in about six months and that's what bob wilson did himself he built the airplane in six months and was flying the aircraft across the united states was flown over eight thousand kilometers in

air force so this is a platform for a russia to showcase the new technology that it has and it is pretty important because this is the first time in two decades more than two decades a case in fact that russia has come up with a product a created a military product with new technologies and put it out there so again we're interested to see what it can actually do up in the air as speaking of what can be done up in the air as you did mention earlier we are looking forwards of course to be the aerobatics teams that are here right now we will have the italian air force the french and the u.s. as well as the russian two russian teams in fact over quite popular russian teams the russian knights as well as swift and if their past performances are to be used as the basis of what to expect i think we're going to be seeing some pretty impressive scary start said my colleague either a good or never actually went with them on one of their practice runs and here's what he saw. at the field this tends to the most famous aerobatic teams in the world even to dress for this. today is one of the last cha

base, at scott air force base there.are hearing from the air force base that a few people have been taken to the hospital, this suspicious package was in the mail center and they had to evacuate a few of the buildings around there. thirteen people are being de contaminated on site but we have no details on what was inside that suspicious package or what happened to the folks around it. as we learn more on this developing situation, a suspicious package at an air force base in illinois, we will bring you those details. megyn: hey everyone i'm megyn kelly, president obama blaming his struggle to solve our nation's economic problems on the $1 trillion decifit president bush left behind. we'll play you the remarks and have a fair and balanced debate. >>> susan powell has been missing for two years, her husband is a person of interest, her father in law now claims he had a sexual relationship with her. susan's parents are beyond outraged. and they are here live. >>> why is a court forcing a mother to let her child live with a

air force again very impressive performances and one interesting one was of the airbus a three eighty which is the largest commercial aircraft out of the market right now a fly in the sky like it was a small plane that was interesting to see but again a big march two thousand and eleven that's what it is here for it's basically for these companies to showcase their latest innovation the latest technology what their aircraft are capable of and as far as the a russian not participated here is concerned there is one model that's really highly anticipated a lot of build up towards at best the support team fifteen and this is a russian made of this generation military aircraft and it's the first of its kind that is made as far as russia is concerned also the first that the country has done i produced in the last twenty years now the only other fifty generation of military aircraft out there is the f. twenty two raptor which the last of the u.s. air force and now we're talking fifteen animation we're talking about faster more efficient aircraft as well as those with better stealth capabilit

air force and now we're talking fifth generation we're talking about faster more efficient aircraft as well as those with better stealth capability so that's something to look out for this is the first time they will be unveiling it to the public it's made its maiden flight already but again unveiling to the public so interesting to see how it will fly in the sky but it's not just military of course we have some a commercial aircraft here we've seen some of the bigger commercial aircraft in the market of course the boeing dreamliner the airbus a three eighty i mentioned earlier and of course a so why super jet we have people just going inside trying to find out exactly how big it is but i actually was looking for smaller planes this plane right here the one i'm sitting in is one of those i'm not military not commercial it's called an experimental plane it's traveled eight thousand kilometers to come here to russia from the united states the first time it's been out of the united states and it's actually also home built basically can build it at home that's what it is but i'm not going

the italian air force the u.s. and as well as a russian two russian teams they have the a russian knights as well as we have now we're expecting them to perform one of these in one of these a six days with my colleague wrote that he was lucky enough to actually see a glimpse of that he went behind the scenes with them during one of their practice sessions let's see what fun he's had. the atmosphere here at the cuban air field the stands for two of the most famous aerobatic teams in the world even a dress rehearsal. today is one of the last chances for the russians and the swiss to practice their new program ahead of the mixed performance. to show. the trademark nine plain diamond of two very different aircraft delight them exhibit formation behavior. down from below the four jets looked in perfect sync but as the pilots touched down tempers run high. that's normal everybody cares we're all in the mood to work we all want to put on a great show. but these pilots don't think of themselves and to train as they're serv

the italian air force as well as the american and two teams from russia the russian knights as well as the swift team and of course my colleague are a good lot of actually went behind the scenes even with them to see one of their practice rounds let's have a look. yeah here here at the cuban pit airfield the stands for to the most famous aerobatic teams in the world even in a dress rehearsal there's no margin for error should they show interest for the russians and the swiss should practice a new program ahead of the mikes and show performance. to show stopper the trademark nine plain diamond of two very different aircraft the light to mix in formation with course. down from below falls just floats in perfect sync as the fall of stretched down tempers run high among. everybody cares we're all in the mood to work we all want to put on a great show of. these pilots don't think of themselves and the pain as their serving officers the flying elite hand-picked from benton a russian air force yes technology develops top gun so maneuvers are being abandoned in favor long range missiles and

well seems that the air force just cannot get a break when it comes to their fighter jets last week we told you about mechanical problems with the air force's most expensive and fearsome dogfighter twenty two after pilots are reporting dizziness a medical report found anti-freeze propane and burned synthetic oil in their bloodstreams you add to that rust navigational problems and the f. twenty two has been grounded until further notice well now the cousin of the f. twenty two the f. thirty five they've been grounded as well lockheed martin's other aviation brought . reported electrical and engine problems during ground testing that's quite a contrast to all those lavish praise all the boastful commentary that lockheed has been spewing all over town about the thirty five's and this isn't even the first time the engine problems have surfaced in the development phase far from it in fact for engine the functions of been recorded all the way back to may of two thousand and seven and even spending half the politicians have been skeptical of the mass production of those fighter jets and as of

not aboard air force one, folks, but aboard a bus.d august 15th through the 17th down the midwest. >> 72 hours. we still don't know the white house being mum on where they are going because basically they don't want -- first of all security issues number one. number two, they don't want any republican candidates or the rnc putting up billboards along the path pointing out any sort of negative information while the president son the road. which is a -- >> happen up there all over the place. >> driving down the road there is negative obama ads on the road. >> close the window, mr. president as we move forward. is he getting slack by the way for this bus tour because some say look, this is not presidential. he should not be in campaign mode. he should be the head of the country. >> the money issue is the big issue. >> you guys are going to be paying for it we pay for. >> it out there giving speeches running up to podiums and talking about why you should reelect him in 2012. the white house says this is actually him on the road for being

the air force troops were part of a special operations air traffic control unit on the ground in afghanistanvice member, but another eight service members who are afghans, and special forces who were in the same attack on that helicopter, in the attack and then killed along with their american colleagues and because of the crash being so horrific, they were unable to separate all of the remains, and so as a result, they are bringing back all 30 men, americans and afghans here to dover air force base and they will conduct what the military calls a dignified transfer service here in private, here on the base, and family members are invited to attend, and we do know that admiral mike mullen the chairman of the joint chiefs will be here as well as leon panetta, the secretary of defense, and then the very difficult task will be for the mortuary services people here at dover to begin the difficult work of trying to separate out and identifying the remains of all 38 men, and then eventually sending the eight afghans back to afghanistan. this is a horrific series of circumstances here at dover air f

it's tragic not only for the families, but also for the people here at dover air force base who have a very difficult job ahead of them. they've got to take those 30 individuals and also eight afghan special forces troops who were with those 30. 389 men in total. they have got to take the 38 men and try to identify the remains of each individual man so that they can then give those remains to family members and loved ones across the country. they are the remains of these 30 men, 38 men arrived on two c-17s here at dover air force base in the 10:00 hour east coast time. we are expecting this dignified transfer, procedure or ceremony or what have you this afternoon in the 2:00 hour. that's going to be a private affair. no media is allowed. we are expecting the chairman of the joint chiefs will be here as well as the secretary of defense lien panetta. and perhaps some family members who want to be here for this occasion. and this would all be a very private affair because while the media have been allowed on occasion to attend these dignified procedures or ceremonies, in this event becau

the italian air force the u.s. and as well as a russian two russian t.v. via russian knights as well as we have now we're expecting them to perform one of these and one of these a six days with my colleague out there he was lucky enough to actually see a glimpse of that he went behind the scenes with them during one of their practice sessions let's see what fun he's had. a field this tends to do the most famous aerobatic teams in the world even new dress rehearsal. today is one of the last show of his for the russian and the swiss to practice the new program ahead of the marks show performance. to show. the trademark non-playing diamond of two very different craft beloit to mix in formation with. them from below the force jets looked in perfect sync as the pilots touched down. everybody we're all in the mood to work we all want to put on a great show. but these pilots don't think of themselves and to train as they're serving officers the flying elite hand-picked from benton a russian air force technology develops.

minutes a private dignified transfer ceremony will begin with the bodies of the 25 special ops forces and five air and eight afghan forces and one interpreter arrived at dover, delaware, this morning. the president arrived on marine one on an unannounced trip. tom costello is there. the media is not allowed in, but tom, what can you tell us about the ceremony? >> well, the president's trip is unscheduled and an announced and he canceled a trip to ohio and arrived here and this dignified transfer procedure or ceremony gets under way in 15 or 20 minutes or so, and the president spent the next two hours here on base. we expect that the members of the military are here, and some family members may be here for the ceremony. as you mentioned, 30 american service personnel are here and among those who are, whose remains were brought back to the united states today. in addition, there were eight afghans who also were brought back and the reason for that is that the expertise that dover offers in terms of the mortuary services and identification and they want to go through the remains ofhe

these strikes were meant to complete the job of destroying castro's air force. now, why kennedy canceled them is a mystery. he had become, the most common explanation is he'd become very concerned about the public and international reaction stirred up by the first round of air strikes. it had become clear to the whole world that the united states was behind the air attacks almost the moment those first arms fell on the 15th. and kennedy, as always, was very concerned about provoking something big, about lighting a match that would lead to a great nuclear con from auation. conflagration. so with the advice of his secretary of state, dean rusk, he called off these air strikes. now, among the cia planners when they discovered this on the evening of april 16th, they were horrified. it had always been understood that for the invasion to have a chance castro's air force had to be taken out. it was axiomatic. and the moment kennedy canceled those follow-up strikes everybody involved in the operation instabilitily understood what it meant. the brigade was doomed. this wa

important thing about those air attacks on april 15th is that they did not completely take out castro's air force. they left half a dozen intact, half a dozen in his planes. that was half a dozen too many. on april 16th, president kennedy cancelled the second round of air strikes it was scheduled for the morning of april 17th. these strikes meant to complete the job of destroying castro's air force. why kennedy cancelled them is a mystery. he had become the most common explanation is that he became very concerned about the public and international reaction that had been stirred up by the first round of air strikes, among other things it had become clear to the whole world that the whole world realized that the united states was behind the air attacks almost the moment those first bombs fell on the 15th. and kennedy was very concerned about provoking something big, about lighting a match on the conflagration. so with the advice of his secretary of state, dean rusk he called off these air strikes. now, among the cia planners when they discovered this on the i think of april 16th, they were horrifie

bob riddell straps it in and tries flying with the air force. hopefully his stomach stays intact. >>> the man who splattered a pie in the face of media mogul rupert murdoch learns his punishment next. >>> good afternoon, i'mod chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. did you feel it today? yes, a little bit of warmth in the east bay with 89 in livermore, 87 in concord. still cool in san mateo with 69. we'll talk all about the fog coming back tonight. and yes, iven a cooling seven-day forecast, and we're well into august. that's coming up. >>> it's an issue that faces new families. breast-feeding for new mothers doesn't always come naturally. and u.s. hospitals could be doing more to help them. >> that's according to a new report from the centers for disease control. cdc experts say breast-feeding has been shown to reduce the likelihood of childhood obesito, ear infections, and diabetes. the cdc says less than 4% of hospitals take all available steps to encourage nursing. the steps include allowing newborns to room with their mothers, following one moms

on the crew at the time of the descent and this is minding the fact that to be head of the polish air force was in the pilot's cockpit at the time. the interstate aviation committee says just due to all the international rules and regulations the sole fact that he had off the air force was in the cockpit or with the pilots says it clearly shows that that was a direct psychological pressure now i was able to personally speak with he had technical experts within the interstate aviation committee here's what he had to say on this. is the presence of the commander in chief of the portion of forces who was treated as a person who was. a marine commander for the for all the crew members and as we go the information he was responsible for morning two and call for supervising the crew training on to perform for four and if i'm like that and think there's a cook with and we can see that he he several times he informs luke who was an actual altitude so the only way to say that he was doing some of the actions of the pilot more flying so our pilots and our experts we have the technical investigation t

base in delaware that happened today president obama arrived at dover air force base in delaware a short time ago to pay his respects to honor of the thirty american service members who lost their lives it is tragic it is tragic not only for the families but of course also for the people here at dover air force base to ready very difficult job ahead of them. now this is an incredibly tragic circles. and it deserves attention but this event however was closed off to the press by the pentagon the same pentagon that lifted the ban on filming soldiers' caskets when the obama administration came in this time decided to make an exception and yet we saw the mainstream media reporting on it is it that was no big deal is that the sensitivity here should be the norm and they should just accept it and let that that be. that's a problem if you ask me so the pentagon is saying that some of the remains are yet on identify so that's why they will allow the media access but let's be honest those that have been identified their pictures have been bracing every single cable television screen in the last f

>> reporter: chip reid at dover air force base, thanks. the "cbs evening news" continues now with scott pelley in kenya. >> pelley: we're reporting again from east africa, where u.s. officials now warn that hundreds of thousands of children face death from starvation and thirst. this is just one fenceline in what has become the largest refugee camp in the world. these people-- most of them children-- have survived an arduous journey that has lasted weeks and even months. they brought their families through the desert, carried the children, left those who died and willed themselves through the pain of hunger. a quarter inch of wire is all that stood between them and survival. how long have you been waiting outside this fence? >> she has been out of the fence for the last four days. >> reporter: they waited for admission into the overwhelmed dadaab camp in kenya. abdey adan left somalia on foot with five children two days ago. did all of your children survive? >> no, two died. >> pelley: and what happened to those children? >> they died beca

so i went to the air force. tyndall air force base there has the capacity to set up an emergency air traffic control center that they had used for the haiti earthquake. actually they can manage air traffic anywhere. they did set up there, and we had communications and air traffic management out of tyndall air force base. but the need for medications i think is still an issue. we may have come a long way with the state, county and local radio systems that are greatly improved since 9/11. i think the offshore, when you mix navy, coast guard, commercial, aircraft, and all those different activities in an area where you cannot put repeater systems on the ground because there is no ground, that's something that we need to do with your probably the answer is satcom. any other common? >> certainly you talk to the offshore challenges and how resolve of those. but i will add at least on the command post side of the nearshore side, one of the things that many in the people remember, anytime were to disaster in the past we

back to you. >> tom costello at dover air force base, thanks. this was a demoralizing crushing blow to all of us. retired four-star u.s. general barry mccaffree is here. 32-year army veteran including four combat terms. general, talk about these men. what kinds of men would have been on a mission like this, estimated six to ten similar extraction missions going on every night while we sit here. >> well, clearly, that special ops community has carried a disproportionate burden. to put it in context, there are 15,000 killed and wounded so far in the war in afghanistan so there's a real fight going on. the tier one, jsocs special ops, a ranger regimen, delta from the army and the navy s.e.a.l.s and the aviation regimen are the premiere fighting force so when their buddies were in trouble, they were ready to lay down their lives to rescue their friends. >> let's talk about the mission, the equipment, the tactics you've flown in thousands of these chinook duel rotar helicopters. i've flown in far fewer. they were introduced in 1958. they are used as

the people in control, some of the military's best, the united states air force thunderbirds. they performed yesterday and hit the sky again today at the solano air power expo near fairfield. >> the more people that get out to, the more we can say thank you for their support. we couldn't do it without them. that's why we want to come out and shake their hands. >> are you ready to do this? i'm ready. >> we're going to hear more from captain hubbard and find out whether bob tossed his cookies. i don't know if that's appropriate, after pulling 9 gs in the back seat of the captain's f-16. bob will have a full report tuesday morning on "today in the bay." hope he made it. >>> a final farewell after more than three decades of providing lots of fun to bay area families. cal skate gets ready to close its doors for good. we'll show you why. >>> in milpitas tonight a family destination is closing to make way for new development. cal skate is holding its final farewell skate right now. lots of folks out there. the family-owned business opened back in 1977 and many families came out today

thirty five have reached flying status but until all of the glitches that worked out the air force says that the planes aren't moving it's not exactly the finest moment for the joint strike fighter program the f. thirty five has been designed to be second only to the f. twenty two and as of now both of those jets are facing serious problems they're not even for lying oh let's not forget these two jets are considered the future of our air force and of course the pentagon has already dropped hundreds of millions of dollars on the production for the f. to the twenty two's and the thirty and yes the f. thirty five are quite the investment at ninety million dollars apiece and the g.o.p. wants to buy twenty four hundred more of them for a total price of three hundred eighty two billion dollars but then wait a minute when you add in maintenance figures the total estimated cost of the f. thirty five comes to one trillion dollars and yes with a t. trillion there you have folks the most expensive military project in history and it doesn't even work it's just the latest disgusting example of waste