this computer genius so skilled, and now, brad cooper was on trial for murder. >> we are ready to have opening statements. >> it began in march of 2011, 2 1/2 years after nancy's death. >> nancy rantz cooper never went for a run from her house. >> the prosecutors howard cummings, amy fitzhugh and bob zellinger. >> we think she came home from this party and she had said some things in front of him that might have upset him a little bit and that he choked her. >> killed her then, their theory goes. put her body in the trunk of the car, drove her to the drainage ditch and returned home to manufacture an alibi. why? they started with that shredded marriage. brad's affair. cutting off her financially, stopping her from moving back. she was increasingly desperate. >> jennifer, he's breaking me. i don't know how much i have left to fight. >> she told me when she slept at night, she slept with her jeans on and the keys in her pocket with the children and the door locked. >> he never beat her. it wasn't physical said the prosecutor, but he used financial power to exert absolute control. this wa

the article from this morning, brad cooper said is only a retention this year, 80%. there was a lot of naval marine officers in the audience, can you think back to a time for you ever had 80% rates? pretty rare. across the fleet, 67% retention today. the highest in ten years, they are also the highest in don't be and eat. what is going on? if the classic big force that drives retention rates down, they are recruiting, charter, why are we seeing almost the reverse? ... which has been a really hard problem for families over the years. those things make you feel good about what you're doing. the other part is, do they feel like they've got a purpose and a mission. i think when secretary mattis came in, he talked about great power competition, he talked about being more lethal, he talked about war fighting. we fully embrace that in the navy and believe that the national defense strategy is a pretty good description of a maritime sentry. we feel we are conveying that to our sailors. they have a purpose, they are being treated well, the majority of them, and of course, now

again, the article from this morning, brad cooper said zone a retention in sasebo was 80% this year. now, there is a lot of naval marine officers out in the audience, can you think back to a time you ever had 80% retention rates? it is pretty rare. across the fleet we are at 67% zone a retention, the highest we have had in 10 years. zone b and c are also the highest we have had. what is going on if the classic, big force that drives retention rates down and recruiting that much harder, why is it we are seeing the reverse? we do not have enough data yet to be able to be very accurate with it, but we believe it is because of the changes that bob burke and his team have made at n1 that are opening up opportunities, more flexible options, more transparency, people feel like they have a vote earlier on. fixing pcs, which has been a hard problem over the years. those things make you feel good about what you are doing. the other part, do they feel like they have a purpose and mission? and i think when secretary mattis came and he talked about powermpetition -- about competition, he talked a