defense department and their reaction their reaction is a lot more stronger they use the words we orwiki leaks is for indeed we deplore we could leak for inducing individuals to break the law and they pour the release of all this information they of course also say that they are afraid that this will put people's lives in jeopardy and they also make a parallel with what happened back in july with the week the leaks of revelations made about the afghan war that this that the that these disclosures are much bigger and that the pay the number of pages that are that have been released are that much bigger four times bigger so the reasoning is if that has already gone ahead and put american lives in danger then how does something that's much bigger than a revelation that's much bigger now how many more lives are put in jeopardy as a result of this recently so despite the warnings from washington to wiki leaks about publishing even or all promised in the future all we likely to see any more attempts by washington to try and stem this flow of information well that's the question i mean what

let's talk about the defense department and what happens when gates retires to not only the defense departmentt gates obviously had his hands very much full of the war in afghanistan. what happens in afghanistan? >> well, the first thing that's going to happen is gates has been the big champion of winning the wars we have. not the wars we want. most analysts i talk to tell me that once gates departs, we'll see a resurgery essence of sea warfare, things not directly to the wars we're fighting. >> julie: such as china? >> iran is another theater of war we're talking b. but most folks say that gates' fixation on current war is what keeps the resources flowing and afghanistan and into iraq. once those troops start to come thome, the dynamic will change. >> julie: once he's not there, does that mean the resources will be pulled back, mean ago pullout of afghanistan will happen sooner than later? >> that's a very good question. most people i talked to say without gates' bully pulpit, you'll begin to see pressure within the administration to start pulling out of afghanistan. faster particularly if th

defense department has assembled a group of 120 exxerts to review them. >> and former presidential candidatehn edwards has agreed to testify in the lawsuit over who owns a sex tape he is featureed in with former girlfriend hunter. hunter is his former aideeand she said that he fathered her child. attorneys are now sorting out what informaaion should be made public. judge threaten jail time for anyone thattleaks information. edwards will ttstify next month. >> an anonymous gifttis getting a whole lot of attention. a manager at he september 11 memorial in new york city found $10,000 stuffed in a donaaion box this week. the money showed up just one day after museum officials announced an admission fee. offiiials called the donor an angel and say they would like to know their name to thank them personally. so far no one has come forward. >> 15 year old boy in boston is making quite the name for himself. as a sports announcer. people know his voiceebut they don't know the boy behind the mic ii blind. he expressed his interest to a veteran sports annooncer, two teamed up. the rest ii history. >> y

so he's playing a very delicate game of trying to get the defense department on-on-board to enhance the while he's also seeking legislative repeal. i still think at the end of the day the one place where i may differ with him is i hope at the end of the day they'll consider telling the court, look, we think it's unconstitutional. >> one last quick question for you. if this does go to the u.s. supreme court does elena kagan have to recuse herself? >> i'm aware of nothing that would indicate that she has participated in any of this litigation, but i just don't know. >> all right. walter dellinger, acting solicitor general during the clinton administration, it's been a real pleasure to hash this out with you. thank yo you so much. >>> all right, it is a rare day in the news business, a rare, rare day when a misspelled name is the story of the day and it's a two-word indictment of politics. enlightenment through appropriateness coming up next. coming up next. look at all this stuff for coffee. oh there's tons. french presses, espresso tampers, filters. it can get really complicated. not nea

>> this morning the defense department sent us an e-mail standing by the 2006 investigation.till calling the witness account of danger inaccurate. last month at a cost to the taxpayer $46,000, the defense department bought and destroyed the entire first run 9,500 copies of schaefer's book "operation dark heart" that included a chapter on "able danger." >> shepard: with the fox news investigation, catherine herridge. good of you. thank you very much. >>> member of north carolina emergency response team now report a badly flooded city in the northeastern part of the state is likely to stay that way for quite some time. the remnants of tropical storm nicole hit windsor last week. east -- well, now, it's near raleigh. see it there? anyway, officials evacuated the city entire downtown. the governor comparing the mess to the damage hurricane floyd caused when it struck windsor in 1999. >> these people have bounced back and started to make money and live their lives again. now to have the same thing happen, it sends a message to all of us. be prepared for worst. >> high water will r

defense department about their reaction their reaction is a lot more stronger they use the words we deplore we could look for inducing individuals to break the law and they deplore the release of all this information they of course also say that they are afraid that this will put people's lives in jeopardy and they also make a parallel with what happened back in july with a wiki leaks of revelations made about the afghan war that this rival that the that these disclosures are much bigger and that the pace of the number of pages that are that have been released are that much bigger four times bigger so their reasoning is if that has already gone ahead and put american lives in danger then how does something that's much bigger and rival a revelation that's much bigger now how many more lives are put in jeopardy as a result of this recently. as a politician from the national iraqi alliance group in baghdad he told me this leaks important to bring those responsible for the wrongdoings to justice. but i would like to see all people iraqis are americans who practice torture or violate the law and

we need a task force team dealing with this staying in constant contact with the defense department against this threat. please. >> thank you. ou>> ayman here to talk about weapons of any kind. we worry about crime in the streets, worry about crime and cited your department. -- incited your department. call the next item. >> item 3, reports to the commission. >> we start with the first report which is the cheese report. >> good evening. >> i was in yale last friday to speak to group concerning immigration. as far as the crime is concerned, we continue to having 9% reduction. this is a 4% reduction for violent crimes and 10% for property crimes. this parcu

but the question is, if mohammed atta was on our radar, why would the defense department, if this is true, not want to admit it? why wouldn't they say yes, we knew about him and were watching him, and, i mean, how bad could it be, given we knew so many things and we knew usama bin laden, said that he wanted to hit america. >> there is an issue of degrees here and the defense department isn't claiming that they have absolutely no references or understanding of any of the individuals that were involved in 9/11. we already know that there were references in databases and passport information and others and the big issue is, we had the information and had some information, and, the dots weren't connected but we knew that and the system, the collection system, the analysis system across the board, throughout the u.s. and also with our liaison partners was seriously flawed in taking the information and taking action on it. martha: i have to leave it there, mike, but it seems they have destroyed thousands of these books, they don't want out there, and have gone to great lengths to do that.

we need a task force team dealing with this staying in constant contact with the defense department against this threat. please. >> thank you. ou>> ayman here to talk about weapons of any kind. we worry about crime in the streets, worry about crime and cited your department. -- incited your department. call the next item. >> item 3, reports to the commission. >> we start with the first report which is the cheese report. >> good evening. >> i was in yale last friday to speak to group concerning immigration. as far as the crime is concerned, we continue to having 9% reduction. this is a 4% reduction for violent crimes and 10% for property crimes. this particular week, we had an increase on the rolling cycle on violent crime 4504-553 crimes. we have had a larger decrease in property crimes. we continue at the pace for 9% reduction year to date. homicides were back up even though this close prior to today, the crime picture continues to be a good one. i know there has been concerns about the reduction and resources. i know that in bernal heights area, the captain removed foot peak that had been

before and i am always in constant communication with the sfpd, the fbi, and the devense d -- defense department. there is nothing being done about the mind control weapons. i talked about a special team set up to counter this threat. it is going into the eleventh month and there is nothing happening whatsoever. i don't know what is going on. why is nobody combating this threat? they haven't called or question to me. i seem to have a lot of information about this case and these criminals. nobody has called or question to me. nobody is staying in touch with the fbi or the military. they are saying that there are no leads. it looks like they are reluctant in finding these leads. this is seriously said and sfpd officers are getting intact. there is nothing being done about it. that is my basic request. we need more officers, anything. please make a note of this. write it down or something. there needs to be more people, adding this threat all the time. -- combatting this threat all the time. president marshall: lieutenant, will you please call item number three? >> reports to the commission. presid

. >> the defense department is issuing a new warning to gay troops over the future of don't ask don't tell. a new memo said areas a-- there is a legally uncertain environment. troops could suffer adverse consequences if the court's decision is reversed. this memo comes after the justice department said it will appeal. the judges willing to overturn it. >> social security payouts are stay where they are for the second year in a row. it will not pay cost-of-living adjustments for the 50 million retirees and disabled americans who collect social security. officials say inflation has not risen high enough to warrant an increase. the decision to hold automatic adjustments marked the first year without an increase since 1975. >>> a crew member was identified who was killed during a training exercise. he fell into the river near newport news. he was weighed down by 60 pounds of tactical gear. his body was recovered last night. he was a member of fake security base near new york city. >>> marine will spend the rest of his life behind bars after kidnapping and raping a university of maryland g

abilities. >> reporter: some are saying, quote at this time there has been no change to the department of defense and department of recruitment. david levine is a constitutional law professor at uc hastings law school. the issue won't be settled until congress weighs in. >> to oust yourself is not going to insulate you from proceedings to have you discharged from the military later on. it would be a very dangerous thing to do right now. >> reporter: helman is also a law professor she served in the military for several years before she told them she was a lesbian. >> i couldn't embrace the air force like i did before because of the law that discriminated me and people like me. >> reporter: the administration wants the courts to put don't ask don't tell back in place until congress can resolve the issue. reporting live in san francisco, rob roth, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> concord police are looking for two dangerous armed robbers. they hit a round table pizza restaurant last night. then left an hour later and just four miles away. they believe the same robbers hit a subway sandwich shop. in both cas

before that i'd been a top civil servant in the defense department during the secret escalation and thelanning for the escalation in vietnam. i followed that by volunteering to go to vietnam in the state department. before that, working backwards, i had worked at the rand corporation mainly on nuclear planning and crisis planning. in vietnam i used as a civilian the training i'd had still earlier in the marine corps. i'd been a rifle platoon leader and a rifle company commander. and i was able to use that training in vietnam to see the war up close. >> belva: there were instances within this documentary where you hear the voice of president nixon speaking. was it difficult obtaining those tapes and the kinds of information to go with the printed material that you had? >> hard for me to hear it? >> belva: yeah. >> it was -- it's funny. i have found that his expletives deleted in the white house version of those can be said on a.m. because it's the president speaking, without getting bleeped out. but i think i won't test that out on your program. but it was very striking to realize how mu

even so, the defense department has ordered commanders to begin abiding by the judge's ruling. a court battle ruling over "don't ask, don't tell." a california judge ordered an immediate worldwide injunction on the ban on openly gay service members. the justice department is appealing, and the administration wants the law to remain in place during the process. >> the president has been active in encouraging and imploring congress to do the right thing and and a harmful, discriminatory, unjust law -- and end a harmful, discriminatory, unjust law. >> president obama has made it clear he plans to do away with "don't ask, don't tell." >> we are moving in the direction of ending this policy. this is not a question of whether this policy will end. this policy will end and on my watch. >> military commanders say the battle back home does not factor in on the front line. >> i will tell you what our soldiers will do -- they follow the law and treat people with dignity and respect. if that law has changed, they will abide by it. >> a pentagon review on how to implement a repeal is due in

and that's not only within the department of defense. e ought to be looking at it from top to bottom in our budget. we want to make sure that it's not just joint forces command that's targeted or the department of defense that's targeted for looking for efficiencies. host: ok. would you agree to some sort of compromise? what if you brought back the joint forces command to its 2000 budget of $300 million and you add only 2,100 people there you bring it back to the original mission rather than see the growth? guest: i have no problem with that analysis. what's joint forces command charged with doing? where is it in completing its mission? and what resources does it need to continue its effort? that's the analysis that we wanted to see behind this decision. and if that analysis shows that joint forces commend needs to be trimmed or reduced back to that initial level of staffing, then i don't think any of us have any problem with that. we want to make sure that the process is clear, it's thoughtful, it's deliberative and that congress is part

the defense department set up a new system to make it more difficult for guys to be fired. >>> rain right now about to push into the bay area. >>> rain right now about to push into the bay area. more [ male announcer ], the turn changes everything. ♪ the turn will make you think. ♪ make you re-examine your approach. change your line. innovate. and create one of the world's fastest-reacting suspensions, reading the road 1,000 times per second. it's the turn that leads you somewhere new. introducing the new 2011 cts-v coupe. from cadillac. the new standard of the world. >>> decision 2010 brings president obama to the bay area. this was the scene today as the president arrived. he was greeted by gaven newsom and barbara boxer. the president attended fundraisers tonight. president obama attended a private fundraiser. he then traveled to palo alto for the democratic national committee. he is spending the night in the bay area and flies out tomorrow morning. the gap widening between candidates for governor. jerry brown 8% lead over meg whitman. er for% of voters support jerry brown. -- 44% of v

so the defense department does this very comprehensive intensive survey of what it would be like to repeal that's due in 48 days. the justice department has 60 days to decide whether or not to appeal. so both of the time lines are running up on each other. and the plan that the administration had all along with the defense zeept is they will do this study. then once the study comes out, the senate will vote to repeal the policy. the problem with that is the administration may not do anything. nobody can count on the senate doing anything. at this point the senate can't be count counted onto tie their own shoes showing up for work. so the idea that everything hinges on the senate repealing it really bothers advocates. it doesn't sound like a real plan if the plan is for john mccain to see the light. can this happen without the senate repealing it? it's hard to see. the defense department study is coming ut onç december 1st. everybody believes they will say it is possible. >> it's been 17 years. you would think they could compile some information. >> also 25 nations allow gay people to serv

. >> reporter: we found that's the opinion of -- the defense department wants to wait until all the studies on the issue are complete. that's expected to be in december. >>> well, talk about a mess on the roadway. the tanker crash that shut down part of 101 this afternoon is still causing gridlock. southbound traffic is working its way around. all lanes near the exit are not expected to be open until about 2:00 in the morning. that truck was carrying 43,000 pounds of liquid wax when is crashed around 2:45 this afternoon. some of it spilled onto the roadway and tonight crews are siphoning wax from the tanker. >>> more lane closures to talk about. this time on the san mateo bridge. inspectors found a crack under the bridge last week and tonight crews are putting anti- correspond rows civ paint on that beam. all lanes will be back open at 5:00 in the morning. >>> where you winter -- where you went to dinner, your pet's name, chances are at least some of that is on your facebook page. facebook is admitting that it violating its own policy as far as sharing users' information. where that leaves

the defense department today warned gay members of the military that speaking up could t them into trouble. the pentagon says there is what they call legally uncertain vironment, and the obama administration i appealing a court ruling that struck down the don't ask, don't tell policy. that law bans gays from serving open until the military. the penton has stopped all investations and discharging of gay troops until it gets more clarification. >>> anybody driving in the area of tysons corner this weekend needs to be alert. work crews have closed route 123 in both directions at the beltway. they did that tonight. the entrance and the exit ramps for the beltway are also cloese. crews are demolishing an old bridge over 123 to make room for hot lanes. traffic is being rerouted. they say 123 will open i time for rush hour on monday morning. >>> just a few minutes ago, constitution anue was close between nooiinth and 12th stree. that's near the mall. a water line broke during the night. it's not clear how long it will take to repair that thing. >>> aaa says gasoline prices have gone up 14 cents n

defense department has nominated marine corps major general kenneth glock as the new military commander in okinawa, japan. on thursday the department said glock will also head the third marine expeditionary force, marine corps bases japan and marine forces japan. he is a former helicopter pilot and served as the deputy commander of the marine corps in okinawa from 2003 to 2005. he's currently the director of operations and logistics for the u.s. africa command. his nomination shows the u.s. is looking for an officer who's familiar with okinawa. the picking of glock comes as japan and the u.s. deal with relocation of the u.s. hamah reason corps air station in okinawa. >>> authorities in haiti suspect an outbreak of cholera has killed at least 135 people in recent days. the caribbean nation is still struggling to rebuild after a devastating earthquake earlier in the year. more than 1,000 people have flocked to hospital in the port city of st. mark 100 kilometers of the capital port-au-prince after developing high fevers and severe diarrhea. many have been treated outdoors because of a lac

you mentioned earlier is helped or hurt by the department of defense having audited financial statements. is the department able to say your money is being spent the way we think it should or just trust us? we don't need audits. we're the single largest entity on the face of the earth from a spending standpoint and they're not needed. trust us we'll spend this money. how do you defend the law that none of you are be here when it happens in 2017 that's required to be for the department of defense to be audited, none of you will be here so we won't have any kind of accountability for you. the passive aggressive. we'll just - yeah we're going to get there but it's somebody else's job is frustrate together me and to have you say, we don't need thebta or to focus on getting the financial statements audited, can you help me how your going to keep it's a priority for the department to get audited financial statements and not committee resources to getting that done? >> mike? >> yeah. couple of questions embedded there if i can take the first one. you asked where the hundred billion came from. d

whole obama agenda and she has a good shot at being named the replacement for gates at the defense departmentemocrats be certain about maintaining the presidency? >> they have to invigorate the ticket, john. she brings what? she brings women? >> she brings white folks. she brings the folks in pennsylvania and ohio and west virginia, kentucky that voted against obama. but here's the thing. it is too ideal not to be on the table if obama is in trouble. >> there is zero chance this is going to happen for two reasons. one, no president likes to admit they made a huge mistake in selecting a vice president, but number two, hillary clinton is not going for second banana again. she was second banana under her husband and under barack obama. she's not doing it again. she's going for top job or bust in 2012. >> she'll will young enough to do it. what is she? 60? >> she's 64. >> she could do it. >> you were thinking 2016. i'm saying she is going to run in 2012. >> i don't think it will be necessary for obama to make that move. i don't think it's on the table right now. anything is possible in the future

are you familiar with the department of defense technology? are you all so familiar with the group that is a subsidiary of blackwater? >> this has been briefed to the department of defense and this is being shared by them and will be by us. this is a decision which has to be made after looking at all of the evidence. that evidence will be described by my staff. that fits into the kind of detail that they should consider deciding whether to to give this contract to anyone. >> pain people who shoot at us sounds like a pretty serious scandal. should anyone be held accountable for doing that or should anyone be fired. there are a lot of military scandals and a lot of mistakes were made kind of thing and we move on but no one has been held accountable to me, should they be? >> we do not get into the accountability of any higher levels. >> with a company like pharma group, this is the second time that they have been engaged in activity that has undermined the mission. should they be allowed to hold another u.s. contract? >> i think the prior activity

someone fired shots into two windows of the defense department this morning just before 5:00 a.m. eastern time. no one was hurt. investigators closed the building for about 45 minutes while they searched the area. so far no arrests. the pentagon calls the shooting a, quote, random event. >>> new marching orders for military recruiters. a pentagon spokeswoman says they have been told they must accept gay and lesbian applicants. this comes after a federal judge struck down the "don't ask, don't tell" policy. the justice department is appealing that decision and has asked for a temporary stay. the judge is expected to issue a final ruling today. >>> the jetblue flight attendant who made headlines for his job-quitting meltdown would won't do jail. he pled guilty in court today as part of the deal undergoing counseling and treatment for at least a year. >>> coming up, buy-outs for san bruno, the new offer from pg&e, and the $50,000 incentive to act fast. >>> a popular diet pill that claims cbs reporters tried it and loved it. the truth behind the ads. >> i'm meteorologist lawrence karn

talking and asking all sorts of government agencies in the united states from the cia to the defense departmentpartment to all others who are concerned. they've always told me that they have no evidence, that this is all hearsay and perception. and just about a month ago, i saw a letter sent by the justice department to a lawyer that my brother hired. in that letter, they said that they have no case or investigation or file on him. i can fax you that letter. you can see it and make your interpretation from that. >> larry: one other thing in that area, at least six of your relatives operate or are linked to contracting businesses that collect millions of dollars from the american government. that was a report in "the new york times." is that part of your -- how do you respond to that? >> well, we have been talking to the u.s. government on the contracts that they issue. this is a serious matter and a matter that is of concern to us in afghanistan. we want all the contracts to be made public. and i will be especially unhappy if there are any contracts given to relatives of government officials or

>> ah, insofar as dod is concerned, the defense department, obviously secrets, anything to do with the war in afghanistan, ah, orders, the defense industry, anything they can pick up. and also, i think they are preparing for the day when the--what they did in estonia a couple years ago, is to shut down the whole country. >> vanda, organized crime covers a lot of other areas as well, such as? >> indeed, ah, drugs are one of the most obvious ones and the one that gets a lot of attention, especially because afghanistan and the merger between organized crime and, ah, non-state active terrorist groups insurgencies. um, i agree with you that possibly the intensity is especially acute because of the linkages to very powerful, non-state actors that exploit illicit economies for, ah, getting finances and also for building political capital among populations. but let's remember that, um, organized crime or crime was a big problem going back to the middle ages, going back to the roman empire and posed significant problems for governing entities to control populations and to enforce laws. >> you k

. >>> the defense department and homeland security are teaming up to fight siber atta ecyberattac. as a hacking breach of google servers back in december. however, some privacy experts are concerned because the defense department's spy division, national security agency, will have a lead role. >>> new figures show the crime rate in the country at a record low. the government says violent crime and property crime dropped last year to their lowest levels since 1973. when the nation began record keeping. and look at the last decade. violent crime is down, 39%. property crime, down 29%. experts attribute smarter policing in high crime areas and targeting of repeat offenders. >>> hurricane paula is now losing steam this morning. as it brushes by cuba. it is forecast to weaken to a tropical storm. heavy rain is expected to dranch the farmland needed for cuba's world famous secure. the yucatan peninsula, without inflicting to much damage. an american tourist did drown off cancun. >>> with that now, look at your thursday forecast. isolated flooding in south florida. heavier rain from the c