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the air force has been active around japan recently. bombers and spy planes have approached japanese air space five times since last month. >>> a russian defense ministry spokesperson revealed to the interfax news agency that its bomber planes had in fact circled japan. the spokesperson said they were tracked. he said the russian bombers were doing flight training over the ocean. this spokesperson added the country's air force regularly patrols international air space. >>> prime minister yoshihiko noda has visited fukushima for the first time since taking office. he inspected the power plant and asked workers there to help contain the ongoing disaster. noda visited the stricken nuclear plant on thursday and inspected the damaged reactor buildings. he then spoke to about 200 people at the plant. >> translator: the whole world is waiting for japan to bring the nuclear accident under control. the efforts of everyone here will be the key to whether the nation can overcome the challenge. >> noda also said that thanks to them levels of radiati

still doesn't know what exactly is wrong with fighter jets however the air force is going to continue to send their men into the air this despite the fact that a pilot may have lost his life due to these issues so back in november captain jeff haney was killed when his f. twenty two crash near anchorage and during his last calls he was reported to have sounded drunk or symptom of hypoxia and the same thing that many of the other pilots had reported experiencing while they were flying the f. twenty two so i'm just confused here as to why these planes are now going back up in the air if the problem hasn't been solved aeronautical engineer pierre spray who's outspoken critic of the f. twenty two says said that the air force was rushing planes back into service he thinks the oxygen problems could be traced back to the new design of lockheed martin used for these twenty two c. the older jet models that sixteen's the eight tens the oxygen system would be a separate bottle the would feed air to the pilot's mats or the redesigned f. twenty two lockheed martin pulls air from the jets engine fr

you can see the president going up to air force one. a short time ago, i don't know if you missed it but he did stop to greet and shake hands with a family member. it looks like this is going to be an on-time departure. the president's air force one was supposed to depart at 12:25. now you are looking at the family that is walking away. this is a family. we don't know who they are but they were out here on the tarmac, brought out here on the tarmac. they were able to shake hands with president obama and now they are being led away out here on the tarmac at moffett field. but again, president obama has boarded air force one. the scheduled departure is 12:25 this afternoon. this is a very short visit for the president. he arrived here at moffett moffett field less than 24 hours, 4:00 yesterday. his -- his plane was about 45 minutes late yesterday but it appears today it will be departing on time. the president wrapped up a town hall meeting at lincoln this morning and then a short time after that. he was on his way there, the motorcade ju

an air force serviceman who fought for this day in the shadows has finally come forward. and reporter john ferrugia, our from friend from denver station kmgh, introduces the mysterious man determined to bring change. >> reporter: he has been a mad in the shadows, an air force lieutenant known only as "j.d. smith," who became a warrior in the fight to repeal don't ask, don't tell. he created an underground network on facebook, known as outserve, a safe place for gay military members around the globe to connect. some risking their lives in war zones while carrying a secret that could end their career. >> it was constant fear in not knowing if i was going to be able to stay in the air force if this was discovered. >> reporter: through it all, he could only speak in silhouette, until today. >> my name is josh seefried, i'm a first lieutenant in the united states air force. >> reporter: and now that this 25-year-old air force officer can go public, he's telling of the terrible burdens of don't ask, don't tell. >> i knew cadets that were assaulted at the air force academy and t

>> i was traveling on air force one all day. we were going do a stop in florida and we were headed back to washington. so immediately after he heard that he made this statement where he got pretty choked up about it. and the day just took off. it was just an amazing day. straight on to air force one. we were not told where we were going. nobody seemed to know where we were going. if they did, they weren't telling us. we were able to watch it from a monitor inside of air force one in the press cabin there. showing replays and we were watching on the screen, the pentagon's on fire and the world trade center is on fire. so we were watching most of it. this is here ha that the president was on the phone. the president and the mayor of new york were discussing what they were going do. >> what kind of restrictions are on you when he's on the phone? >> it's very rare that we were up there in the front of the cabin but because of the historic day that it was, andy card invited us to document it. we landed our first stop in louisiana. ai

bill: so the man who flew air force one on september 11th, talking now about that day. in the hours after the attack, air force one served as president bush's airborne command center. >> as i flew around, it dawned on me, we're the only plane left. >> i looked out the window and we had armed escorts. you don't want the president flying back into an environment that is dangerous, and if something were to happen to me, it would have an major blow for the terrorists, because they would have killed the president of the united states in a time of war. bill: eric shawn talked with the man who served as pilot for the president that day. good morning to you tkpwhrao >> reporter: good morning to you. it is the symbol of america in the global sky, on 9/11, air force one pilot mark tillman thought the president's plane, code name angel, was one of the targets as he flew president bush from sarasota, florida. >> we got word from the vice president and the staff that angel was next, angel being the classified call sign of air force one. >> and that seemed to be very real. the warnin

air force. you fought your discharge from the air force and were able to retire successfully just in recent weeks. victor, do you feel like your decision to come out and the decision of other individual service members to come out and fight their discharges made this happen faster than it otherwise would have? >> i think so. and i just want to say thank you, rachel. you allowed a lot of us to come on and tell our stories. i think that changed some politicians' minds and i think it changed america's attitudes and people in the military as well, that we were ready for this. as you mentioned, the day after i came out on your show, i went back to duty, put the uniform on. i remember the morning walking up to the building. that point, 18 years in it was the proudest day of my life. it hit me. it was the first time i realized i was going to go into work, wasn't going to have to lie or look over my shoulder. today that's why this is such a great day. 65,000 other service members put their uniforms on t

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air force one just landed. it's taxis at moffett field. the president will be here for a series of fundraising events. ken, what are you seeing out there? >> reporter: i can see air force one coming to a stop at moffett field now a federal airfield, which is an appropriate place for the president to arrive. he is going to two fundraising events tonight and then tomorrow, he will have a town hall meeting tomorrow. he is running late. ken pritchett is there and tell us what is happening at moffett? >> reporter: as you can see air force one just touched down. the air force one was supposed to arrive at 4:55 and obviously he is running late. this is part of the president's three-day, three-state tour of western states. his tenth stop here in california. he started this tour this morning in seattle, washington for a pair of fundraisers there. those events took a little longer than expected, which is why air force one is arriving at moffett field a little late. he will be greeted once he pulled up by the director of ames research and mayors. fro

the russian air force has been active around japan recently. bombers and spy planes have approached japanese air space five times since last month. now, a russian defense ministry spokesperson revealed that its bomber planes had, in fact, circled japan. the spokesperson says the bombers were tracked by ten jet fighters from japan and south korea's air force. he said the russian bombers were doing flight training over the ocean. the spokesperson added that the country's air force regularly patrols international waters without violating international law. >>> prime minister has visited fukushima for the first time since taking office. he infected the fukushima-daiichi power plant and asked workers to care for the disaster. he inspected the damaged reactor buildings, then spoke to about 200 people at the plant. >> translator: the whole world is waiting for japan to bring the nuclear accident under control. the efforts of everyone here will be the key to whether the nation can overcome the challenge. >> noda also said that thanks to them, levels of

it's a smart way to go. ♪ >>> we are are getting a little bit more information on that air force baselockdown in tucson, ayers air, the davis-monthan air base. by the way, if you know the area, this is adjacent to what they call the boneyard, where with old military planes go when with they're out of service. these are pictures from kvoa. according to them, they talked to the tucson fire department. the fire department say they were called to this scene to respond to a person with gunshot wounds. cnn has not independently verified, but that's what tucson fire is telling kvoa, called to the scene to respond to someone with gunshot wounds. we know nothing further, we'll bring you updates as soon as they come our way. >>> now to this storiment a young woman a few years out of college living with her parents, not married, working at a dental office. she discovers she's pregnant, but she doesn't tell a soul she's expecting. then just this past monday night she went into labor. our affiliate wkrn picks up this tragic story from hendersonville, tennessee. >> there's a lot about this situatio

the cia and the air force, and they decided to engineers these hellfire missiles.issiles are so accurate the hellfire comes -- push a button and it goes. the president's concern at the time was this a osama bin laden character is known to do a lot of falcon hunting with members of various middle eastern royal families. what if somebody important is at his compound when we attack with this predator grown carrying a hellfire missile that we don't know much about that haven't used yet? they built a mock up of bin laden's afghanistan farm where they practiced how to possibly assassinate him without collateral damage. this is before 9/11. but at the end of the experiment, the state department got involved and there were lots of legalities about assassinating someone so they decided not to do it. >> how could area 51's secrets be kept from american presidents? >> that is a very tricky and uncomfortable question for this journalist. in the very beginning of the book i explain to you that something that i found really pretty shocking when i learned it in researching this b

air force awardrd its highest medal, the air force cross.ve it tells a breathtaking story of courage and dedication in afghanistan. barbara starr met him in washington. >> reporter: air force staff sergeant robert gutierrez was not going to give in. >> don't have time to sit there and die. i told myself, i'm going to get up, i'm going to fight, i'm going to kill them. i'm going to do what i have to do. if i bleed and die it will happen but they are going to go first. >> reporter: operating with a special forces team in afghanistan, his job the office call in air strikes if they came under attack. this time, it was bad. in a village taliban firing at them from all directions. but what happened to robert gutierrez would have done in most men. >> can't breathe. i was like i can't breathe. i can't breathe. my word were getting cut short. >> reporter: he was shot. his left lung collapsed. he was bleeding. >> at that point i'm just gasping for small breaths of air. >> reporter: this special forces soldier, mike, sergeant first class the unit's med

the chilean air force plane carrying 21 people crashes on as set out a democratic framework and promises democratic elections. welcome to "bbc world news."if your ears response to the rent -- a curious response to the u.s. report last year. and a group called nasa demonstrations in one capital. -- and a group called mass demonstrations in one capital. ♪ ♪ hello and welcome. the u.n.'s nuclear weapons energy says it is concerned that iran is secretly working on a nuclear weapons program. the iaea says they have information on developments. this nuclear program -- >> the nuclear power plant, is entirely peaceful. but the iaea says it has information possibly related to the development of a nuclear weapon. iran says that it is baseless. they want corp. with the agency. a senior inspector visited other facilities, including an underground site. it is here that i ran has machines that will continue and expand its uranium enrichment program. it can be used to dispute nuclear energy or make an atomic bomb. it is, corp., but some sources -- cooperating, but some sources are skeptical. the talks

even the pilot of air force one was reluctant to go to andrews air force base. we got to washington and he addressed the american people. he taped a message in louisiana and went to a meeting in omaha, nebraska. he went to a bunker under ground and the secret service said he could go back to washington. it was a tough day and i was impressed with how he met his response abilities. >> you can hear the scene that is being prepared now. >> i cannot help but think of tall buildings with people jumping out of them. that is what we witnessed that day. >> thank you for joining us. we will return to our coverage of the 9/11 anniversary later in the broadcast. let's get some other news from around the world. in libya, there is growing concern about the disappearance of highly sophisticated missiles and other weapons from compounds in tripoli. western nations fear they could feel a conflict inside -- fuel inside libya or fall into the hands of terrorists abroad. >> in a aaa warehouse, an alarming discovery. -- in a tripoli warehouse, an alarming discovery. >> this is a da

it was the air force that violated it, and yet senator mccain, and i know that exchange very well.es committee last march, and senator mccain has heard my story. he's familiar with it, and yet he -- i don't know if he had forgotten my story or he just was out of touch with the reality of don't ask, don't tell. i would like to believe that senator mccain is an honorable man, and he's certainly served his country well and faithfully and sackified far more than any of us can imagine, but i think he is out of touch or was out of touch with the american population on this issue. the secretary of defense, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. all of the senior leadership of the military, as well as approximately 70% of the men and women wearing the uniform today and the vast majority of the american population think don't ask, don't tell is history -- had to change. and thankfully that day is now a reality thanks to president obama and the leadership that he has provide on this issue. >> sarah, captain, let me ask you. what about the critics that say that this will hurt the military

. >> schieffer: finally today 49 years ago this week, i got out of the air force after serving threers on active duty. i got out on the same day i went in. 7 september. it's the one day i always put the date first arch then the month because that's how the air force did it. it just pops up in my memory that way. i didn't join for noble reasons. i enrolled in r.o.t.c.in college because i didn't want to be drafted, but i learned more in those three years than i ever did in any school. one of the first lessons was when i came up with some crazy idea and my boss told me, that might work but first learn to do it our way. and then you can try it your way. remarkably, it turned out to air force had figured out several things that had never dawned on me at age 22. that saved me a lot of trouble down the line. this revelation that others might have ideas just as good or better than mine. the air force gave me the pride that comes from being part of something larger than myself and the knowledge that comes from working and learning from others on a team. maybe it's unfair but as i watch the me

air force one arrived in the bay area just a few minutes ago. president obama is on a fundraising tour across the west. it began in seattle, and tonight he'll be attend something pricey gatherings in silicon valley. tomas roman is at moffet field in mountain view. >> reporter: as you can see behind me, there's air force one. president obama arrived about 20 minutes ago from fundraisers in seattle. now, he is running about 45 minutes late. he came out of air force one at about 20 minutes ago, and greeted 50 people who were gathered here to say hello to him. now, they were extremely excited to see him. laughing and shouting. he shook hands. he slapped five with a little young girl. he also signed some autographs, and then he headed out in one of his limousines, in his presidential him seep, -- limousine to fundraisers in mountain view. president obama is here to draw from the well of financial valley money -- silicon valley mow for -- money for his re-election campaign. he has two fundraising stops, the first is a reception at 6:00 p.m. at the hom

the korean air force has a new addition. officials took delivery on wednesday of korea's first boeing e- 737 "peace eye,"... often called a command-and-control center in the sky. military officials say having this aerial surveillance aircraft will greatly enhance korea's ability to gather intelligence. our kim han-ul was there at the handover ceremony. the south korean air force added to its military assets on wednesday... an aircraft that is capable of independent intelligence gathering, reconnaissance, and aerial surveillance of north korea. the plane called the "peace eye"... is the e -737 airborne early warning and control aircraft manufactured by boeing. more than 3-hundred people, including top military officials, politicians and distinguished guests attended the hand-over ceremony held at the kimhae airbase in southeastern korea on wednesday. in his congratulatory speech, korea's defense minister kim kwan-jin expressed high hopes for the new aircraft. korean "the "peace eye" will enhance our military to be fit for net

meet the pilot manning air force one on 9/11. next.yn: well, it was supposed to be a routine flight, but for the pilot charged with flying the president on 9/11/2001, it was a day he could never prepare for. inside air force one, president bush looking down at a changing world. but who was the man tasked with the extraordinary mission of keeping the president out of harm's way that day? eric shawn, live in our new york newsroom, with more. >> reporter: hi, megyn. you know, it's the symbol of america in the skies on 9/11, air force one pilot mark tillman thought that the president's plane itself, code-named angel, was one of the terrorist targets. he flew president bush from sarasota, florida. >> we got word from the vice president and staff that angel was next, angel being the classified call sign of air force one. >> reporter: and that seemed to be very real. the warning came after controllers had said an unidentified aircraft was bearing down on air force one. >> as we got over gainesville, florida, we got the word from jacksonville

it's an air force fighter pilot of a few years ago.hat was taken during the time that i was very fortunate to be involved in testing the f-15 aircraft. >> when was that? >> 1974 to 1976 to be exact. >> why did you write a book? >> well, after i'd gone through life -- retired from the air force, looks back over some 50 years, i realized that i had some very unique experiences in my life and i met some very unique people. and all of them -- the experiences and the people made a significant difference as to who i was at that time. and so i decided with the encouragement of my family to write this story of those people who i called uncaged eagles, the people that were providencetially placed in my life all the way along the way. i must submit i didn't know who they were and i didn't know that was actually taking place at the time. but when you get to about 65 years old and you have the opportunity to look backwards, then you begin to see these things and so i saw that there were a number of people that needed to be spoken of who made a dif

air force one is completely secure, but there are ways to get at us. we had to make sure every little hole, chink in our armor had to be filled so we protect the president. >> reporter: colonel tillman responded to several potential threats that day. there was an unidentified man near a runway, that forced air force one to take off in the opposite direction. colonel tillman now flies the president of an american corporation in a much smaller jet, but the lessons of that september tuesday will always be with him. jon? jon: i can imagine that. hard to belief it's been almost ten years. eric shawn, thank you. jenna: wow, what a story. you know, remembering 9/11 at the pentagon is another place we're going to be doing this. a time of tragedy and remarkable recovery as well, what survivors have to say ten years later. >>> plus, we're talking about jobs and the economy with senator joe lieberman as congress returns to focus on some major decisions. he'll give us his take on what's ahead for congress, just ahead. just one phillips' colon health probiotic cap

at the five year mark the air force let me go out to go an air force rotc for two years. there was a female cadet who knew i was gay and my boyfriend at the time was also a cadet. she went to a commander and said they're both gay in a relationship. when the jag came in, the investigators for the air force i told them i had no comment. a few months later they called me in and said we're discharging you due to homosexual conduct based on what this one person said. i was ranked number one in my class. >> woodruff: you were ranked number one in your class. >> i should be flying planes now instead. >> woodruff: and at the time what did that mean in your life when you had to leave the military? >> growing up in military, i planned on staying in 20 years. i was looking forward to a career as an officer, as a pilot. it was devastating. i had to figure out what am i going to do now? the military is no longer part of my life. i just had to do a lot of thinking, what do i want to do? unfortunately i had been able to, you know, i've been able to pick up my feet and move on. >> woodru

affiliates say two people have been stabbed on an air force base outside of phoenix.dale. it's not clear if they're civilians or members of the military. two people have been stabbed on the property of luke air force base in arizona. >>> and nfl fans now have to endure a little more security on the way into stadiums across the country. guards are now doing full body patdowns instead of the old way from the waist up. nfl says the upgrades, while they were played before an incident last week when a fan allegedly used an illegal taser during a fight at a jets/cowboys game. >>> we'll have much, much more on that stabbing at that air force base. again, we're hearing that the two people were stabbed on an air force base and we'll update you here on cnn. make sure you tune in to "american morning" at 6:00 a.m. thank you so much for watching. see you back here next weekend. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

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president bush is now on board air force one with the fighter escort, grooves the air force agreed like to shoot down any aircraft believed to be hijacked. the faa orders the skies cleared of any non- military aircraft. flight 93 is a near the passenger rebellion if it keeps the hijackers from reaching their target. the plane crashed in the field near shanksville, pennsylvania. at 90 9:00 a.m. the south tower of the world trade center collapses. 20 minutes later, the north tower followed its twin. the dust and debris turned day into night. hundreds streamed across the bridge to brooklyn. verily guiliani orders ever one of lower manhattan. sfo was completely evacuated. >> we are taking trash cans and cubbyholes. >> a declaration of war on the united states by terror >> is. in washington, one more remarkable sight. members of congress gathered on the steps of the capital in an expression of a bipartisan it patriotism. at the white house president bush right into his diary. >> the people on board flight 93 may have helped save even more lives. a bay area man played a key role that. rob lev

air force one landed in mt. your raft 5:30 a.m.. he is scheduled to attend a few fund raising events and appear at a town hall meeting tomorrow. >> the president will be staying here at the fairmont hotel. the secret service is already in position. most of the streets leading to the hotel have been blocked off since 1:00 p.m.. pedestrians will no longer be allowed to step inside. >> air force one landed at moffett federal air field sunday afternoon as dozens of people waited to catch a glimpse of the president. the president shook hands with city officials before making his way to two different campaigning events in the bay area. the first stop was at his home. guests paid $2,500 per ticket to attend this private event or 7500 to take a picture of what the president. the second fund-raiser was a private dinner tickets were $35,000 per plate at the home of the facebook seat 00. police blocked streets at the fairmont hotel. on monday the president will be here, at the computer history museum. linkedin is presenting a town hall meeting

painted with the blood of nicaraguan contras. [ laughter ] now, the candidates stood beneath the air force one that ronald reagan used to personally pilot steering with his balls. for the record, the reagan library is the only one where you can check out a 747. [ laughter ] you just have to stamp the sign-out card on the tail. [ laughter ] folks, this debate was so important that i did something most americans would be ashamed to admit: i watched msnbc. [ laughter ] of course, i didn't look directly at the screen. like a solar eclipse, i watched through a pinhole in a piece of cardboard -- which projected on your hand like that watch here like that which had the added benefit of not blinding me when newt gingrich's head blotted out the sun. [ laughter ] and folks, this debate proved any one of these people could be a better president than lame-duck fail-bama. [ laughter ] trademark. [ laughter ] now, just look at the man i used to endorse before he cancelled coming on my show: herman cain. the cain train delivered a bold idea on how to fix social security. >> social security, it needs fixi

to sensitive cargo, the prime nuclear air force and has recently joined the white house staff in theeast wing and the first lady staff of the joint forces initiative. that's a national program to mobilize all sectors of society to support our service members and their families. that's the mother ship. we nicole casey who is from little rock, arkansas. she is a kernel and the reserve and served as an army combat medic. today she is behavioral, health officer and team leader of the veteran center dealing with posttraumatic tress syndrome. and finally, we have sergeant tom in april marcum, and they thought it was important to meet a friend close and personal people at dell with these issues. the market and said that as long at times difficult journey through the bureaucracy. sergeant marcum suffered germanic brain injury with vision, hearing and cognitive deficits, chronic migraines and short-term memory loss. his wife and caregiver is going to speak for the family and shall talk about his experience getting snarled and read kate and getting adequate treatment for tom and how his injuri

[laughter] so, you know what's air force guys, we are always prepared.in all seriousness, i have been in this job and have seen some amazing things in terms of watching not only our government but the private industry, all galvanized to come behind what we all know as a force that has been fighting for over a decade and the first lady recognizes that as well. as kt mentioned earlier, 1% of the individuals are out there serving our country and i think only 10% know of a servicemember the first lady is trying to reach the other 90%. that is what joining forces is. it is an awareness campaign. traditionally the swing is not the policy side of the white house. fat falls within the west wing and it falls within all of those agencies that the president bonds, the va, the dod, and it is a unique religion for me to be in the east wing to watch the first lady really try to bring a nation of two speed in terms of awareness so that is what joining forces is. after many conversations, the first lady traveled around and has seen many military members and specifically

and he is a former air force -- well, he is a current air force c-17a pilot, a former commander of therest airlift squadron which handles the country's most sensitive cargo which is the prime nuclear air force and he's the part of the first lady's staff for the joining forces initiative. that's the national program to mobilize all sectors of society to support our service members and their families. that's the mother ship. we have nicole keesee who's from little rock, arkansas, and ms. keesee is a colonel in the army reserves and served as a army combat medic. today she's a behavioral health officer in the little rock, arkansas, veterans center dealing with soldiers dealing with post-traumatic stress syndrome and finally we have the marcums, sergeant tom and april marcum. they're our wounded warrior family. we thought it was important to meet up front close and personal people who have dealt with these issues. the marcums have had a long and difficult journey through the bureaucracy. sergeant marcum was injured, he had brain, hearing, and cognitive deficits, conic mygames and short-ter

i had to inform the president of the republic of the measures immediately adopted by the air force and the navy. soon, a plane will take off with the capacity and commission to search the area. >> explain what happened here. >> in this is an air force plane that took off from santiago earlier today and flew to the islands around 600 kilometers off the coast and reached the islands, tried to land twice, we not good. there is a strong wind shortly after that. the armed forces have now said they believe it has crashed. there have been reports of wreckage found in the islands. >> can you tell us more about the people on board? >> there were 21 passengers on board. the best known of them was one of their best known television presenters, among the five people from the television channel flying to the islands to make a film about the devastating earthquake in the tsunami that hit chile last year. he is a very well-known tv presenter here. >> reaction from the media and the public? have we heard anything? >> people are in shock, but there is no confirmation yet. the assumption is that they ha

my air force friends would give me a hard time. >> host: i apologize. u.s. air force. i misread that. studied at the u.s. naval academy. u.s. air force for 30 years. thank you for ya correction. my fault. jack hayes, 28 years in the u.s. air force. >> caller: yes, first of all, i'd like to thank you for the early warnings that we did get by wednesday or thursday. i knew enough to get my fuel ahead for my generator, i always have a year supply of food in the house, we have walk in coolers in the cellar, but is there any way that when a storm is is predictioned like this, they could put telephone numbers. i don't have a computer, i don't know how to use one, i'm a disabled naval veteran. and i had to call the airlines to try to get some type of information on the intensity of the storm, what we were supposed to receive for rainfall, and there was no way to call anyone. web site has a everybody. we need telephone numbers on the screen. we don't all have computers. thank you. >> guest: so your question is on the screen of the television. and if you could let us know what p

the two men drove international support for the libyan rebels andrews air force pilots still lead theibyan campaign. but this was the arrival of the day that really counted. this is the rebel leader now on the verge of government that will rebuild the libya. he previously testified to the dictator and then defected to head the uprising. around the conference table, he was in part being tested. can libya's people to achieve unity and reconciliation? after the key players make clear that a new libya can succeed. >> enormous difficulties lie ahead, course, but the libyans are showing the world that courage, their spirit, and their resilience. they're coming together to tackle shortages of water and power. hospitals are reopening. the mtc leaders have been clear and consistent in warning against reprisals. >> the transitional leader said he was speaking directly to the libyan people. >> now we also have to make sure that we fulfill our part of the deal appeared we have to make sure we have stability and security in libya. tolerance, forgiveness, they must be implemented. the state of law

and thought well, they didn't enlist in the air force. >> his wife had been in the air force.ired to be a special education teacher. his life changed when he visited her classroom. >> and my heart went out to the kids. and this is the life they led. >> he spent two years working on credentials while on active duty. he knew he wanted to be involved with special ed kids and last december was hired to teach. and before entering he took this advice from his wife, wendy. >> different kids learn different ways. and that makes them want to be there, that is the case. >> what did you learn? >> and this is excellent. >> he series what he learn ntd military has served him well here in the classroom. all students are on the autistic spectrum. >> there is a class schedule. everything is rigid with students. >> keep coming here, keep it up. >> troops to teachers them get an john job in education. and this is since it started in 1995 and those who teach in a high district get bonus autos we have a great gap in california at hispanic level and i think veterans can make a difference there. ri

>> well, after i had gone through life, retired from the air force, looked back over some 50 years, i realized that i'd had some very unique experiences in my life, and i'd met some very unique people. and all of them, the experiences and the people, made a significant difference as to who i was at that time. and so i decided with the encouragement of my family to write this story of those people who i called uncaged eagles, the people that were providentially placed in my life all along the way. now, i must admit i didn't know who they were, and i didn't know that that was actually taking place at the time. but when you get to be about 65 years old and you have the opportunity to look back, then you begin to see these things. and so i saw that there were a number of people that needed to be spoken of who made a difference in my life to cause me to be who i am today. and i wanted to tell that story in the first person. >> who is one of those people? >> probably the first person was a little lady who owned a one-room store, and she gave me my first job and paid me $3 a week. on the oth

service members who were fully reinstated today is an air force lieutenant. he was suspended from his piloting duties after being outed and spent years and disputing his discharge. he joins me to talk about what the repeal means to him. >> thank you very much for joining us. what does this mean to you personally? did you feel this day would ever happen? >> i did not. i have been going through my personal ordeal for more than three years. after they made the final decision and recommended before discharge, i thought that i would do whatever i could. hopefully, i will have an impact on public opinion. i never imagined that this day would come. >> how do you think that the repeal of do not ask, do not tell will be received. the soldiers on the front lines. i have spoken to some that say that they really have reservations about it? >> i think they have reservations until they know someone. it will not be the agenda. it will be there but the's issue that they have to deal with. we in the military fight for each other. once they know somebody who is gay, that would

air force one touched down at moffett field yesterday early evening. local dignitaries were there to welcome the president, who is also here for private campaign fundraisers. that was at the home of semantic's chairman. some lined up to protest. there was a supportive crowd when he went to a fundraiser at the atherton home of the cfo of facebook. lady gaga paid $35,000 for a ticket to speak to him about bullying. not clear if they interacted. >> there will be plenty of pictures and video of him speaking to people at these technology companies and looking angry, not angry, but charged up like he has fight in his belly. >> reporter: but republicans are not allowing president obama to have all the social media spotlight. three key gop leaders including house majority leader eric cantor will be at a palo alto meeting in facebook. they are also focused on job creation and the economy but that event is closed to the media. it follows the remarks from the president yesterday that gop leaders would, quote, fundamentally cripple america. now, people have alread