army corps of engineers. residents say they have heard that all before. the army stopped its search for world war i chemical weapons at this house. the reason for people doing the investigation came across an open glass flask and inside were the trace amount of the chemical agent used to make mustard gas. >> we have every reason to believe that there were agents there. >> eleanor holmes norton met with the army corps of engineers. since the cleanup began, the army left the site twice and this time she says that is not going to happen again. >> remember, the corps left and had to be recalled. the corps is not leaving again until this is all done. >> reporter: for its part, colonel dave anderson of the u.s. army corps of engineers says the job of the investigation is to locate any dangerous material. so in his view, the discovery of the mustard agent means their success has been proven. for now, the work is on hold until the army figures out what to do next. >> at this point, work has ceased at this site. the site has been secured. e ho has been capped and

"chesty" puller, one of our former marines, one of the most decorated marines in the marine corps. >> actually "chesty the 12th" is retiring. he's turning over the leash to "chesty the 13th." one thing that's guaranteed here at one of our evening parades is chesty always gets that same applause. he always gets those "oohs" and "ahhs" and everyone loves chesty. >> when we come back, the evening parade, u.s. marine style. >>> we continuously practice all year round to put on the best show in america right here in d.c. >> because the marine corps grew out of the navy, they often use nautical terms. for example, marines call the parade grounds the "deck." as in a deck on a ship. >> here on parade deck, you don't get tanks, you don't get guns, you don't get whiz-bang lasers or anything like that. you get a marine in dress blues out there, showing the american people what we're all about. and it is about discipline, it is about honor, courage and our commitment to the country. >> battalion. fix bayonets. >> ladies and gentlemen, please rise for the presentation of the colors. >> after the t

that's one reason the corp is rushing to close it. building a 24-foot waum that spans two miles and will close the funnel. >> a project like this would take decades or over a decade to construct and we're doing it in a few years. >>reporter: the tremendous damage caused when mr. go became burdened -- if the corp loses, it could cost hundreds of billions of dollars. that brings us back to glen and henrieta. they're plaintiffs in the suit. >> one day you're a viable human-being working, contributing to your society and the next day you're wondering if you're homeless. >>reporter: water everywhere and 350 miles of levies. stretching about the distance from washington d.c. to boston. the corp says, it is safer now than ever before. >> i say, prove it. because we can't endure another hurricane katrina. we can't endure another disaster like that. >>reporter: she hopes the rebuilding works, but she's sceptical. after all, she and the way so many others see tthe army corp built the system in the first place. >>> a final farewell for senator e

the manager of africa world connect at the national peace corps association. thank you for being with us. that was a mouthful saying what you are manager of. what is the organization? >> it is a brand new on-line community where people who have lived and worked in africa, including members of the african, return peace corps volunteers and peace corps volunteers come together and discuss their best ideas for development in africa. >> why did you believe on-line would be the best way to formulate ideas? >> we want a diverse number of people to participate in the site. right now we have users from over 50 countries adding their ideas. so we it that being on-line was the best way reach a massive audience and get in touch with people who have had these experiences. >> reporter: as i said, secretary hillary clinton is in africa now. she was just in angola in the congo and has been talking about enormous economic po ten national many of these countries and how we should help them develop their potential and how it could help develop the united states. what about the

the marine corps is banning its troops from using social networking sites now. facebook is also among the sites that are now blocked from the marine corps network. officials are citg cyber security concerns as the rope for the ban saying such cites put certain information into the wrong hands. the move is part of a larger pentagon review on the threats and benefits of social networking. marines can still use myspace and facebook on their own private computers outside of wo. >>> and what is on your facebook today? happy sunshine? >> a little sweaty one. this guy hit two hour on e courts today. in this heat. >> we took our time and rested in the shade. drank my half gallon of water. >> and you were playing indoor, though. >> oh, no. we're tough. 90 degrees today. first 90 degree day of august. when this has not been a summer of up relenti ining heat. only two 90 degreero w. m haaywether cng e roatw. we may change that. outside now, our current temperature down from the high of 90. 89 degrees. last august, remember we had seven 90 degree days. 89 here in washington

when the corps wants to do something? >> as a project is formulated and brought to this committee for authorization, the analysis is a life cycle analysis of a project. >> do we consider alternative sorts of construction materials, maybe composite materials versus steel or iron or any other kind of materials in terms of what it costs over the life cycle of a project? >> i think you should expect us to do that. i can't report to you how well we're doing those sorts things, but, yes, i would -- i would expect you to -- i would want to say, yes, that is part of our response. >> very good. well, if that's not the case, truly, perhaps, mr. chairman, we can look at drafting some legislation to that effect. but thank you very much, mr. costa. >> congressman, yes, we do include life cycle process, including our projects and materials. it's a pretty core part of how we look at doing our business. >> okay. and do you look at it, mr. salt? >> just as a follow-on to my answer. as part of our regular process, there is a value engineer

i went over and did some interviews and i was enchanted with the peace corps. it was a terrific idea. it was just getting started. i spoke spanish. the tobben to pick a country. -- they told me to pick a country. i told them i would go to peru. they said that was fine. we worked that out. >> when did you first meet? >> when i was the press secretary. i talk to him a couple of times about a story. things were fairly relaxed in those days. you could talk to almost anybody. >> of all the people you were around, who were you closest to, personally? >> i would say robert kennedy were george -- or george mcgovern. >> why were you interested in working on the mcgovern campaign? but i had come to know him when i was working for senator kennedy. i knew of his passion about vietnam. he said to me as the campaign began to develop, he was truly against that war. he called me up and wanted to know if i wanted to join his campaign. >> we have some audio tape. it is lyndon johnson's conversation from the oval office with bobby kennedy, who was attorney general at the time. th

i was with the peace corps. i was with them from 1964-1965. -- 1961-1965. >> how did you work in the campaign? what were the circumstances? >> in 1968, he decided he was born to run. -- going to run. the results of the primary election in new hampshire, where president johnson narrowly defeated senator eugene mccarthy, i think that persuaded kennedy. for the good of the party, it no longer required him to go along. he decided to run in march of 1968. presidential campaigns now begin nine years began the up -- before the election. >> the date that i had is he announced march 16. >> that is right. the day before st. patrick's day when he went up in march in the parade in new york. >> two weeks earlier than that, walter cronkite had made his statement on vietnam on his newscast. that would be a better word 27, 1968. this is only about 20 seconds. >> it seems now, more certain than ever, that the bloody experience of vietnam will end in stalemate. this summer's standoff will end in real give or take negotiations wer

the army corps has been digging for months be madeleine albright years.did find a precursor to the agent of mustard gas. eleanor holmes norton has scheduled a meeting with the army corps of engineers. she wants the army to commit to say in the neighborhood and clean up the chemicals and munitions. >> we saw them leave twice, had to call them back. therefore, they are here for the duration. >> reporter: here what is was found in e house here in spring valley earlier this month. it was a flask with a solid substance at the bottom, an uncorked flask. testing showed that that solid substance is the chemical mustard used to make husband tarred gas almost a century ago. the army corps of engineers said they had air monitors at the digging site and the air monitors never went off. therefore, they think there has been no danger to the public. remember, nearly 100 years ago, this land originally owned by american uversity was turned over to the army. this was a rural area. there was nothing but hills an woods here and they used it as a proving ground and chemical

it is a function of what the marine corps unit is.hours there is a moment of truth where the instructor says that those of you in the wrong spot, no harm, no foul. of course, we do that. that isçó how it happens in the early entry. we rely on those drill instructors. they are pretty doggone good. we have emersion training with the sights, sounds, smells, fear, and noise, building to a level of stress while they do training to the point where a guy in, that -- die in combat -- guy in combat, it emerges. we have a fitness program shaping the kinds of things that you find in iraq. >> thank you. as they are stressed in a comprehensive training program, some of them are dismissed and trained in other areas. part of going into a theater, it is part of the realistic training environment. they are relying on the leaders to make that assessment. >> thank you. mr. kennedy? >> thank you for the honor of being able to participate in this panel. i would first like to thank all the members of the armed services who are here for their service to the

she says congress will make sure the corps doesn't leave until the cleanup is complete. >>> now to a guilty verdict in a terrorism case involving a fairfax native. he was convicted of providing material support to terrorists. the most damming pieces of evidence were videos confiscated from him showing americans target of attacks including several landmarks. he represented himself during the trial which the judge said he did remarkably well. if he appeals the ruling, he won't be able to do that again. his friend was convicted in june of conspiring to supporter rich. >>> -- support terrorism [ inaudible ] >>> there are claims that they were hogged tied. police have maintained they were in flex cuffs. now aj peter nichols says he's going to find out if evidence in the case was mishandled, lost or destroyed. >>> emotions running high over health care reform. >> he's taking over everything. >> protesters packed the house today for a heated town hall in maryland. democrats blaming the outrage on a right wing campaign of misinformation. there's no doubt the emotions we're seeing at these me

delegate congresswoman eleanor holmes nort met with the army corps of engineers.n says since the cleanup work began in the neighborhood back in the early '90 the army has left the site twice and this time she says that is not going to happen again. >> remember, the corps left twice and had to be recalled. the court is not leaving again until this is all done. >> reporter: for its part colonel dave anderson for the u.s. corps of engineers says the job of the investigation is to locate any dangerous material so in his view the ol discovery of te mustard agent -- [ inaudible ] >> the site has been secured. the hole has been capped and we'll make a reassessment of the risk before we continue any type of work there in terms of protection of the workers, protection of the community. >> reporter: but former residents of this neighborhood grew up here and recently moved away say they are skeptical about promises from the army. he has been fighting for years for the site to be cleaned up since he heard promises of action before. >> we need more oversight. unfortunately i d

. >> more than 200 students signed up for maryland's civic justice corps.it is a program designed to help steer teens away from trouble and toward nature. yesterday was graduation day. tim tooten has more. >> it was only fitting that the end of the graduation center was held outside. it capped off six weeks of park projects along hiking, camping, and canoing. >> we are focusing on one thing -- being good people and helping the community. >> it is modeled in part after the conservation corps which began under the new deal with franklin d. roosevelt. >> you can look at it as a prevention program. you can look at it not so much as a second chance as it is for a lot of these kids, a first chance. >> and for some of those that took part, the corps their only chance to stay on the right path. >> it kept me out of trouble. i was going -- [unintelligible] >> how many of you believe you can positively impact and change the world around you? >> lieutenant brown issued a challenge for people to take charge of these issues. >> if your mind is busy and your hands are bu

. >> more than 200 students signed up for maryland's civic justice corps, a program that helped steereens away from trouble and to nature. tim tooten has that story. >> it was only fitting that the end of graduation ceremony was held outside. it capped off six weeks of park projects along with hiking, camping, and canoing. it was a chance for participants to learn more about the outdoors, responsibility, and themselves. >> this program keeps meck me focused on one thing -- getting up in the morning, going to work, staying a good person and helping the community. >> the civic justice community padded in -- modeled after the old civilian conservation corps which began as part of the new deal under president roosevelt. >> we look at it as a prevention program. this is not so much a second chance as it is for a lot of these kids a first chance. >> and for some of those who took part, the corps was their only chance to stay on the right path. >> it really kept me out of a lot of trouble. [unintelligible] >> how many of you believe that you can positively impact and change the world around

i'd only been out of the state of west virginia a couple of times when i joined the marine corps. >>r: in 1960, ernie wallace was a 16-year-old in wayne county, west virginia. >> upon graduation there was only two things to do in our area, that was work in the coal mines or construction. and i was not very much for work so i wanted to see some world. >> i always wanted to be a marine. the old poster, be a mud marine. >> like ernie wallace, 18-year-old oklahomaen joined on the eve of america's war in vietnam. i went in the marine corps in december of 59, went to boot camp in 60. >> oliver: three years after ed arrived at boot camp, 18-year-old ed martin from tippen, ohio tried to join the army. >> the army recruiter wasn't there and one of the marines, the marines recruiter wasn't there and the navy chief said, hey. >> oliver: step in here. >> i joined the navy. >> oliver: had you heard of vietnam? >> i had heard of it when i was in high school, but it was just another country. >> oliver: just another country? vietnam's dense jungles, cloud-draped mountains and waterlogged rice paddie

she has scheduled a 1:00 meeting today with the army corps of engineers.he is pretty muchelegraphed us that she wants the army to commit to staying in this neighborhood until the clean-up of old munitions and old chemicals is complete. more on this story in coming days. >> thank you so very much. >>> other news, he promised to lead detectives to the body but so far, michael dickerson has not delivered on that promise. llreturn to fort washington latr this morning searching for the remains of shaquita bell. she vanished back in 1996. ckerson admitted he killed her and made a deal it lead police to her remains in he can change if a lighter sentence. so far, he has not pinpointed the location. >>> alea for help to find out what happened to a d.c. mother. tiffany holte went missing nearly three week ago. her family is convinced a body discovered in a wooded street on m street this weekend is tiffany. they say the vic tip was wearing the same kind of clothes and had the same tattoo that tiffany had. lice have not made a positive i. d. or reheesed an official ca

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. >> the army corp of engineers has been attempting to clean fo now. that area is now a residential neighborhood called spring valley. yesterday the corp reveale that the workers came across a small amount of toxic chemical, more on the story. >> reporter: the house there in upper northwest d.c. was not occupied. an army corp of engineers team had been working in the yard for a time. in august, they came across a container that had a solid substance. since the whole area was used for ammunition and chemical weapons, they sent it out for testing. and it was a container for mustard gas. >> did they notify anybody? where was it? how did it get there and where did it go? we're talking about that type of gas. >> reporter: the spokesperson says they didn't sound an alarm and they believed the public was not in any danger. further digging is suspended while they lookat current safety procedures at the site. one expert wants them to promise to fully clean up the neighborhood. >> we saw them leave twice. had to call them back. therefore they're here for the dur

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and the senior corps and the americorps, whatever it might be.glenn: first of all, i'm not suggesting anything. i'm asking questions. i don't know what this means. i will tell you that it sure leads down that road, and i'm begging the white house to rationally and reasonably say we don't believe in revoluntionaries. we didn't know these guys were revoluntionary communists that we hired. we don't support those kinds of things, and we see how americans can take it this way. this is what we mean by a national civilian security force. >> given what he has said and the care with which he usually speaks, he has left something out there that is extremely dangerous and in the current circumstances needs to be clarified. glenn: thank you both very much. back in just a second. >> hey, want to give your kid an edge? @=h what i need to control my diabetes, to stay healthy - and get on with my life. it comes from liberty medical. and now, it's not only where i get my diabetes testing supplies - but it's where i get my prescription drugs as well. see if you'r

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there is a burrow pit under this house. >> the corps must remain until there is an objective all clear here. nobody need move out of this beautiful neighborhood. >> reporter: norton said he she would continue to hold hearings and tour to make certain the corps of engineers the neighborhood stays i informed. >> what is it they want to be informed most about? ? >> they want to know what has been found in terms of weapons and chemicals and arsenic and other types of things. because no one has ever told them the corps of engineers has never told them the list of what they found. norton says they are compiling a list of what has been found and will make it public. i think that will ease some of the frustrations. >> thanks, top. >>> reports of some strange sightings led ghost hunters to our area. the center in prince william county will be featured tonight on an episode of "ghost hunters" on the sci-fi channel. they visited the civil war landmark recently. visitors have reported seeing a woman in one of the windows. she' believed to be agnes, a slave ek cuted for killing her master with a bu

we traveled the route accompanied by the frontier corps, which is in charge of these tribal areas. some of the first foreign journalists to follow a nato supply convoy since a series of deadly attacks that left the road impassable at times. the attacks destroyed tons and tons of nato equipment, prompting pakistan's frontier corps to launch a military campaign which has significantly reduced violence. >> if you are talking about the phenomena of taliban, we have defeated it. >> reporter: u.s. officials believe that statement is premature, and as we saw, the taliban and other militants have not disappeared completely. but today, more than 150 nato trucks are navigating the road, through some of the most rugged mountains in the world. this is the highest point of the main supply route on the pass. it is also the end of the road in pakistan. beyond m afghanistan. and with the war in afghanistan intensifying, it is more important th evethat this road stay open. martha raddatz, abc news, on the khyber pass. pr and coming up, why so egnant women pregnant women may ignore advice about swin

glenn: what is an s corp.?ness that pays its profits through the individual income tax. >> an s corp. has to pay the taxes, the owner, when the profits are realized. december 31st is your fiscal year end. you might not have collected that money. on paper, your accountant says you just made $300,000 this year. it is not in your checking account yet. your customer hasn't paid you, but you have to pay taxes on it. right now, it is 35%, going to 39.6, and we're headed to 50%. glenn: wait, wait, wait. people don't understand this. america, if you are working in a company, what is the definition of small business? how many employees? >> less than 500 people. glenn: most of us work for that. this is why you can't just say, hey, screw the evil rich person, because give me the taxes. run down the taxes, what it's going to be, all of the additionals. >> right now we are at 35%. they want 5% for healthcare. they want 5% to repeal the bush tax cuts. states like california, new york, oregon, new jersey, have 10% tax added o

. >> i have noticed that you stick a needle in the washington press corps at those meetings. >> they did stop going to or three years ago. it was a policy made by the news side. i cannot remember what prompted this anymore. i do not think -- my columns had nothing to do with it. i do feel it is a statement -- it is a good temperature taking moment of the disconnect. when you see the president of the united states as george bush did doing a comedy sketch about missing weapons of mass destruction when something else is going on in the rest of the world itself. those things are interesting. i think a televised them it is not the smartest thing. it also shows that washington has a fascination with liberty that is counterproductive in terms of covering the news. >> biggest of -- this is august 31, 2008. no major obama's speech, each breathlessly heights in advance as do-or-die and as the most important of his career, has been a disaster. most have been triples or home runs, if not grand slams. what is most surprising is how astonished the press is still at each grant todd day's replay of

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. >>> did you see it, president obama giving us a birthday surprise to a member of the press corps? helen thomas turned 89 today. president obama surprised the news woman during the press briefing. they sang happy birthday to her and it's the president's 48th birthday. after helping thomas blow out c he said she and thomas shared the same birthday wish. >> helen wished for world peace but she and i had a common birthday wish. she hopes for a real health care reform bill. >> ever the diplomat. he told thomas he would leave it up to her as to how the cupcakes were distributed. didn't appear there were enough for everyone in the press corps. >>> the virginia lottery launched redskins mania. you can win up to a million dollars. losing tickets can be entered for a chance to win season tickets for 20 ears and other prizes. it costs $20 apiece. redskins training camp continues with dave feldman calling the action. >> when we come back, update on the injury front and antoine randall he will will tell you how to keep your job if you are a veteran. >> welcome to red skin park where the redski

why i joined the marine corps. now we are here. and i do not know why. >> although it is hard to get the local people inside, especially when there is still fighting, the commander is sure that he can succeed. >> by the winter time the taliban will be on their heels, wondering what to do next. >> the echo company is here for another five months. what happens in that time could define the war in afghanistan, the people of the province, and the presidency of barack obama. >> cairo is one of the most congested cities in the world. the egyptian capital has over 18 million inhabitants. authorities think that they might have found the answer, introducing river taxis on the nile to introduce commuters to take to the water. christian frazier reports. >> for generations these elegant people have plied their trade across the internet waters of the nile, ferrying cargo from one side to the other. today, more map -- more modern tactics have seen these boats fall into disrepair. there are only 15 in operation on this 20 caller river network. >>

in the beginning this story was poorly covered, and then as time went on and the press corps began to understand what it was that these reporters were doing, they also jumped on it. guest: i would just add that his red, political reporters did not touch that story for a long time. they thought it was a cops and robbers story the woodward and bernstein broke. host: anything else? guest: the only other thing was that this happens from time to time on major stories. the build up to the iraq war was similar. not everybody, not absolute, but the washington press corps generally was believing that saddam hussein was building weapons of mass destruction. they really did not go after that story in a hard, disciplined way. host: there is a debate on iraq war, or on health care, when that happens it seems all of the business in this town gets shut down. was it shutdown during watergate? guest: not really. but you're right. we do live in a cocoon here. we live and breed on the next debate up on the hill and people out in columbus and seattle and other cities are not as close to the situation. th

corp has done well, up over 12%. are you still with that? >> yeah, we're still holding v.f. corp, north base, lee, wrangler, they manufacture those. >> paul: one other recommendation which is nicely on the plus side, walgreen up 20%. are you staying with it? >> yeah, walgreen's is going to benefit as we come out of this recession. >> paul: how about some new recommendations, jim? >> on the consumer discretionary side, nike, you don't think of it as such buttats a global stock. >> paul: n.k.e. on the big board. >> a lot of that's coming from asian growth. we also like charles schwab & company. it's going to benefit from the wash-out in the banking sector, it's not just a discount brokerage firm, it's providing more banking services -- in fact, we use schwab institutional as a custodial firm for our trading accounts. >> paul: one more. >> pepsico. people think of pepsico as stodgy but it's a double-digit growth company selling at its lowest price-to-cash flow in 20 years, it pays an attractive 3% dividend and it's increased that dividend every year for 37 years. >> paul: do yo

you stuck the needle in the washington press corps at those dinners. the "the new york times" does not even go to them anymore. >> it was a policy made by the news side. but i do not go to them. i cannot remember what prompted that. it is a different part of their columnists. i do feel that is a statement -- is a good picture taking moment of the disconnect. when you see the president of the united states doing a comedy sketch about the and missing weapons of mass destruction, those are interesting. i think that they televise them and that is not the smartest thing. washington has this fascination with celebrity that is counterproductive in terms of covering the news. >> this is august 31, 2008. before the election. the headline is, well, out what's the [unintelligible] -- obama al whitsunday reaching out w -- obama outwites the bloviators. if i did not know better, i would say that was written by rush limbaugh. >> where i am coming from, the press got almost everything about this campaign wrong at various stages, starting with the fact it was going to

corp.ws corp. but also "the wall street journal" and other things that i could go on and on about. revenues were a tad better than expected. it is what rupert murdoch's described as a challenging environment. revenue is $7.67 billion, versus $7.63 billion, and the cable operation is doing well -- it is what rupert murdoch has described as a challenging environment. without neil cavuto, we would not be doing nearly so well. ok. just wanted to see if you're paying attention. anyway, news corp. up slightly better than expected. all right, remember when the auto ceo's got reamed for flying to washington on private jets? these are going to be used to shuttle members of congress and other government officials around. the son of ron pollack joins me right now. he is also going to be making a rather big announcement on this show. -- the son of ron paul joins me. >> i want to say my congressman flying coach and waiting like everybody else to get on the plane. i think everyone is offended by that. re

united states marine corps sergeant bill care killed while serving in afghanistan. >> he was the kind of young man evo was loyal and faithful to erything and everybody that he was involved with. >> repoerad: gr a teuaof penn ststtehe worked as a senate r feafbefore beginning a fe career as a journalist. he ran for a congressional seat. he was moved after the terror attacks to serve his country again. >> he called me after the 9/11 service and he enlisted in the marines at the age of 34 years and about 11 months. >> reporter: completing the grueling marine corps boot camp at age 35 care was twice as old ad some of the other marines. that willingness to set aside a comfortable civilian life is reminiscent of another american hero. t tillman. >> i have beena great admirer of pat tillman also. he gave 110% and had very long e eslu po. re: rteranva >> reporter: an a reou reouprd of son they raisedsc holar, statesman, patriot and marine they are prouder still of the examples he sets for others. >> i think it is a wonderful example for not just america but for all of human kind. he cared dee

job corp.s about to celebrate its 45th anniversary and today labor secretary paid a visit to the agency's training center in southwest dc. job corp. is the federal government's oldest residential education and training program for young people. and offers instruction in more than 75 career options at 123- centers across the country. >> all right, if your kids want a little instruction in rock and roll, they are getting it at camp jam in patomac maryland. >> at this summer camp, kids learn from professional rock musicians and they can jam along with other kids. this friday, they will perform on stage for their parents and friends. >> ahead, topper returns with the full forecast, but first, here's a preview of tonight's cbs evening news. >> nearly 12 million children are without dental care, but now some dentists are going to extraordinary lengths to give kids the help they need. tonight only on the cbs evening news. (announcer) nancy decided she can't afford so many bathroom detours when sixty p

many residents say the army corps of engineers in charge of the cleanup has been less than forthright with the residents. >> they are downplaying the extent of the cld contamination and risk there is a burial pit under this house. >> reporter: after the tour, norton promised the army corps would remain in the area untilch is satisfied no matter how long it takes. but she and other officials insisted that the spring valley neighborhood is safe for area residents and visitors. >> the corps must remain until there is an objective all clear here. nobody need move out of this beautiful neighborhood. and it really isn't fair to alarm people about this neighborhood. >> the message torch is the water is safe to drink and we test the water in the reservoir and tested the sewer treatment and before it is delivered to the customers. >> reporter: coming up at 6:00, more from worried residents spring valley. >>> bob ryan in storm center 4. want to keep you posted. officially the tornado warning is still in effect and this is a storm which has had a history now. reports are coming in of large hail,

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don't have that guarantee anymore. >> reporter: gastring is part of a new program linking the marine corpssociation, a union of plumbers and pipefitters. >> hey, they're over there in iraq and afghanistan laying it on the line every day for us to protect our freedom and we just figured it was some way that we could give back. >> reporter: ua president william height created the 16-week warriors and welding food camp. >> you're going to have to learn a whole new language, a whole new culture. >> reporter: a lifestyles course helps the transition and finally, there is guarantee job placement. for citizen joe gastry and his 12 classmates, graduation means it's time for new employment. >> i'm really excited. ready to start working. >> reporter: one of the few, one of the proud is now one of the first to trade in their rifles for a welder's torch. maria menounos, nbc news, camp pendleton, california. >>> that is our broadcast for this monday night as we start off a new week. thank you for being with us. i'm brian williams. we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. -- capt

>> don't see that as a news corp issue.this is the kind of thing that happens from time to time and what always rules if you have the ratings and you are and it will pass. they are being picky about where they pool their money. >> if they have less money, they should spend on the guy who has the ratings and they will. >> he fostered this and the guy who brought us bill o'reilly. >> this from a business issue exthis is not for news corp and it will pass and not have a lasting effect. again, if you have the ratings throughout the history of television and if your ratings are weak -- >> geraldo is here and couldn't get the ratings. i love my job, but the next guest may have the best job in the world. frank roone set restaurant critic for the "new york times." he gets to eat at the greatest restaurants. >> and get paid doing it. >> how do you survive and thrive in a recession if you are doing it? >> how they are doing it, they are largely down. we will be back after this. some people buy a car based on the deal they get. others

. >> i haven't even looked at welding until i went into the marine corps.ot gu. >> reporter: lance corporal jaffery is just 23 years old but he has an impressive resume, iraq war veteran and couple heart recipient. after four years of military duty, he's ready for a change. >> i never really held a real job for the most part. sometimes you don't know what you're going to face in the real world. >> typically if you ask a marine, what are you going to do when you get out? you'll hear, i'm going to go back home, i'm going to get a job, and i'm going to go to school. which really means that they're not sure what they're going to do. >> reporter: when these marines become civilians, they leave behind a routine of training and change that can be drastic.ears, coming home to a country in a recession, gastring had to find a job to support his wife and newborn daughter. >> it does make me nervous because we don't have that guarantee anymore. >> reporter: gastring is part of a new program linking the marine corps and the united association, a union of plumbers and pi

i rose no higher in the armed forces than e-4 in the marine corps. this rank insignificant knee yeah in fact was found with -- insignia was found with my father's remains. he was wearing this the day he was killed. this represents one of the couple might have had. right after we were married we took the train down to washington to pay our respects to our respective parents -- or respective fathers. now, this one on the left was there. the one on the right was not there. and was a source of considerable consternation to both of us. because he's been buried 18 months prior. my wife leading the way, she sort of chugging up eisenhower boulevard, if you know arlington, and we had a terse conversation with the deputy commander of arlington. and two weeks later, this stone was erected. the good news was -- is that patricia had conspired to have the word "we speak your name" on her stone. and that was the only one -- to my knowledge it still is -- with one exception. the only but because of the delay, i was permitted to have the same words engraved on my sto

>> basically what news corp has been doing is they have signed exclusive arrangements with retailersthem to do marketing. what they have done is bundled that in or leveraged it as part of a negotiation for a product we sell which is the coupon insert booklets. it's unfair tieing and bundling. there is one point i would like to make. you link the run up to the jury award of $300 million. we announce the second quarter earnings which are up 140% and as we track ourselves against other media companies and we track about 25 other media companies in a variety of industries, we are talking yellow pages and newspapers and broadcast media and radio and television and advertising agency and google and marketing services. right now it looks like from a revenue perspective, we are number two to google. i think that's important also. >> certainly a headline that will catch attention. to follow investors, it would be this. that lawsuit success appealed. you may lose t. you say you won't, but you might. if that doesn't come, are you worried about what it will do to your stock or will it do anythin

the national captioning institute ---www.ncicap.org--- [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2009] >> this week on q & a. our guest is frank, the former press aide to robert kennedy and jorge mcgoverns presidential bid. currently vice president of the firm, hill and noten. >> frank on saturday july 25th after walter cronkite died you wrote a story that we never heard before. what was it? >> senator mcgovern has just been nominated in miami and we had to pick a vice presidentle candidate and my choice was walter cronkite. anchor for everybody. trusted man in america. and i was voted down unanimously. everybody said, don't be silly. he'll never accept. we'll look bad when he turns it down so. let's go to a more mainstream politician, which we did. >> why did you think walter cronkite would even take the job? >> well i knew he was very much apposed to the vietnam war because about six months before that, he had come back from vietnam and immediately called me and asked to see senator robert kennedy, and two of them met. i with us there and he began by saying senator you have to

. >> reporter: the army corp of engineers is digging. they still are occasionally digging here and there and they were digging in a pit in this house on the 4800 block of glenn broom road here in spring valley when they a glass frack. it was nun unstoppered frack with a solid substance. it was taken to the edgewood arsenal where it was indicated it was mustard, a chemical agent used to make mustard gas during world war i. so the army said they had an air monitor at that site and that was not activated so they think there was no danger to the public when this flask was recovered, analyzed and then removed from the area. of course this whole neighborhood, sprinvalley, used to be rural land, owned by american university, which turned it over to the army for years of am munition and testing and some of the houses here have been abandoned, including the one behind me. so the army says they are going to evaluate the safety procedures used on this site before they go back to digging in front of this home. meanwhile, neighbors and the advisory n