but by the time the fifteenth air force was established he was commanding the air defense sector around the vienna. vienna was the hardest target the fifteenth had. they lost something over 300 airplanes either over vienna or in that area. so he was an extremely capable air commander and a personal connection i have is i used to know his friendly rival, general charles leonard retired as a two star and they began friends in berlin in the 1936 olympics because charlie leonard got the silver medal. afterwards the leonard family sent food and clothing to germany until they could get back on their feet. and by absolute favorite character in the entire book is a fabulous individual, prince constantine, he was romanian royalty. one of these rare people who xl at everything he did. matinee, movie idol good looks, rock star charisma and there was nothing that interested him that he didn't do extremely well. you, was captain of the romanian hockey team, he was national champion aeronautics stunt pilot, he was a champion motorcycling and automobile racer, and to him, aerial combat was the ultimat

air force. welcome, sir u and you are recognized. >> thank you, sir, and good afternoon chairman and ranking member for the opportunity to testify this opportunity. because i have submitted my complete testimony for the record, i and based on your request, i will provide a brief summary of my testimony. first and foremost, we in the air force are committed towards proper spending controls and are used in the purchase card program referred to as gpc. in summary when used in place of written purchase orders, it all allows us to apreer bli reduce interest charges, save $70 per transaction in administrative costs and to execute the mission. in fiscal year 2013, air force units saved $105 million on 1.5 million transactions and received $14.7 million in rebates on total expenditures of 1.2 billion. through a a variety of tried and true controls, we are confidently able to monitor the activities over 26,000 card holders spread across ten air force major commands, four field operating agencies and thre

army air force with the eighth air force for both conduct deemed a sustained air campaign against notee germany. so i have this test case and i was curious in particular about this dimension. the casualty rate and i'm not talking from 39 to 45 bomber command is now briefly sighted at 56,000. about 56,000, almost 47,000 were killed and about as entertaining as it ended up in a british -- excuse me, german were. the u.s. armyeighth air force, which was in europe, there were about 26,000 they were killed or when dad and another 20,000 or so and peter w. kansas show you how to casualty rate on how you measure between 40% and 50% is substantial given the number of men involved. well, it is fair to say for all sorts of reasons at air combat during the soccer world war was very stressful and produce air crew members in particular, the air crew reacted to stress much the same way. one of the things that is worth mentioning is the on again off again made sure pulled new and different kind of stress, potentially different in the kind of stress and adventure you soldier might experience of the e

our secretary of air force, secretary james who will be leaving with me after this news minot air andto force base in minot north dakota day.pend the thanks for your continued leadership. general wilson thank you for forces and with your you team. -- your team. already these individuals as well as other leaders have all been integral to what we are doing and the internal review part of this. our internal and external visited all of our domestic operational nuclear many of the key support facilities. interviewed hundreds of personnel officers, enlegislatived civilians and contractors. review team leaders from the external review part of this are with us this morning. i want to particularly thank admiral harvey and general welch admire ral fanta and madeleine your leadership. madeleine headed up the internal general welch and headed up the external review. the work this they put into literallydedication, hundreds of of hours, was pretty spectacular. you and your teams and those who supported you, we are grateful. thank you. today, i am announcing the results of those reviews, the action

we are now 250 miles, about 400 kilometers, from the air force base.ezy day as we stand overlooking the blue waters of the persian gulf. it is still d-day. the amphibious assault is well underway. this operation is a part of exercise delawar and is designed to point out the ability of the united states military to deliver amphibious support to our allies if and when they should ever call for it. >> a united states navy force took part in the action. the united states and iranian naval forces in the persian gulf launched an amphibious attack. their mission, to clear the island of enemy insurgents. as the landing craft hit the beach, the united states marines stormed the shore. ♪ other marines were airlifted. the choppers contribute it their share to the success of the operation. use of helicopters greatly increased tactical mobility. heavy equipment was transported in a similar manner. the official observers witnessed firsthand this valuable training exercise. the landing forces were recovered from the island at the conclusion of the operation. within d

i visited kirtland air force base in new mexico and the air force base in omaha. i met with sailors at the uss tennessee in kings bay, georgia. right after this press conference, we will leave for the air force base in north dakota to speak with crews and support teams that are now stationed there. my message to them and to their colleagues is simple. our nuclear enterprise is foundational to america's national security and the resources and attention committed to the air force must reflect that. we need our best people in this enterprise. i will now take a couple of questions before we leave and as i said, this team will stay behind and answer further questions that you may have. rita? >> you talk about accountability. several years ago, they fired people and had similar reviews. where is the accountability for the failure to improve and take the steps that were needed over this time? it has been quite a while and steps have not been taken to see what is needed. what is the accountability? you're talking about billions of dollars. can you narrow that down? >> on

air force academy and learn about combat during the second world war. >> some of this was the result of our experience in the first world war, but there was a recognition that all air men or soldiers in this case, everybody was subject to anxiety and fear, in other words, it's perfectly normal. >> we began our feature on colorado springs with jason lewis, the first men to circumnavigate the globe using only human power. >> when i first said that i was going to go all around low world by human power, it was my mother who first heard this, and she was absolutely appalled by the whole idea. that did not compel the kind of back room necessarily that would lend itself to be an adventure. so my mom had different expectations for me. what are was proposing to do was potentially quite dangerous and had decided to do this and i was 26 years old and it was my idea -- it was not actually my idea. it was a friend of mine. he and i have gone to college together. he said, and tired of my job, tired of sitting behind my desk and basically crunching numbers on the computer. he said, you know, i thoug

the air force has exempted 4,000 airmen from manpower reductions. while adding over 1100 billets to forces under global strike command to fill gaps in operations, maintenance, security and other critical areas. our efforts must be sustained over the long term. which is why we are in the process of doing much more. dod will soon finish updating and standardizing how we conduct eninspections and elevate our personnel across the nuclear enterprise, eliminating micromanagement, redundancies and administrative burdens that overtax the force and ultimately harm the mission. the navy is reducing administrative distractions and is planning to hire more than 2500 workers and overall aging infrastructure at public shipyards. strategic weapons facilities and reactor training systems. meanwhile the air force is planning construction to improve weapons storage facilities. it will replace helicopters for the ballistic missile security forces and is in the midst of revamping how it trains, evaluates, and manages the nuclear force. both services are elevating and re

the tour with the air force was at the air war college. i'm going to brag. the air-war college has won the prize and it's an award by the national geographic association for the best thes inch is. i won it that year. you can fool the people all of the time. fine. is extremely i was wondering, one of the things i wanted to talk about is i have been working with the eisenhower memorial commission and helping them getting through all of the hurdles. as you heard, i was the chairman of the american battle monuments commission and that is one of the best i ever had. and i can remember the day of dedication of world war ii. and i was standing there and then i had to -- i was the first speaker. i had to move up and deliver the world war ii memorial to the president of the united states. and i can remember the words and i stood there, mr. president, it is my highest honor to present to you and the people of america, the national world war ii member wall. and that was one of my highest honors ever. all i could think of is my father, my father who died in active duty.

credit upon himself and the united states air force. ladies and gentlemen, i am pleased to present the 2014 u.s. -- uso airman of the year, senior airman john c hamilton. [applause] ♪ ♪ >> our next presenter leads the largest component of the department of homeland security. to present the award for the 2014 uso coast guardsmen of the year, please welcome the 25th commandant of the coast guard, admiral paul s. zuchoonst. >> all right, you have heard it from a-z. aisha, i'm not sure which is more difficult,. i have the not cool name. my last name means future and the future of the coast guard is very bright. [applause] in two months, the u.s. coast guard, the shallow water service, will cover all seven continents on the globe. today, we are in afghanistan, iran, africa, liberia, in south america, china, we are everywhere and i could not be more proud to serve the service but i cannot be more proud to have a seat that chairman dempsey has afforded me to be a guest on the chairman of the joint chiefs as we deal with many challenges that fa

>> ronan, we got a copy of a release from the air force and at the air force base, here's one example to show you you how far the nuclear weapons force system had really degraded over the past 20 years since the end of the cold war. deep cleaning for the first time in the history of the minute man weapons system. a deep cleaning of each launch control center is under way to include sanitizing floors, carpeting and kitchens and restrooms and the control center. that's where the guys with the fingers on the triggers reside when they are on duty. the minute men missile system was established in 1970. for the first time, they are going to deal clean the facilities. that's just one example. there were a number of examples where the air force lost control or track of six nuclear weapons shipped across the country and the cheating scandals at the air force and navy nuclear missile installations. the air force has a long way to go. to try to recover the pentagon, air force, the services are going to spend $10 billion over the next five years and all these facilities increasing the amount of m

our heros in the national armed force need a strong air force. >> reporter: after 13 years of conflict leading afghanistan -- leaving ahead began stan with the battle far from over. the most the afghan forces can hope to do is contain the taliban and the al qaeda identifies fighterfighters stil. general campbell says they are you have to the task. >>> ray comment by mexico's attorney general has fueled ainge air wrong protesters after the apparent killing of 43 missing students. the country's top prosecutor ended a news conference by telling reporters that enough, i am tired. in the southwestern state of guerrero protesters sit fires to vehicles and attacked several government buildings and they have been chancing enough, i am tired with corruption. ma robs owe has decided not to host the africa cup of nations they asked the event to be postponed because of fears over the ebola outbreak. they rejected a concession to agree to hosting the tournament. it's set to take place between january 17th and february 8th. >>> kenya's government has deployed military personnel to the north where tr

just heard the success story of air force. are you familiar with any savings? >> i don't have the dollar figures available, but the department does receive a rebate when they use the purchase card. >> would you also make that part of the record? >> i will, sir. >> we're looking for waste, fraud and abuse, but we're also looking for savings. >> same, i know there are rebates, but i don't know the dollar amount. >> ms. casper? >> i also know there are rebates. they get rebates depending on how fast they approve the purchase to be paid. but i don't know exactly what the amount of the rebates was. >> again, this is a small sampling of federal agencies. we appreciate your cooperation. we're looking to see how a law we passed in 2012 worked. there are a number of i.g. reports dating back to january of this year and subsequent reports that we have reviewed for this hearing. pleased that each of you would take time to come in today. our job is to be good stewards of taxpayer dollars and yours are too, particularly the inspector generals, well, all of us, as federal emp

people were killed on a regular basis i decided to do a comparison based on the fact of here at the air force academy to have the opportunity to study in britain to pursue a doctorate at king's college and being an airman i had a taste that was quite natural with the command and they were both conducting a sustained air campaign against nazi germany so i had a test case about the human dimension and it decided at 56,000 and of the almost 47,000 were killed and about nine or 10,000 ended up in the german prisoner of war camps. you have a casualty rate almost 50 percent with bomber command. and that principled campaign in europe and to another's 20,000 in the pow camp. there is the casualty rates and that is substantial given the number of men. end in the air combat of the second world war these air crew members in particular whether things worth mentioning is the on-again off-again nature to bring in new and different kind of stress different with the infantry soldier experience in the european theater. but they were based in britain so depending on the weather or the target to spend several h

he served our country for 20 years on active duty and another ten years in the air force reserves. he has received numerous category a letters of commendations, acknowledgments and appreciations for all levels of command at the headquarters, first flight fighter wing air defense command, hamilton air force, and was awarded the air force commendation medals and ribbon for superior performance, proficiency and outstanding achievement. mr. william is also recognized and appreciated for negotiating the support agreements for 47 organizations supported by the 46 61 air base group ~. before retiring in 1975, he worked with car-car electronics as well as the united states mint. he is survived by his ex-wife mrs. helen yancy, their children and countless other family members and friends who were greatly inspired by his courage and bravery to take the initiative and spread his love for others. thank you for joining us here today. thank you for your patience. and, colleagues, if we -- i'm submitting this in memoriam on behalf of my office and the rest i submit. >> thank you, supervisor breed.

this is going through air force records both on the enemy side in our side.comparison, the average number of bombers lost by other pvd once quadrants was 46 over the same. even though they lost aircraft, their effectiveness did show that they were above the standard of the typical p-51 unit. feel free to pass that information along. [laughter] date, 66 tuskegee pilots gave the ultimate sacrifice and were killed in european and north african combat zones. additionally, 32 were shot down and captured and later repatriated. a little-known side note was that the air corps also had a bombing group made up of black airmen. the trained black pilots, navigators, bombardier's, radio men, and ground support staff. on the operation and maintenance of the twin engine b-25 bomber. the unit was program to deploy to the pacific theater, but they never deployed due to the end of the war. i would like to touch base on another aspect that does not get a lot of light. women's contributions to the tuskegee airmen. most of us see what hollywood takes the test geeky airmen as. in

it turned out the headquarters for the air force and army are side-by-side. when he went up on top of the roof to lower the flag, each one had its own flag, they were on the adjacent ends. i can look across to the next building. lieutenant whomy is doing the same thing i was doing. he was in charge of the flag detail, lower the flag. -- as played in the notes he played the notes, it struck me that i was the person representing all the people in korea. they were hard at work, doing their jobs. was to safeguard the flag and represent them. felt an unusual feeling. i can't really describe it. down.sing the flag come i may have held that salute a little longer than i have ever held a salute. it struck me we were many thousands of miles from home, doing our duty. that was significant to me. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, at this we will keep the program moving. i have a few brief comments i would like to make, and then we are going to close. we, the members of the east coast chapter of the tuskegee airmen, thank you for joining us. i would like to stress that we

>> the afghan president does not agree. >> our heroes in the national arm forces needs a strong air force >> after 13 years of conflict nato is now leading afghanistan with the battle far from over. the most the afghan forces can hope to do is contain the taliban and tha the al-qaeda fighters still in the country. they insist they are up to the task. >> and you can see more of that interview with general campbell on "talk to al jazeera" on 0530 o0530 gmt on sunday. >> now going to thai curriculum. >> students are instructed on 12 virtues of being thai. they range from being grateful to parents and teachers to having sympathy for others. >> we feed to make sure that all students can see the importance of being 12 civic duties. this is not just a subject. tens of thousands were trained on the new technique the curriculum mandated by the junta. they do not agree that this should be part of classroom instructions. she said that her parents have always encouraged her to question everything. she started an student organization questioning this new format and for that she has come under the eye

in the army we want to make sure the united states air force has air supremacy at least wherever i am. i like that. we want to make sure the united states navy has absolute naval supremacy wherever they are. make sure the united states marine corps has absolute supremacy whatever they are responding to crisis. those are all given. so this is a very joint document and we want all those guys and gals to kind of really do their part as well. now what is happening now as we move to the future, those domains previously uncontested are becoming more and more contested. which means we no longer have the other domains being uncontested space and what we are saying those that operate on land, we may have to deliver effect needs other domains. we may have do something from land to secure the for the united states navy. we may have to do something in the space domain for ballistic missile defense or for our air force brethren. it is not all about land. this is about what does land do to synchronize and deliver all elements of national power in all domains. other point i'll bring up there is the

and a relative baby compared to some planes used by the air force. 52 bombers more than 50 years old expected to be in the air until at least 2040. the modified 747s that often serve as president obama's air force one were delivered to the first president bush nearly 25 years ago. >> has the same configuration of the majority of the airliners with the exception we have a few extras for the president so he's got living quarters, places to cook meals, areas for the staff. >> reporter: a process to replace the plane is under way but it will be a new president who gets to break them in. well, the air force defends its fleet saying that the planes designated for the top leaders is the most reliable in the air force. it just so happens that they say these string of incidents, they happen to planes that are very high-profile so people tend to notice. >> let's hope it remains that way. rene, thank you very much. >>> new details about the behind of scenes legal wrangling that may be going on as the suspect in the hanna graham goes before a judge. for lotus f1

the air force and the navy took their eyes off the ball essentially and didn't pay attention.try to change that culture, they are going to increase training. they are going to up the number of personnel at many of the nuclear facilities which had been not ignored certainly, but again many in the air force and navy thought the nuclear mission was quite frankly a career ender. the officials stress however that even with all these problems that occurred there was no threat to the american public or to national security. andrea? >> here some of us thought the dr. strange love was the problem, but it was a wrench. and a surgeon working in sierra leone and diagnosed with ebola may be flown to the u.s. tomorrow for treatment. he is a citizen of sierra leone and a permanent resident who lived in maryland with his wife. the 44-year-old is going to be traveling to omaha to be treated at the nebraska medical center where two other patients were successfully treated. they confirm with m srksnbc wily for the evacuation. there was a question as to whether he was able to travel, but he now w

two more air force nuclear commanders have been fired, and a third disciplined, as the air force confronts a leadership crisis. the number-two man at warren air force base was dismissed, for "a loss of trust and confidence" in his leadership. and a missile squadron commander in minot, north dakota was relieved of his command. last year, nine officers at malmstrom air force base in wyoming were fired over an exam cheating scandal. baseball's alex rodriguez was reportedly blackmailed by his own cousin who threatened to go public about using performance enhancing drugs. rodriguez admitted to receiving drugs from his cousin, yuri sucart, in 2009, when he was a texas ranger. the new york daily news reports that court documents from last week describe how rodriguez paid sucart 900-thousand dollars to keep quiet. sucart is a defendant in the federal case against drug provider "biogenesis." rodriguez, whose suspension from baseball just ended, did not comment. president barack obama has signed a disaster declaration for a lava flow that's threatening an hawaii town. the lava flowing from kilauea v

upon himself and the united states air force. ladies and gentlemen, i am pleased to present the 2014 u.s. so air men of the year, senior airman john c hamilton. [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> our next presenter leads the largest component of the department of homeland security. to present the award for the 2014 uso coast guardsmen of the year, please welcome the 25th commandant of the coast guard, admiral paul s. zuchoonst. >> all right, you have heard it from a-z. aisha, i'm not sure which is more difficult your name or my. i have the not cool name. my last name means future and the future of the coast guard is very bright. [applause]

that's late breaking news about the air force.ep happening. nine air force commanders fired this spring for their role in a cheating scandal. hundreds of air force personnel in the program cheating an proficiency exams. it was unleashed into an investigation of drug use. the number two officer in charge of all nuclear weapons getting demoted for using counterfeit gambling chips at anndan casino. and the top officer in charge getting fired for drunken antics an a trip to russia last year. and it wasn't that long ago the air force accidentally flew six nuclear-armed missiles from minot to barksdale without anybody noticing that all those nuclear weapons were missing until the next day. but now apparently tonight we have yet another edition to the category nuclear missteps. two very senior commanders in charge of nuclear missiles at air bases in wyoming and north dakota relieved of duty. it's being reported by the associated press. only three bases that handle nuclear icbms. it's unusual to have disciplinary action taken simultaneous

we're waiting for president obama to board air force 1. you see the big 747.ation reform just over two years ago. we'll also get the bigger picture of someone that is too familiar with the issue. >>> today's prime cut. things got heated between chris hayes and steve schmidt after the president announced his plan. take a look. >> this is an incredibly divisive action. he is -- >> steve, let me stop you there for a second. >> you can't --? >> hold on chris. >> there's nothing that stops the president from in january barn storming the country to build public support to pressure congress to change the law. that's what we do in this country. we do things like this by changing the law. >> okay. >> not by executive -- >> the idea that house would pass comprehensive immigration reform frankly, is preposterous. >> now we'll never know. it's not about how many miles you can get out of the c-max hybrid. it's about how much life you can fit into it. ♪ the ford c-max hybrid. with an epa-estimated range of 540 miles on a tank of gas. and all the room you need to enjoy the t

air force honor guard.ryan van bealen and your boss. >> this is lieutenant colonel tim thurston. >> thank you for joining us on veterans day. you guys are going to be busy? >> we are. we've got three teams right now around the city, including here. we'll be marching in the parade leading the air force element here in the parade in new york city. >> that is why you're here. what did you guys just do? >> this is our precision drill team. they are the joint service drill competition reigning champions. we vested our counterparts. this is our four man team, our top drillers that get to do that. >> i would imagine you travel all over the country? >> they do. all over the world actually. they have been invited to sweden, norway, moscow on occasions in the past. all over the world. >> that's great. what does veterans day mean to you guys? >> yesterday we had the opportunity to go to the 9/11 memorial, and to me it means never forget. i think these guys, what they show is that if the air force is called upon, the a

. >> the air force is not just needed in the fight but also to evacuate the wounded.general campbell says that the afghan air force is growing in strength. >> we continue to train the pilots. we continue to train their nurses, their medics to be able to perform this care. they continue to get better and better. >> but the new afghan president does not agree. they voiced their own concerns that if afghan troops were injured on the battlefield, his own air forces would not be able to evacuate them. >> yet, i cannot look at an injured policeman or intelligence officer or soldier in the highs. he could die from his injuries. our heroes need a strong presence. >> after 13 years of conflict, nato leaves afghanistan. the most the afghan forces can hope to do is to contain al-qaeda. and they say they are up to the task. >> a wave of explosions has killed 48 people and injured 9 others. in the past 24 hours six car bombs were set off in central baghdad and shia muslim neighborhoods killing 32 people. in are a ma'a ramadi a booby-trapped house killing six people. >> 15 people w

that's late-breaking news about the air force. if it sounds familiar, it's because nuclear mishaps are a thing now, they keep happening. nine were fired for their role in a cheating scandal. hundreds cheating on proficiency exams. cheating on illegal drug use. what could go wrong? the number two officer in charge of all nuclear weapons being arrested for using counterfeit chips at a gambling casino? getting fired for drunken antics on a trip to russia. and it wasn't all that long that the air force accidentally flew six armed missiles from minot in north dakota to barksdale, before anybody realized they were missing. but tonight we have another message in the nuclear category. two were relieved of duty tonight, reported by the associated press. there are only three bases that handle them in this country. it's unusual to have disciplinary action taken simultaneously at two of those three bases, but that does appear to be what happened. until we learn more, we will let you know. until then you can file it under "oops." >>> tomorrow

he called representatives of each of the five service branches, the army, air force, marines, navy and coast guard. the president expressed his appreciation on behalf of a grateful nation. >>> hundreds of u.s. soldiers are celebrating the holiday in afghanistan, even though they kbnt at home. they still enjoyed a traditional

he was once an intercontinental ballistic missile officer in the air force.s also co-founder of global zero, the movement to eliminate nuclear weapons. and david trachtenberg, he focused on nuclear weapons at the pentagon during the george w. bush administration and served on the house armed services committee's staff. he now has is own consulting company. >> bruce, do you agree that there are systemic problems with what we consider a nuclear force? >> oh, absolutely. we've had systemic problems for decades, going all the way back to my service. and i think the report did a fine job of identifying the short-term problems in aging hardware and personnel and offering fixes to those problems at a reasonable cost, which i think was projected to run around $8 billion over the next five years. we, obviously, have to maintain properly and man properly our existing nuclear arsenal, or else risk catastrophic failure in security or safety. >> sreenivasan: david, do you agree there are systemic problems? >> i think the report was a good step in identifying problems that

in the army we want to make sure the united states air force has air supremacy at least wherever i am. i like that. we want to make sure the united states navy has absolute naval supremacy wherever they are. make sure the united states marine corps has absolute supremacy whatever they are responding to crisis. those are all given. so this is a very joint document and we want all those guys and gals to kind of really do their part as well. now what is happening now as we move to the future, those domains previously uncontested are becoming more and more contested. which means we no longer have the other domains being uncontested space and what we are saying those that operate on land, we may have to deliver effect needs other domains. we may have do something from land to secure the for the united states navy. we may have to do something in the space domain for ballistic missile defense or for our air force brethren. it is not all about land. this is about what does land do to synchronize and deliver all elements of national power in all domains. other point i'll bring up there is the

president returning to the united states on air force one.out the time we get word of this possible beheading of the american worker peter kassig. how much can we assume the president has been briefed on this? >> i think it's safe assumption that president's been briefed on. this i don't think at this point we really can realistically have confirmation of this at this point. the president is on air force one and on their way to hawaii for refueling stop before heading all the way back to washington. perhaps when he makes that refueling stop in hawaii the communication staff with the white house will be able to communicate with the people that are still here in australia who do press for the white house. so perhaps at that point we might get some sort of additional guidance or indication as to whether or not the president's been briefed and whether he has further comments on. this as you know from covering these things, it may take several hours or a good portion of a day for us to really have a comment from president obama on this apparent ex

our heroes need a strong air force. >> after 13 years of conflict, nato is now leading afghanistan withtle far from over. the most the afghan forces can hope to do is contain the taliban and the al-qaeda fighters still in the country. general campbell insists that they are up to the task. al jazeera, kabul. >> and you can see more of that interview with general campbell on "talk to al jazeera" at 0 5:30 gmt on sunday. >>> now survivors of the strongest storm ever recorded when typhoon haiyan hit a year ago. some protest rat the lack of government aid. >> the grieving does not stop. for henry and his wife joslyn nothing has been more difficult than losing their two youngest children during typhoon haiyan. >> it feels like everything just happened yesterday. i still can't face it. the face it. the till can't accept that they're gone. they were in my arms when it happened until the end. >> hundreds came to this cemetery to look for unmarked crosses they can claim as their own. it's where most of the unidentified victims are buried. no one here is sure who is lying where. all that matters i

i visited kirtland air force and theew mexico and air force base in omaha. i met with sailors at the uss tennessee in kings bay georgia. right after this press conference, we will leave for the air force base in north cruise andpeak with support teams that are now stationed there. message to them and to their colleagues is simple. nuclear enterprise is foundational to america's national security and the resources and attention commit to the new air force must reflect that. we need our best people in this enterprise. i will not take a couple of questions before we leave and as i said, this team answeray behind and further questions that you may have. rita? >> you talk about accountability. several years ago, they fired people and similar reviews. where is the accountability for the failure to improve and take the steps that were needed over has been quite well and steps have not been taken to see what has--is needed. what is the you're talking about billions of dollars. kenny narrow that down--can you that down? the budget issue, let me address it this way. w

and evaluation command at the air force base. if you all can turn the posters, you can start to see something of the impact. she was driving a 2002 honda. this is what happened to her. the shredded air bag just like the one that i showed you here on the left poster. this is what the car looked like. she had a passenger. you can see the air bag still inflated in the car. unfortunately -- and she has given us permission -- when the lieutenant was being carried to the hospital, that's what hah she looked like. so lieutenant erdman, if you would share with us your story of what happened. >> yes, sir. good morning everyone. ladies and gentlemen, my name is stephanie erdman. i'm honored to be here today to serve as the voice for the people who have been forever silenced because of this exploding takata air bags. on behalf of everyone who has suffered because of these defective air bags, i would like to thank the committee for holding this hearing. i hope that no other families will have to go through the ordeal my family and i have had

our her rows in the national armed force need a strong air force. >> after 13 years of conflict, natos now leaving afghanistan with the battle far from over. the most the afghan forces can hope to do is contain the taliban and the al-qaeda fighters still in the country. general campbell insists they are up to the task. sue turton, al jazeera, kabul. >> two faksz failed to reach a piece deal. they have been at war for more than a year now. more than 10,000 people have been killed in the fighting. the peace talks are mediated by a regional body. talks were suspended for two weeks and both sides were asked to cease hostilities in the meantime. the rebels are accusing the government of rye vating the peace fire. in yemen, a deal between the government and rebels is falling apart, plunging the country into deeper political crisis. a new cabinet had been formed to include members of the rebel shia group that has taken control of the city of sanaa. now, the political party of the former president is rejecting the new government. rebel leaders promised to withdraw fighters based upon the deal

united states air force. all right. having said that, let's get to today's lesson we are going to talk about spanish cultivation and the new mexico pueblo revolt of the 1870's. stephanie. why don't you read this thesis for me? >> [indiscernible] nevertheless, spain's grasp on the frontier colony remained tenuous at best, due to strife between the secular and religious authorities within the hispanic community. the success of the pueblo revolt in 1680 represented the sole example of indigenous peoples completely eliminating an established european colony in north america. the key factors in the pueblos' unprecedented accomplishment and subsequent 12 year liberation where their successful coalition building efforts, as well as the geographic and demographic realities of the 16th century landscape. >> ok. i am glad i did not have to write that paper. here is the outline. here we have a little bit about the pueblo indians at this point. we're going to talk about the conquistador, francisco date coronado. we're go

whenever he you went to air force one he would go into the cockpit and reap the pilots. he would remember their kids names were as jimmy carter did that only once in his full four-year term. jimmy carter would pretend to be this populist good old boy peanut farmer man of the people and yet he told his agent he didn't want them to say hello to him and the morning on the way to the oval office. apparently it was too much bother to say hello back to another human being. he would pretend to carry his own luggage in front of the cameras that as soon as the cameras were gone he would give the luggage to security or their luggage would be emptied. sometimes he would come into the oval office at 5:00 in the morning and tell the press office to tell the press that he was in there working hard for the american people at 5:00 a.m. but he would fall asleep on the sofa and secret service agents would see him doze off. so these are character traits that aren't always obvious to the public. they are secret in many cases but what we do know we need to pay attention to. reagan one day wa

the primary air force one plane experienced a minor mechanical problem. the president departed on time and landed back in washington, d.c. rely on "action news" on election night for complete coverage of all the big races. we'll have live digital update throughout the night at 6abc.com. >> time to get going on a first look at business. a lot of talk about this. this is the taj taj mahal casin. the workers are going to march to the mayor's office today. they are asking the mayor and others to do everything you can to keep the taj open. the casino has threatened to close next month. atlantic county's jobless rate has surged more than 11%. september's unemployment rate for the county was up 1.3% for the month before. >>> let's look at wall street. stocks soared on the final day of trading for the month of october. futures are pointing to a higher open. >>> there's. >> jury selection will begin today in the civil case against a former university pennsylvania professor who beat his wife to death. the victim's wife is seeking compensatory and punitive damages f