. >> leon panetta, the defense department, david petraeus at the c.i.a., ambassador crocker, and general john allen in afghanistan. gwen:a grand reshuffling. what does it tell us about our national priorities? guantanamo detainees -- how dangerous are they? and on the domestic front, a crazy political week. >> my name is barack obama. [cheers and applause] i was born in hawaii, the 50th state of the united states of america. gwen: donald trump rocks the boat and haley barbour gets out of it entirely. and as americans worry about jobs and gas prices, federal reserve chairman ben bernanke goes before the cameras. >> there's not much that the federal reserve can do about gas prices. after all, the fed can't create more oil. gwen: covering the week, mark mazzetti of the new york "times", tom gjelten of npr, karen tumulty of "the

general in afghanistan, david petraeus. general john allen will take petraeus' place. >>> it was an unprecedented move. the president of the united states producing a detailed birth certificate to prove he was born in the united states. the president says it's time to move on. but the issue is still not resolved for some so-called birthers. susan mcginnis is in washington

while general david petraeus leaves afghanistan to take over in langley. lieutenant general john allen takes petraeus's place in afghanistan, and former ambassador to the iraq ryan crockers joins him there as the top u.s. diplomat. each man has a different career and a different relationship with the white house that can tell us much about how obama policy and about how wars themselves have changed. isn't that right, mark? >> yeah, there's a lot of familiar faces changing jobs. one way to look at it is that there is not going to be a significant change in the policy in the war on afghanistan agent. general petraeus will continue to do his job at c.i.a. and lenient will carry out the counterinsurgencyy policy though he's been somewhat of a skeptic of that poifments the bigger issue is there is a certain interchangeability between the pentagon an the c.i.a. these days. the c.i.a. is in the military business, dropping bombs in pakistan and the military is fanned -- expanding its intelligence operations. gwen: does it make less distinction than in the past when

that leon's work will be carried on by one of the finest military officers of our time, general david petraeus. i know this one carries a special sacrifice for him and his wife holly. after leading americans and coalition forces in one of the most challenging missions since 9/11 general petraeus will retire from the army that he loves to become the next c.i.a. director effective early next september pending senate confirmation. as a life-long consumer of intelligence, he knows intelligence must be timely, accurate, and acted upon quickly. he understands that staying a step ahead of nimble adversaries requires sharing information, including my national director of intelligence. even if he and the c.i.a. confront a range of threats, david's he extraordinary knowledge of the middle east and afghanistan uniquely positions him to lead the agency against al-qaeda. just as general petraeus changed the way our military fights in the 21st century, i have no doubt general petraeus will guide our military professionals as they continue to adapt and innovate in an of-changing world. finally, i announce my

now it's a president obama officially announced that he'll be nominating general david petraeus to take over the post of cia director it's not an unheard of move to have a general head the civilian agency but it's one that's been criticized harshly in the past especially when it was the bush administration putting general mike in hate michael hayden up for the role but this time around we're not hearing any objections from congress so all things considered let's just assume that he gets the job what will the cia under ptrace look like is a put into jeopardy any chances of objective analysis of our wars abroad and it's a perfect example of how the pentagon and the cia have fused together both becoming of gloated militarized organizations but only helped fuel war war you're discussing with me israeli government former cia officer and co-founder of veteran intelligence professionals for sanity thank you so much for being here tonight for starters are you with me here i mean is that he's going to get the job right he's going to get through farm. one hundred where the critics we heard a lot

and iraq, portrayed the violence in a certain way and a few weeks later general david petraeus portrayed it a different way. there are challenges in gathering and interpreting the data but point number two, clear security progress in certain parts of afghanistan. we have the finest military the world has ever known. you put in some places will have an impact. the question is is that impact sustainable? have we cleared territory that we simply can't handover to afghan partners? this is the key point the president of the united states stressed in internal meetings and remains unanswered has a sustainability question to focus on. >> i don't think general david petraeus is suggesting we are winning just no longer losing. >> question here. >> and have to hammer you a little. i represent a bipartisan coalition of veterans rethinking afghanistan. i am perplexed. you said security is getting better. there is 100% turnover last quarter. 60% turnover in alma. army is comprised of a car she majority, not cashed in. is it getting better because we are there or because afghans are supporting hamid ka

had served his term at the cia as a director and the other issue of course is making general david petraeus the director of the cia replace saying mr panetta and we all know that petraeus the author of the guy who came up with this whole surge in iraq in afghanistan is somebody that the neoconservative certainly like they even were talking about running in for president on the republican. ticket what this is showing is that there is a trend to militarize the central intelligence agency which is after all and has always been run by civilians it's been pointed out that leon panetta is actually the first democratic secretary of defense since one nine hundred ninety seven there may not be as much independence in reluctance issuing forth from the pentagon when obama wants to place the u.s. and yet additional wars in libya potentially in syria and continuing this covert war it in pakistan and possibly even yemen we could see u.s. troops children who are barely in their teens could face drugs test in russian schools the country has a severe problem with a number of addicts and most starve their ha

general david petraeus. if you were with mr kerry. he. suggested. to the. you know according to gaffney petraeus is being submissive towards sharia law the code followed by muslims and oh my god if that's true that means a we disappointed that raises the head of the cia so now it's all becoming clear we now know the grand plan we already knew that obama was a muslim now he's brainwashed petraeus with sharia law and he's promoted them to be tops book really gaffney you can't think of a more realistic option like hey maybe we should respect muslims in their holy book considering we're in court of five wars in muslim countries considering that we're supposed to have the freedom of religion in this country so maybe we should support people who burn the koran and are intolerant bigots and yes it's true betrays has spent lots of time in afghanistan and keeping the u.s. military mission in mind he also has to respect the local community and their religion which might happen to also include shari'a law now next gaffney's probably come up you know accusing petraeus o

he is general david petraeus's recommendation. he has a tremendous representation himself. 's just this is a very critical time and let's be frank about it. petraeus is the best we've got. and we're right in the middle of turning this war around. >> lehrer: and the same thing has been said about bob gates, the secretary of defense. he's going to be very tough to replace. anybody, even leon panetta, do you agree? >> i do. and i have a slightly different view, i think, than john did about panetta. obviously nobody comes close to him in washington experience, at both ends of pennsylvania avenue, on the hill and in the white houses achieve of staff. and he knows budget cutting. but he doesn't know defense per se. right, and coming in, not knowing the culture of that building, and the substance of the thousands of issues that he has to deal with, is to come in, i think, with one hand tied behind your back. it's, you've got two wars. you've got huge budget cuts coming in the pentagon. you had cuts of bone and fat are all tangled up. there is plenty of waste. >> lehrer: and machine

gen david petraeus might be the next head of the intelligence agency so we'll have details on what that move could mean both for our wars abroad and her presidential politics here at home and today many people are wondering what about israel all the drastic changes that are happening in countries in the middle east how is it going to affect this tiny country and its foreign policy to look into it and we'll hash out the details of one u.n. report author who slightly changed his stance on the war in gaza and the countdown to the shutdown continues the government will turn off its lights this friday unless the right and left can reach an agreement on the budget paul ryan's two thousand and twelve budget plan is also out with six trillion dollars worth of cuts over the next ten years so it's a baby who the winners and who the losers will be and then sit back and enjoy a much needed happy hour with us producer jenny churchill and the daily callers mike riggs will join me to discuss the stories making a buzz us far this week like the sledge walk in toronto it's going to be five we'll have det

as president obama who decided who is going to replace david petraeus? guest: i do not think the decision has been made. the list is very short. at the top of the list is the vice chairman, mr. cartwright. he is one of the most experienced marine corps officers we have had. all the way back to general gray in the first bush administration. widely respected in the administration, around town. he is the odds on paper. but until the president actually makes the decision -- each of the services always try to put forward their top candidate. it is a game of washington politics, which is different from other washington politics games. the military does not play games, except when it comes to appointments. i think the list is probably dominated by general apart right at the moment. >> and general eikenberry is also leaving -- host: and ambassador eikenberry is also leaving afghanistan. guest: he has felt strongly about what should happen in that part of the world. there has been some debate about how things should be handled in afghanistan and pakistan. with a

the afghanistan commander david petraeus will be named as a new director. >>> it was the deadliest attack on americans in nearly six years today. the afghan defense ministry says in afghan pilots fired on americans after an argument. one man denied his brother was linked to the taliban or al qaeda. >>> the government released president obamas longform birth certificate today. the president himself countered the birthers' etiquette. >> reporter: here it is, the white house released copies of the president's original longform birth certificate in hopes of putting the debate to bed. >> we have had every official in hawaii, democrat and republican. every news outlet that has investigated this confirm that yes, in fact i was born in hawaii. >> reporter: president obama had previously released his short form certificate. >> i am honored to play such a big role in hopefully, hopefully getting rid of this issue. >> reporter: a appeals to the hawaiian government to make an exception and release the original birth certificate in order to move beyond what the president called a natural distraction.

i have the great respect for david petraeus. i got to know him well. i also got to know leon panetta, not as well as i did david. and both are good public servants. is this gossip or truth? >> it's truth. we're reporting it this morning. it is done. it's being announced later this week. >> just because you're reporting it, as you might recall -- >> i'm fairly confident on this one this morning, mr. president. >> okay. >> i'm glad you're getting the endorsement. something else that a lot of americans are dealing with right now, these high gas prices. now that you're a civilian, i guess you have to pump your own gas, as well. what do you say to americans? and you had to deal with this as president, as well. looking at the price of the pump, saying, there must be something you can do about it. >> i would suggest americans understand how supply and demand works. and if you restrict supplies of crude, price of oil is going to go up and it affects gasoline. i appreciate you giving me the chance to opine of all of the issues of the day, but i made the decision

and david petraeus who is running the war in afghanistan is expected to be moved into the c.i.a.'s chief job. changes will likely take effect in summer that is when the robert gates is stepping down. >> president obama came out today against those that he was not born in the united states. he produced new evidence that his birth in hawaii. he a choice words for his detractors. >> president produced his long form birth certificate and took the so-called birthers to task for dwelling on this issue. he pulled no punches. >> we do not have time for this. we have better stuff to do. >> that coincided with the release of another document. long form birth certificate showing he was born in honolulu, exactly the same information the president released three years ago on the standard short form birth certificate. measure obama said what motivated him came a couple weeks ago when he as he talked about budget, education, infrastructure and social security the media did not pay attention. >> during that entire week, the dominant news story wasn't about these huge monitor utility al choices we

general david petraeus would then take the cio director position. and john allen would succeed general david petraeus. >> i thought it was critical we had this team in place so we can stay focused on our missions, maintain our momentum and keep our nation secure. >> reporter: long time diplomat ryan crocker was nominated as ambassador to afghanistan. the nominees will have to get approval from congress before taking on their new roles. >>> the big weather roll happened to be the very big gusty wind. now the weather feature you need to know about as you make your outdoor weekend plans as eyewitness news continues right here on cbs5. ,,,, appreciate the easy days, are what keep me coming back for more. [goat sounds] and the customer says, on the carpet." what? gonna be difficult. don't tell me about a dog. a day care full of kids, uh...two free-rang use chickens. call a day's work. call 1-800-steemer (roberta toss allen/dana) do you care about the royal do you care about the royal wedding? maybe you do, maybe you don't. but like >>> on this thursday t

and david petraeus who is running the war in afghanistan is expected to be moved into the c.i.a.'s chief job. changes will likely take effect in summer that is when the robert gates is stepping down. >> president obama came out today against those that he was not born in the united states. he produced new evidence that his birth in hawaii. he a choice words for his detractors. >> president produced his long form birth certificate and took the so-called birthers to task for dwelling on this issue. he pulled no punches. >> we do not have time for this. we have better stuff to do. >> that coincided with the release of another document. long form birth certificate showing he was born in honolulu, exactly the same information the president released three years ago on the standard short form birth certificate. measure obama said what motivated him came a couple weeks ago when he as he talked about budget, education, infrastructure and social security the media did not pay attention. >> during that entire week, the dominant news story wasn't about these huge monitor utility al choices we

the decision was made by general david petraeus and general madness to increase sustainment stocks in afghanistan which gave us some room to say can with slow this down and take care of these emergencies and then we will get back to you. that is the same way we handled haiti. the ability to mix and match is one thing we bring to the table. at this time i will say the civil reserve air fleet has stepped up anything we have asked. this last couple weeks i didn't quite understand how much spring break effect excess capacity but i will say this one at us pretty hard next to christmas and thanksgiving. spring break is the busiest time for carriers out there. we brought the order of departure out of japan and in support of admiral willard getting back to the states and giving seats back to their homes was something worked closely with north, and trans com. as libyan operation unfolds we're looking at that carefully. obviously if that expands that is one way where we will be looking to say do we have enough right now. we don't see that. obviously there are some other places where there is tu

general david petraeus is expected to shift from his current role running the war in afghanistan to fill panetta's vacancy as cia chief. midwest states take part in the great central u.s. shakeout. the earthquake preparedness drill will focus on nuclear safety in the wake of japan's recent disasters. >>> a big day for all you football fans. first round of the nfl draft picks begin tonight. >>> stay on top of the latest developments those stories and others as they break on msnbc and watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news." >>> what's coming up later on the "today" show. find out where the deadly twisters are headed next with al roker's latest forecast and get a real look at some of the amazing jewels in queen elizabeth's private collection. >>> now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today." just your first stop of the day. captions by vitac www.vitac.com

general david petraeus currently running the war in afghanistan will then take the cia chief job.nges will probably take effect sometime this summer. >>> eight nato servicemembers and one contractor are dead after a shooting in afghanistan. a veteran afghan military officer opened fire following an argument at the kabul airport. nato has not revealed the nationalities of the troops killed. the gunman was also killed. he was reported to have been a military pilot with 20 years of service. >>> a suspected serial killer goes back to court in san rafael today. 77-year-old joseph naso from reno is accused of killing two women in the bay area in the 1970s and two others in yuba county in the '90s. he is scheduled to enter pleas in a marin county courtroom this morning. naso also under investigation for three murders in upstate new york, that happened in the '70s. all the victims had the same first and last initials. >>> also this morning, livermore police are warning joggers to be extra careful. they believe that the same man is targeting women on a popular jogging route on eve lane. on

david petraeus will become the head of the cia. an official announcement is expected on thursday. this will require senate confirmation. the white house has released a detailed birth certificate for president obama in a bid to silence critics to maintain that he was born abroad. obama had initially released a short form of the document during the 2008 campaign but there was claims that persisted that he was actually born in kenya. obama told reporters that he was taking the steps to put the issue to rest and let washington get back to the serious issues facing the country. u.s. politics and birth certificates. i hope we can put that aside for a while. let's talk about something more important like money. >> exactly. >ben bernanke held a news conference and answered questions on monetary policy. this has long been at this as is usual for the european central bank but this was never part of the u.s. fed pause culture until now. >> the world's most powerful banker on time for a historical first. the president of the federal reserve stock to the facts. the fed is going to keep their b

now, general david petraeus is going to replace panetta, we hear, as the head of the cia. president obama will hold a press conference later this morning to talk about these appointments. that will come up at 6:45. >>> a 30-year veteran of the san francisco police department is set to be named chief today. now, he is well liked amongst the rank and file but he has a checkered past with the department. christie smith is live in san francisco with more on today's announcement. >> reporter: good morning, martha. yeah, he's got 30 years in the san francisco police department, and from the sound of it, captain greg suhr has done it all. he's ran two of the city's toughest stations. he's also handled riots here in the city, but there was even an indictment for allegedly conspiring to obstruct justice. now, we'll get back to that in a minute. but captain suhr is 52 years old. the rank and file, as you said, they like him, they respect him. he's got the backing of attorney general kamala harris and the powerful police officers association. homicides in the city's high crime bayvie

panetta will be replaced by general david petraeus, the top commander of the wars in iraq and afghanistanpanetta grew up in monterey and graduated from santa clara university. >>> with president bush now having provided his full birth certificate, his opponents are trying to shift attention to his school records. the white house releasing a copy of the president's original birth certificate showing he was born in honolulu. but that's not satisfying everyone. donald trump who pushed for release of the certificate now wants to see the president's university records. last night in the bay area, senator dianne feinstein took aim at trump. >> i think this is really reaching the point of ridiculousness. with all the problems in the world, and if mr. trump wants to run for president, why doesn't he talk about what he would do to solve some of these problems instead of -- i think everybody that has ever heard barack obama knows he is a very smart man. >> the president himself using the issue to insis he is focused on things that matter. he says americans shouldn't be distracted by silliness and s

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of our leading strategic thinkers and one of the finest military officers of our time, general david petraeus. this is the second time in a year that i've asked general petraeus to take on a demanding assignment, and i know this carries a special sacrifice for he and his wife, holy. after 40 years in uniform leading american and coalition forces in the most challenging military missions since 9/11, he's retiring from the army that he loves to become the next cia director. effective early september pending senate confirmation. as a lifelong consumer of intelligence, he knows that intelligence must be timely, accurate, and acted upon quickly. he understands that staying a step ahead of nimble adversaries includes sharing information with my commander of national intelligence, jim clapper, and as he and the cia confront a full range of threats, david's extraordinary knowledge of the middle east and afghanistan uniquely positions him to lead the agency in its effort to defeat al-qaeda. in short, just as general petraeus changed the way our military fights and wins wars in the 21st century, i have

our leading strategic thinkers and one of the finest military officers of our time, and general david petraeus. this is the second time in a year that i have asked general petraeus to take on a demanding assignment. i know this one carries a special sacrifice for him and his wife holly. after nearly four years in uniform, including leading americans and coalition forces in some the most challenging missions since 9/11, general petraeus will retire from the army that he loves to become the cia director. effective -- that will be effective early september pending congressional confirmation. he knows that intelligence must be timely, accurate, and acted upon quickly. he understands that staying a step ahead of nimble adversaries include sharing and coordinating information, including with jim clapper. even as they confront a full range of friends, davids extraordinary knowledge allows into lead the effort to defeat al qaeda. just as the general petraeus change the way we fight wars in the 21st century, i am no -- i have no doubt that he will be able to lead our professionals in the fight. in this

. >>> general david petraeus will become the cia director when pineta leaves, but it will not be until fall. he will likely retire from the army before taking the civilian cabinet position. the president will announce this new lineup tomorrow. >>> a new first today for federal reserve chairman ben bernanke. he held a news conference to assure americans that gas prices will not keep climbing. >> our view is it is gas prices will not continue to rise at the recent pace. as they stabilize or even come down if the situation stabilizes in the middle east, that will provide relief on the inflation front. we will have to watch it carefully. >> this is the first time in the fed's 98-year history that a chairman has held a news conference. bernanke says the fed plans to keep interest rates at record lows for an extended period. >>> apple ceo steve jobs is denying that the iphone tracks its user's movement and then stores the information in a file. in an interview with the wall street journal jobs says, quote, we get consent from users if we are going to use location, or we don't use location. a

is on to those big problems in addition to moving leon panetta to the pentagon, he will shift david petraeus from afghanistan to run the cia. garvin thomas, nbc bay area news. >>> federal prosecutors are investigating the san bruno pipeline blast. records show that looking at the maps, reports and emergency plans relating to last september's explosion. as you may remember, you saw it on this air, eight people died. dozens of homes leveled when a pipeline gave way. the u.s. attorney is now confirming that its san francisco office is looking into the explosion but it's not releasing any more details. the national transportation safety board is still investigating. preliminary reports point to a weld on a pipe thought to be seamless as a cause of that accident. >>> coming up at 6:00 we'll talk to congresswoman live on the show, helping to lead the charge to figure out exactly what happened and who really is to blame. >>> fed chief ben bernanke made news today in more ways than one, hosting the first press conference in the federal reserve's 97-year history. bernanke says the economy is in recov

army general david petraeus will be panetta's successor at the c.i.a. petraeus is currently the commander of nato forces in afghanistan. germany's defense minister has asked the u.s. not to bring home too many troops from afghanistan when the drawdown planned for this summer begins. he conveyed germany's concerns that talks in washington with his u.s. counterpart, robert gates. german troops in northern afghanistan rely had heavily on u.s. army support. he said that a rapid pullout of u.s. personnel could undermine blic support in europe for the mission there. in the united states, more than 200 people are dead after a monster storm unleashed tornadoes across much of the south. the death toll is the highest from tornadoes in the country in almost half a century. neighborhoods, businesses were flattened in states stretching from arkansas to virginia. the winds ripped off the roof at this scrap metal yard. this footage was filmed from the relative setyof a car. 100 climter an hour winds whipped through the university town of tuscaloosa. the mayor said the

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general david petraeus, who heads up the war in afghanistan, criticized the burning as well. >> that action was hateful. it was intolerant. and it was extremely disrespectful. >> reporter: military analysts warn these recent events damage american efforts to win the support of the afghan people. >> these deadly riots demonstrate, if nothing else, that even with all the success we've had in lots of places in afghanistan, just one incident 8,000 miles away in the united states can prove how fragile these gains really are. >> reporter: a mission still at risk nearly ten years into america's longest war. peter alexander, nbc news. >>> our chief foreign correspondent, richard engel, joins us now. richard, we're supposed to be months away from the beginning of a drawdown in afghanistan. you've spent a lot of time there. you know u.s. commanders. a lot of their success has been built on gaining the trust of local leaders in the communities. what does all this do to those efforts? >> reporter: well, it -- clearly, that trust hasn't been built upon and doesn't really even exist when one incid

general in afghanistan, david petraeus. general john allen will take petraeus' place. >>> it was an unprecedented move. the president of the united states producing a detailed birth certificate to prove he was born in the united states. the president says it's time to move on. but the issue is still not resolved for some so-called birthers. susan mcginnis is in washington with more on this. susan, so what's at issue now? >> good morning, betty. well, there still are critics out there that are calling this long form birth certificate a fake so the issue is not going away just yet. the president showed clear frustration at the distraction this has really been from more important issues. but he was also able to joke about it. >> my name is barack obama. i was born in hawaii. >> reporter: the president poked fun at the issue at a new york fund-raiser last night. >> no one checked my i.d. on the way in. but just in case -- >> reporter: but it was no joking matter when he told white house reporters wednesday it was time to end th

yesterday general david petraeus denounced the burning. >> we condemn the action of an individual in the united states who burned a holy koran. that action was hateful. it was intolerant. and it was extremely disrespectful. >> afghan president hamid karzai wants the u.s. congress to officially condemn the burning of koran. >>> in japan, a growing problem at the crippled fukushima nuclear power plant. workers still can't figure out the source of leaking radioactive water. the highly radioactive water is leaking into the ocean. engineers are using mixed sawdust, newspaper, even cement to try to seal this leak. the government says it will be months before the plant's cooling systems are completely shut down. >>> just ahead on the "morning news" on this monday, bp wants to drill again back in the gulf. >>> plus, the new global internet sensation. inside an eagle's nest, waiting for an eaglet to hatch. this is the "morning news." this is the "morning news." know the stain. after an alpaca? i have. it was awesome. ♪ call 1-800-steemer [ woman ] i had this deep, radiating pain everywhere...

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commander david petraeus condemned the burning of the koran by florida preacher, which has set off three days of riots in afghanistan and taken more than 20 lives. in libya, nato warplanes continue to target moammar qaddafi's forces. qaddafi shows no signs of leaving, but one air strike went wrong and took the lives of 13 rebels. in yemen, some of the biggest demonstrations yet. hundreds of thousands turned out to demonstrate against the government, which has been an important ally of the united states in the war against terror. and in syria, bashir assad is trying to form a new government in an effort to end another wave of protests that took at least seven lives there. to get more on all this, we go to cbs news correspondent liz palmer in tripoli. so, liz, first, what are you hearing about yemen and syria? >> well, essentially, bob, it's turned into a game of chicken between president assad and the reform-minded demonstrators. today, he appointed a new prime minister, but the demonstrators think that's just cosmetic. they're hitting the streets again in the thousands. the catalyst is f

who served as ambassador to iraq late in the bush administration, where he worked with general david petraeus. petraeus, of course, is now the u.s. commander in afghanistan. so, if confirmed, this would reunite that team. >>> this morning, the president is urging oil-rich nations to boost production, hoping that could bring down fuel prices. but that's not all. he also has his eye on repealing a tax break to big oil companies. republicans rejected that idea, saying it would raise taxes and also push gas prices even higher. john hendren has more on the debate. >> reporter: president obama says americans are paying oil companies twice. at the pump and in their taxes. he wants congress to eliminate $4 billion in subsidies for oil companies, as he told abc's detroit affiliate, wxyz. >> right now, we give about $4 billion in subsidies to oil companies through the tax code. well, that makes no sense, either. >> reporter: before the president said that, house speaker john boehner sounded like he was open to the idea. >> we're at a time when the federal government is short on revenues. we need to con

general david petraeus the top commander in iraq will become the director of the cia. >>> now that president obama has provided his full birth certificate, there is an attempt to shift attention to his university records. the white house releasing a copy of the president's original birth certificate showing he was born in honolulu but that's not satisfying everyone. donald trump who pushed for the release of the certificate now wants to see the president's university records. last night in the bay area, senator dianne feinstein was highly critical of trump. >> i -- i think this is really reaching the point of ridiculousness, with all the problems in the world and if mr. trump wants to run for president, why doesn't he talk about what he would do to solve some of these problems instead of -- i think everybody that has ever heard barack obama knows he is a very smart man. >> and the president trying to distance himself and put the issue to rest before the presidential campaign heating up taped an interview with oprah winfrey. >> he was born here. >> yes. and it is confirmed again that you are

colonel and the out right so the former architect of the surge in iraq and afghanistan general david petraeus looks set to become the new head of the cia but he has questionable experience in intelligence and the current head of the cia leon panetta rumored to be the next man for the job as defense secretary has barely any experience in the military this seems a like a bizarre shuffling of the furniture well indeed it's the recycling of everyone who's been involved in really ten years of u.s. wars is a retired colonel and is a former u.s. diplomat think that we certainly need some new ideas some new initiatives in this in the score that united states is is involved in and just recycling the same old people and switching jobs with them is not the way the you ensure the national security of the united states in my opinion so you're saying a recycling of people here but why why is washington doing this in the first place . well they've obama administration is just continuing the war strategies of the bush administration and in fact obama has increased the war in afghanistan dramatically he's bri

. >> to replace pennetta at the cia, the president has picked general david petraeus, now the top u.s. military commander in afghanistan, who has nearly ten years of experience leading counterterrorism and intelligence operations. >> petraeus has been at war continuously since 9/11. during that time, he's had multiple years in iraq. and now directly on the ground working the afghanistan/pakistan issues. petraeus would be a terrific follow-on during these very dangerous times for the american people. >> reporter: especially dangerous for the forces in afghanistan. nine americans, eight u.s. military, and one civilian were kill today with an afghan military officer opened fire at an airport in kabul. the incident remains under investigation. general petraeus won't leave afghanistan until september so it's unlikely there will be any immediate change in the war strategy there. and military officials say the first withdrawal of american troops set to begin in july will be minimal at best. >> jim with the story tonight. thanks. >>> and now to the series of monstrous storms crossing the coun