america expects of her marine corp. although challenges exist and which must be addressed, i'm immensely proud of the corp today. all that said, we cannot rest on our laurels and become complacent. i can't tell the complexity of the global environment has its challenges. from violent extremism across the globe and cold war like aggression in eastern europe, cyber threats. contested threats in the pacific. because of the security environment we face, the president and our national leadership expects its military to provide the capabilities to meet these challenges. among these military options they expect to have is a marine corp that can respond. they expect the marine corp to be the force and readiness. they demand when the nation is least ready and need us the most, that we'll answer the call and win. in order to be that marine corp, we must be willing not to just be good but to get better. be able and willing to look at different ways to perfect our craft. every marine we recruit and re-enlist, every decision we make

marine corp. at his senate confirmation hearing, members of the armed service committee questioned general miller about the marine corp budget, military sexual assaults, and the military's strategy in iraq and syria. >> we want to consider the nomination of lieutenant general robert miller. general miller we thank you for joining us this morning. we are grateful for your many years of distinguished service to the nation and for your continued willingness to serve. as our tradition at the beginning of your testimony we invite you to introduce any family members that are joining us. as our nation confronts the most diverse and complex array of global crisis, the next commander -- after more than a decade of war in afghanistan and iraq, our marines have remained in high demand performing a range of services across the globe. tension gripping the asian pacific, more than ever our nation is counting on the forward presence and the rapid response that are the marine corp hallmarks. as we confront the re

you not only being nominated to become an of the marine corps. you will be a member of the joint chiefs of staff nation stratified, secretary of defense adviser to the president you don't strike me as a guy who be shy about speaking up when it's necessary but a want to urge you to do so. your value experience wisdom your judgment is why you are in this position if you don't provide it in an unvarnished away then you are not the filling this job. i deeply hope that you will be forthcoming and as straightforward as you have been today with the highest levels of the administration because that's just vitally important that the president isn't well served if it doesn't have people who tell him the straight truth. are you committed to that mission? >> i am senator. >> thank you. again to follow up on senator sessions questions about our role in iraq. you were there as you have mentioned. what are the elements of a successful advice and assist mission? how do we convey the will to fight other than simply providing weapons and supplies. what are the pie

i am excited about the potential this provides to not just the marine corps the marine corps and naval force but that entire force. >> thank you general. >> thank you chairman. i went to thank you for your service to the country and your wife is well in your whole family. i appreciate all you've done and are willing to take on two this important position. i wanted to ask you about iraq. several others have asked you about having served our country in iraq and seeing the director of fbi james called me said this week that isis poses a greater terrorist threat than al qaeda. what is that we need to do in iraq now to address isis that we are not doing? >> senator my time is the data although i'm somewhat influence in my current job as far as marines and the joint force. we are doing what we need to do right now. we are training iraqis in ensuring equipment and ammunition supplies. we are working with them, advising them. the only thing we are not doing its accompanying them to the of my knowledge. at the end of the day whether we do or not, they are the ones that have to restore the terri

marine corps and the families of their victims. for myself and the chattanooga police department, we offer our condolences and we say semper phi. i have the distinct order to speak to you about this so bear with me. chattanooga police officers stood ready to place themselves between harm and the community just like they do every day. when the call came out for a gunman officers began searching for this cowardly and brutal person. yesterday was a breathtaking example of that everyday courage. that everyday bravery that can all too often be taken for granted. immediately after those reports of gun fire, officers began searching, and located the gunman driving down the highway. chattanooga police officers immediately began following and chasing that vehicle between the first and second locations. eventually, officers encountered the suspect at the second location. that suspect soon made his intent his cowardly homocidal intent clear. officers of the chattanooga police department did not hesitate. they engaged that person, that gunman

no one joins the marine corps to fail, that is for sure. and i know that you want to give every opportunity to every marine to serve to the best of his or her ability. and part of the reasons that marines may, in quotes fail or apore to fail, may be because of invisible wounds of war. my colleague asked about mental health issues. post traumatic stress is the result of combat related injuries that have never really been recognized in the past as mump as they are now. and maybe now as much as they should be. my colleague and i, senator mccain have an act to provide research and care to marines and others who are injured in duty, often in combat as a result of post traumatic stress, and to help prevent suicides that occur among them. i would welcome your commitment that you will encourage and support even more efforts to deal with post traumatic stress and traumatic brain injury. >> senator, you have my total commit to those actions. >> thank you. do you have any specific initiatives you have contemplated. i know it's early to ask you, but in

nobody joins the marine corps to fail. anybody joy in here to fell? good. we are going to be successful. in the best place they can be successful and do the best for themselves but more importantly for the unit. i know this will take close scrutiny. this is not something anyone takes lightly but we will begin to make sure we have the most operationally capable. >> thank you, general, for your service. it is not only yours but your family and we are grateful to you for taking on this very important mission. no one join the marine corps to fail, that is for shore and i know you want to give every opportunity to every marine to serve to the best of his or her ability. and part of the reason marines may, quote, fail or appear to fail may be invisible wounds of war. end my colleague asked about mental health issues posttraumatic stress is the result of combat related injury that never been recognized in the past as much as they are now and maybe not known as much as they should be. my distinguished colleague and i, senator mccain, the suicide prevention act to p

marine corps and the families of the victims. for myself and the chattanooga police d, we offer our -- police department, we off ur-- our condolences. yesterday, chattanooga police officers stood ready to place themselves between harm and the community just like they do every day. when the call came out of a gunman, police officers immediately responded and began searching for their cowardly and brutal person. yesterday was a breath-taking example of that everyday courage, that everyday bravery that can all too often be taken for granted. immediately after those reportses of gunfire, officers -- reports of gunfire officers began searching and located the gunman driving down the highway. chattanooga police officers immediately began following and chasing that vehicle between the first and second locations. eventually, officers encountered the suspect at the second location. that suspect soon made his intent, his cowardly, homicidal intent, clear. officers of the chattanooga police department did not hesitate. they engaged that gun

. >> reporter: what does it mean if the marine corps declares ioc? >> it's a sham. >> reporter: tom christy is a former high-ranking pentagon official. he was the senior advisor to the secretary of defense for the testing of weapons. the sham as christy calls it is a decision by the marine corps to declare its version of the f35 fighter plane ready for combat, or in military speak, ioc. >> the program has been embarrassing and they are just at the point to say we're going to take whatever we get. >> reporter: a recent assessment by the pentagons own director the office christy once occupied, has identified safety problems with the marine's f35,

to some people, she said this in her peace corps years. this was a man who shortly after they married in the 1920's encouraged his wife to finish her nursing degree and go out and work. this was in plains georgia, a tiny, beautiful little town. if you have not been there, i encourage you to go see it. this was not something a lot of women were doing. they were at home taking care of kids, taking care of their responsibilities of the farm and household. he was saying go and continue your work because if something happens, you have that to fall back on. how many men today are comfortable saying that to their wives? i think some of his father -- his father i think was more progressive than we hear, certainly than is the stereotype of the georgia farmer. good question. thank you. anybody else? already -- all right. i hope you will pick up a copy of the book. i will be happy to sign it. my cousin, reverend mckinney, gave me a special pen i'm going to use to sign with so you too can partake. [laughter] thank you very much. [applause] >> you are

marine corps and the families of their victims. for myself and the chattanooga police department, we 0 offer our condolence, and we say semper fi. i have the privilege to talk to you all about the bravery of police officers. indulge me. yesterday, chattanooga police officers stood ready to place themselves between harm and the community just like they do every day. when the call came out of a gunman, police officers immediately responded and began searching for this cowardly and brutal person. yesterday was a breathtaking example of that everyday courage, that everyday bravery that can all-too-often be taken for granted. immediately after those reports of gunfire officers began searching, and located the gunman driving down the highway. chattanooga police officers immediately began following and chasing that vehicle between the first and second locations. eventually officers encountered the suspect at the second location. that suspect soon made his intent his cowardly homicidal intent clear. officers of the chattanooga police depar

we cannot confirm any marine corps casualties at this time.ble statement, we will post that to a social media page. this is something we're all waiting for. so their response to reports out there that there have been some casualties from this shooting. but again, nothing confirmed. this as we are following again the condition of this officer as he is in surgery as well as trying to find out more about the other four hurt. and bloodassurance.org, the sole provider of blood in the area, they have been tweeting an urgent need for blood donors. even tweeting a photo of those donors lined up. in their words, the shooting victims required multiple units of blood. that may speak to the type of injuries or at least the extent of how these victims may have been hurt here. waiting to find out more and hopefully that will be the case when we have that press conference any moment now thomas. >> it's been very fluid of trying to get accurate and complete detailed information about what exactly happened. so we are moving forward with the abundance of -- >>

marine corps and the families of the victims. for myself, and the could go choking police department, we offer our condolences and we say semper fi. i have the drink privilege to talk to you about the bravery roof chattanooga police officers today so please indulge me. yesterday could going which police officers stood ready to place themselves between harm and the community just like they do every day. when the call came out of a gunman, police officers immediately responded and began searching for this cowardly and brutal person. yesterday was a breathtaking example of that everyday courage. that everyday bravery that can all too often be taken for granted. immediately after those reports of gunfire officers began searching and located the gunman driving down the highway. chattanooga police officers immediately began following and chasing that vehicle between the first and second locations. eventually officers encountered the suspect at the second location that suspect soon made his intent, his cowardly homocideal intent clear.

first lieutenant frank mitchell united states marine corps. led a hand-to-hand struggle to repel the enemy. led a party to search for the wounded and single-handedly covered the withdrawal of his men before being shot. private first class whit moreland, united states marine corps. during an attempt to neutralize an enemy bunker, he covered an oncoming grenade with his own body. his sacrifice saved the lives of his fellow troops. second lieutenant george o'brien, united states marine corps. while wounded during an attack against a hostile enemy, he refused to be evacuated and continued the assault. he set up a defense, aided the wounded, and covered the withdrawal so no one was left behind. corporal charles pendleton united states army. he was man add machine gun and carbine during multiple waves of enemy attacks. first lieutenant james stone united states army led his troops in a last ditch stand of a vital outpost. he exposed himself to enemy fire to protect his platoon when the assault swept over his position, mortally wounded lieutenant sto

only employee of the foundation and once upon a time and still forever united states marin korean e corp. captain i want to recognize him (clapping.) i do have some remarks but i have the responsibility under our sometimes second degree emitted mode of operation of the foundation to recognize some other attendees and guests we're pleased to see here reference was made i'd like that them to stand chancellor and ms. jewishic choi of korea (clapping) and to egon choi the president of the soul san francisco sister city committee (clapping) ms. paula collins vice chair chairman of the presidio board of directors (clapping) and other members of the foundation board of directors i'd like to ask them to stand after i recite their them curtis lieutenant commander and frank united states merchant marin who retired (clapping) and we have a wonderful accountant who i would like to say have stand steve lynn (clapping.) i also want to record the fact that president here 3 representatives of 3 of the members of the u.n. e united nations which participated in the korean war the council general the leggi

and rope lines with the press corps bs corps, that's the worst thing she can do. i would start trying to figure out how to tell her this isn't acceptable. >> and taryn, the juxtaposition seeing the republicans walking in the parade and clinton walking? >> well in the pictures she was walking with real people and real voters. keeping the press away, had they been in there, she would have been criticized for them in the parade. i think she did the right thing, to actually connect with voters in new hampshire. >> thank you for joining us today. definitely some interesting pictures to look at. thank you both. >>> another hot topic on the campaign trail, border security. an illegal immigrant gets back into the united states and accused of murdering a woman in san francisco. that a little bit later on in the show, when this panel comes back to weigh in. >>> overnight in syria, just about the time we were getting ready to watch fireworks, the skies of the capital lit up with american bombs. the goal to stop the terrorist army from moving freely from around iraq and syria

the first choice was a guy named james marshal, also west point and corps of engineers. he was chosen in the summer of 1942. and who was in this building, was unhappy with that choice. he wasn't moving very fast and he went to the army and he said to general marshal and another guy named brian summerville, we have to move faster on that bomb. so they said, okay, we'll give you or our best man and that turned out to be groves, who from day one put his foot on the accelerator and never let up. there are four other people here, so just a couple more minutes. if there's any secret to who he was and why i think the manhattan project was such a success, i think it has to be the corps of engineers. this is an amazing institution that i knew nothing about, es especially working at the natural resources defense council. but i tried to immerse myself as much as i could in sort of who these people were. this tiny, tiny, tiny group in at the time, a small army and even when it was a large army they still remained a small group, in the united states it's almost unique. the french do

. >> reporter: what does it mean if the marine corps declares ioc in 2015? >> it's a sham what it means. >> tom christie, from 21 to 2005 he was the senior advisor to the secretary of defense for weapons. the sham he says, is whether the marine corps should declare ready for combat or in military speak, ioc. >> the program has been embarrassing and they're just at the point to say you know we're going to take whatever we get. >> do you think that this plane is combat-ready? >> no, absolutely not. that combat capability is years away in my vote. >> reporter: the f 35 is the most expensive weapons program in american history with an estimated price tag of $1.4 trillion. it's also been one of the most problematic beset by safety reliability and performance issues ever since the first f 35 rolled off the assembly line in 2006. >> they are producing what 40, 50 airplanes a year? to me that's full scale production. that's a tragedy i think because god knows what we're going to have to do to fix all these aircraft. >> reporter: nonetheless the pentagon plans to eve

david: the marine corps confirmed four deaths. they're withholding the names until the families are told about it. the recruiting center, thank god nobody was killed there. recruiters are such a vital part of our military. we're still 15 years after my son joined the marines we're still inviting recruiters, we're still in touch with them. that's the kind of act that we have seen overseas in iraq. all the attacks on the recruiting bases in iraq for the military there. it seems to follow a pattern, an m-o, does it not. >> certainly does. radical islam has been going after military for better part of 15 years. we know they targeted recruiting stations in united states before. one in arkansas shot up. david: also here in new york city. >> exactly. so this is a pattern of behavior that al-baghdadi called for. ramadan doesn't end tomorrow depending what time zone you're in. david: we're still within the ramadan period. >> exactly. what you're looking at i think, certainly ace pattern that was well-established by what he called for. and

he found his calling in the marine corps. worked hard and was particularly proud of taking care of young marines. he served two tours in iraq and one in afghanistan. >> you said your son was an eagle scout and that was an inspiration. he got you and others to run the marine corps marathon? >> that's correct. he was in afghanistan and we had done some other small runs my wife and i. his stepmother and i had done a smaller run and sent him a small note via text. he texted back would we run our marine corps marathon. and we had never considered running a marathon. and we texted back get back safe and we'll run. so that fall he and i, his sister two brother-in-laws and wife ran the marine corps marathon with him. >> you all ran it together. i'm sure allen like so many parents and family members you were terrified when you son was overseas serving in war zones. he made it through that only come back to the united states to be killed in all likelihood because he was a marine on u.s. soil. that has to be difficult to come to terms w

i would expect that in the coming hours, and especially with the marine corps. the marine corps is the smallest of the military services. it is a real family. i can guaranty tee you at this hour many marines across the corps know exactly who these young marines are, exactly who was gunned down by this attack er i think it's a matter of as these names being gin to more informally merge allyally emerge. >> we don't know if all four were men or if women were involved as well. >> we just don't, wolf. a facility like this one, which was a support center for the -- you get officers young enlisted there may have been navy as well marine corps people there, though we do know that it is four united states marines who were gund down. one other detail is the pentagon tells us they have been told by federal law enforcement the gunman never set foot on federal property. so we know that from the recruiting center it was at a shopping mall he shot through the door. this could indicate that at the sect site where the marines were killed the gunman stayed essentially outside the

marine corps and the families of their victims.myself and the chattanooga police department, we offer our condolences, and we say semper fi. i have the distinct privilege to talk to you all about the bravery of police officers, the bravery of chattanooga police officers today. so please indulge me. yesterday chattanooga police officers stood ready to place themselves between harm and the community just like they do every day. when the call came out of a gunman, police officers immediately responded and began searching for this cowardly and brutal person. yesterday was a breathtaking example of that everyday courage. that everyday bravery that can all too often be taken for granted. immediately after those reports of gunfire, officers began searching and located the gainman driving down the highway. chattanooga police officers immediately began following and chasing that vehicle between the first and second locations. eventually, officers encountered the suspect at the second location. that suspect soon made his intent, his cowardly

the crime scene marked with purses, pop corp and blood. more than one -- popcorn and blood.e than 100 witnesses have been interviewed. this is one of them. she saw him reloading. >> 10 rounds went off when i realized, you know, 6th or 7th round i dropped and i am looking at him. because i know guns i said he is reloading. i screamed to everybody, he is reloading, get the hell out of here now. >> reporter: nicole says the gun man inferred a word and walked casually as he shot right-handomly. >> the investigators plan to release a report on the -- shot randomly. >> the investigators plan to release a report on the theater shooting in a few days. >>> a fishing boat was found, the two 14-year-olds on it were last seen on friday when they headed out for their fishing trip the weather started to turn stormy. >> everyone was raising towards the inlet and i do remember seeing a small boat with a couple kids on it saying to myself these kids are crazy. >> the two families are offering a $100,000 reward for information leading to the boys. >>> bobbi christina brown passed away tonight

. >> reporter: what does it mean if the marine corps declares ioc?> it's a sham. >> reporter: tom christy is a former high-ranking pentagon official. he was the senior advisor to the secretary of defense for the testing of weapons. the sham as christy calls it is a decision by the marine corps to declare its version of the f35 fighter plane ready for combat, or in military speak, ioc. >> the program has been embarrassing and they are just at the point to say we're going to take whatever we get. >> reporter: a recent assessment by the pentagons own director the office christy once occupied, has identified safety problems with the marine's f35, some so severe they could have flight-critical effects. >> let's look at why this airplane is so dangerous. >> reporter: pierre is an engineer who once evaluated planes for the department of defense. spray was part of the team what designed the f16 fighter in the early 1970s. beyond safety issues spay says the f35 is also crippled by flaws which limit its utility in combat problems stemming from the design requi

marine corps and the families of their victims. for myself and the chattanooga police department, we offer our condolences and we say semperfi. i can talk to yobt a the bravery of police officers chattanooga police officers today so please indulge me. yesterday, chattanooga police officers stood ready to place themselves between harm and the community just like they do every day. when the call came out of a gunman police officers immediately responded and began searching for this cowardly and brutal person. yesterday was a breath taking example of that every day kournl. that every day bravery that can all too often be taken for granted. immediately after those reports of gun fire officers began searching and located the gunman driving down the highway. chattanooga police officers immediately began following and chasing that vehicle between the first and second locations. eventually officers encountered the suspect at the second location. that suspect soon made his intent, his cowardly homicidal intent clear. officers of the chattan

president obama hosting a special guest at the white house. 110 years young, she was in the women's corps.

navy and marine corps center. you can see from the number of gunshots that went through the front door, and window, that it would be surprising if they managed to escape with nobody being hit by any of that hail of gunfire righted now we have no hard information about whether anyone inside the facility was hit this is a recruiting center, a store front recruiting station in a shopping center, in chattanooga. it is the kind of facility that would have no security this is not a secure location, this is a place where marine corps and navy interacts with the public to encouraging people to walk in it is supposed to be an inviting atmosphere, and particularly the navy and the marine corps and it would be staffed by recruiters from both of those services so we are waiting so see if we can get any definitive information whether there was casualties inside the store, but at this point, the navy has provided no additional information jaime i wonder if you can put in context the number of centers across the united states. >

adams >> john, one other question, what type of leeway does the port have that [inaudible] or armo corp of engineers for these grants for dredging and stuff like that? how do we apply-i think we heard awe applied for certain grants buzz that fall under for dredging >> the birth we are talking about for pier 27 and 35 there are not programs in place the army corp of engineers. we are doing one in the central basin through army corp of engineers but that is a separate project outside this contract. >> i think of interest to you is in the conversations around the harbb maintenance tax one of the key things the ports are striving toward is get dredging included as a rebate item. the federal programs will fund dredging in a federal water way, a federal channel so the actual birth is considered ours. the approach to had birth is federal but it is deep enough. we made the case in the central basin for the ship repair yard that some of that is federal water and put into money and got line items and not received the cash if you will. i think you know well, the harbor maintenance tax moved a bit

he joined the marine corps to do his part for his country and society.scout and tried to do the right thing. he found his calling in the marine corps working very hard and particularly in taking care of young marines. he served two tours, one in iraq and one in afghanistan. >> you said your son was an eagle scout, and an inspiration. i understand you got him and others to run in the marine corps. >> that is right, he was in afghanistan, and we've done some small runs his stepmother and i had done a small run. and sent him a little note via text he texted back would we run the marine corps marathon and neither me nor anyone else in the family had ever thought about running in the marine corps. so we texted get yourself back. and he and other family members, we all ran the marinecorps marathon with him. >> you kept your promise, when he got back you ran it together with him. i am sure allen, like so many people were terrified when your son was serving in war zones. he made it through that only then to come back to the united states to be killed in all like

i'm joined on the stage by captain jason balser of the united states marine corps. next to him, chief fred fletcher chief of police of chattanooga police department next to him, steve jarado special agent in charge of the alcohol firearms and explosives. next to him ed reinhold fbi for the eastern district of tennessee. i am bill killian, the united states attorney for the district of tennessee. we wanted to relay to you details and be as transparent as we can be and what the law allows us to be. the active shooter situation is being treated as a terrorism investigation. it is being led by the fbi's joint terrorism task force and we will continue to investigate it as an act of terrorism until the proof shows us otherwise. we will let the facts and the evidence lead us where it may. the department of justice, the fbi, our local, state and federal partners are putting all the resources necessary towards this effort. we will not leave any stone unturned for the victims of this heinous and cowardly act. i can tell you that we have one common goal. that is to protect the

sergeant holmquist was in his sixth year in the corps. the automotive maintenance technician completed two tours in afghanistan twice making it home to his wife and son. at home holmquist was a football coach and an avid outdoorsman. staff sergeant wyatt had been a marine 11 years during which he survived two tours in iraq and one in afghanistan. gunnery sergeant sullivan joined the marines in 1997. had he two tours in iraq during -- he had two tours in iraq during which a fellow marine said he saw heavy combat during the battle of abu ghraib. after combat he earned the right to go home. they all did. after surviving seven combined tours, years and years on the battlefield fighting away from home and it was at home where they were killed. mola lenghi, wusa9. >> those four marines killed collectively had 35 years of military service and again as mola mentioned, numerous tours of duty. >>> after a couple of days of comfortable summer weather the weekend is going to turn decidedly uncomfortable. >> tomorrow is day one of a mid- july heatwave

marine corps continuing to reach out to all the family members of the fallen. and indeed they are the fallen. because this procedure for assisting families is the same procedure as if these marines fell on the battlefield of afghanistan or iraq. they are going to have family liaisons with them marines with them to help them through the next many hours and days of everything that they will be going through in the time ahead to grieve for their loved ones. you know the marines are a small family. there is only tens of thousands of them. and a lot of them know each other. so this is being felt very deeply across the force. >> that was our barbara starr reporting there. as the fbi investigation is just getting under way at this point they do not believe youssuf abdulazeez had any known ties to international terror groups. >> but as cnn's brian todd reports it is clear that the two military centers had very little security. >> we're learning new details now about the two centers that were targeted in this attack. the first place hit was a military recruiting center

he's been an instructor at the air corps tactical school. and his job is to actually write out the plan that we will use that is take the doctrine that they've studied for a couple of decades and make it a plans reality. these are the folks that make this air campaign a reality. two dock trins, two strategies. the british view as rachel said is that bombing should as its principle target enforce enemy morale, to disrupt their company and they see this bombing campaign is sort of integral to the rest of the british armed forces. but some of the folks in the royal air force and sir author who takes command in february of 1942 believes that air power can do it alone. air power is -- strategic air power and long range bombing has a war winning capability. once again by attacking workforce by attacking factories, the enemy morale will suffer and they'll give up. the american view is much more scientific. classically sort of american view of war. emphasis on technology. once again by way of review. we've talked about what goes on at the air corps

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as we arrived at the church, nearly 500 members of the patriot guard riders, marine corps league v.f.w. and american legion were standing, lining the sidewalks of this church, bearing american flags to say good-bye and to say thank you to a patriot. mr. speaker, i rise today to also say thank you to skip wells, lance corporal wells. although to my knowledge we never met in person, i didn't know him personally, but i do know the type of person he is. because he was a marine. which told me that he held to the highest standards of decorum and morale and integrity. he was a christian who served faithfully in the first baptist church of woodstock, which tells me he had a heart of charity and love. mr. speaker, i want to say thank you to skip wells for laying down his life for my freedom, the freedom of my children and my granddaughter. and i want to say thank you to ms. kathy wells, his mom, for raising such a fine person, as a single mom raising her only child who has given his life in defense of this nation. and i at last, mr. speaker, want to thank the thousands of people from my distric

my job was to sit with our press corps and to be the eyes and ears and to be able to brief the white house communications director dan bartlett and the president and latimer putin about what i thought the american press corps was going to ask. putin already knew what the russians were going to ask. now that i think about it. so i actually feel like i was really good at knowing what the reporters are going to ask. i could pick up on things i've read their work rate i could even take them -- so i go in and honestly he doesn't hardly know me. i'm new on the scene and he was kind. he looks at me and here's vladimir putin. he has the coldest eyes in the world and he says 43 says what if you got? i've been told by the committee case and structure that no matter what we knew the american press always asked the russian president about -- in russia so i knew one question would be about the nato thing and i said of course our press corps is likely to ask a question about press freedoms in russia and then i swallowed. is he going to hit me? vladimir putin is standing there in 43 says you got th

you have done a lot of rigorous screening in the marine corps. will you have that same screening used across the branches when you look at recruits and early on in their careers? >> senator, one of the thoughts i have as a service chief so to ensure once we identify a better way to screen people at risk and take appropriate action, we would share that as best practices across the services. i would look to facilitate that and confirm. >> the other question i want to ask you is a lot of times in talking to the parents, there has been a stigma for the young men and women to seek help. i know that you're committed to removing that stigma. it's a sign of strength to get some help, to talk to somebody as opposed to weakness? >> senator, absolutely. this is one of those areas where you never can place it. you never are satisfied where you are. i really believe this i would have asked five or seven years, the issue it associated with suicide, it's changed dramatically. even with the way we deal with families in the wake of suicide, if you think where we

you have done rigorous screening in the marine corps. will you have that same screening used across the branches when you look at recruits early on in their careers? gen. dunford: one of the thoughts i had as a service chief is to make sure once we identified a better way to identify people at risk, we would share that as best practices across the services. >> the other question i wanted to ask you is, a lot of times in talking to the parents there has been a stigma for the young men and women to seek help. i know that you are committed to removing that stigma. are we going to make sure that everybody knows, it is a sign of strength to try to get some help as opposed to any weakness? gen. dunford: absolutely, and this is one of these areas you are never complacent, never satisfied. i really believe over the past five or seven years the issue of stigma as it associates with suicide has changed dramatically. even how we deal with families in the wake of suicide, and i do think the command climate is much more receptive to somebody today se

problems stepping from the design of the marine corp. the idea was the air plane rise and land vertically. >> the marines want a jump jet to accompany troops on the front line. the air is so hot. >> you can't land on the concrete. it will explode the concrete. on. >> you need special high temperatures ceramic-type concrete. and the whole excuse is you need it vertical take off so you get close to the troops. >> according to the spray it creates another problem. necessitating a fan in the plane's mid section. >> all the other services put up with that. it agility. >> to go superspoonic, you have to be long and slender. it can't be, sitting here is a great big fan blowing straight down, across the fuselage. it's huge. pick. >> all versions share the same basic frame, the performance of the air force versions are affected too. >> the truth of the matter is acceleration. >> reporter: in this memo leaked days ago and obtained by "america tonight". the test fighter writes about a mock fighter, pitting an f-35 against an older f-16. the exercis

from that point on, it was used by the signal corps, the air corps, all the way up into the 1930's and then you have a big leap into military support and military activity. the support is driven by the creation of the martin company at fort crook. the secretary of war deemed for new bomber plants, aircraft plants, needed to be built in the interior of the country. a lot of this was to protect against enemy bombing or sabotage. the u.s. government realize that there was a good chance we would enter into world war ii, and also supporting our allies. 1940, glynn l martin company was commissioned to build a plant specifically at the field at fort crook. by june, 1942, the plant was in full production. cap production continued with the b 26. the plant was built -- built over 1500 medium-sized bombers to contribute to the war effort in all theaters of the war. after that production assembly for the b-29 was put into place. how this fits into the war history, the b 29 became the iconic bomber of the war in the pacific. >> designed to carry more destruction and carry it higher faster, and fart

marine corps. >> you don't do stuff like. that we're a nation built on honesty, integrity.t and dedication. these words have meaning. these words mean something. >> reporter: some young men serving in the military credit allen's training with giving them a head start. >> getting in shape, a lot of running and prepared me gave me an upbridge. >> reporter: recognizance marine was stunned when i told him allen was a fake. after my first report in may allen shut down the house of steel, and two weeks ago i saw a crew patching the walls, preparing for new tenants. allen did not return my phone calls or texts. the marine corps banned allen from functions or facilities and for bids any marine from working out with him. >>> some breaking news out of vallejo. sky 7 hd is live over a quiet neighborhood where there has been a shooting that injured at least one person. this is song brook road you can see an active police presence. follow us on our website on abc7 news for the latest on this breaking story. >>> there is controversy over a crack down on sanctuary cities the house of repr

. >> his father is a lieutenant in the marine corps. i just wanted to come down and have him pay his respects and my respects, as well.as >> ava hastings was overcome. >> this really makes me sad. this makes me sad for the families. >> reporter: throughout the day, the names of the marines slowly emerged, some who had fought in wars abroad ambushed here in chattanooga. 40-year-old gunnery sergeant thomas sullivan of hampden, massachusetts, a purple heart recipient and veteran of two tours in iraq. 21-year-old lance corporal skip wells of cobb county, georgia, had joined the corps just two years ago. 35-year-old staff sergeant david wyatt lived in nearby hixson, tennessee, and left behind a wife and two children. and 25-year-old sergeant carson holmquist from grantsburg wisconsin, was married with a sun and based overseas until a year ago inch a somber motorcade this afternoon their bodies were removed from the scene.ct a fifth victim 26-year-old navy specialist randall smith washr shot three times and remains hospitalized in critical co

is a chance to say to the party and the press corps of iowa in the here is what i stand for here is what i want to take the party entered country. -- and the country. jennifer: it will be very crucial. mark: 1200 people. this will be one of the biggest events that anybody addresses this year. my question for you, is do you have a sense, is embedded going to try to do something big tonight that changes the contours of the race? jennifer: it will be a lot of sharp elbows, but nobody will be exposing saying anything about the front runner. there will be a lot of subtle contrast. mark: they announced a couple of endorsements, they will see how much she plays up the establishments side. presidential candidates taking questions from the 2700 spectators. what you looking for? jennifer: they have this one-two punch with the democrats one night and then the very next day, almost all of the republicans. the emphasis tomorrow night will be very spiritual. it is not determinative of the issues of the entire field. one of the things they will be looking for is does this trip of people like scott walk

the press corps followed suit. they wore loud shirts too. they even formed a little group of which president truman referred to them as the one more club because they were always hollering oh, just one more mr. president, just one more. the house is very simple. if you go to europe you go to palaces. if you go to -- when we were allowed to go the big white house, the white house is very formal and very presidential. the little white house, reminds many of our visitors of their mom's house or their grandmother's house or perhaps a favorite