marine corps reserve $270,485,000 operation and maintenance air force reserve ,899,214,000 operation and maintenance, army national ,000., $6316, air national guard, $6,393,919,000 united states court of appeals for the armed forces $13,723,000. environmental restoration army including transfer of funds $201,560,000 environmental restoration navy including ansfer of funds $277,294,000 environmental restoration air force including transfer of funds $408,716,000 the chair: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> wish to offer an amendment. the clerk: amendment offered by mr. murphy of pennsylvania. after the dollar amount reduce by $37 million. page 33 line 11 after the dollar amount insert increase by $10 million. after the dollar amount insert increase by $10 million. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 628, the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. murphy, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from pennsylvania. mr. murphy: i thank the gentleman and i thank the chairman and ranking member of the commi

ref -- theand the air force at the negotiating table?eir settlement talks happening, she would not comment directly. but she did say that a settlement would be the best outcome. shotwell is elon musk's top lieutenant. she came on to spell out the growing commercial government business. docex has launches on us to list. in april, the company sued the air force, challenging a sole source contract awarded to united launch alliance, the joint venture between boeing and lockheed martin. top air force officials have questioned why spacex would sue what could be its biggest customer in the future. today, i asked spacex if they had any regrets about the legal action. >> lawsuits are difficult things. but it was the right decision. think it's the wrong decision now. so no regrets. again, she did open the door to the idea of a settlement with air force. at the same time they are dealing with this air force, -- with this lawsuit, they are still working with the air force. >> taught to us about the process and how it is going. >> shotwell says the p

ill trained we don't we don't know what is going on what's happening is that in the air force right now there's a lot of low morale because of the focus on terrorism you know they know that there's no room for advancement there's just it's low morale they don't really you know a lot of these dogs soldiers out there a lot of these you know air force you know folks are just you know they are just kind of feeling lost in their jobs so they're getting lax in their duty it just so happens again lax in their duty with new nuclear weapons. is very concerning is very concerning anyway as we run out of time to tire of into our thinking about it . all right space travelers get ready for a new ride to you on musk has revealed his latest space venture the dragon the company behind the magic space x. has been in the private space exploration business for twelve years however the dragon is the company's first spacecraft capable of bringing humans to the international space station and taking them back to earth a new space capsule had its grand reveal here in washington d.c. last night artie's mega lo

the air force is coming to her rescue.t adventure this half hour on "fox & friends first". >> good morning. it is friday you have made it through the week. welcome to "fox & friends first". i am heather childers. >> i am lia gabriel in for ainsley earhardt. they are about to be grilled after the lost lois lerner e-mails. >> he is facing tough questions like did the irs try to recover the hard drive? were any laws broken and dhow dd we just find out about this? lois lerner is in a targeting scandal for lost hard drive crash. >> they have ceased the chemical stockpile in iraq. it is not confirmed by fox news. it is true they have access to potentially dangerous deadly poisons including mustard gas and sarin. we are breaking down that strategy. >> the president enrolled in the additional special forces he is sending into iraq will be limited. the fact that they are even going at all the situation on the ground has deteriorated over the past pfew weeks. they will help assess the state of iraqi troops as the administration figu

wait, did someone just spray paint graffiti on air force one? >> in this video, a couple of guys essentially, climb a fence, elude the secret service, run up to air force one and put a graffiti tag on air force one while this is all being videotaped. >> wait a minute. are they doing something to air force one? what is going on here? this is crazy. >> did someone really break into andrews air force base and spray paint or tag the president's plane? >> i think people really want to believe it's true. >> the video hit the internet in 2006. quickly it became a sensation. >> the first reaction is, always, is this real? and if this is real, how can this be real and what does this mean for the security of our country, maybe, if this video is real? did it really happen? was the video real or fake? >> it just doesn't pass the sniper test. really is what it would be. if i went to run up to the air force one in all black with a backpack, i don't think i would survive that run. if i went and did that i would be either arrested or shot or shot and then arres

iraq says the air force carried out a strike against isis forces. the official spokesman for isis purportedly released a statement declaring the establishment of an islamic state in iraq and renaming the isis group simply the islamic state. so far, cnn has not been able to verify the authenticity of that message. >>> a u.s. official tells cnn the suspected master mind of the benghazi attacks denied to u.s. interrogator that is he took part in the 2012 assault. but the official says khattala did implicate other people in the attacks. khattala talked to interrogators before and after he was read the miranda rights but some members of congress said he should never have been miranda-ized at all. some senators say this was mishandled. what are the concerns? >> reporter: fred, they really wanted him to go to guantanamo bay, cuba, first because the real concern is to underwent an intensive interrogation process so the u.s. could get as much intelligence as possible out of him. now, here's how house republican mike rogers that chairs the house intelligence

that is what happened when the andrews air force base deal came to the house. it also occurred in economic terms because we've gone through a 15-year period where the gap in income across the country was growing. so there was a lot of us who wanted to see a budget deal that would reflect that realization as well. the reason that went down in the first instance, when it came from andrews because newt gingrich rounded up republican votes to kill it. ordinarily, he would not have had enough votes to do that. george miller and i were the ones that raised the most objections about the pack thaj camepackagethat came out of andrews. i'm going to do a ross perot by using a chart. the top chart separates the population by income. it shows what the irrelative impact on different income brackets of that package. we felt that because it relied too heavily on increasing the burden for those at the bottom, we were uncomfortable with it and voted no. the deal that finally passed looked like this on the bottom. as you can see, the larger burden had been shifted to higher incom

you can get if they wish but at the end of the day i don't think the air force is going to be and i'm an end result in this problem the only people who came to get rid iraq of the isis and the world rid of the terrorists are the iraqis not the air force of the americans or the iranians because this will just heightened attention the people of iraq have been pressed for the last ten years with the support of the usa you are britain is one of the of the main countries that has been supporting it then years despite all the abuses and unfortunately to a certain degree russia also was like we have something that. right will have to be right this president of the arab lawyers association thank you very much for that passionate point of view that you're just shared with us here on our. madrid to say goodbye to the king but not everyone is welcoming his success so we report from the heart of spain just after this break. on marriage in the financial world. developments and not stopping only take credit. life there are jews. economic record take. place in our. hearts. if the public that likes t

fairchild air force base, washington state. four expert pilots are rehearsing for an air show.er roars by overhead. its awesome capabilities on display. now retired, instructor pilot clem countess iii was on duty at fairchild base that summer day watching from the ground. >> for people to be able to see the b-52 do some of the approved air show maneuvers we had, it was just an amazing thing to see. >> since its debut in the 1950s, boeing's b-52 airplane has been the powerhouse of the united states air force. >> it's the most versatile weapons delivery system the air force has. high altitude, low altitude. it can deliver missiles. short range, long range. >> the pilots' friends and family members are also watching. >> what the animals look like. yeah. we've got the gang up here. >> among them is teenager pat mcgeehan. his father, lieutenant colonel mark mcgeehan is in the co-pilot's seat. >> my mother and i, along with my younger brother, brendan, were watching from our front yard. i was waving at the plane thinking maybe my father might be able to see us down there. >> lieutena

i interviewed the former chief, the commander of the israeli air force, moti hod, and said to me thatlane in the air is the most devastating combat tool, but on the ground it's completely defenseless, and it was true. they developed special bombs, called durendals that penetrated the runways with a retro rocket and blew up huge holes. some of them were on delays too so the egyptians never knew when they were going to blow up and they weren't prepared when they blew up. so once the runways were destroyed, all of these egyptian planes, soviet supply planes, migs, tupolevs, were trapped. they were sitting in docks quite literally and then the israeli planes, mostly using canons and rocket fire not bombs, destroyed these planes one after another. the egyptians had never bothered to put them under canopies, concrete canopies. they were all out on the runways completely exposed. so within about two hours, israel had destroyed well over 300 planes, so it was the largest single aviation victory in military history. c-span: how many planes did egypt have? >> guest: about 400. they ultimately l

the air force had landed behind the german air forces.y's artillery had missed its targets and the tanks that were to support the infantry had sunk. the soldiers of the first waves of the assault found themselves lightly armed and faced with rifles, heavy artillery, and machine guns. they were mutilated, massacred, while the survivors were pinned down on the sand among the dead and wounded under deadly fire. while the tide came in. the nazis were sure of themselves. they believed they would repel all assaults thanks to the bunkers on the atlantic wall. the had not reckoned with the fact that in democracy, a great ideal takes great courage. men would give their lives to save other lives -- on the continent of liberty. every man who set foot on omaha beach on june 6, 1944 was the hero. these young soldiers regrouped with a few officers with no orders and no plan and they ran toward the german fences. this desperate, unexpected, irresistible assault was victorious. a few hours later, they had won the battle. omaha, utah, all of these names e

remember, those contractors who were at the base were showing the iraqi military, the air force, how fly the f-16 fighter jets, for instance, or any of the helicopters or fighter jets that they have. we've heard today that the iraqi military started those air strikes. at the same time, the iraqi government is asking the u.s. to carry out more air strikes and send in drones. and it's clear that if these contractors, these trainers pull out of balad and they close down that u.s. involve investment that air base there, that shows that there is a grave -- there's grave concern it these militants who are the march. balad is held in sunni territory. out of an abundance of caution, they are pulling the u.s. military out of that base. but it's going to be very difficult for the iraqi air force to continue operating without the help of the u.s. trainers who were there, shep. >> remember now, she talks about sunni and shia. this is hard to wrap our heads around, i get it. but the government there is a shia government, right? the -- >> that's correct. >> the shia are the majority in iraq. the m

the latest information we have is that isis has managed to capture three towns, while the iraqi air forced according to iraqi state television isis positions in the city of tikrit. they're claiming to have killed 70 isis militants but this fighting force most certainly has a lot of experience and now thanks to the iraqi security forcing abandoning their positions, plenty of heavy weaponry. captured by isis in mosul as iraqi army abandoned its position, row upon row of american-made military hardware. this and much more heavy weaponry and ammunition is at isis' disposal as they advance southward. the province of diala just to north of the iraqi capital. video purr poer porting to show stomping on the uniforms of iraqis that fled. maliki, your ranks are at our feet, one says. also, this. an isis military parade. two trucks filled with missiles. potentially just an hour away from baghdad. as iraqi security forces melted away with the isis advance, a security source tells cnn iran sent in reinforcements. several units of its elite republican guard to support iraqi government forces. but as th

they were flown to dover air force base in delaware. three of the families gave news outlets permission to cover the dignified transfer, as it's called. corporal justin clouse, specialist justin helton, and private aaron toppen were among five killed by mistake by a u.s. bomb. also returning home tonight is sergeant bowe bergdahl, who was held by the taliban for five years. he's on a flight right now from germany and is expected to arrive at brooke army medical center in san antonio. manuel bojorquez is there. manuel. >> reporter: scott, he will land at lackland air force base, and then be transferred here, where a medical team has been rehearsing to help sergeant bergdahl regain a sense of control over his life. there will be more interviews here about what happened during his five-year captivity. he will have access to a lawyer if he wants one. most importantly, he will be reunited with family, but that will happen only when doctors believe he is prepared for what former captives told us is an overwhelming moment. scott, bergdahl's pa

air force. we first told but this story last night. crowds watched in horror as the man's plane crashed last month at travis air force base. an autopsy found the half moon bay pilot survived the crash and radioed in for help. but he was stuck in his seat and burned to death. air force regulations say fire trucks are supposed to respond within one minute. but it took them five. >> because of his skill and his abilities, he survived. he should be here today and he is not. and the only reason is because the crash response that was promised was not there. >> the performers even expressed concern before the show because of a louisiana crash a week earlier. a pilot was forced to put out his own fire when trucks didn't respond. >>> armed u.s. drones are flying over baghdad tonight. the pentagon stresses they are not a leadup to air strikes. they say they are to protect the u.s. embassy. it comes as prominent leaders are calling for the remove al of prime minister nouri al- maliki. the u.s. is urging the government to give more power to sunnis

air force lieutenant colonel thanks so much for being in the now. when iraq as we've been reporting isis jihad azour trying to capture the nation's largest oil refinery army officials say they have repelled the attacks but media reports citing the facilities workers suggest that militants are still there or oil corporations such as exxon mobil and or evacuating their staff although they still continue to pump oil almost the same amount the city of baiji which is said to be under siege as a key oil outpost in iraq it accounts for more than a quarter of the country's entire refining capacity the facility produces about three hundred thousand barrels a day and all this goes to petrol stations across the nation as well as power stations where the battles are taking place here and you can see that some of the country's major energy pipelines are located in areas that are now under isis control but joining me live in the now to discuss the situation is slate erekat is former u.n. spokesman in iraq thanks so much for being with us it's clear or at least it

there's one model for the air force, another for the navy-- designed to catapult off an aircraft carrierthe marines, which seems to defy gravity by coming to a dead stop in mid-air and landing on a dime. >> david berke: this is a fighter that has amazing capabilities in a lot of ways. >> martin: lieutenant colonel david berke says there's no comparison between the f-35 and today's jet fighters. >> berke: i'm telling you, having flown those other airplanes, it's not even close to how good this airplane is and what this airplane will do for us. >> martin: we have planes that are as fast as this. >> berke: you bet. >> martin: and can maneuver just as sharply as this one. >> berke: sure. >> martin: so why isn't that good enough? >> berke: those are metrics of a bygone era. those are ways to validate or value an airplane that just don't apply anymore. >> martin: you can see from its angled lines, the f-35 is a stealth aircraft designed to evade enemy radar. what you can't see is the 24 million lines of software code which turn it into a flying computer. that's what makes this plane such a big

he has ruffled the feathers of the air force. he has challenged them on the hill.it last night. take a listen to some of the comments about lockheed and boeing. >> they have tried to stamp on us. i think we have a shot of prevailing. we are certainly a small up and comer going again giants. >> the air force stands to be their biggest customer. he said he doesn't have any regret. he was forced into it. >> we were speaking about eric cantor earlier and all the tech lobbying in washington. do you think we are going to see more of it? >> there is no question. the issue about immigration going forward for people like elon musk are front and center. we should be seeing more of the tech community coming here if they are game for the fight. >> peter cook, thank you so much for that up to it. thanks for watching this edition of bloomberg west. you can get the news all the time at bloomberg.com. ♪ [cheering] it's the only game the whole world cares about. >> it is the simplest of games, the most democratic. >> two companies care about it very much. adidas and nike. >> we are

army air forces at 31945. he put together three documentaries. >> he made a really powerful documentary called "the memphis belle." it was the first major wartime documentaries to show what it was like to fly missions in a bomber over france and occupied germany. documentaries, there was no restaging. weiler -- wyler and his men trained to fly. all of that commitment led to this documentary, which paid great attention -- he wanted to create a you are there experience. >> one of the most important -- ruments >> 1:00 cai. >> -- 1:00 high. >> they are coming around. >> 6:00 up. >> an engine on fire. >> b-17 out of control at 3:00. >> bailout. >> i see them. >> watch out. your eye on them, bill. >> do you see any parachutes? >> that movie and the acclaim for it led to william wyler wanting to make a different movie about another kind of bomber called "thunderbolt." ofwas during the filming extra footage, a little bit more footage that he wanted to get of the italian coastline, that he experienced this personal tra

of air force one. it was about 6:00 p.m. and already dark. the chief justice watched the rear door open and there stood jacqueline kennedy, it was the first glimpse that the american people got of her since the assassination several hours earlier and she was still wearing that suit. millions of people were horrified to see it. on her skirt, stockings, shoes. she wanted them to see, and they did. earl warren then confessed that for the next few days, they're not clear in my memory, he spent friday night and much of saturday like over 120 million american people, glued to the television screen, listening to the wild stories and rumors which permeated the air. it was sickening. on saturday morning, the chief received an invitation to come to the white house to attend a private mass with jacqueline kennedy and view the casket in the east room. the chief justice assumed he would play no official role in connection to the assassination of the president. yes, he would attend the funeral. he'd attend the buria

air force exhilarate ciller patrol held a large us to size and conference saturday to oversee civil air patrol was then through exercises like this one to see how effective they operate. they depend on a cruise to assist with the emergency response this keeps them prepare for the x big disaster. to make sure thing is in good repair and argo >> : whats lexus says the posted a modeling similar drug next year they will bring the unit's performance. 753 much more ahead on news began to

separatists blame the ukrainian air force.government saying instead that a rebel missile had misfired. a munitions expert with cnn in luhansk says damage to the tops of the trees in the square next to the building strongly indicate fire through the air. the ukrainians indicate this had nothing to do with a military aircraft which was circling overhead from the time of the attack but from what we can tell, this looks like very heavy cannon fire from an aircraft scraping through this square. you can see there are a dozen or so creases like this coming straight through this square and up the building. if this ws an attempt by the ukrainian air force to hit the separatist headquarters here, then it was a very accurate strike. the prime minister of the self-declared people's republic of luhansk say they hope it springs them into action. we appeal to russia to send us peace keepers. i think after the whole world sees what happens in the center of our town, they'll send them quicker. the ukrainians said the plane was one of several l

the iraqi air force joining the fight from above.deo was released by iraq's defense ministry this morning, reportedly showing an iraqi air force jet successfully attacking a building. iraqi military helicopters also on the hunt. take a look at this chopper fires a missile at the target, scoring a direct hit. it's difficult to say what the targets are and how they're related to the sunni insurgent fighters, but northern and central iraq, it's safe to say, has been transformed into a killing field. sources on the ground say despite the attack from the air, iraqi forces have not been able to turn the tide. american ships arrive just in kay they're called in to assist. the "george h.w. bush" along with a missile cruiser you now within. >>> and the world woke up this morning to images of mass executionses of the sunni insurgents by captured iraqi troops, and those pictures have not been verified by nbc news. >>> we're also learning today these insurgents could be extremely wealthy. the guardian of the united kingdom reporting, quoting int

, the air force stands to be their biggest customer, so by making that decision, a controversial decision has no regrets. he says he was forced into it. he says spacex had no other option. >> we were talking about eric cantor earlier and about tech lobbying in washington. do you think we are going to see more of that now? is no questione about it, and if eric cantor leaves, someone else has to step up. some of the technology issues going forward for people and elon musk, it is front and center. we should be seeing more of elon musk and the tech community coming year. if they are game for the fight. but that is the question. not everyone is game for the fight here in d.c. but thank you for watching this edition of "bloomberg west." you have all of the headlines at the top of the hour and on bloomberg.com. ♪ ♪ bloomberg world headquarters, i am mark crumpton, and this is bottom line. today, republicans assess their prospects after the stunning primary loss of air at cantor. then, elon musk, his latest machine for manned spaceflight, and putting a lot of resilience in spirits. and to our vie

forces japan in fifth air force. principal deputy sandt, secretary of the air force for acquisition and commander united states air force in europe and allied air forces central. welcome. our second witness is mr. thornton, president of the national parent-teacher association who is a senior operations analyst with general dynamics in fort stewart, be georgia. he is a retired united states army lieutenant colonel and last two assignments were with the white house communications agency and united states forces iraq and baghdad. mr. thornton earned the bronze star medal for exceptional performance in combat operations during operation iraqi freedom in 2009, 2010, and as a pta leader, mr. thornton p's military background allowed him to volunteer throughout the country and the world at various state, local and council levels. we are so pleased to have you with us. let me now turn to ms. yolanda stanislas, principal of francis scott key middle school in silver springs, maryland. she is an educator for 21 years, starting a

i was an air force pilot for 14 years. mr. stewart: i flew and exercised with the a-10's all the time. i also flew for seven years with b-1. we were tasked with this mission of close air support. i'm not here because i have these in my district, i'm here because i realize what an invaluable resource this is. close air support is an incredibly delicate and unfor giving mission. if you hit the wrong bridge, people will forgive you. if you frag your own troops you, will never forgive yourself. it's best done by an aircraft that's low and slow, that has superb communications, superb visibility. there's nothing that is as good as the a-10 is in this mission. i know that from my own experience. that is why i rise and stand in support of this very important amendment. and thank you for that time. and with that i yield back. mrs. miller: mr. chairman. i would urge all of our colleagues to join us in supporting our troops, in supporting this amendment and i would say before you vote yo or no, speak to those who have actually fought in

to be depicted as the shiite air force. and remember i told you, 97 percent of the air strike is not dropping bombs, but doing the intelligence so you can avoid killing civilians and right now, that country is black to us and it will take weeks if not months to put the rudimentary enteleigence in the country. >> what you have reminded us. it is not only pulling the troops out. we pulled everything out there and lost our informants and infrastructure and intelligence and the president said we go back in there and it is like starting 15 years ago. and we are really going that far back to resolve it. we are out of time. i want to ask you for a summary. colonel, long- term where to you see this region going in the the next 12 months. >> great question. the kureds will breakaway. and turkey used to have a problem and don't anymore. the kureds will end up being stable and isis and the other insurgent elements, terrorist elements over in syria, they will continue to gain strength and not give up ground and develop a country. they

. >> reporter: the pilot spent half his life impressing air show crowds but an may 4 at travis air force base the crowd saw him crash. >> he was a safe individual. just one of those things. >> but he says the crash is not what killed him. >> he suffered from severe burns that caused his death. >>> i was at the air show that day. i watched his plane go up in flames as it took minutes to get to the crash site. >> saw one gentlemen but the fire struck were nut -- truck were not there. >> reporter: his fire crews can be on a crash scene quickly. >> 60 seconds. >> reporter: another pilot said he just wants justice for the family because it is clear there was negligence. they are offering thoughts and prayers to the family but saying nothing about the response time. the ntsb is still investigating. >> i am aware of the controversy surrounding the response of the fire units. all i can say is from our perspective and examining, the autopsy he died because of severe burns. >> the family has a attorney looking at taking legal actions. at travis air force base john sasaki, ktvu channel 2 news. >>>

fairchild air force base. i've seen firsthand the impact outdated, mismanaged agency. we need to modernize the structure and we need to change v.a.ulture of the we know that 30% of the veterans that are coming home right now of some kind service-related disability, whether it's ptsd or traumatic brain injury. and they deserve the treatment that they were promised when they joined the military. that's not the case. so let's bring the v.a. to the century. let's increase accountability mong its leaders, and protect the brave men and women who have, for so long, protected us. and we're listening. we're listening and we're going them.ntinue to fight for we're asking them to share their gop.gov/yourstory. hear from veterans so we can address their challenges head on. commend chairman jeff miller for his tremendous leadership. i want to join my colleagues and local veterans and asking for the senate to take swift action on the v.a. accountability act. for the two brothers in eastern washington, and for the millions not roes like them, we're going to stop fighting until they a

in her, while she was passed out. >> well, i think he had around 17 years in the air force.hree kids. and that would be a motive, this was going to ruin his career. there's no doubt about it. >> captain dolan's wife carol, also became a suspect. >> we felt that carol had gotten word that heather was going to the police about this, about being sexually assaulted by her husband. and of course, that just gave us more, you know, reason to suspect carol of either committing this homicide or her letting her husband robert know and him committing the homicide or them together. >> heather never did report this incident to police. when questioned, captain dolan and his wife cooperated fully with the investigation and provided their finger prints for analysis. >> i compared the known ink prints to the lay tent prints taken from the crime scene, and none of the ink standards were identified latent prints of the crime scene. >> we couldn't say he didn't do it, but there was nothing indicating that he did do it. >> then investigators identified a fourth suspect, chris harkins was heather

this amendment sends a message to the air force and d.o.d. that congress remains committed to active oversight over our air refueling mission and platforms, significant capacityity to support our war fighters. i thank everyone for working with me on this important amendment. i would highlight our appreciation and strong support f the chairman and has shown strong support. there is no mission for our air refueling needs. mr. frelinghuysen: let me thank my colleague from new jersey for raising this important issue. we believe that this proposal to be an extremely risky proposition because the kc-10 provides particularly vital link in the air bridge that enables global operations of our armed forces. we could not have done what we did in afghanistan and iraq without this vital link. and to retire the entire fleet would be a huge mistake. this is the only tanker that currently uses the boom to fuel air force aircraft and the basket to refuel the navy and marine corps fleet. it is darn important. i appreciate the work you have done to bring this to

it reportedly shows an iraqi air force jet successfully attacking a building. this shows an iraqi helicopter scoring a direct hit. it's difficult to say what these targets are and how they're related to the sunni fighters, northern iraq appears to have been transformed into a killing field. despite the attacks from the air. iraqi forces have not been able to turn the tide of fighting, one of the reasons the price of oil hovers near highs for the year. for fear that it will become more widespread. even though there haven't been major disruptions from production. ben lando is the editor and chief of the iraq oil report. >> production in the south untouched at this point? still going full tilt? >> exactly. >> it's quite possible that iraq's production actually increases by the end of the year, because of major new investments. >> iraq has hired the largest oil companies in the world to work with their own iraqi engineers to produce more and more oil from some of the biggest oilfields in the world. the massive 20 year contracts are having results. >> while the u.s.

. >> reporter: iraq strengthened its air force, accepting delivery of fighter jets from russia, which will be seep as a snub to the american government. it hasn't delivered the first of 34 fighter jets. they say the u.s. is stalling. an accusation deno idea. relations between nouri al-maliki and the u.s. had already been strained. this likely will further damage relations. it's not just abroad. a key political bloc will not tanned the -- taped the opening of -- attend the opening of parliament. >> translation: we will not attends in the political powers put a -- not attend unless the political powers put a roadmap. >> reporter: this will be a blow. they are not an ally of the prime minister, but has sway with those that are. >>> as the fighting continues to raise in iraq, the prime minister is fighting to keep his job. calls for a parliamentary boycott are the latest setback for nouri al-maliki, as he grapples with deep divisions across the country. >> reporter: he may be miles away from the battle ground. in his own way, he continues to wage war against a long-time n my, prime minist

as we boarded air force one, everybody was ready to watch.nce room to watch with his team onboard. >> we really only had a couple of shots at the goal. >> reporter: this has been a tough game. everyone knows not to bite. >> we have advanced from a nonfactor, to being a solid -- >> reporter: a real team. >> we're a middle of the pack team. we're not germany yet. or italy or france. but -- or argentina or brazil. but we're now in the mix. you get a sense that it's catching the popular imagination. >> reporter: i was surprised how much this has broken through. my 9-year-old came up and asked to watch the game sunday. she doesn't see much of tv. but everybody's talking about it. >> yeah. if you think about it, part of it is what's happening with us as parents. right? >> reporter: yeah. >> you know, even kids who end up being basketball players or whatever, a lot of times -- >> reporter: they start with soccer. >> they start with soccer. we have to -- there had been elements which i won't detail, of our foreign policy that have had to be shaped ar

the iraqi air force has been caring out airstrikes over there. we are in the capitol and filed this update. >> after an intense day-long battle, iraqi government said that it's in charge of the outside city of takrit. it was taken by rebels on the 11th of june. now what social media it's a are telling us, they have the iraqi army on the run. the only side they can agree are, the battle of takrit city is about to begin. now what we're seeing is the iraqi army used two different types of forces. one, regular infantry to go, and the other shia militia to back them going into takrit. they are backed up by iraqi army helicopters. this battle will continue. it will be key to see how it plays out. it is the first major ground offensive in a city held by the sunni rebels, and we've seen airstrikes by the iraqi air force for the first time using missiles monitored by the u.s. the u.s. giving them targets as well. but the iraqi army is running out of missiles. they want more for their always. the u.s. said it will speed off delivery of the missiles, but ir

in the nation's capital, the president on air force one, uncontrollable joy in denver. but 54 minutes in, germany scores. >> it is 1-0 to germany. >> reporter: a collective groan from coast to coast and here in chicago. you guys seem so nervous. >> i am. >> reporter: the suspense, too much even for this reporter. >> katy, tell us what's happening. >> reporter: it was close. who was supposed to be doing live tv. work was an afterthought for a lot of us today. >> told my boss i had some family obligations. >> reporter: online, many said they cleared their schedules. total life stop, no phone, no appointments. others called it multitasking, working but checking the live stream. the u.s. soccer team itself offered a way out, tweeting a signed note to get out of work. but no need for excuses at this office in miami. our boys lost in the end, but it didn't really feel that way. >> next round of the world cup -- [ crowd chanting "usa" ] >> we -- usa! >> nobody thought we would do it. >> reporter: have you ever been more excited to lose a game? >> no! >> reporter: welcome to th

they'll be ready to use in 3-4 days, according to iraqi air force sources. let's see what one of those sources said. >> translation: we are in urgent need of this type of aircraft during this diff time much the jets -- difficult time. the jets will come into service within the next 3-4 days to support the grand units and support i.s.i.l. >> now, the aircraft is a close-support aircraft, it can support ground troops when they go into cities. that is key. when the aircraft are deployed it will cause a humanitarian crisis. they are going to use them against areas where they'll be in towns and city, and since the fall of mosul, we have seen 650,000 people on the move. that's only likely to get worse. >> thank you. imran khan live in baghdad. >> iraqis have been forced to leave the country, particularly if they require medical help. we met some in neighbouring jordan and september this report. >> family like these are risking a dangerous journey through we were iraq to get medical assistance. they drove for 14 hours to get to the triple border crossing, a journey

states air force in europe and the allied air central. we welcome you. our second witness is mr. otha thornton president of the national parent teacher association who is also a senior operations analyst for general dynamics in georgia. mr. thornton is a retired united states army lieutenant colonel and his last assignments were with the white house communications agency and united states forces iraq and baghdad. mr. thornton earned a bronze star medal for performance in combat operations during operation iraqi freedom in 2009 in 2010 and as a pta leader mr. thornton's military background has allowed him to volunteer throughout the country and the world at various state, local and council levels when we are so glad to have you with us. let me now turn to ms. yolanda stanislas. we are so pleased to have you. if principal of francis scott key middle school in silver spring's maryland. she has -- maxis and educator for 21 years starting her career as a high school earth science and chemistry teacher in new york city public schools. she also

and should we turn our air force into the maliki air force to try to make up for his failures?y strong view, no. >> yeah, the question s can you possibly put these pieces back together. the best case scenario for iraq is devo lugs of power from the center of baghdad to local shia sunni arabs and kurdish communities. the worst is splintering of the country to three separate entities. is it necessarily a disaster for the u.s. if iraq is, in fact, partitioned, divided into three separate entities, or is there a way for us to support stability in a partitioned iraq. >> well, it's a disaster for everyone. it's a disaster for iraq. it's a disaster for its neighbors. and it's also a disaster for the united states of america. remember, the conservatives made iraq a showcase for how you promote democracy. not just in iraq but in the neighborhood. what we are witnessing in iraq, really, is the disintegration of the state before our eyes. i doubt it very much whether the iraqi state could be rescued or saved. in fact, for your viewers, the insurgent groups, not just isis, the islamic stat

. >> this air show derned deadly at travis air force base -- turned deadly at travis air force base.learning the stunt pilot inside the plane was killed by the fire, not the crash. good evening. i am mike mibach. >> i am gasia mikaelian. frank and julie have the night off. experts insisted if they got to the tarmac faster he may have been saved. ktvu's john sasaki has more on the findings about the questions surrounding the emergency response. >> reporter: the pilot spent half his life impressing air show crowds but an may 4 at travis air force base the crowd saw him crash. >> he was a safe individual. just one of those things. >> but he says the crash is not what killed him. >> he suffered from severe burns that caused his death. >>> i was at the air show that day. i watched his plane go up in flames as it took minutes to get to the crash site. >> saw one gentlemen but the fire struck were nut -- truck were not there. >> reporter: his fire crews can be on a crash scene quickly.

air force. mr.aker, chief smith was born and raised in the district that i now have the privilege to represent. in fact, he was raised in my hometown of flint, michigan. graduated from northwestern high school. the school just to the north of northern high school. my high school. shortly after graduation, he entered the air force in 1986 where he completed his basic training at lackland air force base in texas. upon graduation from his technical training as an aircraft maintence in specialist for the b-52 in texas, he was assigned tomorrow stations including new york, new jersey, illinois, maryland, virginia, and hawaii. during operations desert shield and desert storm, he was deployed in saudi arabia. afterward also serving two years at anderson air force base in guam. in 1991, chief smith held the rank of staff sergeant. over his 28-year career in the u.s. air force, he was promoted five times. first to technical sergeant. then master sergeant, then senior master sergeant, and lastly in 2010 he wa