i just wanted to acknowledge that i have visited my local library at bartlett and 24 with my granddaughter, who is just an infant, but at my surprise, rediscovering the library myself, but also, when i pulled up with a stroller, there was already a line of strollers for folks in my neighborhood who already know about the many activities that are available there for young families. i just think that this is such a great introduction to the library again, i have rediscovered my local library with my granddaughter, which i, sort of thought that she needed to be around kindergarten or first grade, but that introduction to reading and activities and visiting the library can happen much earlier, and i am very excited to be able to go with her on a saturday or thursday afternoon when they have those programs. i think that is a great addition the i had never experienced at the library, but i can also share that with my granddaughter and tell my own child that there are programs there for young the ones before they get to school, but it is the great introduction into the library as a supplement and

extremists but police putting their lives on the line hoping to put an end to the violence artie's tom bartlett reports from the north caucasus. on the frontline and douglas stone in southern russia this isn't a battlefield of tanks and missiles but of daily skirmishes bombs and hit and run attacks no controls or. yes i'm afraid but there has to be someone to do this job and recently the dangers of the job brought home with a bang. as this easy t.v. footage shows militants drive up and fire a burst from a kalashnikov into the police station door before speeding off. five minutes later a second car left behind explodes seven policemen were wounded and local prosecutor's office and federal security service building took the brunt of the blast. the local police chief has and no illusions about the viciousness of their opponents. the muscle mass police we have to use the only legal means to fight these militant however there is one birth here when he's bad it's these things like blowing up cars in busy street then we must fight them in their own way the town of kids will get itself is a modest trai

bartlett? >> thank you for your testimony, your long service and stellar performance. i have a lot of questions about our libyan involvement which i believe is both unconstitutional and illegal. but these are policy questions and i know yours is not to reason why yours is but do and die. so i will avoid the temptation to ask questions which you cannot answer but yielded my time to our most junior member here which is mr. west. >> thank you, mr. bartlett and mr. chairman and mr. ranking member. good to see you. general ham, great to see you. general mcnabb, strategic maneuver ability has always been the great thing about our forests and our country and we need to look ahead five years and when you look at the effect we are moving more from a deployed type of military force morceau a power projection and retype of force where do you see the challenges five years and beyond for the transportation command? one that i am concerned about is the c-17 fleet. >> thanks for said. i couldn't agree more with the value of the strategic mobility capability and i would say we are bei

bartlett's. we know it has been difficult to continue to operate with the budget process tied up in a continuing resolution. one of the concerns is that we probably are going to be a request for supplemental. that will include libya. if so, will that also include afghanistan and iraq? the second question, there is a lot of concern that with the action now against libya that somehow we're going to have to readjust the commitment we are making, particularly in afghanistan. i represent fort bliss. the number of people have expressed concerns that we're going to somehow shift our assets into libya. can you address the supplemental and any potential for having to shift resources from afghanistan? >> we will not be shifting resources from afghanistan. thanks to the cooperation of the congress, we are in the process of sending about $600 million worth of additional isr to afghanistan. yesterday in a meeting, i approved an effort to reprogram another $400 million worth of isr afghanistan. we will be addi

and a special shout out to tasha bartlett who told me she puts her niece down and she moved to baltimore and joins us at nine. we are glad to have you join us. thank you. >> thank you for that. coming, we are talking about baltimore magazine. if you are in the market for a new home and don't know where to look or maybe the spots you are looking in, not finding what you like, this is the neighborhood issue. going to have evan come in and tell us the ideas at the spots they found. you may want to check out. >>> it's friday which means we will be eating something. over in studio b, we are cooking up bread pud i go believe correct? >> yes -- pudding i believe correct? >> yes. >> mark can be a handful. he is over there and has the kitchen laid out with food. and we will have recipes you may want to check out. it's opening day. >> absolutely. >> baseball, opening day. we have the orange tie with the black sport coat and the orioles mug. >> you ready to go and are excited? >> right there. great to be living in a city with a major league baseball team. can't tell you how excited i am about that.

bartlett's. we know it's been difficult to continue to operate with the budget process tied up in the continued resolution. so one of the concerns -- well, two questions. one concern is we probably are going to get a request for supplemental which will include bya and, if so, will that also include afghanistan and iraq for that? and the second question, there's a lot of concern that with the action now against libya that somehow we're going to have to readjust the commitment that we're making particularly in afghanistan. as you knw, i represt ft. bliss and there are a number of people that have expressed concerns that we're going to somehow shift some of our assets can you address both supplemental and any potential for having to shift resources from particularly afghanistan? >> we will not be shifting resources from afghanistan. in fact, thanks to the cooperation of the congress, we are just in the process of sending about $600 million worth of additional isr to afghanistan and yesterday in a me

sit down jason bartlett, goodbye orlando had sen.ecum and crews to give up a home run but that was set. aubrey half, three hits and three rbis. brian wilson harry comes giants gave up three winds padres left the bases loaded in the ninth inning 8-4. giants off tomorrow, home opener against the cardinals friday. the a's roster continues. it looks at this. the 11,000 people in the 60,000 see dick rodgers stadium. in toronto, travis snyder the a's had an early lead of 2-1. harcourt and brings the a's with in a tally, 4-3 in the fifth has with the giants just over moments ago, we will have that in a moment, the blue jays win 5-3. i am still waiting for the time pam says quick i needed open- heart surgery and jackie steps in and does it. >>jacqueline: keys to play with my friend leo on the diamondbacks. >>gary: we have a great guest tonight, he attracts phil jackson and bruce bochey. gm, you of a positive coaching alliance right? would you be interested in promoting something called the i'm 26, and i know everything alliance? >> a think a

bartlett and also mr. sharon and mr.anking member and general, it's good to see you and general ham always great to see. general mcnabb, the maneuverability has always been the great thing about the force and the country. what i would like to do is look out ahead about maybe five years, and when you look at the fact we are moving more so from a forward deployed type of military force more so to a power projection of the forcible entry type of force where do you see the challenges five years and beyond for the transportation command? one of the things i'm very concerned about is the c-17 fleet. >> , grossman, thanks for that. i couldn't agree more with the value of the strategic mobility qaeda devotee, and i would say that we are being pushed especially as you think of the global operations and we think about how we are headed as a department. i would tell you first and foremost the new tanker was my number one acquisition priority, and the fact that it allows us to put global on the global mobility reach and power is wha

bartlett's view that it would be very difficult for the department to eat this cost out of the base budget. there is an overseas contingency operations bill here before the congress and my personal view -- i haven't coordinated this with the white house or omb but i think we ought to be able to find a way to deal with this in the framework of that bill without adding to the top line number of that bill. i would add, though, just in terms of my interests as secretary of defense and keeping this operation limited is, is the strain we have on our mi military and one of the things people haven't talked much about, we have 19 ships and about 18,000 men and women in uniform helping on the japanese relief. there are going to be some costs associated with that, also, that are going to have to be taken care of. between these two operations, i would just make a final pitch for those who are contemplating deep cuts in the defense budget looking around the world at the commitments and the challenges we have. i think it bears a very careful consideration. >> thank you, mr. secretary. thank you, mr. cha

bartlett's. we know it's been difficult to continue to operate with the budget process tied up in the continued resolution. so one of the concerns -- well, two questions. one concern is we probably are going to get a request for supplemental which will include libya and, if so, will that also include afghanistan and iraq for that? and the second