we're glad to have the director of national intelligence, james clamper and dia director general ron burgess as our witnesses. we thank you both for your long and continued service to our nation on behalf of our troops to whom we all owe so much. this committee has a special responsibility to the men and women of our armed forces, to be vigilant, decisions to use our military force and the planning for operations depends so heavily on intelligence. last year there are clear signs of progress in afghanistan, afghan security forces are in the lead in providing security in kabul, including during the gathering of over 2,000 afghan lead leaders. the afghan army and police are in charge of former taliban strong holds in southern afghanist afghanistan. in addition planners have developed a plan for the military's combined team operation. the afghan army is widely respected and even the afghan police, traditionally lagging far behind in that virtue are gaining increasing respect among the afghan people. nevertheless, security remains fragile. the key to progress on security in afghanistan i

. >> do you have, like, clampers or something? >> right here. these are the clampers today.up. it's not going to bite you, sara. we dry age all of our steaks. it's about 21 days old. >> i've never picked up a piece -- on my shirt? >> no. on your apron. >> okay. >> wow. that's a lot of meat. >> yay, sara! >> very nice. >> tony, i got a new butcher. >> regular customer tony was aiming to please. what kind of steak? >> professional. >> frank, let's talk about it. what are we giving him? >> normally i give him a rib eye. >> i would say the rib eye looks amazing. >> my favorite, too. >> my favorite, as well. tony, are you going to cook this for me? can you make the steak and come back? should i put it in there nicely together like a heart? >> it does look like a heart. >> i was really getting into the swing of it. i got it. i think i need a steamer. >> no. >> he passed me on to baby joe. to learn about veal. is that a butcher thing? were your hands a different size before? that looks like a serving of meat by itself. you're wasting string. >> don't tell him. >> jerry, joe's wasti

a new bill getting hearings in annapolis that would reduce by 10% the amount you can clamper itemizeuctions if you make more than $100,000 a year. >> mortgage deductions and property deductions account for 20% of all deductions in maryland. donna edwards or is it will reduce incentive to buy new homes. jobs in construction, finance and other areas will be heard. >> we do not need a blow that will hurt to the recovering housing. it will reduce jobs and income for the state. >> many homeowners trying to budget -- juggle their own budget agree. >> it is hard enough to buy a home today. i did not think it is a good idea. >> some people say they are sympathetic that they need new ways to pay for top priorities. >> could is something i depend on so i would rather not see it happen. i understand the balance of what he has to deal with. >> this cannot be a worse time to take away incentives to buy a new home just as the housing industry is helping lift maryland out of the recession. >> next at 6:00, an updated look at the devastation from the deadly tornadoes from the midwest. >> springtime

expects to hold on to some of but 30 to in the north bay, 40 everywhere else and as we approach it one clampert looks like to see more cities around the here into the holding on to some 40 around the coastline. this to a lot of a couple degrees as a move into your afternoon highs. we live look at storm tracker 4 this note to anyone, to speak of. can see around the forecast shows mostly wet weather for the next couple of dates in any dry things out body into the work week. and then we carried it up in the temperatures. we will see more sunshine and we could actually get the 70 degree mark as we head into saturday and sunday. over at the traffic center i am not tracking the hot spot. we approach to the bay bridge toll plaza looks good. no weight at the k gates, traffic is running screwed up the incline and across the upper deck. this am still bridge ride is good to go in both directions of highway 92. as we take over to the golden gate bridge this morning, will encounter a lot of space in between cars. no major delays coming out of marin county. over on the traffic matt kitkat--her over on the t

. >> don't you have like clampers or something? >> yeah, right here. these are the clampers today. on my shirt? on your shirt. >> no. >> ok. >> good. >> wow, that's a lot of meat. >> yay, sarah! >> very nice. >> tony, i got a new butcher. >> reporter: regular customer tony was easy to please. >> what kind of steak? >> she's a professional. >> right. frank, let's talk about it before we tell him. what do we give him? >> whatever one looks nicer. >> which one looks nicer? >> i would say the rib eye looks amazing. >> it's my favorite. >> my favorite as well. >> tony, are you going to cook this for me? >> yes. >> will you make us a steak and come back? >> yes. >> should i put it in there nicely together like a heart? >> yeah. that does look like a heart. >> reporter: i was really getting into the swing of it. >> just kidding. i got it. i think i need the cleaver. >> no. >> reporter: frank passed me on to baby brother joe to learn about veal. >> is that really a butcher thing? were your hands a different size before? that looks like a serving of meat by itself. you're wasting string. je