as chuck hagel has done. i close with a story that came about last year. i was going to tell the story about when we're traveling in a rack -- in iraq, chuck were these harsh puppy vegan slippers in the flap started opening and his toes were sticking out. i am going to skip that story. he ended up buying me a pair. which i have never worn, i am proud to say. [laughter] that is a different story. this is a different story. one day, chuck came in for what i thought would be our regular meeting but he had a guest. he introduces. -- he introduced us. he was from our -- my hometown of chicago. chuck it is plain that skip, lieutenant johnson, had been his platoon commander in vietnam. had lost touch until skip tracked him down. chuck wanted to bring skip to the oval office to say hello to the president. to meet his family, including his younger grandsons. chuck told me about how it had been 1968, protests, race riots causing tensions among troops in vietnam. chuck's unit was mostly white, but skip his african-american. as the platoon commander he was not going to

overwhelmingly confirmed byhe senate, ash carter will succeed chuck hagel as the nation's new defenseretary. the change comes as congress considers thehe obama administration's 2016 budget request. it seeks $51 billion touppo operations in afghanistan andd elsewhwhere. the request is $ bilon more than current bget caps allowed. unless they make a deal by the end of the year, the pentagon could fa devastating spepending cuts known as sequestration. the pentagon wants to velopp new weapons, improve reaeadiness an increase in operations rldwide. here to tell us whetr congress will give dod more moneys our rodtable. johnhn bentt, fense news' congressional edtor. an of the center for strategic and international ststudiess. mackenzie eaglen of the and a price institute, and loren thompson. welcome back to the show. >> welcome. excellent choice of time. >> i want to start out. ash has been confifirmed. what did he tell during his confirmationhat told us what his priorities will be? >> i don'think we lrned during the confirmationearing clearly what kind of defense secretary he's going to be.

thank you to secretary chuck hagel's guiding hand that will benefit our future. but chuck i want to suggest that perhaps her greatest impact is a legacy that will be felt for decades to come has been your own example. it is not simply that you have been the first listed combat veteran in the first vietnam veteran to serve as secretary of defense but hal or life experience, being down in the mud, feeling the bullets fly overhead. and how it has worked with no other secretary before you. you have made them feel at home and when you spoke to our newest sergeant majors about the true meaning of leadership and responsibility they knew they were leaving from their own. in those proud moments when you came to pen a purple heart on a wounded warrior you are not just there as a secretary of defense but in old army sergeant that knows the costs of war and the shrapnel in your chest. these are reflecting the driving force of chuck cable services and the love troops and what has happened after 13 years of war. we are making progress we at have more women than ever before, we

he replaces chuck hagel. he says one of his goals is to lead the country's future in the best possible place. >> i have a commit tonight to the future for building a force for the future. that involves not only securing the resources we need but making sure we make the best use of the tax payers' dollar. >> he's the -- carter is the 25th secretary of defense in u.s. history and the fourth in the last six years. carter's three predecessors under president obama are chuck hagel who held the post for the last two years. leon panetta who was secretary of defense from 2011 until 2013. he replaced robert gates who was a holdover from the previous bush administration. >>> a train derailment ignites a fireball of crude oil. why this is raising so many concern here in the bay area. >>> a foggy start to the day. steve paulson is tracking the lingering fog and the forecast. >>> and giving back hon a global scale. the bay area school that's helping feed families half a world away and the unique reward they will receive f

he replaces chuck hagel who resigned in november.s leaving the pentagon after two years on the job, and we look back now at the successes and difficulties on encountered by a man they believe just wasn't right for the job. >> reporter: chuck hagel's farewell ceremony was filled with high notes and emotion. >> ladies and gentlemen, i want to introduce to you my friend our 24th secretary of defense and an outstanding american mr. chuck hagel. >> reporter: his warm send out with the time at the pentagon was difficult, and he had been hired to do to things over see the u.s. withdrawal from afghanistan and cut the military's bloated budget by 10%. but after two years on the job hagel and u.s. president barack obama agreed that the job and the mission had changed. >> we both came to the conclusion that i think the country was best served with new leadership. he thought it was over in this institution. >> reporter: the rise of i.s.i.l. overwhelmed u.s. foreign policy in 2014. administration insiders claim hagel never offered clear or new id

chuck hagel had that.ing he did, but i think a lot of things he had the right idea about and i think that's because of his background. >> well you could argue, too, that chuck hagel sort of burned out and was not a successful secretary of defense despite his service in vietnam. >> that is correct. i agree. i said he did a few things that were good and a lot of things weren't done. i think he got bushed out probably fighting the process some and he decided to step down. >> right. because as you well know politics is involved in everything in washington including the military. i just want to read something "the boston globe" wrote about ashton carter. they have an excellent article this morning about his background. it says over the past three decades carter has moved fluidly between the halls of the university and the pentagon corridors. he teaches, by the way, in the ivy league. he was nicknamed the deliverer for his ability to get the job done. every few years or so it appears he grows impatient with the

secretary of defense after one of our nation's most honorable and conscientious public servants, chuck hagel. i worked for secretary hagel. and i've known him for decades. though not over all of the many decades he served our country. among the many traits i admire in secretary hagel is the tireless care with which he carried out the most solemn duty of secretary of defense, which is to the relatively few brave young men and women who defend the rest of us. i also thank senator lieberman for his warm and generous introduction, as he noted it's not the first time he's done so. but especially for his service to this body, and to the nation over many years. thank you, sir. my perfect wife stephanie, and wonderful children will and abe are behind me as they always are, every day. and i thank them. the president frequently notes that america has the greatest fighting force the world has ever known. to the men and women of the department of defense who make it so, and to this committee, which watches over them, i pledge that if i'm confirmed as secretary of defense to keep faith with the dedicatio

president obama nominated him to replace secretary of defense chuck hagel. carter has previously served as deputy secretary of defense. he will be the president's fourth secretary in six years. and major star power in the district. coming up on saturday news carrie wass -- where kerry washington shops and the tweet that she sent out that caught everyone's i. -- eye. >> and we had snow squalls and bitterly cold temperatures. i will let you know just how co kimberly: new and important developments out of maryland this week. the acting secretary ordered all state owned bridges to have inspections. and ask it on a bridge meant that bridges built before 1959 will have to be inspected. dark chocolate is a popular choice on this valentine's day for a bold taste and healthy antioxidants, but it also is attractive to vegans and for people who are allergic to milk. but the doctor who is hiding a little white lie. >> twinkle, twinkle, little star. ♪ >> professional photographer avoids milk chocolate for ethical reasons. >> i avoid eating it for factory farms so it is p

>> yeah, i think that's what the president wanted chuck hagel to do, and he did that until he startedolicy in libya the policy in yemen, and that became a problem for this white house. i think ash carter has some leeway as far as his operational ability inside the pentagon because he has a lot of buy-in from the people know who him there. i spent 5 1/2 years covering the pentagon it's a complicated place because there are so many different people and so many different chiefs of the different military elements, but it's going to be interesting to see. tom: and a lot of money. a big chunk of the budget. bret baier 6:00 special report on the fox news channel. thanks. >> you bet. tom: this is a bizarre story out of argentina. no, this is not made for a movie. the real deal. arrest warrant for the argentine president and foreign minister found in the home of the dead prosecutor alberto nisman. he alleged they tried sabotage his investigation into a 1994 terrorist attack on the main jewish center in buenos aires. the prosecutor was found dead with a bullet wound to his dead on january 18. t

he is replacing outgoing defense secretary chuck hagel.hopes to be an independent voice. >>> the fbi has opened an investigation into the fatal shooting of three muslim students in chapel hill north carolina. thousands of people attended the funeral service on thursday on north carolina state campus. police say the three of those young students were shot by a neighbor allegedly in a dispute over a parking space at the condo complex. now investigators are digging deeper to determine if the suspect was motivated by religious hate. >> reporter: poppy, the fbi opened the inquiry into the case to ensure no federal laws were violated. this will be a parallel investigation in addition to the local investigation conducted by the chapel hill police department and other law enforcement officials as well. word of the fbi getting involved coming on the same day that the victims were buried. the three victim, barakat and usar and rozen. thousands of people showing up for the memorial service for them. incredible sight to see there. here at nc state uni

chuck hagel. >> but his send off that his time at the pent gone was difficult.e had been hired to do two things. oversee the withdrawal from afghanistan, and cut the military's bloated budget by 10%. but after two years on the job, hagel and u.s. president barack obama agreed the job and the mission had changed. >> we both came to the conclusion that i think the country was pet served with new leadership. the rise overwhelmed u.s. foreign policy in 2014. add min vagues inch seeders claim they never offered any clear or new ideas for stopping the group's advance in syria and iraq, but a lead analyst say those insiders are wrong. >> so it is hard to understand why he would get the criticism, for a policy where his boss has been very very clear from the get go, that the united states is just not going to get any more involved and absolutely minimally required. and so i wouldn't -- i think it is a little bit of scapegoating, frankly. >> there was also frustration that he wasn't making progress on one of the top priorities. closing the military prison at guantanamo b

i think chuck hagel for his service and his family for their sacrifices over the last two years.dr. ashton carter has an impressive distinguished record of service as well in government government. an adviser, a scholar. he has what it takes to be a great secretary of defense. his credentials as one of our top security policy experts are well-established. a badger's degree in physics and history from yale, doctorate infield medical physics. he served as faculty chair at harvard and is the author of 11 books. a singularly impressive as this is dr. carter is very much a do or. he has served no fewer than 11 secretaries of defense from leon panetta to chuck hagel included. he has four times and awarded the department's distinguished service medal as well as the defense intelligence metal and is assistant secretary looked into mr. hughes had sentimental and removing stockpiles from former soviet states of ukraine kazakhstan and belarus. as undersecretary of defense acquisition technology and logistics you was renowned for breaking log jams. we talked about this at some length when we

. >> chuck hagel says sending more troops to fight isis is a choice for the president.owever, he believes more troops may be necessary. he said if the time comes, they should not be used in combat but in an intelligence roll. >>> bobbi kristina brown is in a medically induced coma tonight after she was found face down, unresponsive in a bathtub in georgia. brown was not breathing when her husband and a friend found her and called 911. police performed lifesaving measures on the scene and was taken to the hospital, reportedly breathing. it is nearly 3 years to the day since whitney houston died in a bathtub at the beverly hilton on february 11. >>> more recalls due to faulty airbag sport --. carmakers are recalling 2 million more vehicles because airbags inflate even when there is no impact. the recall impacts models made from 2002 to 2004. the original attempts to fix the defects only work 85% of the time. you can find out which models were affected at our website@kron4.com. >>> a story brought to our attention by a viewer. a dangerous substance found floating in an eas

if confirmed, carter would replace the outgoing secretary of defense chuck hagel and we'll cover that story throughout the day here on fox news. for now back to you. jon: he's going to have a very big job on his hands assuming ekts it. kevin, thank you. jenna: shepard smith is in aman, jordan right now. he'll be reporting there throughout the day and we'll hopefully bring him to you shortly for the very latest on the ground there. in the meantime we want to move back to capitol hill. the president's choice for the next secretary of defense is answering very tough questions today there. ashton carter is widely expected to be confirmed by the senate to replace outgoing secretary chuck hagel. we're following this hearing at the capitol. mike? >> so far lawmakers have been very respectful of dr. carter and wondering how he'll handle president obama and his political advisers. carter says that if confirmed, he'll give the president the best probably military advice but as kevin alluded to earlier in his report, there have been early questions about whether carter believes that the administ

chuck hagel very smally opened the door in the sense he could see a situation where boots on the ground would be needed. but today, lindsay graham came out forcefully advocating for u.s. boots on the ground to take the fight against isis. scott walker potential presidential contender did the sate thing. is that what's needed is u.s. combat troops? >> you're talking about two different things. graham and walker and others and include myself and also secretary hagel, he's talking about the counter offensive campaign to retake mosul in iraq. we definitely need more boots on the ground as advisors are forward line troops and also air controllers. not the 3,000 we have. most of us believe you may in fact have to triple l that to get the density you need. they would be alongside those who are doing the fighting plus apache helicopters and special operations forces to go after isis leadership. in syria until we do something about assad we're never going to be able to get the coalition powers to put the kind of boots on the ground that are needed in syria to assist the free syrian army. once we

the outgoing defense secretary chuck hagel wants to get weapons into ukraine now.at this confirmation hearing, the man who would replace chuck hagel, ash carter, said he is, quote, very much inclined to send american weapons into ukraine. secretary of state john kerry is on h way to ukraine right now. vice president joe biden is going to be meeting with the president of ukraine this weekend. the president of ukraine is also publicly saying, yeah, america is about to start arming us, shipping us weapons to fight against russia. he's already saying that publicly. are we? it is barely started to penetrate the headlines here at all. but after last summer's freakout about whether we were about to restart the cold war with russia right now, just barely under the surface in our politics right now, our whole military and diplomatic apparatus, you can feel it shifting into gear. start talking about a new war. at least putting us into a situation that feels an awful lot like a proxy war with russia. and proxy war with russia isn't a phrase we've really heard since nicaragua,

confirmed as chuck hagel's replacement, but the republican senators used it as an opportunity to criticize obama's foreign policy. >> i'm very much inclined in that direction mr. chairman, because i think we need to support the ukrainians in defending themselves. the nature of those arms i can't say right now because i don't have--i conferred with our military leaders or ukrainian leaders, but i incline in the direction of providing arms, including to get to what i'm sure your question is lethal arms. >> well still more to come here on al jazeera, including urgent talks in yemen as deadlines for a political deal passes. and talking tech, how mobile phones revolutionize education in kenya. >> time now for a reminder of the top stories on al jazeera. the king of jordan has vowed to step up the offensive against isil following confirmation that the group had murdered the jordanian pilot moaz al kassasbeh. jordan retaliateed by executing two iraqi jihadist prisoners. >> a plane plunging out of control into a river. >>> at least five people have been killed in rocket fire in ukraine's eastern c

secretary of defense the 60-year-old abington high school alum and president obama's pick to replace chuck hagel as head of the pentagon if confirms he will steer the efforts to defeat isis and wind down the war in afghanistan. >>> a possible break through to end the bloody conflict between russia and the ukraine, they emerged from marathon peace talks with a cease fire due to start on sunday that could end a 10 month battle that claimed thousands of lives. they promised to remove heavy equipment from the frontline of conflict. >>> still to come a security breach with a popular tax software used by millions of americans. and three, pick up a check at your nearest buying center. ♪ find out how much your car is worth ♪ ♪ at webuyanycar.com ♪ >>> there is word this noon of a security breach involving a popular tax return software used by millions of americans the fbi is investigating how social security numbers were used to file fraudulent returns in at least 19 states and if that information was stolen from turbo tax the wall street journal reports that there are signs that fraud may involve feder

president obama participating in a farewell for chuck hagel. .>> teachers at four bay area cath like high schools say they are fight a new controversial sex doctrine from the archbishop of san francisco. >> the language inserted into the agreement adds nothing new to the agreement, it rather clarifies what is already in there so the schools can be clear about their mission. >> it stated that homo sexual relations, sex outside marriage, the viewing of pornography and masturbation are evil. some staff told us the handbook sends the wrong message to students and is in stark contrast to what the pope is teaching about tolerance. they say it does open the discuss. >> this his the time to try to understand what it means to be pastoral and what it means to be next to each other in in and kind of listen to them, listen to how it is effecting them and really be even more sensitive to our students who are struggling. >> on friday they will be meeting with the archbishop to ask questions about the new handbook to fight the language to keep it out of the man

carter is the president's choice to replace chuck hagel who announced his resignation last november.confirmed carter will become the obama administration's fourth pentagon chief. >>> 2016 donors and supporters are shifting alliances as you might imagine. mitt romney has announced that he will not seek the white house for a third time. he's got a lot of money out there for other candidates. where will those dollars go? the fox news political insiders are getting miked up at home base, and we want to hear from you. because you know you can chime in while you tune in. which republican president's hopeful benefits most from mitt romney bowing out of the race? post your comments on my facebook page and we'll put that up at the bottom of the screen there or you can tweet us@harrisfaulkner # fox report. [coughing] dave, i'm sorry to interrupt... i gotta take a sick day tomorrow. dads don't take sick days, dads take nyquil. the nighttime, sniffling sneezing, coughing aching, fever, best sleep with a cold medicine. sheila! you see this ball control? you see this right? it's 80% confidence and

analysts say ashton carter should breeze through confirmation to replace the outgoing secretary, chuck hagellive look at the hearing ashton carter did face tough questions on the white house's strategy. and he vowed to cut through the red tape slowing down the delivery of u.s. weapons to jordan. for that, let's get to mike emanuel live on capitol hill for us now. what else did he say about how to help the jordanians in this fight? >> well, shep a coordinator response to help the jordanians is a focus after many national security focus lawmakers met with the king yesterday. short time ago, the chairman of the armed services committee john mccain and the top democrat jack reed released a letter they are sending to john kerry and the outgoing defense secretary chuck hagel. notes jordan has requested aircraft parts, night vision equipment and precision weapons the king believes he needs to secure the border and carry out air missions in syria. earlier, the defense secretary nominee was asked about this issue. >> are you aware of the problems that jordanians are having with acquireing the weapons

he replaces chuck hagel, who resigned in november >>> police in the u.s. state of north carolina are investigating whether racial hatred played a role in the killing of of barakat, his wife and her sister. they were shot in their apartment in chapel hill on tuesday. craig hicks has been charged. andy gallagher has more from north carolina. >> an incredible show of solidarity in rawley north carolina. so many turned up from the muslim community that the mosque behind the camera is too small to take them. they are in the sports field to pay respects to the two families. despite this being a day of morning, muslim civil rights leaders are calling from this to be thought of as a hate crime. so far the police investigation indicates that this was an argument over parking spots outside the apartment where the three young people lived. today is not about recrim jipations, it's about a show of solidarity. we had the state's district attorney and the chief of police showing solidarity. three or 4,000 students stood in silence with candles to pay respects to three y

. >> if chuck hagel wasn't. he won't be. there's the matter of money. the white house wants congress to spend 534 billion on defense in the coming year blowing a spending cap by 36 million. republican legislators are fuming over the proposal and carder will have to defend the budget before he's responsible for it. he can expect tough questions about the bills for the f-35 and f32 fighter jets and efforts to cut pensions and health care for retired troops if their families. for ashton carter his goal is to save money but keep the country safe. a challenge for any defense chief >>> hundreds of teachers near kenya's border with somali are refusing to return to work fearing attacks by al-shabab fighters. they held a demonstration outside parliament demanding that the kenyan government transfer them to safer regions. al-shabab has been targetting nonsome articleies in the area >>> in kenya, young technology entrepreneurs are making learning more accessible to thousands of students. the use of mobile phones in class opened up a new world. >> normally they'll

he replaces chuck hagel who resigned in november. >> u.s. security council is trying to stop i.s.i.l. by hitting it where it hurts - in the wallet. >> the international community has a new weapon in the fight against i.s.i.l. it's to cut off i.s.i.l.'s primary funding sources. oil, ransoms and the looting of cultural antiquity. >> translation: we took a step in suppressing the funding for terrorists. first and foremost oil. >> reporter: it doesn't go far enough. >> we lament it's a main factor leading to the rise there's no better recruiting tool for i.s.i.l. than the atrocities of the bashar al-assad regime. >> reporter: iraq and syria fighting i.s.i.l. on its home turf welcome the measure. >> we are pleased to see that the council has moved finally in the right direction, towards establishing and setting a wider train work to combatting terrorism. >> this resolution shows the security council is united. when it comes to fighting i.s.i.l. and other groups affiliated with al qaeda. some of the weapons are not new. it raises the stakes >>> th

ashton carter is expected to take office in the next few days succeeding chuck hagel. carter has been the chief operating officer, and held a number of key posts during the defense career. >>> coming up a worse stoppage at dozens of ports. >> it affects every part of my business. it affects my customers, for sure. >> a labour dispute on the west coast is stalling trade. we'll see what it means for the workers and the fallout for the american economy. also, the chemical cloud that forced tens of thousands of people to seal themselves indoors. >> america's first climate refugees >> this is probably a hurricane away from it being gone. >> who's to blame? >> 36% of land lost was caused by oil and gas industry... >> ...and a fight to save america's coastline. >> we have kinda made a deal with the devil >> fault lines al jazeera america's hard hitting... >> today they will be arrested... >> ground breaking... they're firing canisters of gas at us... award winning investigative documentary series... the disappearing delta only on al jazeera america >>> the west coast normally

chuck hagel said that the world is exploding all over. now we get the president and susan rice telling us, well, calm down really we're pretty safe, don't worry about it. whose message are we supposed to believe here? >> well, we do have to come up with an answer, don't we? if you listen to -- >> we ask the questions. >> anyone who has been watching this is going, what is this all about? we will come up with what i think is an explanation. obama is in the last two years of a presidency. he does have an agenda. it's domestic. a little history. go back to the presidency of lyndon johnson. there was a very famous phrase during the johnson presidency. it was guns versus butter. spending on the vietnam war versus spending on the great society. and it was a dilemma because it was hard to do both. i'm convinced that obama has concluded he's not going to allow the last two years of his presidency to be dragged into what he calls a long-term overseas expensive military commitment. he simply won't go there. he wants to take that money and spend it

carter takes over the post from secretary, chuck hagel who announced his resignation last year. >>> comingews" a new way to achieve weight loss success the one thing you add to your diet if are you trying to shed pounds. >>> and a change to popular candy bars, what nestle is removing from their recipe. no sweat to play. pick 5. easy to play. simple to say. [ male announcer ] approaching medicare eligibility? don't put off checking out your medicare options until 65. now is a good time to get the ball rolling. medicare only covers about 80% of part b medical costs. the rest is up to you. that's where aarp medicare supplement insurance plans insured by unitedhealthcare insurance company, come in. like all standardized medicare supplement insurance plans they could help save you in out-of-pocket medical costs. taking informed steps really makes a difference later. that's what it means to go long™. call now and request this free decision guide and explore the range of aarp medicare supplement plans. all plans like these let you choose any doctor or hospital that accepts medicare patients. thes

carter replaces chuck hagel who resigned amid friction with the white house in november. carter will serve as the fourth defense secretary under president obama. >>> for weeks at ports up and down the west coast, a long-stewing labor dispute has created a virtual standstill. ships have been floating out at sea unable to unload. now work is starting to resume, but only after hundreds of millions of dollars were likely lost, and that may only be a taste of what's to come. nbc's joe fryer tonight out on the water at the port of los angeles tonight. joe, good evening. >> reporter: lester, good evening. this is the scene on the water at the port of los angeles. cargo is moving once again after a temporary shutdown over the long holiday weekend. but as you can see, the backlog is huge. we count more than 30 ships on the water still waiting to unload. as the port gridlock continues, it's business owners like joe loboo who are feeling lost at sea. >> in the 40 years i've been doing this, it's the most unusual and devastating problem we've had with export shipping. >> reporter: th

only 23% say air strikes alone will do it and even chuck hagel the outgoing secretary is of defense has publicly said that air strikes alone are not going to do it. take a listen. >> no one is under any illusions under any illusions that air strikes alone will destroy isil. >> how bhou a declaration of war snooths not soomp a declaration of war the president has the authority to take action he doesn't really want to take a lot of action. he should realize and have a strategy we're going to have to use ground troops going to have to more coordination with countries like jordan and saudi arabia and this resolution is pro post house rouse, has a three-year time limit, takes away the authority to go after non isis terrorist groups and so you look at that and then no enduring ground offensive. you mow, do that to d day we'd still be on the beaches. this guy doesn't get it. >> mike why not, then, as the constitution says put it in the hands of congress sm have congress come out with a clear declaration of war? >> because unless the president is on board with everything, david, it doesn't matt

he is replacing chuck hagel who abruptly resigned last november after less than two years as defense secretary. >>> after a year of deadly fighting a sees firecease-fire is reached between ukraine and russia. it calls for russia to pull out all troops from ukraine. prisoners captured will receive amnesty but with three days before the cease-fire begins heavy fire reportedly still taking place. tonight on nightly news a serious questions remain about whether russian president putin will honor the cease-fire. that is coming up at 5:30. >> still ahead at 5:00, scuffle at a muni stop and the suspect was caught on camera. what he is accused of doing with an officer that tracked him down. also. >> i'm jodi hernandez in petaluma where the slow down is causing some big problems for some bay area businesses. i'll have a live report coming up. >> six years ago alone and knowing no english, what he has accomplished sense earns him a hero award. >> and then at 6:00 joyous farewell for one of the most powerful men of the state. but as critics are crashing the party. >> truly an embarrassment to t

. >>> the senate has confirmed president obama's nominee to replace chuck hagel at the pentagon. the vote was 93-5 and ashton carter will be the president's fourth secretary of defense. he previously served as the number two official at the pentagon from 2011 to 2013. >>> tonight, we are mourning the death of a legendary journalist. bob simon of cbs news "60 minutes" was killed last night in a terrible car accident here in manhattan. he was a passenger in a private car service when his driver apparently crashed into another car and then hit barriers in the middle of the road. authorities say he wasn't wearing a seat belt. he's being remembered tonight as one of the finest journalists of his generation. we get more now from nbc's kate snow. >> i'm bob simon. >> reporter: he was considered by his peers to be one of the best writers in the business. >> the monks come here, as they always have, for the beauty, the tranquility and the isolation. but most of all, for this. ♪ >> reporter: in 47 years at cbs news, bob simon's curiosity took him around the world. >> they are the sea gypsi

he replaces chuck hagel. >>> virginia senator mark warner is on his way back to washington from cuba.e said he spent a fascinating weekend in cuba looking for trade and cultural opportunities for virginia. warmer is one of three senators who made the trim, the first congressional group to -- trip, first congressional group to visit cuba since talks of reestablishing relationships started last month. >> there are benefits for both countries if we can move forward, but both countries have to get past their old mindsets and realize this is a new day. both sides are going to have to move. >> the next round of negotiations is set for next week here in d.c. >>> tonight hims of west virginia resident won't -- hundreds of west virginia residents won't sleep in their own beds because of an explosive train derailment. investigators are trying to determine what caused the train to at burned until this morning. crews are worried some of the oil seeped into a river that's used for drinking water. >>> i'm meteorologist topper shutt. melting cause refreezing tomorrow. check out these lows tonight, a

ashton carter coming into the committee room to replace chuck hagel stepping down as defense secretary. i want to remind you throughout the hearing we'll be asking the question on social media what should next defense secretary's priority be go to facebook.com/c-span. associated press better use of taxpayer dollars but congress must bring stability back to the military's budget. they are reporting on his opening statement which you'll hear shortly. live coverage on c-span3. >> good morning. the committee meets this morning to consider the nomination of dr. ashton b. carter to be the secretary of defense. there are standard questions by committee rule that i would put forth to dr. carter at this time. dr. carter in order to exercise its legislative and oversight responsibilities it's important that this committee and other appropriate committees of the congress are able to receive testimony, briefings and other communication of information. have you adhered to applicable laws and regulations governing conflicts of interest? >> i have. >> have you assumed any duties or undertaken any act

he replaces chuck hagel who is holding the post until the confirmation. libby casey is joining us live from capitol hill. what are some of the top issues that will take place and unfolds at today's hearing? >> good morning del this

today we'll find out who will replace chuck hagel as secretary of defense. there was a unanimous vote to advance ashton carter's nomination. >>> once it hits his desk president obama has ten days to veto a bill authorizing construction of the keystone xl pipeline. it cleared the house yesterday and is seen as a significant legislative and political victory for republicans. but the president has repeatedly threatened to veto the bill and republicans don't have the votes to override him. advocates say it would mean jobs. opponents are concerned about the environmental impacts. >>> there is a new push to combat drug overdoses especially heroin. in maryland the state attorney general will talk about the initiative in baltimore later this morning. we'll be working with our partner station there to tell you what he says. maryland leaders say there has been a surge of heroin related deaths in that state from about 254 years ago to more than 400 last year. >>> d.c. is now cracking down -- business regulators seized more than $1,000 worth of skoob bisnacks there. we'

secretary of defense after one of our nation's most honorable and conscientious public servants, chuck hagel. i worked for secretary hagel. and i've known him for decades. though not over all of the many decades he served our country. among the many traits i admire in secretary hagel is the tireless care with which he carried out the most solemn duty of secretary of defense, which is to the relatively few brave young men and women who defend the rest of us. i also thank senator lieberman for his warm and generous introduction, as he noted it's not the first time he's done so. but especially for his service to this body, and to the nation over many years. thank you, sir. my perfect wife stephanie, and wonderful children will and abe are behind me as they always are, every day. and i thank them. the president frequently notes that america has the greatest fighting force the world has ever known. to the men and women of the department of defense who make it so, and to this committee, which watches over them, i pledge that if i'm confirmed as secretary of defense to keep faith with the dedicatio

today the senate confirm the president's choice to run the pentagon ashton carter will replace chuck hagel. carter will be president obama's fourth defense secretary in six years and he will face the task of steering military as the united states battles isis. he serve as pentagon's number two official from 2011 to 2013. carter is a philadelphia area native and attended abington high school. >>> whoa. heated debate turns into an all out brawl. believe it or not these two men are lawmakers in the ukrainian particle lamb. they were fighting over a bill on land restitution to local communities. you saw security eventually stepped in after both got in a few hits. one of them even suffered a broken nose. >>> facebook is rolling out a new option that allows users to plan their online after life. think of it as social media will. they're going to allow to you designate another person as a legacy contact and then that person can manage your account if you pass away. there are some restrictions though. >> there's a form that you have to fill out you provide the details so the person's name h they p

the senate confirming wart carter 93-5 to replace chuck hagel four days ago.usands of ukrainians gathering in kiev's independence square to mourn the activist killed in the city a year ago. the activist's deaths are not pointless, he is vowing to plight, quote, the fear, panic and mist trust that he says a neighboring country was trying to sew in ukraine and we'll preview the storm's met for cal brungs in washington. more on this and the rest of your top stories coming up at the top of the hour right here on "america's news headquarters" live from the nation's capitol. see you then. >>> terrorists are taking to twitter and by the thousands, a now report saying isis sympathizers have used 46000 twitter accounts eventually and it's no secret in the past they've used facebook and youtube, too. they say lawmakers are sending a letter to social media companies urging them to do more to fight terror. should they? >> they should and i think they should have a moral obligation to do so. isis tweets out and uses 90,000 social media responses per day and they're using s

carter replaces chuck hagel. as the president' fourth defense second in six years he faces the task of steering the military as the united states battles isis. >> i am honored to row join the men and women of the defense depth in what is the highest calling which is the defense of our country. >> ashton carter met with the president in the oval office following his swearing in. he was a former penn gone official and attended abington hoy school. >>> well the state of oregon is on a collision course with parents who refuse to vaccinate their children against the measles. parents in that state who don't want their child to be vaccinate vaccinated must claim a non hiv medical exemption by tomorrow. lawmakers are considering legislation that would eliminate the exemptions and require the vaccinations. the current measles outbreak is a of of particular concern to oregon it has the highest rate of unvac nayed children of any state in the country. >>> the maker of the so-called female have i gag is once again seeking fd

i would like to express my sincere thanks to chuck hagel for his service.l: we are waiting for ashton carter's opening statement. it will be intriguing and interesting to hear what he has to say. >> we expect ashton carter will tell lawmakers if confirmed to be the next secretary of defense, he will make sure president obama selves the best candid military advice. but the bigger issue is if the commander-in-chief and his political advisers don't want that advice. ashton carter has a strong reputation with the armed services committee but the concern is he may lack influence at the white house which has been a familiar complaint. bill: here is martha. martha: the brutal execution of a jordanian pilot as he is caged and burned alive. u.s. lawmakers who met with the jordanian king say they believe retribution will be ruthless. >> i think here is what has happened here. isis is going to regret this. king abdullah is not barack obama. they will increase their air sorties and increase people on the ground and hopefully they will lead from the front and they will

so dan, not too long ago, eric holder said that the threat of terrorism kept him up at night and chuck hagel the defense secretary soon to depart said that the world is exploding all over. now, we get the president and susan rice telling us, well, calm down. really, we're pretty safe. don't worry about it. whose message are we supposed to believe here? >> well, we have to come up with an answer, don't we, paul, because if you -- >> because we ask the question. >> anybody who's been watching this, what is this all about? so we'll come up with what i think is an explanation. barack obama is in the last two years of a presidency. he does have an agenda. by and large a domestic agenda. a little history, go back to the presidency of lyndon johnson. there was a famous phrase during the johnson presidency, he was guns versus butter. spending on the vietnam war versus spending on the great society. it was a dilemma because it was hard to do. i'm convinced that barack obama has concluded he's not going to allow the last two years of his presidency to be dragged into what he calls a long term overseas

. >> the outgoing secretary of defense chuck hagel is floating the idea now and sending troops to theregion to help improve the accuracy of air strikes. and republican senator lindsey graham going further. pitching 10,000 american troops on the ground in iraq and in syria. something that democratic lawmakers are voicing strong opposition to already. >> invasionry force of 10,000 americans. to plunge them into the chaos of syria at this point would be a serious mistake in my view. let's build this coalition of indigenous efforts in the region to bring stability. >> and there's continued talk this weekend about the administration's refusal to characterize the enemy in isis-controlled territory as islamic militants. the white house keeps insisting that not all terrorists are muslims. that's not a fair characterization. senator ayotte thinks it's time for the white house to cut it out with the political correctness. >> thank you very much. >>> meanwhile, nigeria's military claiming it has killed hundreds of fighters from boko haram after the terror group attacked one of the country's larg

. >> the outgoing secretary of defense chuck hagel comes down on the side of senator graham in this argument to a point. he says he thinks some american troops forward deployed to the region could help air strikes be more precise but does not think they should be on the front line. >> peter doocy, thanks. >>> are more u.s. troops the answer? ambassador john bolton, former u.s. ambassador to the united nations, senior fellow at the american enterprise institute and fox news contributor joins us now. ambassador, we just heard robert gates say the president has set an unrealistic goal to destroy isis. is it? >> well, i think he said with the means that the president has made available to date, which is absolutely right. let's go back to what the president himself has said. he said we want to degrade and ultimately destroy isis. well, you know, the bolsheviks came to power in russia in 1979, and ultimately they were defeated in 1991. ultimately should not be our goal. the longer we allow isis to consolidate its power and the territory it now holds, the harder it's going to be. frankly, the force

that was a hard line for chuck hagel to walk. we are getting a clear signal that he will be confirmed as kelly called him soon to be secretary, then corrected herself. this does look to be smooth sailing. >> libby casey, thank you for being with us today. you've been listening to the testimony of ashton carter before the senate armed services committee. he said if confirmed he promised president obama that he will provide the best and candid advice saying that he pledge to say protect our friends and allies and he believe that is they are in a turbulent and dangerous world and that he would be a stickler for the chain of command. he also said that he hopes that he and congress can find a way out of what he is calling the wilderness of sequester, talking about the many budget battles that lie ahead. when pressed by members of the committee on the president's strategy in the middle east, he said he thinks that with isil it is important once they are defeated they stay defeated. you heard libby casey say if news was made, he believe