they refer regularly to bo biden's deployment in iraq. so it's clear that military service is something that is near and dear to their hearts. and when hunter biden signed up for the navy, jill biden said publicly that she was very excited to stand with her son when he was kmised. and a couple months later, sponsored by the american legion, joked about it and he said you know, we have have a lot of bad judgments in our family. for example, my son hunter just joined the navy over the age of 40 but he's going to be an officer. so they were both very quickly to point out that he had joined the navy in 20 12. >> in your report tonight in the journal, you say that when hunter biden signed up, he received a waiver because of a drug-related incident when he was a young man. do we know anything else about either that incident or whether that was a serious matter or an unusual thing for the navy to grant a waiver about? >> we don't know a lot of details about that. it happened a number of years ago. and so there are scarce details. there are skairs

. >> reporter: hear what brother bo biden who had been deployed to iraq with the national guard. proudly teased that hunter had needed an age waiver to serve. >> my son who is over 40 joined the united states navy and is about to be sworn in as an officer. hunter bid. >> now, the navy has not commented. senior officials tell nbc news, this is pretty typical, and hunter biden was treated just like any other sailor, junior officer or enlisted who is .ischarged for this kind they simply don't talk about it. >>> now at 6:00, ebola fears reach the pentagon and capitol hill. >> people were surprised. you get here, you don't expect something like that to happen. >> rep tonight, a sigh of relief as doctors say the woman who got sick does not have ebola. but her case shows the new protocols in place across our . first responders being decontaminat, a bus full of marines quarantined for hours. and nearby streets roped off with yellow tape. >> it seemed like it was an overreaction. more i thought about it, i'm like hey, you know what, this is impo >>> first tonight, an all-clear after an eb

. >> reporter: here with brother bo biden who was in iraq with the army national guard. last year the vice president proudly teased that hunter had actually needed an age waiver to serve. >> my son is over 40, just joined the united states navy, is about to be sworn in as an officer, hunter biden. >> reporter: navy officials aren't commenting either. senior officials tell us that this is pretty typical, that hunter biden was treated just like any sailor, junior officer or enlisted, who was discharged for this kind of test, they timplly don't talk about it. hunter biden was commissioned and his job was working in public affairs. matt. >> kelly o'donnell, thank you very much. >>> cameron's here with more drama for oscar pistorius. >> yes indeed. good morning everyone. today prosecutors are calling for stiff prison time for south african track star oscar pistorius. wrapping up their part in his sentencing hearing, the state prosecutor said in his words, the minimum term that society will be happy with this, ten years. last month, pistorius was convicted of killing girlfrien

hunter biden comes from a proud military family. his older brother, bo in the delaware army national guard and served a year in iraq. military service has been a big part of the biden family's public platform. >> i'm looking forward to standing with our son, hunter, when he is commissioned as an ensign in the united states navy. he follows in the footsteps of two of his grandfathers, who have also served in the navy. >> reporter: a source familiar with biden's case confirms, biden received two waivers to join a special navy reserve program. because of his age, the cutoff is 42, but biden was 43 when he applied. the source says his strong academic record pushed him through. the vice president joked about his son's timing, unknowingly, just a month before hunter was discharged. >> we have a lot of bad judgment in my family. my son, who's over 40, just joined the united states navy and is about to be sworn in as an officer, hunter biden. >> reporter: the source says hunter was granted a second waiver for a drug-related incident that took place in the late '