this was 500 meters outside of a battalion base and for four years the italians that rotated through tried to say to the people what do you want? we will help you occasionally there were snipers shot in could not always persuade people. a year and a half ago they said the american and italian commander who was kind dispirited said i will help you with your mosque. and as we were driving and and, these kids were 12 or 13, coming out on the road as fast as we were going yen, and these were tough little kids. it ended up with a big ambush the tribe had sent and during the ambush, eight afghan soldiers were killed four americans were trapped and killed and this young man was as rough as he looks, i hope he should get the medal of honor for what he did because when everybody fell apart the was corporal miter who came to the floor and when his commander choked and did not know what you do, a corporal meyer took over the entire battle as the 21 year-old and extricated the other americans and killed 16 taliban. but anything else was the treasury that was unexplainable. came not of nowhere an

and they held their own territory the same as any american battalion. so when i look at it, i say that afghanistan is the wrong war for our current strategy of nation building. and immediately some of you can say, well, fine, bing, how do you solve the problem of karzai in kabul and the government, and i'm basically sneaking up on it, and i'm saying turkey, south korea, possibly pakistan, egypt. what do they all have in common? tunisia? they have in common an army who was so close to the people that they kept a rein on the government and gradually got on the people's side and became a civilizing force, not a force of repression. and what i'm saying is that the afghan army can be -- let the afghans take care of their own politics, and if that happens to be that the army begins to control karzai to a certain extent, so be it. i don't think we should continue for another decade with a strategy of nation building. i think we should reduce our forces because we can add advisers and change the ratio. right now the ratio is one american to one afghan. and i'd

thank you so much battalion chief. this mexican restaurant there's a sign actually up here that says grand opening. so sounds like this business is under new ownership and only been open for just a short amount of time. again, the owner does not even yet know about this. but the battalion chief tells us that this mexican restaurant will not be opening up today. there is a lot of smoke damage in there. it will at least be a couple months. live from san jose, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> an unusual chase at the bay bridge toll plaza ended after a man gained access to an underground tunnel. it started with a routine traffic stop about 8:00 last night when officers asked the man to get out of his car he dropped a semiautomatic gun on the ground and ran towards the toll booth. from there he headed into a tunnel used to enter the cal trans administration building. police surrounded the building and arrested him hiding under a forklift. >>> san francisco police are now taking action in response to a surge in gang violence in the

within this brigade there was one battalion in almost all of them came out with about 500 soldiers. and if you calculated the murder rate, it wasn't one or two bad apples. it was about 100 times the national average. and if you adjusted it okay all young man -- they they are all gone and all males. that the highest risk in the population. it was just 20 times greater than not very high risk. is that we are talking a big problem. so i started to piece together what had happened. and i'm going to read you about them and tell you what happened to them because as they made sure to say when i was at the pentagon today, the army repeatedly cited as a learning organization. and a number of individuals for that is really true, people that know what is going on say you've got to fix this. that really has started to happen at fort carson to the point where the things i wrote about sort of the war experience and the integration failures, those things have turned her over for carson is like that unless i cannot help you people come to fort carson say wow things are really working. let's figure

he was reassigned out of the battalion to a job in a clinic. and was eventually medically retired for ptsd. shortly after he retired, he overdosed on some of the drugs that he was getting for behavioral health issues. and suicide attempts, but he did not die at and he's actually doing very well now. he lives in denver. he has a wife and a child, and he's on the g.i. bill going back to school. so, he is in a much better place than he was and became an instrument person for me in helping to tell this story. jose barco, the fellas would then by the burning car, he was flown back to the united states to a burn center. yet to get skin grafts and get patched up and was in the burn center to get -- for several months but got back to his unit where he was supposed to be medically retired, but because everybody in the unit like him and he really wanted to go, he sort of snuck his way back into the next deployment. where he became one of the people i described who felt he was justified in shooting people who were unarmed. primarily to people on rooftops,

go back to our nert staging area, go back, tell the battalion chief, get whatever you need. eliminate your hazards first, make sure you can work safely, remove the victim quickly but bottom line, safely. lifting procedures, we're going to show you a demonstration what you do but when you do it, make sure you treat the patient and tell them what's going on. you want to crib the object. again, cribing goes underneath the object or the load to make sure it stays off the patient. that's the idea of cribbing. lift the load the height of one piece of cribbing. you want to lift a little at a time. you'll understand when we actually do this. whenever the object is set down, it never rests on the patient. it rests on the cribbing. here is the i-beam, here is the patient right here. they're going to build it high enough so the i-beam is resting on that cribbing right there because that would take the weight, hopefully take some of the weight off of the patient. so now here is the patient, here is the load right here on the patient, there's cribbing right here, there's a rescuer standi

>>reporter: lee led that battalion. conditions were extreme.to 38 degrees below zero. former congressman and fellow marine l pete was there. >> he led battalion through the snow with thousands of chinese on either side and got through the hills and over the hills and relieved fox company and saved that pass that allowed the whole division to get out. >>reporter: lee leadership saved 8,000 men from death or capture. he also left also doubt about his bravery. lee led his men wearing bright cloth meant to help air support unit distinguish between his men and the enemy. >> i wore one of the red panel around my neck. men could see me. p.m. enemy saw me too. so what. >>reporter: retired general recalled a conversation with lee commander at the reservoir giving lee the ultimate accolade. >> that says a lot for dave who is won the thief cross in world war ii. medal of honor in the reservoir to call one of the lieutenant bravest marine he ever new. >> american legion post which invited lee home for a series of recognition events is now advocating he 7 o

. >> lee led that battalion, conditions were exteam, temperatures plunged.. >> he led them through the snow. they got through hills, over hills and saved a crucial pass. >> his leadership saved 8,000 men from death or capture and left little doubt about bravery. and helped distinguish. >> my men could see me. >> this retired major general recalled a conversation who gave lee the accolade. >> that says a lot for general ray davis won a navy cross in world war ii. and this is call him the bravest marine he ever knew. >> now, advocating he receive one more medal besides the silver star. >> we feel action that were performed deserves a congressional medal of honor. >> this is a native san franciscoin, and a hero he is a hero. that is a fabulous story. >> and there is some every every day this week. thursday, st. patrick's day. more rain friday. and turns cooler friday as well. and so seven days of wet weather, enjoy. >> it's all about flowers this week at deyoung museum. this let's imaginations run wild. abc 7's don sanchez has a sneak peek. >> there is art work

i am an old battalion commander and i also know how to be humble. i have worked as a job- serviceperson. my military service and my desire to rehabilitate the fallen and urge success on to greater accomplishment drives me to that end. since 1991, i have assisted hundreds of veterans with -- i have organized and conducted hundreds of workshops and 20 annual job fairs in concert with edd and the san francisco veterans employment committee. since my earlier working days, i have had a strong desire to build a bridge between factions, whether they are racial, sexual, or veteran. the commission is a bridge to our veterans and to the services that they deserve. thank you for listening to me and i look forward

he went to afghanistan on january 1st with the first marine tank battalion.bout a month and a half later he was on his way back to san bruno after receiving injuries from a roadside bomb. he expected a celebration for his birthday, but nothing like this. >> it's great to be home. >> did you expect any of this? >> i didn't expect any of this. i'm glad to be home and be with my family. these guys are awesome. >> wayne burns arrived in afghanistan, many marines were sick of flu. they were short of medicine so he spent his own money to buy what they needed for those men to be treated. good for him that he is safely back home. we're monitoring that situation on the bridge and you look at the fog, we don't know if it played a role or not. >> we have very slick streets and very mild. that is what is contradict to the cloud formation we're contributing to what we're seeing. it's been raining all night long. its steady downpour. what you can't see through the camera, we see the roadways, things are still appraised cloudy on the east bay. spotty showers throughout the

that is 36 battalions from our 26 partnered countries. what they are doing is to address african problems through african solutions. of those, 77,000 remain in peace keeping operations. we know their quality is good. and that they maintain a high quality. that is what we need to do in other parts of africa where we see instability. >> thank you mr. chairman. on the issue regarding traffickitraffic ing persons, we are approaching it from a human rights issue. in that regard, we have spent $3 million in anti-trafficking projects in drc working with unicef to reintegrate former soldiers. help them put in systems to monitor families and communities where this is taking place. in addition, we are working with the organization of migration to build awareness and capacity of the government of the democratic group to stop this and address the issues raised in the tier iii status. on the issue of repairs, we are finding in our assessment of our current activities that so far, we have dealt with repairs as part of the violence generated in the war

battalion chieftainer said this is the second tire at -- fire at this building this month and it's believed it's a pot- growing operation not sanged by the city. oakland police are now investigating. >>> two firefighters are recovering after being hurt while fighting a fire in alamo. this is video from this morning from the fire department. the fire started around 8:340 last night in a fireplace -- 8:30 last night in a fireplace. everyone got out safely. but two firefighters were taken to the hospital. one suffered cuts to his hand. the other had injuries to his head. >>> the revered ceo of apple made a brief comeback from his medical leave today to participate in a special unveiling in san francisco. >> we've been working on this product for a while and i just didn't want to miss today. >> so thank you for having me -- >> steve jobs walked down the stage to a standing ovation a few hours ago to introduce the new phone. the device is two to nine times faster than the previous version. it's also thinner than the iphone iv and comes with two cameras for taking photos and video klatting. the i

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joe burns went to afghanistan on january 1st this year, with the first marine tank battalion. a month and a half later he was on his way home to san bruno with a purple heart after receiving injuries from a roadside bomb. the 20-year-old says he expected a celebration for his birthday, which is today, but nothing like this. >> what do you think of this? >> a little much but i'm enjoying it. >> did you expect this? >> i didn't feel this. it feels good. i'm glad to be home, be with my family. you guys are awesome. you didn't have to do this. >> alan: when he arrived in afghanistan, the marines were sick with the flu. they were short of medicine so he used his open money to boy what thigh needed to treat the minimum. >> pg&e is making a search for every document related to the gas pipeline system. workers are sifting through paperwork, some dating back to the 1920s. the california public utilities commission issued the order after the pipeline explosion that killed eight people and destroyed 38 homes. workers are sorting at several locations, including this one at the cow palace.

not just battalions. we're way past the point of just building extra battalions to help in the fight against insurgents. this is about building branch schools and centers. about building installed enablers. armor, aviation, fixed wing and rotary wing. military intelligence, military police, transportation. all of these are necessary and this is why we judge. none of the units independently yet because although they have improved in quality again as units as well because they cannot sustain and support themselves. that is the focus of this year and next year. there is unevenness without question. there are still challenges with some of the elements. you'll recall that one of the reasons marjah was taken over by the taliban is they were praying upon the people -- the police were preying upon the people rather than helping the people. some of the units have really truly grasped this really, really well and others have more work to do. but i can assure you that the leadership of the minister of defense, the c

. >> there are no minefields' here, and a tank battalions, just the odd watch tower. israel has not had to worry about this border for more than 30 years. but now suddenly, israel is worried. mubarak is gone, and the stars of david koresh on these destroyed police bans showed how -- the stars of david scratched on these destroyed police bands show how they feel about them. for most of the last four years, gaza has been under siege by israel and egypt. >> israel's blockade of gaza would have been impossible without the egyptian government keeping this border crossing closed. the government of hosni mubarak could be relied upon to do israel's bidding, in particular, keeping hamas isolated in gaza. the flowers are to celebrate a dramatic escape from prison in cairo as riots swept the city. he had been held there for three years without trial. egypt works in coordination with israel, he says, and together they put me in prison. i was held as a hostage on behalf of israel. but with mubarak gone, the egyptian public is now demanding israel release its stranglehold on gaza.

i just spoke with a battalion chief with san francisco fire who said this is a kitchen fire, someone fell asleep apparently with a pot on the stove, burning on the first floor. there are about 30 units here. the good news is that the alarms worked as they should. they went off. people self-evacuated when they arrived one person was transported, an elderly neighbor who suffered smoke inhalation. everyone else, we're told, doing okay. one unit was damaged by smoke. the one that had the kitchen fire. others had their doors broken in, firefighters trying to make sure that everyone made it out of the building. we're told in about 30 minutes or so the residents will be let back in, to check on their units, make sure they are okay, get their belongings if need be. some will stay, others will be getting help from the red cross. that's what we have from here. reporting live in san francisco, christie smith, "today in the east bay." >> also this morning police are investigating a disturbing find in a livermore neighborhood. a woman's body found on kingsbury drive. she was found yesterday after

there are no minefields or tank battalions, just a watchtower.ael has not had to worry about this border for more than 30 years. but suddenly, israel is worried. mubarak is gone. the stars of david scratched on destroyed police vans shows how the egyptian masses feel about israel. this is what makes many egyptians and great. this is a smuggling, from egypt into the tiny palestinian enclave of gaza. for most of the last four years, gaza has been under siege from israel and egypt. israel's blockade of gossip would be impossible without the egyptian government keeping this border crossing closed. the government of mubarak had been relied upon to do israel's business, keeping from us isolated in gaza -- -- hamas isolated in gaza. this man had been held for three years without trial. egypt work in coordination with israel, he says. "i was held as a hostage on behalf of israel." with mubarak gone, the egyptian public is demanding egypt release its stranglehold on gossip. the former head of mossad is worried. he says the need to solve the palestinian pr

comes in and says we're going to train a battalion in kissing ghani this makes a difference to them. people are getting -- bumping each other out of line to sign up to be part of this so the united states has influence. it has leverage on this one and here's one where if we work more aggressively to get this -- and this is why you need a special envoy because we don't have enough diplomatic firepower with the existing system to be able to to do this kind of full-time work is to get the donors together who do military training like china, like south africa, like angola the countries who have influence with the congolese government, we work together with them about a systemic reform of the military and then africam becomes a major player in that and specifically highlight one other element from the security sector and that's military justice. again we have a comparentive advantage there. they respect us on this front. you've got to get this impunity issue, getting it at the impunity issue within the military even as much or maybe more important within it's than within the broader socie

my own connections with a name like giovagnoli are third generation battalion. i'm not even sure what generation on my mother's side in terms of scotch irish dutch immigrants from virginia to missouri. i never really thought about immigration much growing up. my grandfather was italian. i was aware he had a different life from me. and very grateful for the opportunities that he give us. my father was the youngest child growing up in the depression. all they wanted to do was the american. he does not even know italian. i never even thought about it. during the development of a career path, i fell into immigration. like a lot of young attorneys, i was interested in human rights. i was offered a job at the department of justice with the ins. i was not tried to do it. i started thinking about what i cared about. it was public service. you make a difference where you are. i believed for the 13 years that i was in ind and then dhs, that i was able to help make changes within the government structure. i was detailed to senator kennedy's office. i worked on the immigrat

for a long time, we were basically training and equipping infantry battalions.ut, of course, a force of infantry battalion is only as good as the military intelligence, the logistic support, the transportation, the maintenance and all these other, again, enablers, and so that has been a key area of focus in the past year. >> and that's going great. my time has expired but i would only say we were able to randomly -- select some people out, afghans and get their take on this thing. and i understand that literacy issue. the training is going very well there. thank you very much, mr. chairman. >> thank you, senator inhofe. senator reed is next and after his round, we will then have a break of perhaps five minutes after senator reed is finished. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. madam secretary, general petraeus, thank you very much. not only for your appearance today, but your extraordinary service to the nation. thank you very much. general petraeus, we are counterplaying a serious issue in terms of the budget, the department of defense budget. many have sugge

battalion. get this, madam speaker. an explosive ordinance disposal technician. and, yes, that means exactly what it says. his dad told me this week that his son was fearless. what a great attribute for an american soldier. he wanted to be a soldier. at the age of 12 he played the bagpipes. grew up eating corned beef and cabbage. in iraq one of his assignments was to play the bagpipes at funerals for other soldiers while killed in combat. he continually would say, i love the army. his dad said of his son, mark, that he was my personal hero. his family said he was patriotic, he was a great dad and he loved america. he leaves behind a wife, danielle, who is eight months pregnant. also a son named finn, who is 2 years of age. his father would say mark knew the risk involved being in the army but he loved what he was doing. and what i miss most is i won't be able to talk to him anymore. madam speaker, being in the army affects people personally, like his parents, burrow and his mother, sharon, his wife, danielle, his son, fiyy -- finn, and his unborn child. many of u

when i find a battalion commander spending more than 50% of his time on economics or governments, i say, stopped, we have gone over the line. he has forgotten what his primary mission should be. tavis: is that not preferred to fighting and losing officers? if you wire winning hearts and minds, which i assume means when not losing the lives of soldiers, it isn't that good? >> is perfect if that is what was happening. you just articulated the true social contract. we go to a villager some place and say, we will give you some protection, money, governance, and return you the people must reject the taliban, you must tell us with the taliban are, and you must betrays someone. common sense, the people say i will take all the money it can give me, i will take all the protection, but you are not if you think i will keep that part of the bargain. we have created a theory of counterinsurgency in afghanistan that is wrong. that is not what we did in vietnam and it is not what turned the tide in iraq. what is going to happen in afghanistan is a showdown that a showdownwin. the showdown will be betw

here live with the battalion chief. any idea how this thing broke out? >> it appears to be an accidental kitchen fire in the original unit. >> reporter: so it started on the second floor. how far did this thing spread? >> it stayed within the kitchen. we got in there fairly quickly and did a quick knockdown so it was just minutes. >> reporter: let's look at some video we shot a few minutes ago after we arrived on scene here this morning. and at least two apartments are unlivable at this point. >> there's one that's unlivable and the other units, because of search and rescue efforts, we had to break doors and so the tenants will have to determine whether they feel comfortable staying there if they can secure their apartments. >> reporter: tell me about injuries. >> we had four people checked out. one person walked away on their own. one transport and two others we recommend that they get medical attention but they are going to be handling it on their own. >> reporter: so one person was taken to the hospital? >> yes. >> reporter: what kind of injuries? >>

very nature of the fighting being done in urban areas in the ivory coast, rather than with tank battalions outside of cities as in libya. and it would be extremely impractical to do air strikes. and they were very wary of authorizing force which might mean that an external army could march into cities and make matters more violent and more dangerous for civilians. >> i see that the nonprofit organization, the international crisis group, has written an open letter to the security council saying that ivory coast is rapidly descending into civil war. so what are those thousands of u.n. peacekeepers doing there? >> well, they find themselves in a very complicated situation. a lot of these peacekeepers went in expecting to monitor and run an election. and as that fell out, they found themselves with two objectives. one being to protect civilians as their mandate does require, but the other being to keep the electoral status quo. the u.n. has recognized alassane ouattara having won and they are protecting him in his compound in the gulf hotel. while also claiming to be neutral. the reason they'r

navy corpsman was deployed to afghanistan january 1st january 1st this year with the marine tank battaliona half later he is home and wounded. today is joe0s birthday. he expected a celebration but nothing like he got today.

that is 36 battalions from our 26 partnered countries. what they are doing is to address african problems through african solutions. of those, 77,000 remain in peace keeping operations. we know their quality is good. and that they maintain a high quality. that is what we need to do in other parts of africa where we see instability. >> thank you mr. chairman. on the issue regarding traffickitraffic ing persons, we are approaching it from a human rights issue. in that regard, we have spent $3 million in anti-trafficking projects in drc working with unicef to reintegrate former soldiers. help them put in systems to monitor families and communities where this is taking place. in addition, we are working with the organization of migration to build awareness and capacity of the government of the democratic group to stop this and address the issues raised in the tier iii status. on the issue of repairs, we are finding in our assessment of our current activities that so far, we have dealt with repairs as part of the violence generated in the war

house will wish to join me in paying tribute to major matthews collins and mark bergen from first battalion the irish guards. they died in afghanistan last wednesday after their vehicle was caught in a blast from an ied. they were both hugely respected, passionate, and dedicated soldiers and they will be greatly missed our thoughts and deepest condolences should be with their family, friends and condolences. mr. speaker i had meetings with ministers and i shall have further such meetings today. >> jackie doyle price. >> i would also like to pay tribute to our fallen heroes and i'm sure i speak to the members of the house when we talk about our brave forces at this time. here, here >> was the prime minister aware there are fourteen minutes opposite who signed an early day motion congratulating u.k. despite that organization's refusal to condemn saturday's violence will he join me and urge them to withdraw their names? >> i thank the honorable lady for her question. first of all, i think we should be absolutely clear the scenes of london of property, shops, and livelihoods being destroyed was

that is 36 battalions from our 26 partnered countries. what they are doing is to address african problems through african solutions. of those, 77,000 remain in peace keeping operations. we know their quality is good. and that they maintain a high quality. that is what we need to do in other parts of africa where we see instability. >> thank you mr. chairman. on the issue regarding traffickitraffic ing persons, we are approaching it from a human rights issue. in that regard, we have spent $3 million in anti-trafficking projects in drc working with unicef to reintegrate former soldiers. help them put in systems to monitor families and communities where this is taking place. in addition, we are working with the organization of migration to build awareness and capacity of the government of the democratic group to stop this and address the issues raised in the tier iii status. on the issue of repairs, we are finding in our assessment of our current activities that so far, we have dealt with repairs as part of the violence generated in the war

but we've literally only got to, basically two battalions a little bit more of that than isaf forces there. they have stepped back already in what we would call any tactical or even operational watch stage even at this point. >> thank you. the other question is about why it's important to make it clear that we are at some point leaving. i know it's a difficult balance because you can make the one argument and they know they have to wait us out, but on the other hand, if we don't make it clear that we are leaving and we appear to be an occupying force, we strengthen the insurgency. we also create dependence in some different elements of afghan society. the goal here isn't that the second we leave, the other side wins. the goal here is as we said, that we build up the strength of the afghan forces and afghan government so when we leave, the afghan people win. but talk a bit about why it's important to deliver that. >> is a very important message. first of all, it undercuts the taliban narrative that we intend to stay for ever, that we want permanent bases, that we want to dominate the

corporal peck is a united states marine, third battalion, first marine division. mr. speaker, i rise to honor this american hero, he's from rockford, illinois, corporal john michael peck is a member of the third battalion, first marine division, and his mother lisa peck is here with us tonight. she was a single mother for 16 years. but michael was born in daytona beach, florida, grew up in rockford, illinois, after graduating from ant oklahoma high school, he went into the marine -- from antioch high school, he went into the marine corps. after serving in iraq, he received his first purple heart for a t.b.i. injury. then in 2010, he was in afghanistan, reseved a second purple heart after an i.e.d. explosion nearly cost him his life. he lost all four of his limbs. against all odds and with the help of his mother, he climbed into the light. his progress has been incredible and his fellow marines talk about his prowess in the weight room. his attitude and courage have meat all the different -- made all the difference. like all these men and women, those who do the best a

for a long time, we were basically training and equipping infantry battalions.ut, of course, a force of infantry battalion is only as good as the military intelligence, the logistic support, the transportation, the maintenance and all these other, again, enablers, and so that has been a key area of focus in the past year. >> we were able to randomly select some people and get their take on this thing. i understand the issue. thank you very much, mr. chairman. >> madam secretary, general petraeus, thank you very much. not only for your appearance today, but your extraordinary service to the nation. thank you very much. general petraeus, we are counterplaying a serious issue in terms of the budget, the department of defense budget. many have suggested that we have to move forward regardless of other aspects. but integrated within your plan is a strong state department presence in afghanistan. and the state department request for funding, $2.2 billion, civilian personnel, economic activities, aid work, et cetera, how central and critical is this funding to your ove

once they get on the roof where the battalion chief told me most of the damage is to this two-story building. this has been a busy morning for san francisco firefighters. they had an apartment fire in the sunset overnight and then right after they got that knocked down this one started about 5:25 this morning. they are telling me it took about 25 minutes. this is at oscar's photo lab. the business closed at the time. i took a walk over and the front of the building is pretty blackened, it's moderate damage. upstair there is is an apartment unit. one person was home sleeping. he's okay. he was able to get out but not able to tell them much about what went on with this fire. the neighbors tell us that this business has been here for maybe 20, 25 years, so quite established. firefighters say they don't know what caused it but what they are looking into now. best advice, if you can avoid the area do because it's completely blocked up with all of the fire trucks and police units. that's what we have. live in san francisco, christie smith, "today in the bay." >> thank you. 6:32 now. train service

for a long time, we were basically training and equipping infantry battalions.ut, of course, a force of infantry battalion is only as good as the military intelligence, the logistic support, the transportation, the maintenance and all these other, again, enablers, and so that has been a key area of focus in the past year. >> and that's going great. my timehas expired but i wld only say we were able to randomly -- select some people out, afghans and get their take on this thing. and i understand that literacy issue. the training is going very well there. thank you very much, mr. chairm. >> thank you, senator inhofe. senator reed is next and after his round, we will then have a break of perhaps five minutes after senator reed is finished. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. madam secretary, general petraeus, thank you very much. not only for your appearance today, but your extraordinary service to the nation. thank you very much. general petraeus, we are countelaying a serious issue inerms of the budget, the department of defense budget. many have suggested that

navy coreman joe burns went to afghanistan january 1st with the 1st marine tank battalion. month and a half later he was on his way home to san bruno with a purple heart after receiving injuries from a roadside bomb. the 20-year-old say he suspected a celebration for his birthday which was yesterday but nothing like this. >> what do you think of all this? >> a little much. a little much but i'm enjoying it. feels good to be home. feels good, i'm glad to be home, be with my family. praise to god you're awesome. really nice to do this for me. >> he arrived in afghanistan. many marines were sick with the flu. they were short with medicine so he spent his own money to buy what was needed to treat those men. pg&e has launched an exhaustive around the clock search for every document related to its gas transmission pipeline system. about 300 full-time workers are sifting through thousands of boxes of paperwork, some dating all the way back to the 1920s. the public utilities commission issued the order after last september's pipeline explosion in san bruno that killed eight people

navy coreman joe burns went this year with the first marine tank battalion. month and a half later he was on his way home to san bruno with a purpose heart after receiving injuries from a roadside bomb. the 20-year-old says he expected a celebration for his birthday which was yesterday but nothing like this. >> what do you think of all this? >> a little much, a little much but i'm enjoying it. good to be home. >> did you expect any of this? >> i didn't expect any of this. glad to be home, with my family. you guys are awesome. you guys are really nice to do this for me. >> when burns arrived in afghanistan, many of the marines were sick with the flu. he spent his own money to buy what was needed to treat the men. pg&e has launched an exhaustive around the clock search for every single document related to its gas transmission pipeline system. about 300 full-time workers are siftings through thousands of boxes of paperwork, some dating back to the 1920s. the public utilities commission issued the order after last september's pipeline explosion in san bruno. as y

it happened outside the headquarters of an army intelligence battalion, northeast of baghdad. at least 30 people were wounded in the bombing. the high court in lahore, pakistan, delayed a ruling today on whether an american jailed there has diplomatic immunity. raymond davis is accused of killing two pakistanis. he was working for the c.i.a. at the time. the immunity issue now goes to the trial court, set to convene on wednesday. the u.s. state department has lost its chief spokesman over the wikileaks case. p.j. crowley resigned sunday after saying the military's treatment of army private first class bradley manning was "ridiculous and counterproductive and stupid." manning is accused of leaking hundreds of thousands of documents. he's being held in solitary confinement. and at night, he was being stripped and made to wear a suicide-proof smock. the events in japan will not change u.s. plans for more nuclear energy. a white house spokesman said today, "it remains a part of the president's overall energy plan." but several european countries began reassessing. switzerland susp

the battalion chief tells us the fire likely started in a kitchen.at least one person was taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation. should be okay, though. >>> hercules city officials declare a state of emergency because of a slide that's threatening a number of homes there. four of those homes are red- tagged meaning nobody can go inside. the city is trying to keep the wall of mud from pushing those homes onto the street. we'll have a live report at 6 a.m. >>> today nato is taking over military operations in libya. meanwhile, president obama is considering providing rebels with weapons to fight moammar qaddafi's forces. those forces are using tanks and rockets to make the rebels retreat from two towns and an oil port there. >>> the planes were flying so close, the pilots could see each other. that is why the federal aviation administration says it suspended yet another air traffic controller. this time, in florida. that close call reportedly involved a special airlines jet and a small private plane. last week you might remember the faa suspended a

four battalions, more than 200 tanks in all. more than enough to defend the capital. the worry for qaddafi is the loyalty of their commanders. he, after all, came to power in a military coups. his armies of para-military militias run by his sons, regular troops and special forces make him impregnable as long as they remain loyal. he can lose though. he has lost zawiya 30 miles from tripoli and two tanks in the last two days have failed. the rebels there redefy him still. >> he controls everything: the weapons, the people. >> they killed everything. he attacked a mosque. >> reporter: these men say qaddafi's officials were injured by gun fire from protestors. civil servants, a lorry driver, a policeman all shot in tripoli, they say by opponents of qaddafi. tripoli and its suburbs are tense, ringed by check points and in the sights of the rebels. from tripoli today, colonel qaddafi sends an aid convoy to libya's second city benghazi which is already in the hands of rebels. food and medicine from the dictator who they are a long way from overthrowing. >> brown: forces loy