it is the cultural importance of those trees to auburn university and to alabama as a state that made phone call to a local radio show last year. listen. >> the weekend after the iron bowl, i went to auburn, alabama because i live 30 miles away and poisoned the two toomer's tree, put spike 80 df in them. >> it did they die? >> they definitely will die. >> a man calling in saying he killed the toomer oaks with a tree poison, he did do it or somebody did it. ever since they learned of the poisoning, they are trying to save their beloved trees. we reported on their efforts, they removed the soil from around the roots and added activated liquid charcoal and coated the leaves in an effort to keep the trees from drinking in poisoned water and injected the trees with sugar trying to feed the trees since they are too sick to feed themselves, a producer for this show every once in a while sends us something from her travels. her travels took her to auburn, alabama, while she was there, she checked in on the rescue effort. the auburn heart cult tourist has the trees have been 5% blow their foil

it is the cultural importance of those trees to auburn university and alabama as a state that made soe call to a local radio show last year. listen. >> the weekend after the iron bowl, i went to auburn, alabama, because i live 30 miles away and i poisoned the two toomer's trees. i put spike 80 df in them. >> did they die? >> they're not dead yet but they definitely will die. >> the man calling into a radio station saying he killed the toomer oaks with tree poison with an herbicide. and he did do it or somebody did it at least. it was not an idle boost. ever since they learned of the poisoning, auburn has been trying to save their beloved trees. we reported a year ago on efforts. they removed the soil from around the roots, added liquid charco charcoal, coated can the leaves of the trees with an anti-transferent in an effort to keep the trees from drinking in more poison water. th spring, they injected the trees with sugar since is the trees are too sick to feed themselves. tina cone is on a worldwide walk about right now and every once in awhile sends us something from her travels. he

everybody said something about their connection to auburn university.ht that there's a young auburn university farming could that. let's give them a round of applause. [applause] your ability to connect with families across our force and those with unique and special missions have been inspirational. we thank you. i offer our special thanks for your sacrifice over the years. i know you have given great strength and inspiration and proud of your service too. ron and the burgess family, thank you for 38 years of extraordinary service to our nation. many will truly never know the details of your journey, the american people are grateful for all you have done. good luck, got speed and god bless you and a great nation you serve. [applause] >> lieutenant general burgess will join general dempsey center stage. please remain seated as general dempsey presents the distinguished service medal to lieutenant-general burgess. lieutenant-general ronald burgess, united states army distinguished himself by superior service while serving as the seventeenth director of d

i'd highlight the fact to factors beyond auburn university army cadet.e your ability to connect with families across the force and those with unique and special missions has truly been inspirational. we thank you. and i offer a special inks for your sacrifice over the years. i know you've given your dad great strength and inspiration that were proud of your service too. ron in the burgess family on behalf of the entire joint force, thank you for 30 years of extraordinary service to our nation. but many will truly never know details of your journey the american people are grateful for all you've done. good luck godspeed and importantly, god bless you in the great nation we serve. [applause] >> lieutenant general burgess will now join general dempsey at center stage. please remain seated as general dempsey presents defense distinguished service medal to attend the general burgess. the citation reads ronald burgess junior, united states army, distinguished himself by superior service of serving in the 17th direct air defense intelligence agency from march 2

everybody here has said something with connection with auburn university.ld like to highlight that there is a young auburn university army today. let's give them a round of applause. [applause] so, ron, your ability to connect with families across our force and even those with unique and special missions has truly been inspirational. we thank you. and i offer our special sacrifice for your -- special thank you for your sacrifice seven years. we're proud of your service, too. ron and the burgess family, on behalf of the entire joint force, thank you for 38 years of extraordinary service to our nation. while many will truly never know the details of your journey, the american people are grateful for all you have done. good luck, godspeed, and importantly, god bless you and the great nation we serve. [applause] >> lieutenant general burgess will now join general dempsey at center stage. please remain seated as general dempsey presents the distinguished service medal to lieutenant-general burgess. the citation reads lieutenant- general ron burgess jr., distingu

of all things sound too good to be true there is a catch but according to the study by auburn university has plenty of young forests. as these young plants grow, they take in huge amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. according to the auburn study published in the journal, ecosystems, air pollution in the form of carbon and nitrogen has served as fertilizer over the years, actually speeding the growth of these young forests. listen. >> in the short term increase will be up ticking but that is not guaranty for long. >> reporter: although the southeast leads the nation in reducing greenhouse gases the studies lead author, warns that the fertilization of effects of carbon emissions are soon temporary and may soon be overshadowed by damaging effects of other pollutants as ground level ozone as the region's urban centers continue to spread outward. martha, there is the catch. martha: there is the catch. what do researchers is the solution to all of this? >> reporter: the professor thinks there needs to be careful urban planning and air monitoring. he believes with that in place the s

we have said the connection to auburn university. there is a young of remic university army cadet.e. [applause] your ability to connect with families across the force and even those with unique and special missions has been inspirational. i offer our special thanks for your sacrifice over the years. i know that you have given great strength and inspiration that we are proud of your service, too. on behalf of the entire joint force, thank you for the 38 years of extraordinary service to our nation. many will truly not know the details concerning the -- the american people are crystal for what you have done. god bless you and the great nation we serve. [applause] >> please remain seated as a general dempsey presents the service medal to general burgess. he distinguished himself by a service by serving as the 17th director of the agency from march 2009 until july 2012. change and uncertainty, the lieutenant general gorgeous and the challenges confronting the united states including afghanistan and pakistan, a iraq to, iran, and preventing surprise elsewhere around the globe. in doing

davidson, a 38-year-old father to turn down his music, davidson was playing all i do is win, the auburn university song. he and king started to talk about a player and the verbal fight got physical, lots of pro fanties and the two were arrested and one charge of disorderly conduct and due in court august 16th. one of the league's administrator called it the most disgusting thing he has seen in little league. >> is it the most disgusting thing in little league? i feel there's one at least once a year. >> doping among the children would be worse. >> this has to do with the parents. it's embarrassing. >> the fans and parents just get -- it's like a jets game or eagles game. >> both sides bring their own theme musics for the team and play the theme music between innings and there was a dispute over music. >> your oldest is 5. >> how old is yours? >> 6. this might be something in you that comes out once you child goes in competitive games. mine is not there yet. >> a warning for the other time. >> i'm just saying. >> there we go. my kid is not there yet. ahead on "starting point," an alert about tainte

commissioned as a second lieutenant through the auburn university rotc program in 1974, lieutenant general burgess began his career with a series of assignments in armor and military intelligence units in germany and at fort stewart, georgia, where he was directly responsible for planning multiple highly successful national training center rotations, numerous command post exercises, and an army training and evaluation program. lieutenant general burgess was recognized for his meticulous planning and forceful execution of operational procedures which contributed significantly to combat readiness. later, let general burgess held a variety of key staff and command positions, including assistant executive officer to the deputy chief of staff for intelligence, washington, d.c., in 1990 and as the be battalion commander, 25th infantry division from may, 1993 to may, 1994, at scofield barracks, hawaii. from july, 1995 to may, 1997 lieutenant general burgess commanded the 470th military intelligence brigade where he served with great distinction. as commander, he provided outstanding leadership wh

from my commission at auburn university to to date it is like the blink of an i. sins 1974 the army has provided me -- since 1974 the army has provided a lifetime of opportunities. the army i leave today is not the same army some of us joined in 1974. it has been a long journey severely challenged after vietnam and rebuilt in the latter half of the cold war, victorious in desert storm and never has it shown more strength than during the long flight since the terrorist attacks of 2001. 1974 was a good year. i am joined by others who began their career that year. director david petraeus and 74 grads and mentioned keith alexander, jeff kamins is somewhere in the audience leaders 1974. we named our cells but three amigos. wethe three amigos. we did that to work together to make intelligence relevant. we tried to do what several in this audience did. former d.i.a. directors. others will have to judge whether we were successful in advancing that. since 1997 i have had the opportunity to serve exclusively in the joint world at u.s. southern command, special operations co

john mason, auburn university associate provost and vice president for research testified, quote, a comprehensive review of policies and regulations is perhaps the most important aspect of this report. streamlining the process, relieving unnecessary and costly administrative burdens, and coordinating research priorities among disparate federal agencies, will invigorate research universities exponentially. dr. jeffrey seman, texas a&m university, chief research officer and vice president for research testified, and i quote, federal agencies and federal regulators must reduce and/or eliminate unnecessary, overly burdensome, and/or redundant regulatory and reporting obligations for universities and their faculty in order to maximize investments more directly into research priorities and allow faculty time to be optimally utilized. dr. leslie tolbert, university of arizona, senior vice president for research testified, again i quote, the growing burden of compliance with the increasing numbers and complexity of federal regulations consumes increasing amounts of time and money, having less for more di

evacuate the residents local residents most of them are now stationed at the complex of the university residence from auburn locations of. food to the campus so. on one level syrian people were able to come together and try to help which other and what's important to stress also is that is believed to be the stronghold for both the bashar al assad government and for the opposition but most people i've spoken to they say what they want now is the violence to stop and then they can proceed with the political process. and we're keeping a close eye on the developments in syria with crew reporting from the heart of the country and all she's a voice is bringing you the latest updates and pictures via twitter. he says people are beginning to return after last week's travel asshole from the city with damage to the infrastructure across the country now estimated at eleven dollars. with major clashes between serious troops on the opposition forces has reported in aleppo let's not talk to ahmad a freelance journalist who's in the city not how was the situation in aleppo. today it does go on but you know aleppo is a bi

residents local residents most of them are now stationed at the campus of the i left university residence from auburn locations of. the campus so. on one level syrian people were able to come together and try to help for each other and what's important to stress also is that allowed for is believed to be the stronghold for both the bashar al assad government and for the opposition but most people i've spoken to they say what they want now is the violence to stop and then they can proceed with the political process has. told you so the boy who is in the conflict zone at the moment bringing you updates and fresh pictures via twitter as we continue to keep close all of the benefits that. that's. get some reaction and analysis now from government consultant christophe hall still he's been to syria recently joining me live now in berlin well with the rebels taking the fight first to damascus and making quite an impact there and now to the country's second city of aleppo all the tables turning against assad now not now i think maybe later that remains to be seen for now we have to see that the attack on da