just today defense secretary bob gates announced the overall size of the u.s. army is being temporarily increase bided by 2 troops to meet the demands of the wars in afghanistan and iraq. as expected the recent increase of troops has brought with it an increase in casualties. july has been the deadliest month for u.s. troops in afghanistan since the war began in october of 2001. at least 30 u.s. troops have been killed there this month along with at least 55 nato troops. even as we're engaged in the massive upscale of our military presence in afghanistan the story now getting the war in afghanistan back onto the front pages is not the overall military operation but the story of private first class bowe bergdahl and the infuriating fact that he is being forced to do the types of propaganda videos we have seen for generations now when american soldiers are taken prisoner. >> please, please bring us home so that we can be back where we belong and not over here wasting our time and our lives and our precious life that we could be using back in our own country. plea

carlos mentioned have now were press secretary eagleburger and my most immediate in government as bob gates as career officers in the respective services uniquely came to a commando organization and it has always put me in mind a little of the comments at tom lehrer the musician, a mathematician and satirist made work days a few years ago when mozart was my age he has been dead two years is people like that the me to realize how little you have accomplished and life. >> that is like the boy scouts songs. >> he was always my undersecretary and i am delighted to be here with him and i am very grateful to carlos, a strobe talbott and brookings for hosting this event because i think peter's exxon booked has not received as much attention as about to have and in part i think because, i think it is my speculation that washington post book world went out of business they stop doing a book review at the post and peters book suffered from being published the same month as we had the presidential transition going on in the united states and is a wonderful opportunity to talk both about the book and p

>> i have had conversations with bob gates as well as admiral mullen about the fact that i want to see this law changed. i also want to make sure that, a, we are not simply ignoring a congressional law. if congress passes a law that is constitutionally valid then it's not appropriate for the executive branch simply to say we will not enforce a law. it is our duty to enforce laws. i do think that there's the possibility, though, that we change how the law is being enforced even as we are pursuing a shift in congressional policy. but, look the bottom line is i want to see this changed. we've already contacted congressional allies. i want to make sure it is changed in a way that ultimately works well for our military and for the outstanding gay and lesbian soldiers that are currently enlisted or would like to enlist. >> do you personally have a timetable in mind of when you would like to see it changed? >> i would like to see it done sooner rather than later. we have begun a process to not only work it through congress but make sure that the pentagon has thought through tall ramifications

>> re: that'sxactly the point that bob gates made, in fact. he said, yo know, occasionay president obamwould not go around the room en in the latest stages when gates was there but that president oba wants tonow and will put everybody in the room on t spot >> and president bush, ase told me reptedly in interviews i d for t... i wrote four books on him, he said "i'm a gut player, i'm not a textbook player." and i thk that's t way he de lots of hecisions, by gut. oh, i'll take the green one, that'shat i nt. around oma's much more alytical, much me methodical about it. no is that going to necearily lead to bette decisions? you would tend to think so. but, again, don't know. i... is a very unual moment. i wa saying to friends ofine just last night that it's like that summer befor 9/11 in an odd wawhere everyone thinks, well, the economy's going along, it's in trouble yes, but it ems to be going along. two rs seems to be going along. there's noominant story that... the supre court nomination of... i getting lots of atntion. but really there's not m

>> rose: that's exactly the point that bob gates made, in fact. he said, you know, occasionally president obama would not go around the room even in the latest stages when gates was there but that president obama wants to know and will put everybody in the room on the spot. >> and president bush, as he told me repeatedly in interviews i did for the... i wrote four books on him, he said "i'm a gut player, i'm not a textbook player." and i think that's the way he made lots of his decisions, by gut. oh, i'll take the green one, that's what i want. around obama's much more analytical, much more methodical about it. now, is that going to necessarily lead to better decisions? you would tend to think so. but, again, we don't know. i... it's a very unusual moment. i was saying to friends of mine just last night that it's like that summer before 9/11 in an odd way where everyone thinks, well, the economy's going along, it's in trouble, yes, but it seems to be going along. two wars seems to be going along. there's no dominant story that... the supreme court

the thing that amas him is how we don't recognize how much people like the preside and bob gates d others, they set forth what they belie and thr agendain much re sophisticated wain their speeches than we reali. speeches have tended to be igred in a nse. but this president and is administrationnd perhaps others, understa that that's the place that y define, who you are, what you want, wher you want to go. whether it'sew nuclear nonproliferation, whher it's a man on the moon, wtever it is, you s the national agenda in the way you set the aspiration and then you set the action agenda by t way you propose to the congre. >> it's noty accident that lincoln is oba's favorite president. lincoln's eeches are the most brunexample wehave in american polital history of speeches that deal wit substance and als with it in a sophisticad way and 1ing an agenda. he isodeling himself after lioln. >> charlie: s there a risk we will lose, is is back to sciencend technologyhat we may just lose the leawe v not so mh because we don't intend to do it, because everybody else pecially china and india, theye very

bob gates is having a major impact on defense spending. the bound to help bring accountability to the budget process. he is working hard to making good on his word. he has kept track of every soldier killed in battle. he writes a personal note to every family. lately he's been called everything from the anti- rumsfeld to a bureaucrat unbowed. he sees himself as a public servant with a duty to make a difference. there's no higher calling in his eyes. it gives me great pleasure and honor to welcome the secretary of defense dr. robert gates. >> thank you, secretary daily. it is an honor to the economic club of schicago. i appreciate the special arrangements you have made. i want to thank all the distinguished citizens of this great city laware here today. i am mindful that i am speaking in the hometown of my boss. president obama's and his greetings, as do rahm emanuel and david axelrod and the rest of the chicago group. they are discovering that washington is the true windy city, no doubt. [laughter] [applause] the place where those who trav

the thing that amazes him is how we don't recognize how much people like the president and bob gates and others, they set forth what they believe and their agenda in a much more sophisticated way in their speeches than we realize. speeches have tended to be ignored in a sense. but this president and this administration and perhaps others, understand that that's the place that you define, who you are, what you want, where you want to go. whether it's new nuclear nonproliferation, whether it's a man on the moon, whatever it is, you set the national agenda in the way you set the aspiration and then you set the action agenda by the way you propose to the congress. >> it's not by accident that lincoln is obama's favorite president. lincoln's speeches are the most brunt example we have in american political history of speeches that deal with substance and deals with it in a sophisticated way and 1e9ing an agenda. he is modeling himself after lincoln. >> charlie: is there a risk we will lose, this is back to science and technology that we may just lose the lead we v not so much because we d

he and bob gates, his defense secretary, just won the cancellation of the f-22, despite all of the vested interests and despite unemployment in areas, they pushed back against the narrative that this would increase unemployment in those districts and they had an interesting vote. senator robert byrd voting for the first time out of the hospital, showed up on the floor. one more democrat. he, of course, voted against the president, i should point out. >> of course. he would never vote against pork. >> former chairman of the senate appropriations, the committee. >> the president had one ally that i don't think the ally he realized he was, and that was john murtha. i think all of the controversy surrounding john murtha and defense contracts in general i think helped galvanize and make it a little bit easier to find a majority in congress to say, you know, don't mess around with these defense contractors right now. the penalty for being with them might be greater than the penalty for being against them right now. >> exactly right. chuck todd, thank you so much from the white house. where all

secretary of defense bob gates is in iraq meeting with the top defense commander, general odierno and o'malley. secretary get is there to assess the withdrawal of american troops from iraqi cities, which is mandated by status of forces agreement that was negotiated by president bush last year. now, while u.s. troops have withdrawn from iraqi streets and they're preparing to leave the country entirely by the end of next year, the remaining numbers of the coalition of the willing are preparing to withdraw, withdraw, capital w, capital withdraw, withdraw. by friday of this week, every last soldier from every remaining non-american contributor to multinational force iraq, will be gone. the brits, the romanians, the australians, all gone. leaving the united states as the only member of the multinational force. so clearly a name change is in order. that will happen in january. multinational force iraq will become united states force iraq. between now and then, the name will continue to be only slightly more ironic than it was previously. since the initial invasion, u.s. forces have consiste

its th a victory for jn mccain and david said it was a victory for bob gates and a victor for rationalityhis is a weaponsystem that was designed for an era th no longer ists. >> congress took some hits on be bernanke, the chairman of the federal reserve. did they draw any blo? >> some bruises anyway. i mean chamanernanke occupies a uniq position. he's the transitional figure who was there last fuelin the bush administration is still there now so when you get the banks reporting . >> lehrer: andhe only one of h kind. >> that'right. and when the banks ar reporting all these big earnings and they a big back, and let's go bk to bonuses, all of a sudden it is ke for goodnessakes, he was the guy without told us, the architect an advocate on this bilout. and maybe we vod for it but thisis a chance. at the same time he is paying a little bit for the excessive deferencehat was paid the submissiveness of alan greenspan, his predecessorby the part of a worshipful congress. sand say if are you ging to blame him for a that happened before, the ecomy is improving, then does he et some credifor that. so

i want to express my thanks to the president and to our secretary of defense, bob gates. we've learned in the last seven years we've seen cost overruns for major weapon systems go from $45 billion in 2001 to last year almost $300 billion. it's a growth over seven years, cost overruns from 2001, $45 billion and last year, almost $300 billion. what we need is for the administration, secretaries of defense, we need the president, as well, the joint chiefs, to say to us, to the folks under the armed services committee but also to us in the senate and the house, these are the weapon systems we need sex thes; thesee threats we face. give us a sense of priorities or weapon systems we should support and fund, the trip levels we need, and, frankly, the weapon systems we don't need and trip levels we do not need. i was privileged to follow on the heels of presiding officer, senator kaufman, about a month and a half ago, to go to afghanistan and to pakistan and he and senator reed, i think, led that codel, shared with us that our needs in that part of the world, we need a military s

bob gates has a major impact on defense spending. he has promised to bring accountability to the budget process and he is working hard on this. he has kept track of every soldier killed in alcatel and he writes in a personal note to every family. -- he has kept track of every soldier killed in battle. he is a public servant with a duty to make a difference. in his eyes, there is no higher calling. excuse me great pleasure to welcome the secretary of defense, dr. robert gates. [laughter] [applause] >> thank you for that introduction. it is an honor to be here. i appreciate the arrangements to have made. i want to thank all of the distinguished citizens of this great city who are here today. i am mindful that i am speaking in the home town of my boss. president obama sends his greetings as do rahm emanuel and david axelrod. they're discovering that washington is the true windy city. [laughter] [applause] the place where those who travel the high road of humility encounter little heavy traffic. the only place in the world where you can

. >> look, i've had conversations with bob gates as well as admiral mullen about the fact that i want, we are not simply ignoring a congressional law. if congress passes a law that is constitutionally valid, then it's not appropriate for the executive branch simply to say we will not enforce a law. it is our duty to enforce laws. i do think that there's the possibility, though, that we change how the law is being enforced even as we are pursuing a shift in congressional policy. but, look, the bottom line is i want to see this changed. and we've already contacted congressional allies. i want to make sure that it's changed in the way that ultimately works well for our military and for the outstanding gay and lesbian soldiers that are both currently enlisted or would like to enlist. >> do you personally have a timetable in mind when you want to see it changed? >> i'd like to see it done sooner rather than later. and we've begun a process to not only work it through congress but also to make sure that the pentagon has thought through all the ramifications of how this would be most effecti

bob gates and admiral mullen has sent out the first team, general mcchrystal and general rodriguez, andented at -- all these people are changing the policy. let me give you quick examples. agriculture, we used to spend more on eradicating poppy fields than we did helping build the once vibrant culture sector. we're ending the wasted money on eradicating poppy fields. we're focusing on interdiction, the u.s. army has just destroyed an immense amount of opium. and now we're going to build up agriculture, we're going to downgrade crop ratification, huge success already. we're going to stress afghan governments. afghanistan's a tough place and this is a tough situation. but we do think we'll be able to show the american people by this time next year that this effort, which is supported by the international community, that's why i'm here in brussels, will be able to show that this effort will pay off. >> so a question about, you know, poppy cultivation versus opium production. unless the u.s. department of agriculture are willing to step in there with hundreds of millions of dollars, whether

bob gates is having a major impact on defense spending.to help bring accountability to the budget process. he is working hard to making good on his word. he has kept track of every soldier killed in battle. he writes a personal note to every family. lately he's been called everything from the anti- rumsfeld to a bureaucrat unbowed. he sees himself as a public servant with a duty to make a difference. there's no higher calling in his eyes. it gives me great pleasure and honor to welcome the secretary of defense dr. robert gates. >> thank you, secretary daily. it is an honor to the economic club of chicago. i appreciate the special arrangements you have made. i want to thank all the distinguished citizens of this great city laware here today. i am mindful that i am speaking in the hometown of my boss. president obama's and his greetings, as do rahm emanuel and david axelrod and the rest of the chicago group. they are discovering that washington is the true windy city, no doubt. [laughter] [applause] the place where those who travel the high

bob. >>> still to come, bill gates wants to control the weather. how the computer giant might impact our hurricane we like to use our cell phones by the beach and sometimes by the pool. and it is -- it happened to all of us. sometimes they get wet. bo >>> the sears tower is no longer the sears tower. it officially has a new name, the willis tower. willis group holdings, insurance company from london, secured the naming rights. they agreed to bring jobs to chicago and lisa large portion of that building. the first name change sin the skyscraper opened in 1973. some people that solicited the tower say they don't care what the sign says. it will always be sears to them. >> this year's emmy nominations are out. it is another record setting day for tina fey. her sitcom, 30 rock" received 32 nominati nominations. that's the most any show has ever received. it will be up against "the office." both nominated for best comedy. >>> the biggest star in music continues to be michael jackson. three weeks after his death, the king of pop's old albums continued to

gates controversy on face the nation. captioning sponsored by cbs "face the nation" with cbs news chief washington correspondent bob schieffer. and now from cbs news in washington, bob schieffer. well obviously when he said what he said in the news conference he later came to realize that on reflection that maybe that was not the way to go but i was just wondering was with there any particular incident the next day that made him realize that i need to get this straightened out? >> no, but i think that he certainly is, you know, aware of -- he reads widely, he, you know, gets summaries of coverage, he seize some coverage, i think he understood that the debate was veering off in the wrong direction and as he said, that his words may have contributed to that so he felt a responsibility to step forward and kind of cool the situation and acknowledge the fact that he had, he calibrated his words poorly and had contributed to that. so that is what he did and i think it has had the desired effect. i think people are talking more constructively now and i think the steam has gone out of this and instead of hat being generated maybe a

but bob napoli, you cover american express. right out of the gate what do these numbers tell you? >> well, what i need to know is if that 27 cents includes the one-time charges or not. you know, we were looking for 12 cents including the charges, 29 cents without the charges. there should be about 17 cents of charges. i'm not sure if that's 27 or 44 cents that they actually reported. >> i can tell you right now it's 27 cents excludes charges. >> okay. consensus was 26. we were at 29. >> so this is lower than what you expected, then. >> a little below what i'm at and a penny above consensus. >> well, it is trading down, actually, in the extended market. but do you think this is a reaction to the quarter or a reaction to the fact that the stock was very strong heading into the numbers? >> well, the stock has been very, very strong going into the numbers. it depends what the revenue number is. we were looking for 6.1 billion of revenue net of interest expense. you know, they hit that revenue number, it's probably just a reaction to the run it's had into the quarter. >> yeah, the reve

ends with most folks in the kcountry saying tht the president and professor gates were wrong, and that cop is dead right. >> bobhe president weighed in a as he did at last week's press conference that he knows from personal experience that he backed from the truth without betraying it because on race his abiding hope for america is to heal, not divide. that's worth a beer. overall, is it a net minus for the president? or did he win something here. >> no prit cal consultant would have advised him to commit the truth on wednesday night. the police officer acted stupidly. the more we find out about this, the temperature we know that is. the police report, for example, says the woman who called in the suggestion that the house was being broken into mentioned the race of the people who were breaking in, two black men with backpacks. it turns out on the 911 tape that's not true. the officer then said that she told him that it was -- that they were black. it turns out that that not true. she denies it. it is not a crime in this country to tell a policeman he's stupid. maybe there's a cardinal rule that you're supposed

gates open at 6:00. concert starts at 7:30. officials are not expecting any problems at all. they hosted the pope last year. bob barnard, fox 5 news. >> thank you, bob. >>> weekend weather, changes? >> it's looking better. that's all i can say at this point because there is still a few unanswered questions. a mixture of clouds and sun. a gorgeous evening out there. i know some of you probably think it looks maybe a little bit like it could rain out there. a shower here or there but max hd radar is not showing that. this is live radar going around and around. nothing in the immediate area. south and west -- west of 81 and west of the blue ridge there is a little bit of activity and then farther south and west for parts of west virginia and extreme southwestern virginia there is showers and thunderstorms. i will show you that in a second. look at the day's numbers. this is not july-like weather. 82. if you were with us yesterday and you recall, it was 81 at all three locations. this afternoon we maxed out at 82 for all three locations. here is the ever important weekend forecast. it looks like most of saturday we

louis gates, president obama invited gates and the arresting officer, cambridge police sergeant james crowley to the white house. on face the nation this morning bob schieffer asked presidential advisor david axelrod whether where mr. obama stands on that invitation. >> he did get assurances from both of them that they do want to meet and kind of talk this out. >> they expressed an interest in coming -- in coming to the white house. and -- and, you know, i think that -- that will likely happen. >> mitchell: secretary of state hillary clinton meets with china's foreign minister this week in washington. continuing what has been a busy time for the state department. kimberlie dozier has more now on the obama administration's globe-trotting summer. >> reporter: if you think this administration is stuck on the domestic u.s. agenda, hillary clinton would degg to -- beg to differ. >> the united states is back and ready to read. >> reporter: she racked up 100,000 air miles in the first six months as secretary of state touring from germany to india des pit a brief pause after breaking her elbow in june. last week on a visit to asia she issued a tough warni

gates and stripping the facilities, will take about a million dollars. peggy fox 9news now and wusa9.com. >>> the republican candidate for governor bob mcdonald pledges to have the rest stops reopened within 90 days of taking office. the democrat says he'll do it in 60 days. deeds says they should be run by private companies in the commonwealth. >>> how would you like to save 50% or more on groceries. you wilyou have to do is reserve one friday each month and head east. [auctioneer]. >> good deal, good deal! >> six and a quarter. six and a quarter! >> reporter: this is the wishing rock grocery auction in taverna park, maryland. we're talking meat, fish, food, drinks, you name it. among tonight's bidders, number 1248, linda dickerson, a self-described grocery auction jungie. >> i have six kids that live with me and i need all the help that i can get because they eat me out of house and home. >> reporter: she's from florida and travels the country looking for the auctions. >> i save 60, to 70%. te rorepr: case in point, at the grocery store, 24 goors go t it's 8 east $8. ham steaks go for $7, $2.50 a slice at the auction. . >> reporter: kathy allen is the

bob to be back here. >> nice to see you. this disturbing story on henry gates? >> disturbing on many levels.> absolutely heartbreaking. >>> also tough news on the economy. ben bernanke, the chairman of the fed, testifying on capitol hill seeming to suggest, in fact, i want to play a little bit of it for you. seeming to suggest that not only are things bad in terms of unimploichlt but it cou

gat gat gat gates adds, he isn't expecting an increase in the forces. bobk from afghanistan. i am deeply worried and i am sure you are about what's happening in afghanistan. the u.s. is pouring in more and more troops. is there light at the end of the tunnel? >> they haven't fixed it. the war continues. i think it is something that obama and the white house and the pentagon and everyone else involved in this are deeply concerned. as everyone says, afghanistan is not iraq. it is not something where you can surge x number of troops and kind of fix the problem. the big difference in walking around there, it is a primitive country. >> you went with general jim jones, the retired commandant of the marine corps, now president obama's national security adviser. he studied this closely. did you get the sense from your conversations with him he was coming back to washington more upbeat? >> no. i think they are worried. they want to make sure the strategy they have got is implemented. now, of course, the strategy is not just military. they want to improve the economy

gates open at 6:00 saturday fight. the concert starts at 7:30. nats officials say they are not expecting any problems at all. remember, they hosted the pope last year. in southeast washington, bob barnard, fox 5 news. >> good point, bob. thank you very much. >>> itlooks like the late king of pop, michael jackson, will not be honor wade congressional resolution. still ahead, hear what house speaker nancy pelosi had to say as she rejected the idea. >>> coming up next, metro gets tough on operators slacking on the job. >> reporter: metro says no more to texting and sleeping. the new zero tolerance policy coming up. >>> welcome back. taking a look at traffic on the american legion bridge, what a nice sight this is. got nice weather outside. got limited traffic out there. good start to a friday. hope flu a good start to the weekend. >> i think it is a good start to the weekend. and you know, as far as the weekend goes,this will be the best day. >> and it's not even the weekend. >> here what is is going to happen. we'll have the weather that we really should have been having. >> we've been just spoiled the last few weeks. >> absolutely right. we'll be spoiled again today so do enjoy

gates says the increase won't create new forces but will help commanders in the field and families back home by reducing the pressure of multiple rotations. >>> the endorsement for bob mcdonnell in virginia as sheila johnson is now backing mcdonnell. johnson has donated money to tim kaine for the past nine years but she's given $15,000 to republicans as well. >>> coming up next on fox 5 morning news. we're breaking down the battle over health care reform. today the president is calling wayward democrats to the house saying it is now or never. we'll take a closer look at the next step after the break. >>> plus a harvard professor arrested outside of his home. arking uion sp allegations of racism. it is now 7:27. ar steak, chicken, ribs, and burgers on the grill. people: oh! at giant, you'll find fresh, delicious, quality meats at prices that sizzle. like super g boneless chicken breast, just $1.79 a pound. this week only, at giant. whee! happy days are here again. whee! ooh. celebrate summer with giant and enjoy mouthwatering fruits and vegetables at prices you can handle. like strawberries, 2-pound pack, just $2.99. this week only, at giant. ♪ the art of getting dir

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gate here. maybe not as much power as they used to. the rockies are in the wildcard race. bob did i believe and here we -- dibble and here beare at the halfway point of this crazy baseball season and kind of hard to assess what we have seen so far this year. >> rob: it has kind of been a tale of two first halfs for this team, the team that started this season is not the same team that is out there on the field today. he's take a look at the winning percentage. it is below .300. that's got to be improved upon. the runs per game, that is not bad. if the pitching get as little better, you're going to do a bit better. the starter's ear r r.-- e.r.a., 4.88. >> bob: manny acta on what needs to improve in the second half. >> our defense obviously in the second half of this season which has improved a little bit and our pitching. and the stats are there. we need to get better. >> more consistency out of our bullpen. i think that is the biggest change we would like to see during the second half. >> bob: let's have a look at the pitchers. ross detwiler, left-hander, jorge de la rosa, an

gates will open at 6:00 saturday night. the cob certificate -- the concert started at 7:30. nats officials aren't expecting any problems at all. remember, they hosted the pope last year. bob fox 5 news. >> hopefully there is okay weather for the show tomorrow night. >>> well, yeah. one would hope. >> you can give us that insight? >> there is a chance. but for those of you heading out there, a chance of showers and thunderstorms. >> be prepared. >> it's elton and billy. >> they'll make it work. >> i want to say real quick. i had a chance to get out yesterday and got invited to play in the d.c. united charity golf tournament at congressional. great turnout yesterday. fun playing with the guys from d.c. united and the players. thank you, d.c. united. >> how did you do? >> i do not play well, personally, but our team finished 7 under. >> you did it for a good cause. >> trying to contribute about that much. [ laughter ] >> very good. >> but it was fun. >> it was a great day for it. >>> d ananother great daytoan t out litoe ths.nk thea. wficerst take a look at regional temperatures. we are in the 60s as you know th ny o 65 currently nwashington, d.c. right now new york city is

gates said the cops harassed him because he is black. >>> four minutes past the hour. all right. right in the center of the country, right now we have what's happening that bob in on. what you got? >> we got storms stretching into texas and oklahoma. it's all a part of heavy rain moving into this entire region over the next 24 to 36 hours. the white and shaded blue colors, that's all rain. the greens and reds, heavy rain coming in. we got lightning strikes just north of dallas, which is right here. i-35 all drifting to the east. you can see more thunderstorms in texas, and oklahoma city, you can see heavy downpours out there also. it's an actually cold front, this stuff going later today. so far just light showers when you get toward south dakota and minnesota, but once that cold front gets a little air mass with a little heating in front of that, watch for storms this afternoon. gusty winds and large hail the main threat for this afternoon. big story in the west. high pressure in denver to california. high pressure that will heat up quickly. take you live to phoenix. you are under heat warning, and the heat is gradually going to build today to the end of th

the secretaries of defense, current secretary of defense, bob gates, and the previous secretary of defense and his predecessor said 187 should do us. we have had three chairs of the joint chiefs of staff who said, 187 f-22's are enough. we think that should do it. and we have had current members of the joint chiefs who said 187 is plenty for when it comes to f-22's and, finally, two of the most respected members of the senate, senators mccain and levin. they have said as leaders of this committee, have said no, this is enough given our other demands and our other aircraft we have available to meet this need, 187 f-22's are plenty. let me take a look at the next chart if we could and see what we have here. one of the reasons why all the folks i just mentioned have said 187 f-22's are enough, think of some of the or aircraft we have used, fixed wing and as well as nonfixed wing aircraft, but the f-15 fighter, a number of ours flown in iraq and afghanistan, rough numbers, about 40,000 flight hours. we have a couple of u.a.v.'s unmanned aerial vehicles, called scaneagle and the other is called