within the defense department, police departments, fire departments nationwide, a 20 year standard is fairly common. host: michigan on the independent line. good morning. span.r: god, i lvoove c- anyway. you can almost forget what you call for. the reason i was calling was because there seems to be -- you know, i have on tape from a few years ago when secretary gates was talking about the waste, money going to nothing. now it does not matter what and any of those hearings that had to do about the budget, this has to be about defense. they always talk about all of the waste. here it is a few years down the road and they never really seemed to do anything about it. they never tell us who loses their jobs from being incompetent. in the real world, you are eager stealing or [inaudible] guest: defense secretary gates has been pretty proactive about addressing shortfalls in performance. the former program manager of the joint stryker program, a stealthy fighter, when they did a reassessment last to the program manager lost his job. the airforce secretary, the chief of staff were both fired

need congress you know a lot of people are putting blame on the congress right now for barring defense department funds he could use department of justice funds he could five other ways to go around this he's trapped himself in to a certain extent his political party has helped draft him the democrats showing any ankle at all on a national security issue particularly one that reverberates with the american people like this one look they wouldn't even let these people be tried in new york city i mean that's where they should have been tried or at least that that particular group of them especially collect shaikh mohammed because that's where the crime was perpetrated they wouldn't even allow that to happen because rush limbaugh and the right wing of my party gins up the american political fear so so greatly that you can't get anything done the democrats only wanted one trial and fads and then it was dark and i was already unfair for wessex very successful this is absurd it shows a great deal of of lack of political courage and moral courage on the part of the white house and i'm afraid it also sho

s is not responding, the white house nor the defense department is responding. i have also sent letters to other countries informing them of this matter written in a way where it's extremely, you know, dangerous, you know, criminal dangerous, you know, criminal wise in which they can be attacked and nothing has happened. so i really can't say what's going on. and i can say for a fact you yourselves, the commissioners, the d.a., anycommissioners, the d.a., anybody working near the commissioners, d.a., even the chief and their assistants and various police officers, the sergeants and all, you know, government personnel are affected by this weapon. remember what i say, you're all atected by this company. there's nothing you can do. meanwhile i'm getting pushed out of police stations and nobody's responding and there's a severe torture unto myself that hasn't stopped since 2007. there are many people in the same situation. christine harris talked about her lungs getting burned. have i never heard of anybody like this. there are officers with family, relatives, cousi

the defense department does. that is the greatest and starkest imbalance of power within the civil military relationship that i know of. [ applause ] >>> thank you all very much. all right. so we have time for questions and answers. well, definitely question, hopefully answers. we have a very large crowd as you can see. i'd like to entertain as many as possible. we have the jeopardy rule. you must frame your question in the form of a question. no speeches, please, so if you are your question is to a particular panelist please indicate that also. also indicate your name and affiliation. right here. >> my name is jordan. two brief questions on topics not been raised. one is the virtually every survey shows that the political registration of members of the armed forces is more and more republican than it once was close to an even split between democrats, republicans and independents. so this is my first question i want to raise about how this affects things and also when the draft registration was passed under carte

the defense department does. that is the greatest and starkest imbalance of power within the civil military relationship that i know of. [ applause ] >>> thank you all very much. all right. so we have time for questions and answers. well, definitely question, hopefully answers. we have a very large crowd as you can see. i'd like to entertain as many as possible. we have the jeopardy rule. you must frame your question in the form of a question. no speeches, please, so if you are your question is to a particular panelist please indicate that also. also indicate your name and affiliation. right here. >> my name is jordan. two brief questions on topics not been raised. one is the virtually every survey shows that the political registration of members of the armed forces is more and more republican than it once was close to an even split between democrats, republicans and independents. so this is my first question i want to raise about how this affects things and also when the draft registration was passed under carte

the defense department does. that is the greatest and starkest imbalance of power within the civil military relationship that i know of. [ applause ] >>> thank you all very much. all right. so we have time for questions and answers. well, definitely question, hopefully answers. we have a very large crowd as you can see. i'd like to entertain as many as possible. we have the jeopardy rule. you must frame your question in the form of a question. no speeches, please, so if you are your question is to a particular panelist please indicate that also. also indicate your name and affiliation. right here. >> my name is jordan. two brief questions on topics not been raised. one is the virtually every survey shows that the political registration of members of the armed forces is more and more republican than it once was close to an even split between democrats, republicans and independents. so this is my first question i want to raise about how this affects things and also when the draft registration was passed under carte

the defense department has the biggest share of discretionary spending in the government's budget, and of course, the congress will decide next month what it thinks of what the government is putting forward in terms of budgets and what it thinks that the cuts proposed by the pentagon. and they will be faced with an interesting choice. on the one hand, they need to cut back on spending to the need to support the government in cutting back on spending. on the other hand, the want to make sure that they protect jobs in their constituencies. some of those cuts will mean losses in jobs. it will be an interesting debate to watch. >> thank you. some of the other main news. in ivory coast, the man recognized internationally as winner of the presidential election is called on regional neighbors to send in special forces to remove laurent gbagbo, who refuses to step down. alassane ouattara says they must take all necessary measures, including force. william daley has been confirmed as the new white house chief of staff. the former commerce secretary is also a banker and lawyer and a big dynasty

now could cite if i meet real life in the military the department of defense has learned about a new report from a group of scientists who are proposing of the d.o.d. begin collecting complete genetic information. on all military personnel now why would they want to do this apparently the scientists claim that mapping genes could give the pentagon the ability to select members of the military for certain genetic predispositions in other words creating genetic soldiers now the report outlines factors in genetic mapping things like physical and mental performance response to medicine environmental exposures the ability to tolerate tough conditions the ability to heal bones lacerations or other types of injuries so basically the goal here is to find out the weakness and strength of every member of the d.o.d. and then learn where it was signed them based on the genetic data they collect it a little bit creepy right but wait it gets even more weird it turns out a group of scientists who are proposing this idea are part of a super secret society they're nicknamed the jasons and they're a g

enabled the company to house jets and helicopters at moffett field air scrip and says they used defense department jet fuel. >> we have 40 google executive was six sets, two helicopters and flight records show executives are using jets to go to cannes film festival, partying with mick jagger and glenn close. >> google declined a request for an interview choosing to reply with a statement quote this is the latest from an organization admitting to working closely with our competitor. and this is referring to a consumer watch dog relationship with microsoft. >> and watchers says jerry brown broke a promise saying this proposal will not include pension reform, believing the rising costs will force to us pay higher taxes or push california into bankruptcy. >> and we need to come up with something that is going to be more aligned with what the private sector does, such as a defined contribution system instead of defined benefits system. >> i don't put too much on the table. the whole thing collapses. people are concerned about that. i said during a campaign boy have various proposals. i intend to follow

carrying a $1 billion satellite for the agency that provides satellites for the cia and the defense department. >>> a elementary school is reviewing how a science project led to a student being sent to the hospital. at two tkhrobg firecrews were caused to camino pablo element after a boy spilled bleach and vinegar. the paramedics took the boy to the hospital as a precaution. 10 other students went home early because they felt sickism the authorities tonight are looking for the person who put in a bogus call saying dozens of students were shot at a bay area school. it turned out to be a hoax. we talk to the chp about efforts to track down that crank call. >> at 11:30 this morning the police got a 911 call that there was a mass shooting inside of the school for the deaf in fremont. >> according to the phone caller there was a shooter who had taken down at least 40 students. >> i was like i want to see my daughter. see if everybody else is okay. this is terrible. you see it on the news all of the time. >> reporter: dozens of officers were on the scene for the school of deaf and bond with a popula

ri >>> the newly installed speaker of the house is eyeing budget cuts to the defense department. republican john boehner of ohio tells nbc's brian williams that nothing is off the table. >> do you consider the defense budget sacred? do you consider -- >> absolutely not. >> do you consider the homeland security budget sacred? >> no! >> what goes? >> name a program right now that we can do without. >> i don't think i have one off the top of my head. but there is no part of this government that should be sacred. >> boehner admits he's a smoker and that he sometimes gets emotional. he isn't apologizing for either saying i am who i am. >> listen to this one. last week mississippi's governor imposed an unusual condition on a pair of sisters released from prison after 16 years. one has to donate a kidney to the other. the sisters are free in talking. they were serving life sentences for a 1993 armed robbery considered extreme by civil rights groups. the release came about after jamie was diagnosed with kidney failure and gladys volunteered to donate a kidney prompting the gofr suspend t

i will start with big news from the defense department. as an armed services committee member, i am wondering what you are thinking about the proposed cuts and the fewer troops over the next five years? guest: it will be one of those things we will s secretary gates to justify -- secretary gates to justify. the only areas where congress has decided to cut in defense, we have significant issues with the infrastructure. when we are still flying tankers that were originally designed and built when i was in the first grade, we have the infrastructure problem. if he's going to pull their money out, we want to know where it is coming from the other problem, simply with what they're proposing, and this is why we want specific answers, is that what you spend today does not impact the military prepared misstated. it intends what we could do 15 years from today, and what kind of diplomatic opportunities we have 15 years from today this is a long-range forecast. if we will look carefully at any cuts he suggests. host: we want to get to cause quickly.

the defense department is responsible for the biggest piece of discretionary spending in the federalnment's annual budget. now for a look ahead. we will see good morning to brent cannon. >> coming up, the south bay is touted as a magnet for sports teams, but are they just being used by franchises to get what they want from the current home city? we will take a look at that. a bay area nightclub is in the cross hairs. why club wet could be dried up. those stories and we're on top of developing news in the war on terror. the latest on that in a few minutes on today in the bay. >>> thank you, brent. want to melt away holiday weight? doctors propose new ways to cut cravings. you have to use your head. >> the post holiday regret said every january she is back on the diet wagon. >> i have always had to watch my weight. >> she said dieting takes extreme discipline, but a new study out of carnegie mellon said fantasizing about food keeps you from overindulging. they said imagine eating 30 m&ms and placing quarters into a slot. both groups got a bowl of m&ms. the group that imagined them ate

defense department. japan sunday pressure from the u.s. to tighten data security since a mayor time self defense force officer leaked information about the radar information aboard an eveningis destroyer in 2000. >>> in iraq a suicide bomber has blown himself up. at least 60 people were killed and about 150 injured. iraqi police said the explosion in the town of tikrit tuesday occurred when people were wait to apply for police jobs. it was the deadliest attack since the coalition government that includes ethnic groups and religious sects was set up last december. police suspect militant groups linked to al qaeda were responsible. iraqi police and troops face the task of maintaining security without help from the u.s. military which is expected to complete withdrawal of its troops by the end of this year. >>> the prosecutors for a u.n. tribunal set up to investigate the 2005 assassination of a former lebanese prime minister rafiq hariri has filed the first indictment. a truck bombing killed hariri on beirut's mediterranean sea front in febru

that whole weapons of mass destruction myth that got us into iraq so now it turns out the department of defense is trying to deal with inherent bias in intelligence analysts that can lead them astray so they're depending on video games to fix this problem the intelligence advanced research projects agency announced this tuesday that they're looking to gather potential developers for a serious game initiative to create games that will help analysts study and learn their prejudice but how serious really is this bias problem joining caught up with jack rice former cia special agent and criminal defense attorney and i first asked him to tell us from his experience working with the cia how large a role he thinks spies plates and analyzing intelligence. you know actually it's absolutely massive it's huge in every sense of the word if you look at the. new iraq with weapons of mass destruction you sort of almost anything that we do you need. more than anything else is objective understanding of analysis and if you have bias what happens is it drives you to have a certain path which may not be true and

the defense department does. that is the greatest and starkest imbalance of power within the civil military relationship that i know of. [ applause ] >>> thank you all very much. all right. so we have time for questions and answers. well, definitely question, hopefully answers. we have a very large crowd as you can see. i'd like to entertain as many as possible. we have the jeopardy rule. you must frame your question in the form of a question. no speeches, please, so if you are your question is to a particular panelist please indicate that also. also indicate your name and affiliation. right here. >> my name is jordan. two brief questions on topics not been raised. one is the virtually every survey shows that the political registration of members of the armed forces is more and more republican than it once was close to an even split between democrats, republicans and independents. so this is my first question i want to raise about how this affects things and also when the draft registration was passed under carte

they use defense department jet fuel and nothing to show how much google is paying for gallon. >> now 40 google executives with access, six jets, two helicopters and flight records that show google executives like eric schmidt are partying with mick jagger and glenn close. >> in a statement google said, "this is just the latest of press stunts working closely with our competitors." >> the port of richmond is negotiating an import deal with a major japanese car maker. the financial boost it could give to the community. >> a north bay woman goes for a walk and doesn't return home. search teams have been looking all night for her. we're live at the scene. >> i'm jenelle wang. the president's state of the union address is here. what will be president obama's number one priority this year? a preview coming up in a live report next. [ ma announcer ] 95% of all americans aren't getting enough whole grain. but actually, it's easier than you think, because general mills big g line of cereals is america's number one source of whole grain at breakfast. there's whole grain in every box... ♪ ...fr

vice president biden, with: graeme bannerman, a former middle east analyst at the state and defense departments. he's now a scholar at the middle east institute. and tom malinowksi is washington director of human rights watch. he served on the national security council staff and at the state department during the clinton administration. welcome to both of you. mr. bannerman, first, you listen to vice president biden. is this an easy call which side the u.s. should be on? >> i don't think this is a question of which side. i think's nobody who disagrees that the government of egypt has been slow to address the economic, social, and political problems they face. the question for the united states is what can they do at this time to facilitate the government of egypt doing that? >> lehrer: and when you listen to the vice president, what strikes you? well, he was struggling to balance the competing interests and thoughts that he must have been thinking about. but i think this is a... it's a very dramatic moment and i think what it tells us is that societies like this are inherently unstable. authori

big cuts at the defense department. what are they? >> reporter: that's right. a big announcement from robert gates today. billions of dollars in proposed pentagon cuts including $78 billion in cuts coming from some very controversial sources including shrinking the size of the military's ground troop level. secretary gates will probably have a big night on his hands on capitol hill. diane? >> but it is a sign of these times. thank you, jake tapper. >>> and history was made on the floor of the house today. for the first time in the 221-year history of the house, the constitution was read out loud. >> we the people of the united states, in order to form a more perfect union -- >> all legislative powers here in granted shall be vested in a congress of the united states. >> reporter: congressman john lewis, a leader of the civil rights movement, read the 13th amendment, banning slavery, to a standing ovation. but there was a shock for congressman frank pallone, when he read this -- >> no person, except a natural-born citizen or a citizen of the united states, at th

police officers and all police stations, n.s.a., homeland security, even the white house and the defense department have failed to respond, not only this, they have not investigated the matter in any way at all. i can't say what's happening but -- i mean i'm sorry, i know what's happening. they're all under attack by this thing. and nobody is responding at all. there's huge flow in investigations. i can't call it flows. i don't know what to call it. the heavens interrogated -- they haven't interrogated me. they haven't questioned any of the victims. they've arrested me many times. they've put me in the 5150 mental ward. aside from that, they ha

it's worse than that the policy statement that the beginning here says that the policy of the department of defense is not to de bar or block a contractor because of a complex the policy of the department of defense is to continue as they put it to get the best benefit they can from established contract relationships so they say we like you we've used you before we think you're a good contractor so we're not going to we're not going to kick you out the door penalize you just because you have some t.v.'s stupid conflict of interest that's official pentagon policy and then sharking and it runs flatly contradictory to the policies that barack obama announced when he was elected he said we were going to see a toughening of conflict of interest rules across the board and a lot of attention paid to government contracting a large part of which occurs inside the department defense this is another area in which the obama administration has not come through on a campaign promise and i think you're right and this definitely shows us who rules the roost here in washington scott thanks so much for joining us gr

two hundred fifty five thousand have served in iraq and afghanistan and if approved by the defense department this could be the second largest change in policy following the repeal of don't ask don't tell in just a few weeks ago but there are of course of potence of this plan many questioning whether women have the necessary strength and stamina needed for combat over the way that today's wars are fought don't many women already find themselves in the line of fire or disgusted with me as genevieve chase founder and executive director of american women veterans and jim hansen retired special operations master sergeant and military blogger black dot net i thank you both for joining me jim i want to start with you because i know that you are opposed to women being in combat units please tell us why you know i'll go ahead and stipulate to the strength and the stamina and that there are some women who have those characteristics could pull their weight and want to do it but let's agree that's probably a pretty small number we're not talking about a ton of people who actually even want to do that my

do you attribute it to the defense department? the department of homeland security? something else? >> i think, again, just a greater engagement with our allies in terms of intelligence sharing. uh, i think also what marc had mentioned in the sense that we have actually, uh, sort of peeled back a lot of al qaeda's "hearts and minds" campaign that they were winning. in fact, when you look at al qaeda's initiative and their methods, they've actually alienated a great number of muslims in, in the muslim world. and so i think going forward, that the obama administration should sort of look toward repudiating a lot of these sort of "war on terror" rhetoric and they've been very good on that, and sort of, again, looking to, uh, sort of marginalize those few extremists that are at the fringe of the muslim world. >> if we look back over the past ten years, we could say, "there hasn't been another major attack against the united states..." and by that, i guess i would mean an attack of similar magnitude to the 9-11 attacks themselves, against the united states in u.s. territory. uh, but ther

thanks very much now before we go it's time for our tweet of the day a defense department lawyer was asked today of dr martin luther king jr were alive would hander stand why we're at war and laura said yes the king would understand the we live in a complicated world which got us thinking would what.

a defense department spokesman says they're being notify noud and expected to deploy within weeks.se secretary gates says the mood is meant to put traechl pressure on insurgents and also today pentagon announced plans to freeze its budget for the first nim a decade. >> hope and expectation is that as a result of the changes over time what had within a culture of endless money for cost rarely is a consideration will become a culture of savings and restraint. >> gates is calling for a reduction in the size of the army and marines and an increase in health care premiums. >> and investigators found what they say is a message from a disgruntelled person in one two of package that's ignited. a government official says they had a skipper feature and when ripped off a flame popped out. one was nound a state building and another in hanover. both had their fingers slightly burned. >> we selected physical evidence and believe me we're going to spend time and effort to make sure we get to the bottom of whoever packages may have come from. >> officials say the return address was a washington, d

i regret the department of defense didn't go forward with that contract. we would be very close to having a tanker we could rely on. i see what is happening with this hearing and of course it is no wonder general masiello and mr. shirley can't answer these questions because they are not involved in the actual award. i thought this was going to be a hearing about how the information was inadvertently released and how that has been corrected. let me see if i can get to that procedure with regard to the computer being on for 20 minutes, the file being open for three minutes and the statement of the individual that viewed it for 15 seconds. do i understand that the eads procedure is once an individual realizes he has opened a file that he must go and get a second person to come in and verify that before it can be closed. is that your statement? >> i am not sure what the procedures are. what i read is they have to have another person -- they instituted a two person ruled that together they closed the data, they sealed the data and took the disk and put it in a

defense budget. pointint at the same time, it is imperative for the department to eliminate bracewell, excessive and eded spending, to do everything we can to make every defense dollarss count. as a reminder over the last two defense budget submitted by president obama, we have reformed and rebalanced thespeae department spending habits and my priorities, curtailing or canceling troubles or accessmont programs that would've cost moro than $300 billion have seen through to completion.an, the g at the same time, we increased investments and proven capabilities, most relevant into the most likely and lethal future threats. this follows the overall approach to budgeting for by the president. he is precious taxpayer dollars to invest in key priority is criticalaf to mission, while cutting or reforming programs that are outdated, duplicate it for an affect. at this point, i should note the failure of the congress to pass the defense appropriations bill for fiscal years 2011.1.1 trilli operating significantly reduce funny novels under continuing full year would cause this. department of your problems.to . l

they use defense department jet fuel and no paperwork how much google is paying per google.say it's a press stunt from an organization that works closely with our competitors. >> the new car deal that could be driving much needed revenue into richmond. >> the latest on developing news of an overnight shooting that took the life of a san francisco teenager. >> i'm amy holyfield live in san jose where even drug dealers have discovered the benefit of the light rail system here. apparently it's really good for @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ (announcer) you'd never wash your dishes in a dirty sink, so why use a dirty dishwasher? hidden dirt can build up. for flawless results, use finish dishwasher cleaner to remove grease and limescale. and a cleaner dishwasher means amazing dishes. finish, the diamond standard. ♪ >>> i'm terry mcsweeney live in sausalito where an hour from now the search will resume for a 90 year old woman missing for 24 hours now.

the defense department is responsible for the biggest piece of discretionary spending in the annual budgetof the mideast. they are reporting iran arrested an american woman. the 55-year-old is accused of spying. the paper said she entered being iran from armenia without a visa and allegedly caught with spying equipment in her teeth. the woman told agents in iran she would be killed if she returned to armenia. they are working to confirm the reports. we are told the paper that reported the arrest is not known for reliable information. >>> 5:43. good morning and thanks for joining us. >> we are going to check on weather if a few minutes. it's cold out there. >> major road construction in the east bay this morning. drivers in oakland will see road closures and maybe detours and hear a lot of noise too. marla tellez is live along the embarcadero below 880 with what drivers need to look for. marla? >> reporter: good morning, brent. we are on embarcadero this morning. right behind me is fifth avenue. we are below 880. the construction you see here and equipment is all part of the fifth avenue im

organic apparatus, staffed on a wartime level, the department will transition to an arrangement that can surge intelligence support as needed from the defense intelligence agency. the review also found that many intelligence organizations across the department and among military services focus on counterterrorism and terrorism finance. we will consolidate the various redundant programs into two task forces located within dia. fifth, i have approved the elimination of more than a hundred general-officer and flag-officer positions out of the roughly 900 currently on the books. of those, 28 are billets that were created after 9/11, primarily for the wars in iraq and afghanistan. they will be reduced as appropriate, as major troop deployments wind down. more than 80 general- or flag- officer billets in the services, osd and the combatant commands will be eliminated or downgraded. additionally, i have directed the elimination or downgrading of nearly 200 civilian senior executive positions, or equivalent positions, out of a total of 1,400 civilian executives. the monetary savings from these reductions in senior personnel will be relatively modes

this is not just a job for the department of defense. as michelle said, the departments of education, health and human services, and agriculture are now helping, too. in working together, we believe we can find new child-care options for tens of thousands of military children. so these are just some of the nearly 50 specific commitments that my administration is making today. in other words, we're not simply reaffirming our responsibility to military families. we're upping our game. in fact, these 16 members of my in fact, these 16 members of my cabinet have signed their name to this report, pledging personally to see this through. so gang, you're all on the hook. [laughter] we know where to find you. [applause] not only to fulfil these commitments but to make sure that as we go forward, our military families are being heard across the government, that is what we're looking for here. michelle and jill said they're going to keep pushing, and i promise you, they're not kidding. and as president, i am going to make sure that we get this done

more broadly, two kasich brigades will announce a range of e efficiency kutz within the defense department, $100 billion he plans to reinvest to other priorities. can you talk about how these cuts are driven by the overall vision of the secretary and the staff at the osd addressing the changing threats and shift of resources that we see going forward in this century? thank you. >> i will take the last part of your question first because that is the easiest to respond to which is a privilege to think that i am wise enough to say the words we will have secretary gates speak for himself, and i will. as far as your other question is concerned, we do not have any plans presently for secretary gates to visit any facilities that haven't previously been visited by u.s. officials but we are expecting to have a very full agenda with some very substantive meetings with senior chinese leaders across the spectrum. >> jennifer of cnn. recently photographs of surface and are all over the web of the supposed new stealth fighter jet in china. psychiatry gates said in the past china would only have a handfu

this year the defense department is expecting to spend $550 billion and that doesn't count war funding. >>> today's meeting of the san francisco board of supervisors could be a contentious one. the board has scheduled a vote to select an interim mayor even though the current mayor has not yet vacated the office. this follows an unexpected move by some supervisors at a hearing yesterday to block several of his latest appointments. they say it's the same as newsome delaying his swearing in to prevent them from selecting an interim mayor. >> he is also asking this very board. [ indiscernible ] to turn around and confirm these appointments. >> these are qualified people who have been nominated. >> thank you, supervisor. >> and your obligation is. [ applause ] to go ahead and get on with the work of the city and not to play politics. [ applause ] >> in the end the committee agreed to approve three of newsome's nine mayoral appointments. a spokesman for the mayor says the actions exemplifies why the mayor doesn't think the current board is qualified to pick the interim mayor. >>> president o

. >>> the defense department says a soldier from sacramento was one of two u.s.roops shot and killed by an iraqi soldier they were training. the 43-year-old died on saturday when a trainee shot him and another soldier from illinois. the pentagon says a third u.s. soldier was injured in the incident and at least one iraqi soldier was detained. >>> in iraq today a suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowd of police recruits inty crete killing at least 45 people. authorities say the suicide bomber joined a crowd of more than 100 police recruits and then detonated his vest packed with explosives. again, last reports 45 people were killed, more than 100 others are injured. >>> time now 6:46. there will be fewer police officers patrolling the streets of camden, new jersey, where deep budget cuts take effect today. that city which has the nation's second highest crime rate is laying off 163 police officers. that's almost half of the police force. camden city officials say they need those cuts to help the city close a $26 million budget gap. about 60 firefighters will al

a lot of talk about reorganizing the defense department and converting the state department so that its officials will be better at doing the things of we have done in these countries. i think the public will permit it, and it's tough going to happen. >> on that last point, hillary clinton's big quadrennial report is out. it seems to me she is stating exactly the thing pier sank the public will put up with. the public's publicity and deployment. the bill suggests that we are going to try to do the same thing we have been dealing with the military. >> she has said that, her predecessor said that. people in washington are very enthusiastic about these kinds of missions and about retraining our foreign service personnel for doing them. i just don't think it's going to happen. the end of the date the american public is simply going to vote thumbs down. at the end of the day the american public gets to decide what we do and don't do. there is much to be said for these humanitarian missions. we have done a lot of good around the world, and so arm as well i suspect. for better or worse i think

eastern on c-span's "q&a." >> now, the defense department announces how it will and lament the don't ask don't tell military policy. the new law reverses a 1993 ban on allowing gays and lesbians from serving openly in the military. they took questions on the anti- government protests in egypt. this is about 45 minutes. >> okay, thanks, dave. well, good afternoon. i'd like just to give a very brief statement. a few weeks ago -- and, in fact, as recent as yesterday or last night -- secretary gates said that he wanted to implement a process that would be a three- step process that primarily would have three steps, the first step being implementing or changing policies, the second step being training changes, and then of course would be the training of the actual force. as we do that, we're doing it expeditiously. we're doing it quickly in terms of the first part to that. and you have already been given -- should have been given at least two documents. one is terms of reference, which actually lay out the process that we're going through. and the second document actually gets into specif

the entire interview sunday night at 8:00 eastern and pacific on c-span's "q&a". >> now, the defense department talked-about how they will implement the repeal of the "don't ask, don't tell" policy. it reverses a ban on gays and lesbians serving openly in the military. they also took questions of the anti-government protest in egypt. this is about 45 minutes. >> if i could just give a very brief statement. >> okay, thanks, dave. well, good afternoon. i'd like just to give a very brief statement. a few weeks ago -- and, in fact, as recent as yesterday or last night -- secretary gates said that he wanted to implement a process that would be a three-step process that primarily would have three steps, the first step being implementing or changing policies, the second step being training changes, and then of course would be the training of the actual force. as we do that, we're doing it expeditiously. we're doing it quickly in terms of the first part to that. and you have already been given -- should have been given at least two documents. one is terms of reference, which actually lay out the proces

is that this case is being taken extremely seriously by the investigator both here and the defense department and of course at the department of justice. they are hard at work on building a case. so any pronouncements about a connection or lack of connection, those that have been found or yet to be found are just premature not this point. diverge urge the devotee to proceed with caution on this and probably most stories of that matter. i'm not in the position unfortunately to tackle that as directly as i would like to, but that is my admonition to you >> he's not being held in solitary confinement. that is a misnomer in this case. let me describe how the private first command is being held. he is not in this letter confinement, he is not in isolation, he is a maximum custody detainee in the prevention of injuries that this. he is not on suicide watch. he's being held in the same sections with other detainees. he's allowed to watch television men allowed to read newspapers to get his about one hour a day of exercise. he is in a cell by himself but that is like a free single other pretrial deta

95% of every defense department dollar has a u.s. impact because they're very focused upon. have you done any cross analysis on that? they are one of the highest in every department we have that puts money into this economy. have you done anything like that? or are you equipped to do it if you have to? >> i think we have not done it. i think we could do it. we can look at the economic effects of a variety of policy being considered by you and your colleagues, including, about a year ago, we did the analysis of a collection of policies that were being discussed four possible ways of increasing the output of employment, boosting the place of the economy -- the pace of the economy. looking at the number of changes on the tax side and the spending side, we did not look at defense spending separately. we looked at infrastructure spending and changes in grants for state and local governments. >> my time has expired. the defense is a huge part of our budget. fairlyts recommended are barel significant. but because they have a big impact on jobs, we will talk with you may be through t

planning department, the department of public health and neighborhood associations, and over the past year, they have addressed concerns of constituents, as it is legally defensibleepartments. local jurisdictions are severely constrained about what we can legislate on utility poles, so this must not go as far as we would like, but it will make the process much better, especially around the aesthetics of our wireless facility. the planning commission held a hearing in october and voted unanimously to support the legislation, yet the land use committee unanimously recommended it for approval. the co-sponsors i want to thank -- supervisor campos and mar. i want to give thanks to the deputy city attorney who worked on this. doug lorranger, david bancroft. i also want to thank francis, who did monumental work to make sure this legislation came to us today. >> if we could take a roll call vote on this item. [calling votes] >> this ordinance is fast -- is passed. >> item 57 of aids the community fee and the fund