a chinook today may look like the chinook fro 1962, -- from 1962, but how it operates and serves the customer it is really an evolutionary product. >> it looks like it. but almost everything inside from how you guys build it all the systems are entirely new at this point? >> that's correct. we understand there is a unique technology that comes with that tandem configuration that we want to continue to take advantage of as we look into the future i don't what is the study you are going to provide to the army seen soon going to say? in terms of what the future looks like? >> i'm not going to share that with you but what i will say is recover i tow craft continues to be an incredibly important piece within the defense of this nation and for our innational customers. >>> up next, more with boeing helicopter boss leeann coreett in just a moment j >>> we are continuing our conversation with leeann core rhett. vice president of boeing's vertical lift division. >> everybody has seen domestic orders drop off. the focus is on international markets. what are the markets that are going to be mos

the chinooks went in without the apache gun ships that usually provide cover. >> it was the pilots andhe task unit commander that made a conscious decision that okay we're going to press and we're going to get there because we have to make a difference. to me, when people ask what would you say would sum up the greatest mistake in military operations, to me it's just simple two words. too late. >> as portrayed in the new movie "lone survivor" one of the chinooks was hovering to offload special forces. that's when a rocket propelled grenade was fired into it. all special operation forces on board, eight s.e.a.l.s and four army night stalkers were killed. >> it hit hard. and, you know, we lost all souls on board. >> marcus latrell likely wouldn't have made it if it weren't for mohammed gulab. he ended up in his village for four days, being moved between different houses and even a cave to prevent him from being captured. he was finally rescued by u.s. forces who had been scouring the mountains. >> they'd been looking for you. >> right. for as long as i'd been missing. so they were beat t

manufactured chinook helicopter was the, quote, most cost effective single platform type fleet for thehan air force over a 20-year period. the russian deal sparking outrage in congress, as lawmakers pressed officials during defense department budget hearings in april. >> with all the tens of billions of dollars we put into afghanistan, this is a tough one to justify. >> reporter: the defense department says the afghan military already trains and uses the russian chopper, while the u.s. chinook would require retraining afghan forces. >> we are trying to provide them as much capability as possible, so that they can, in fact, take responsibility for security. >> reporter: a pentagon spokesman tells abc news the russian helicopter is the only one that could meet our immediate and near-term requirements in afghanistan. the pentagon says it has purchased 63 brand new mi 17s at an average cost of about $18 million per aircraft. the last shipment is scheduled to be on the ground by september of 2014. david? >> aditi roy, thank you. >>> it was five years ago this week, the explosive headlines s

. >> cooper: as a result of the call, two chinook helicopters like these with special operations forces the mountainside where the four seal's had been fighting. the chinooks went in without the apache gunships that usually provide cover. >> maguire: it was the pilots and the task unit commander that made a conscious decision that "okay, were going to press and we're going to get there because we have to make a difference." to me, when people ask what would you say would be would sum up you know the greatest mistake in military operations, to me it's just a simple two words, "too late." >> cooper: as portrayed in the new movie "lone survivor," one of the chinooks was hovering to offload special forces. that's when a rocket propelled grenade was fired into it. all special operations forces on board-- eight seals and eight army night stalkers-- were killed. >> maguire: it hit hard and, you know, we lost all souls on board. >> cooper: marcus luttrell likely wouldn't have made it if it weren't for mohammad gulab. he ended up in his village for four days, being moved between different houses

. >> as a result of the call, two chinook helicopters like these raced to the mountainside where the seals had been fighting. the chinooks went in without the apache gun ships that usually provide cover. >> it was the pilot and task unit commander that made a conscience decision, okay, we're going to press and get there because we have to make a difference. to me, when people ask what would you say would sum up the greatest mess stake in military operations to me, it's just simple two words, too late. >> as pourtrayed in the new movie, one of the chapin nooks was hovering that's when a rocket propelled grenade was fired into it. all special operations forces on board, eight seals and eight army night stockers were killed. >> it hit hard and we lost all souls on board. >> marcus wouldn't have made it if it weren't for mohammed. he was in the village for four days being moved between different houses and a cave to prevent him from being captured. he was finally rescued by u.s. forces. they had been looking for you? >> right, as long as i was missing. they were beat to hell. >> what tha

walking up the channel, and seeing a red, a chinook red, you know, right below your--your project wood, and knowing that that gravel was only there because you placed that wood is pretty special. >> ♪ 'cause i'm almost home i'm almost home i'm almost home i'm almost home i'm almost home ♪ >> we value things most after we lose them. and in a lot of our rivers, and especially a lot of our big rivers, we've lost a lot. and so, the last couple of generations, i think, are some of the first to really carry a consciousness of, "we can destroy things. we can destroy river systems." with that consciousness is, i hope, a desire to want to heal, and to want to make amends to those river systems. as long as we still have salmon that want to come back, and as long as we have those crystal clear headwaters, we have sort of chances to make things better. those things haven't given up on us yet. the choices that we all make in our different parts of that watershed affect each and every person. and so, there's a generation growing up in oregon right now, and actually across the nation, that gets oppor

the next incentives meant to appease transferred grains of pollen and allowing for the first was a chinook second thoughts. it's a fine cooper's sense without the honey bees that wouldn't be any malice nor fruit bearing trees there even some vegetables that would be able to cry when she is the nature of everything in fact been using pesticides has been swimming around but this does have the will may have been the european commission has decided to confront the problem head on. from december this year the use of the specific test sites will be suspended for four major crops corn rolls and some prawns and cook. the city the national insult the commission of an environment system i stood above the nave. there were no dead. what a nation of that this is something for which we have a major economic advantage. tempted to give you clues as to make it with you over the forty nation and a daughter to bed for the nation needs to be sporting nation. yet to sign says this measure is not enough minister and professor those agencies other issues come into play. these may not be going in each of the hist

documents show the american-made boeing chinook helicopter was the most cost effective choice over theg haul. >>> in jacksonville, florida, a small plane crashed killing all three people on board. the cessna went down in a pond in a secluded neighborhood. the pilot radioed moments before to say he couldn't see the runway. police say fog may have played a role in that crash. >>> an investigation is underway in san antonio, texas, after a college student was shot and killed by a campus police officer. it happened during a traffic stop. police say 23-year-old robert cameron rivas got into a scuffle with the officer who pulled him over. allegedly for speeding and driving erratically. at least five shots were fired. >>> thousands of friends and fans of actor paul walker turned out for a memorial in southern california. many brought flowers but a lot of them drove high-performance cars which walker enjoyed so much. walker and a friend died in a fiery crash in a powerful porsche. the accident is being investigated. there is no evidence the men were involved in a street race. >>> in the florid

. >> on november 2, 2003, my son was killed over the skies of fallujah in a chinook helicopter that was shot down, and he died with 16 other soldiers. >> in iraq. >> yes. >> at that time, mike o'machearley was working at a plant, making parts for new cars. >> and the outgoing vice president from airborne express, he knew i was having some problems, and he said, "yeah, we need bus drivers. come on back out." >> the job at dhl, after his death, meant a lot to you. >> yes. i was working on a machining line at a factory, and all i could see was his face, all day long. and it was killing me inside. and this job meant that i could see different people and talk to people and kind of become a human. [chime music] >> by christmas, the mayor had received 14 layoff letters and 3,000 people were out of work. 5,000 were still on the job at dhl, but things were getting bleak for them too. about this time, a lot of people in the air park began to see their schedules cut. instead of working eight hours a day, they were working four, and of course, that cut their income by half. they weren't unemployed;

what can i go in with a serious force to conduct a critical to chinook helicopters in the end of the series expeditionary force to come with accounts of those and twenty three rebels and they did working with the congolese forces the defeat at them. i'm not saying it's the end of the matter but it's quite a significant victo by forces mainly run by africans and sand in the sand and mud in the salt creek look of the films that means most of the soldiers that are african soldiers may be that getting the logistics in the un often fraught but you know a lot of the heavy lifting is now being done by african soldiers of the heavy lifting with the logistics those who sin against sars and the things of that phrase in an intensified in on the ground that all the logistics are old farm that the distance and international with the european view and one of the suffering the week getting word from the red cross that so far the fighting took place that was witnessed their stay in the streets of the capital's in front of the two hundred and eighty one bodies recovered so far. it's a provisional pol

she visited with wounded soldiers, flew in a chinook and fired a howitzer.my career. >> good for her. >> don't forget the troops as rering r we ring in the new year. >>> supercute. snow is causing quite the headache for a lot of people. not for this pup. basically, heaven on earth. >> oh. >> that face. the precious pooch played in the snow for the first time. >> hopping like a bunny. >> what is the problem here? i'm loving it. >> okay at him. >> or her. >> watch out for the yellow snow. >> yeah, be wary of that. >> or brown. >> oh, okay. >> oh. >> right? >> a chilly day. love it. >> thank you, rachel. >>> now, we have beyonce in a "gma" exclusive. her new album has been topping the charts since she surprised the world with the release. in a video you'll see her first, she takes you inside the making of her music and how she got that amazing body back after having her baby. ♪ >> reporter: she surprised the world, releasing her secretive visual album with no promotion. >> we had so much fun. my family was there. and i was breast-feeding, corn row s in my hair.

apaches are based here, as well as chinooks.and we've conducted an integrated live-firing exercise in the barry goldwater range. so we want to thank you for all the opportunities, and we want to continue to look forward to a very forward-looking relationship with u.s., together with our asean partners in forging another period of stability and growth for the asia pacific region. thank you. >> lita. >> mr. secretary, i was wondering if i could get your assessment of the latest news coming out of syria, including the flight of general idris. what do you think that says about the situation on the ground in syria? are the -- particularly the moderate rebels. are they no longer a force that the u.s. can rely on? and do you think that this will have an impact on the destruction of the chemical weapons? >> first, i think what has occurred here in the last couple of days is a clear reflection on how complicated and dangerous this situation is and how unpredictable it is. we continue to support general idris and the moderate opposition.

pentagon turned to moscow for $1 billion worth of russian helicopters instead of the american made chinookecurity forces. pentagon officials say the russian choppers are superior. really? elisabeth, over to you. >> thanks, steve. when you're choosing a new financial advisor, many people get intimidated and embarrassed about their lack of financial knowledge. >> when it comes to managing money, you need the same critical approach when interviewing a mechanic or doctor. here is kate rogers with the five questions to ask before trufgtd anyone with your -- before trusting anyone with your finances. the first question is why are people so intimidated by financial advisors >> you need to be armed with a series of questions before you decide if they are right for you. >> where would you start? the first question is how are you paid and what will it cost? >> go right for it. cost is a definite concern. you're seeking help with your finances. definitely ask them that. how they're paid is important. some financial planners are licensed to sell products. if they're selling you a product, they may or

back in august of 2011, a chinook helicopter was shot down in afghanistan killing all 38 s.e.a.l.s onarlier. >> you're talking about dealing with the possible missteps of very high ranking military leaders in the strategy of this war and the administration. it' very touchy subject. and i think a lot of people really have tried very, very much tried to stop the discussion on this issue. >> the house oversight committee announcing it would hold a hearing regarding the disaster crash early next year. >>> a new york man is very lucky to be alive. he fell on the subway track as the train was coming barreling towards him. watch. >> he's alive. >> don't move. >> the person is alive. i need power off on two tracks. >> and it's chaotic there. but basically what this is showing is that this first responder is talking to the man as he lay under the train. miraculously, the victim, who is in his 50s, suffered only a bruised hand. he told cops he jumped on to a track to save a woman who fell, but witnesses say there is no woman there. he is now being hospitalized for psychological evaluations. >>>