the defense department plans the second test for its super fast aircraft that can fly at a blistering speed of thirteen thousand miles per hour or twenty times the speed of sound if everything goes as planned the pentagon would be gifted with a lightning fast to be a goal capable of delivering a military strike anywhere in the world in less than an hour to give you that's right this bad boy boasts all sorts of stats that would just make your jaw drop tell darpa was so confident it even tweeted the entire testing process except the h t v two didn't do very well in fact just a few minutes after taking off darpa tweet it range assets of the last elementary with h t v two more to follow and reports show the signal was lost on the mountain

federal government was to defend the nation from threats foreign and domestic you need a robust defense department to do that. >> senator vitter what it says in the power point is total reductions would be equally split between defense and nondefense programs. i don't see that as 60 percent. but 50. >> i said 50 percent. >> i am sorry. i didn't hear you correctly. >> that's way, way more than what defense represents as a percentage of the budget. it's not even close. way, way more. >> it does hold out the possibility for tax increases as well. as the president was saying everything is on the table. based on your early indications, and i know you are not in the nancy pelosi category we have to pass a bill to find out what's in it. i suppose you will read the bill ahead of time. do these overall descriptions of the bill make you more inclined to support it, not support it? senator vitter we will start with you. >> i have had concerns every step of the way based on the fundamentals even doing this which is moving in the right direction means we are increasing our debt 7 trillion over the next 10 year

federal government was to defend the nation from threats foreign and domestic you need a robust defense department to do that. >> senator vitter what it says in the power point is total reductions would be equally split between defense and nondefense programs. i don't see that as 60 percent. but 50. >> i said 50 percent. >> i am sorry. i didn't hear you correctly. >> that's way, way more than what defense represents as a percentage of the budget. it's not even close. way, way more. >> it does hold out the possibility for tax increases as well. as the president was saying everything is on the table. based on your early indications, and i know you are not in the nancy pelosi category we have to pass a bill to find out what's in it. i suppose you will read the bill ahead of time. do these overall descriptions of the bill make you more inclined to support it, not support it? senator vitter we will start with you. >> i have had concerns every step of the way based on the fundamentals even doing this which is moving in the right direction means we are increasing our debt 7 trillion over the next 10 year

was supposedly a new defense department might i add under the new. the leadership of leon panetta yesterday in his first press conference as secretary of defense panetta warns of a four hundred billion dollars in defense cuts over ten years that are part of round one of the debt deal those are going to be tough enough now to fear around she was going to result in a stalemate in the congressional supercommittee that would in effect lead to six hundred billion cuts and more that trigger effect panetta went to far as calling that a dooms day making as a doomsday are you kidding me we already spend more than the rest of the world combined on our military the military budget is more than doubled and in fact increased seventy percent by some statistics since two thousand and one we're in trouble if you say have you seen the economy lately mr panetta have you seen the number of people that are unemployed that we now have the highest number of people on food stamps on record the fact that people can't put food on their tables or afford a roof over their head

i'm talking about the proposed cuts to the defense department.e congressional supercommission can't agree on ways to reduce the debt by about $1.5 trillion over ten years, that pulls the trigger. and half those cuts automatically come from expenditures on national security. i say let the guillotine fall. it's about time. the defense department's budget has risen now for 13 consecutive years which is unprecedented in american history. in the last decade, overall defense spending has risen to about $700 billion which is a 70% increase. if you include the spending on iraq and afghanistan, we now spend $250 billion more than average defense budgets during the cold war. that was a time when the soviet, the chinese and all east european militaries were a raid against the united states and its allies. today with no serious adversaries in the world, the united states spends more than all other countries on the planet combined. even as a percentage of gdp, the number of countries that spend more than us is very small. iraq, saudi arabia, they're either wa

the defense department's budget has risen now for 13 consecutive years, which is unprecedented in americandefense spending has risen to about $700 billion, which is a 70% increase. if you include the spending on iraq and afghanistan, we now spend $250 billion more than average defense budgets during the cold war. that was a time when the soviet, the chinese and all east european militaries were arrayed against the united states and its allies. today, with no serious adversaries in the world, the united states spends more than all other countries on the planet combined. even as a percentage of gdp, the number of countries that spend more than us is very small. err tee -- eritrea, iraq, saudi arabia, they're either war zones or oil states. cutting defense spending as we wind down military actions in iraq and afghanistan, should not be difficult. it's unprecedented. after the korean war, president eisenhower cut defense spending by 27%. nixon cut the budget by 29% after vietnam. even ronald reagan scaled back military spending in the 1980s as the cold war was becoming less tense. of course, a

. >> guest: when you look at different parts of government, the department of defense is responsible for looking at the worst case scenario and protecting in our interests against that. other parts of the government; commerce, department of treasury who all have different respondents and see it through their lens. you're correct. when the president created this office, the idea was to coordinate these and develop good policy that the president could put forth on behalf of the u.s. government. >> host: what do we make of the pentagon's much stronger statements? if you liken it to a cyber pearl harbor or, you know, when they talk about the millions of scans that are done of defense systems every day? >> guest: yeah. and i would say it's not necessarily only the defense systems that are scanned. we have private sector, other parts of the government including other governments. and what it is, we hear what they say, we take that into account, figure out what they can do to help, how much is it directly related to defense activities, how much of it goes to the fbi, department of justice, s

relates to wasteful spending well what happened is after the events of september eleventh the defense department didn't have to make any hard choices and they did not pay attention to the weapons programs and their own business border defense apartment house one point and by the secretary of defense said you had four hundred billion dollars in cost overruns you spent fifty billion dollars on weapons which you've already canceled so no they haven't been managing the department and you know it's interesting if you go back and look at our history with richard nixon clearly he appointed that get to the secretary defense and that's the key position david packard from who we're talking thank you whole example to cut the budget and get the weapons systems done and get them done on time and you know who was a great secretary of defense vice president may not be in the same dick cheney of course reported on out with from general motors and they got spending under control . you know a lot of companies that the u.s. pays big bucks to manufacture these weapons these are not competitive in the global market

so you're in violation of not having a viable program by the department of defense standards . so we are attempting here to meet the minimum standards that you state here, however your program doesn't even meet the minimum standards set by your own department of defense guidelines. so i just don't see why -- quite frankly when i see at local 77 students and you plan on hiring another instructor for local you're going to have two teachers for 77 students, out of how many sections that are taught a day? that seems as though it is not excessive but it may be what all of our science and magget classes should have that student to teacher ratio. i think my point is, major, that we're doing all this again, making a lot of changes when really many of our programs in this district are ready -- already are in violation of the own department of defense's guidelines for what is a viable program. set forth by the people who actually run the program and pay for it. so we're doing this to be in compliance but yet we're out of compliance on so many other things. and even if we hire these three,

the defense department claims the second test for a super fast aircraft that can fly at a blistering speed of thirteen thousand miles per hour or twenty times the speed of sound if everything goes as planned the pentagon would be gifted with a lightning fast to be a goal capable of delivering a military strike anywhere in the world in less than an hour to give you that's right biz that boy boasts all sorts of stats that would just make your jaw drop tell darko was so confident even tweeted the entire testing process except the h t v two didn't do very well in fact just a few minutes after taking off for tweet it range assets of the last elementary age t.v. two more to follow and reports show the signal was lost on the mac twenty missile and it crashed into the ocean and i understand this is a common occurrence for military testing it isn't always work but this was the second test of the h.g.v. threw the first one fell into the water even faster than this one bit not to mention a series of testing with the wind tunnel took place between the two flight tests so surely the pentagon was

we put the defense department at you been necessary risk.that's high i voted no. >> senator, i want -- >> one quick question, on the subject of taxes, senator mcconnell was quoted as saying that nobody from his side would be apointed that is open to any kind of tax increase to this supercommittee. if you're setting that bar from the republican side at the get-go, you're going to get closer conceivably to a division on that committee and having to deal with those triggers? >> i think democrats are going to put people on the committee that are not going to jeopardize entitlements. >> stalemate. >> is this the why i think is whole thing is not going to withstand scrutiny. here's what i would have liked to see, the average length of time we extended the debt ceiling since 1940 was nine months. what i would have done as a republican is say mr. mr. president, we'll give you the average time, nine months we'll pay it for dollar for dollar and continue the debate. president obama has a clear path to january 2013 where he doesn't have to deal with th

since this year began, the president has already asked the defense department to cut more than $178 billion by finding efficiencies in taking top line reductions in proposed defense spending over the next five years. but even the current direction by the president to cut an additional $400 billion in defense spending by 2023 have been eclipsed by some debt reduction proposals that include 800 billion to a trillion dollars in cuts. i would be the first to suggest that the defense department budget could be responsibly reduced and reasonable people can disagree over how deep those cuts should be. but what concerns me most about our current debate is that the defense cuts being discussed have little or no strategic or military rationale to support them. numbers on a page. our national defense planning and spending must be considered by driven strategy not arbitrary arithmetic. the defense cuts propose minimal if any understanding of how they'll be applied or any impacts on our defense capabilities. second net ta has made it clear that more reviews will further the cuts, the congress has no ind

let me use the department of defense as my example. establish the department of defense and how we would operate in 1947. we argued for years and years about it. congress got frustrated. the bill was passed and was streamlined. it forced to joinness, a joint duty, to a lot of things to unify army, navy, air force marine corps. we have a debate on this. since she has her fingerprints on the law and will defend it, she says all it takes is leadership. my response to that is, if that is all it took, then as a leader in congress, he would have written a better law. >> i said 50% law and 50% leadership. >> and we got a 50% law. >> i agree. >> the community is 16 agencies, 15 work for a cabinet officer. the first probe of the officer is to protect the prerogatives of that officer. the focus of any debate about of getting executive order or changing a lot or whatever. the one organization that is not a subordinate to a cabinet officer is the cia. the law says the director will report through the dni. you can drive a train through the word thr

defense department may have to cut its budget by up to $1 trillion over the next decade. >>> at the samemeeting panetta talked about libya saying the government under moammar al gadhafi was living on borrowed time. >> i think the sense is that gadhafi's days are numbered. >> panetta said anti-government forces are moving on the capital tripoli, suggesting the rebels have gained the upper hand in the fighting. he added that libyan interior minister nasr al mabrouk abdullah appears to have defected when he traveled to egypt on monday. he said this is further evidence that gadhafi's government has weakened. >>> and now, let's bring you weather forecasts around the world. >>> that's going to do it for now on "newsline." we'll be back at the top of the hour. see you then. good-bye for now. >>> at the center of the city of mongolia is the capital, ulan bator. classic ballet is very popular in this country. the principals, the leading dancers lead so gracefully, a young man dreams of becoming one. batbayar purev-ochiro is 18 years old. but the reality is harsh. ochiro is practicing hard for his

the local school district changing its policy after a phone call from the defense department. >>> also, failing from the giants. the embezzlement scandall in the teams back office. >>> good morning. traffic is moving along pretty well as you drive on 237, driving over to 880 and then to sunnyville. i'll tell you more about the morning commute, straight ahead. >>> welcome back. time now 5:12. barry bonds due back in court december 16th to be sentenced for his conviction for obstruction of justice. last week barry bonds went to court to try to get that conviction overturned or to try to get a new trial. the judge rejected both requests. the bonds conviction carries a sentence of up to 10 years but many experts say he probably won't serve any time. >>> a former payroll manager of the san francisco giants is under investigation accused of em bezelling more than $1.5 million from the team. 41-year-old robin o'connor is suspected of taking money from nine unidentified giants employees including some players over the past year. now, the team released this statement, i'm reading, "we are worki

happier is on yesterday's program let's take that one step further reports of state of the defense departmenthomeland security n.s.a. and nasa officials have all flocked to las vegas to conferences were held this week black hat and death con and it's not the it don't always go with the more public nature of hacktivism the discovery of the largest cyber attack in history that's been reportedly carry out over the last five years definitely seems like they're having a little trouble keeping up so who exactly are they going to find there i guess we might never know since a one hundred fifty dollar entrance fee is cash only and no idea is required to register but let's talk to somebody who actually goes every year and is willing to stick it to any of the deaths on conference is rich mogul analyst and c.e.o. of secure as this it's thanks so much for joining us tonight so like i said you got a death card every year but for those of us that are outside the bubble tell us what it's like oh you know you have consecrated barker minutes notice the world's biggest hacker operations and i. don't mean bad g

the creation of the department of defense after world war ii first thing they had to do was organized. we took a hard look at the organization of the department and made some very clear recommendations about the imperative to reorganize and strengthen various elements. secretary chertoff when he was appointed to replace secretary tom ridge and stuff you need to read before your hearing he looked at that and took the issue seriously. i think match was in the department. they made a serious effort in improving the organization and addressed many recommendations we made in the report. it ended the second report year or two later called homeland security 3.0 and there was a clear distinction between dhs n and hls. it is an international enterprise with international components. we wanted to make the case that we needed to look get this as a holistic enterprise and not just focus on the department and its strength and shortfalls and weaknesses. in order for the department to play a leadership role it needs to play what does it need to do? what partnerships will it take on? one of the recom

and it is significant that it is changing and it is significant that the department of defense, the department of veteran affairs, are no longer closed systems. and, in fact, those systems have, i think, appropriately acknowledged that there may be people in the community and we need to work together to make sure that we are reaching out together with communities, and that means talking to the civilian population and the civilian providers, and the civilians have to feel the same way. that they can have conversations with the military treatment facility providers with the va, and that whole dialogue, i think, is emblematic of a new way of thinking, and i think it's extremely important and very, very favorable for the behavioral health world to understand that. and dr. karlin, let's talk about utopia. people would have memorandums of understanding, they work together, but in reality, if that system wasn't yet perfected, do families need to know they need to be persistent? family members are so key to everything we're talking about because, oftentimes, it's the family member that is the first an

i believe that for the defense department and the state department. there is a recognition that you need to have language in order to be able to relate to the world we live in. my goal would be as we go for the budget and develop restraints that we are created and not undermine the kind of teaching and language training that i think is essential to our ability not only to protect our security but, frankly, to be a nation that is well educated. >> i certainly see amen to that. we need to look for better ways where we can coordinate our language and culture education programs. i have begun to do that in the state department/ usaid because they have different platforms it and language. i did not think this was the most sensible way to train our development experts and our diplomats. i think we will have to be more creative. we have had more rondeau who needs the ndu team and a number 2 in the state department. we have to get that in our minds which is more likely to be the pattern of cooperation both before deployment whether it is as a military or civil

drawn within the department of defense and energy and department of justice and fbi, is a supportive role, but someone has to lead this. as a consequence, they continue to build their capabilities, as we develop the national cyber response plan, we look at things such as cyber storm, that gives them a window into some of the things they have to modify and change. i've confidence in the leadership and in the mission, but we continue to build the capabilities with smart people and could laws put in place. guest: can they do it fast enough? as we were discussing, this is something where government's response to thie threat has been slwo. ow. if you add a learning curve, can the government respond quickly enough? guest: i think they can. it is more than their responsibility. private sector is a big part of this. as a consequence, the ability to wrap up the deal with but we are doing today is ongoing work, but more importantly, is building for the future because the idea is part of their role is not only dealing with what we deal with today, but how we wind up with a private sector and a

as well as by the defense department and the cia. the dangerous work of finding the world's most wanted man was carried out by individuals in the military and intelligence communities who put their lives at risk for the greater good without regard for political affiliation. that was an american triumph, heroic and nonpartisan. there's no bias to suggest that our film will represent this enormous victory otherwise. i'll read part of that to congressman king when he comes on next hour and see what his issue is specifically with this particular film. maybe it's more directed at the cia and defense department will ask him. congressman king next hour. what is more troubling to congressman peter king that the white house may have consulted on a movie about the death of bin laden or that the movie is coming out the month before the presidential election next year. we'll talk to congressman king next hour. >>> next to this. a movie, hitting theaters today, tells the story of black women working in white homes. this goes back to 1961 from the

history behind it but sell a lot of the reports will tell you that as i mentioned earlier the department of defense that department of homeland security that the n.s.a. that nasa always descend on these conferences because they're always looking for new recruits and i think that's especially true now that i say for example i know is planning on hiring fifteen hundred more people by the end of this fiscal year in september they want fifteen hundred people more for next year can you tell who these people are when you're at the conference. sometimes you can now if you can there's actually what's known as the spot that contests and you can win a t. shirt so you actually find a staff member you bring event on stage you explain why you believe that person is a bed and if they produce credentials you get a t. shirt that says i spotted the fed and they get a t. shirt that says i'm the fat and we had to change the rules a few years ago because all the feds were spotting each on either because they don't want to the t. shirts that had to change up but there are people here who are what we call over people kn

there would have been a lot of domestic bills, defense department related bills, vendors from variousthat wouldn't have gotten paid in the month of august and that would have sent a shock to those credit rating agencies. they, no doubt, would have moved much more quickly. they would have moved more quickly if the deal had not been struck. the deal doesn't do anything directly to create jobs but it avoids a disaster and what could have been a armageddon as some have called it and that would been a disaster. why so many democrats and republicans hated this deal, but voted for it when all was said and done, because they fully understood the consequences of failure. the same is going to happen in a couple of hours in the united states senate. kyra, a lot of members are going to vote in favor of this legislation, probably get at least 70, maybe 70 votes in the united states senate, but -- but they recognize that if they were to reject it, it would be just be a disaster. >> those that oppose it, wolf, could we see last-minute stall tactics? >> you know, in the senate, they can, obviously, f

if this does works the joint committee fails, the defense department gets devastated. >> greta: we haven't had a lot of successful committees. >> i'm with you. >> greta: so you're saying that if the committee fails, it's going to be devastating to the defense. >> under this agreement, it will be. >> greta: as you say, but there's been no history -- >> how much money do we spend on defense at the federal level? defense. under this agreement, if the joint committee doesn't produce a product, 50% of the cuts come out of the defense department. i believe the number one obligation of the federal government is to defend the nation. you should start with a defense budget, get it right, then go to other things. >> greta: this is an interesting piece of information. i realize that you were not the -- you're not in the house, but the chairman of the house armed services committee, which is congressman mccann back in -- on august 1st, 2011, made a statement -- >> today. >> greta: today, made a statement, said our senior military commanders have been unanimous in their concerns that deeper cuts could

it is outside the government, they have done some really deep penetration into the defense department. that is just coloring of what catherine was talking about. >> your to exhibit in demonstrate how you can break-in into one of the most secure systems. if i were that student and that was the goal of the class, i would see if i could break into the nsa. whether the government fund encourages that and it is just the recipient, or the students don't necessarily have to work for the government, there are different levels of winning and unliving proxy. the key to that is leveraging through diplomacy hopefully before any military engagement. whether it is from the student body or the private companies or individuals, what is a success -- what is acceptable to make sure that no other territory or state is harmed her? >> we need to remember part of economic competition, the weapons are the next group of people. colleges are not teaching people how to defend computers or how to develop new techniques. we are so far off of the path, we have the cyber challenge that is a big, national competiti

the defense department has begun notifying the families, michael strange seen here in these photos was 25 years old from philadelphia, ahe navy s.e.a.l. >> he was intense and funny, had the dry humor like seinfeld. >> also killed was aaron carson vaughn, 30 years old, a husband, family of two, cnn's don lemon spoke to vaughn's grandmother in tennessee. >> it was aaron's birthday in june, he turned 30. and i told him to be careful and he said, granmy, don't worry about me, i'm not afraid because i know where i'm going if something happens to me. aaron was a christian and he stood firm in his faith. >> you said you know he's with the lord now? >> he's with the lord now. and i'll see him again some day. and that's what the family is standing on now is faith. we know that god is in control. we know that he took aaron for a reason. we don't know what but we know that he took aaron for a reason and to rest them too. >> we'll bring in barbara starr. she's been working this story all weekend. barbara, you're hearing more about what happened yesterday in afghanistan. what do we know now about t

i'm not defending waste and fraud in the defense department -- >> greta: let's say we pick up five millionraud in one direction from something that is ridiculous and put it to your weapons system. >> i agree. we went from 10 carrier strike groups to nine. just at the time the chinese are bringing their first aircraft carrier out for trials. these decisions on the huge numbers at the pentagon don't impact our security tomorrow but they do five, 10 years down the road. that's why it is penny-wise and pound fool . -- poung foolish. >> greta: who is monitoring. there's never any sense of let's see what we have and throwing away. >> if you wanted to go through the whole defense department budget, piece by piece you would see we face more potential threats that we have to defend against. not just small wars like iraq and afghanistan but the major conventional struggles against the likes of china and russia. with more threats and contingencies you need more preparation. we've been under spending on defense. we should be spending more. cutting back is exactly the wrong thing to do. >> greta: are y

the defense department says army sergeant william gross- paniagua was killed sunday. vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb. friends say he was planning oncoming home in january. army sergeant william gross- paniagua was 28. >>> pg&e is showing signs that it may not finish tests on 152 miles of pipeline by the end of the year. the san francisco-based utility is conducting tests on the natural gas pipelines because they are similar to the one involved in last year's deadly explosion in san bruno. according to the "san francisco chronicle," pg&e had only tested about 17.5 miles through july and determined another 20 miles had previously been tested. >>> 6:39. it's not often we hear about airlines giving you money back. we are going to tell you about the refunds coming soon to some passengers. >> and drives catch a break in one bay area -- drivers catch a break in one bay area city. why cops are dishing out fewer traffic tickets. >> the market opened a few minutes ago. a quick check of the early numbers, and we are down across the board. we'll get an update from kcbs moneywa

defense department official says the united states will step up its military ties with india to secure freedom of navigation in the indian ocean. the remarks come as china builds up its naval forces and appears poised to deploy fleets in those waters. nhk world has more. >> military engagements allows us to make progress on shared interest such as maritime security. united states india share a clear desire for freedom of navigation. >> reporter: deputy assistant secretary of japan robert scherr touched upon the u.s. strategy addressing china's fast modernization of its military, in a speech in washington on wednesday. china is building its first aircraft carrier. it is also assisting in the construction of four facilities in pakistan and sri lanka and providing economic aid to myanmar. this reflects china's ambition to exert influence over the region. the united states is moving to protect its vital interest of securing freedom of navigation in the sea lane connecting middle east, asia and north korea. india and the united states will continue holding joint military drills and the u.s.

the defense department says army sergeant william gross- paniagua was killed sunday.icle was hit by a roadside bomb. he was planning oncoming home in january. sergeant gross-paniagua was 28. >>> 24 oakland police officers recently laid off could hit the streets again by saturday. the department was able to rehire them thanks to funding set aside in the new budget. a total of 80 officers were laid off last year. the city has seen a significant bump in serious crime so far this year. >>> time now 5:39. some bay area drivers catching a break. why cops are writing fewer tickets. >>> and a scared pup stuck under a car engine for hours. >> awww. >> why fire officials belief it was a good thing. ,,,,,,,,,,,, 3q septic system breakdowns affect over one million homes each year, causing a disgusting mess and hours of repair. the powerful formula in rid-x has enzymes to immediately break down waste and bacteria that work continuously to reduce tank build-up. use rid-x once a month and help save yourself from disaster. >>> still seeing some cloud cover out there this morning. jus

subcommittee this year, i tried to pose the question this way: we know what we expect opportunity of defense -- department of defense to do if a bunch of planes come to bomb a refinery in the houston ship channel. what do we expect the federal government to do if it's a bunch of packets coming to bomb that same refinery in the houston ship channel? what is the government and particularly the military's responsibility to defend private business and facilities in cyberspace? we don't know. so i didn't really expect the pentagon to come up with definitive answers, but i think it's very important that we grapple seriously with these issues. and that particular strategy was more vague and didn't advance the ball as much as i would like. at the same time, secretary lynn has been very helpful in putting forward ideas and strategies to help defend the country, and so some of his speech bees maybe have advanced things a little further than the strategy did. >> host: congressman mac thornberry is a republican from texas, chairman of the subcommittee on emerging threats and capabilities and chair of the house republ

if this does works the joint committee fails, the defense department gets devastated. >> greta: we haven't had a lot of successful committees. >> i'm with you. >> greta: so you're saying that if the committee fails, it's going to be devastating to the defense. >> under this agreement, it will be. >> greta: as you say, but there's been no history -- >> how much money do we spend on defense at the federal level? defense. under this agreement, if the joint committee doesn't produce a product, 50% of the cuts come out of the defense department. i believe the number one obligation of the federal government is to defend the nation. you should start with a defense budget, get it right, then go to other things. >> greta: this is an interesting piece of information. i realize that you were not the -- you're not in the house, but the chairman of the house armed services committee, which is congressman mccann back in -- on august 1st, 2011, made a statement -- >> today. >> greta: today, made a statement, said our senior military commanders have been unanimous in their concerns that deeper cuts could

i hope it might put unfortunately the pentagon and the defense department and many people in congress have a beneficial way of you know crowding out these types of arguments which is to say you know you don't want to fund the war you don't want to fund the troops and you're leaving them to be unprotected and you know your you hate america basically that's a very good rhetorical slight and i think that unless we. hold the line and start to make it real to people how wasteful these wars are and how dangerous they are to innocent lives we were going to see more of it ok thank you very much john glaser assistant editor at antiwar dot com thanks for the. all you can always chuckle website for the latest updates on our stories and here are some of what you can find online right now and dancing the ultimate honeypot the story of an airbase in parody song that is the u.s. and russia playing off against each other today today of millions of dollars. by show literally becomes a premier attraction as a thousand riders roar into town to praise world war two heroes a battle cruiser return to actio

it is called moda for ministry of defense advisors program. the departmentdefense is looking for a few good men and women to volunteer for one year deployment to afghanistan. the commanding general there, david petraeus is already making a difference. ashley brian takes a look at this new program of the civilian expeditionary work force. >> the final two weeks of the seven week moda training cycle mirrors the pre deployment military units. >> facilities that are here our world-class and in many ways simulate the environment that advisers will experience on the ground. >> most of the civilians will spend most of their time not in the field but in offices helping the afghans modernize their defense institutions. >> we have 700,000 civilian personnel in the department. about 150,000 of them are senior above the g s 13 level. it is a terrific talent pool to draw from. >> it is important that if you advise the civilian sector of the defense ministry you should have civilians perform a similar function in the u.s.. >> you can have an army but it actually takes gov

in the meantime the defense department put 6500 u.s. troops on stand by to help out with relief efforts. >>> new york city under the first hurricane watch in a quarter century. officials warned people in low lying areas like long island to evacuate. many people are having to get out by cabs. the city subway system completely shut down. it did so at noon today. tunnels may flood when that storm hits tomorrow. >>> all five of the new york area airports are also closed tonight in anticipation of the storm. thousands of flights have been scrapped today and tomorrow. most flights were also canceled at washington dc's two airports although they remained open. train and bus service on the east coast has also been scaled back. here major travel troubles tonight at san francisco airport. jade hernandez talked with travelers who have been told it may be days before they can get home. >> that's right. we spoke to a lot of people that want to get home and can't but for one family in particular their urgency to get home has more to do with medical i

dd214 is the piece of paper that you get from the department of defense when you are, when you go off active duty and you retire. and so, the reality was that we needed to get the civilian providers thinking about this population and then directing them appropriately to va facilities and to tricare and to dod active-duty facilities, as appropriate. and then there are people who didn't want to go to those facilities or who needed care, and we saw them coming into our grantees through our family program, which was the issue about the family members, the one who's paying attention. so, we have grantees in our systems of care program, which deal with children with emotional disturbances, and we were hearing that they were not getting care the way they wanted care in the community, either because they were far away from facilities. so, our strategic initiative is to pay attention to this population and to emphasize it as a priority, to build the collaborations with the department of veterans affairs, with the department of defense, with the national guard bureau, and to keep on collaborati

the defense department says 28- year-old army sergeant william gross-paniagua died sunday in the kunarhis vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb. friends and family in daly city say they are stunned. >> william was a really nice, sweet, respectful person. he is really going to be missed. there's like not -- 30 minutes don't pass by we didn't start crying. i don't want to start crying again. >> friends say gross-paniagua often would not tell his mother that he was coming home just so he could see her reaction when she opened the door. he was planning to surprise her again in january. >>> if the journey of 1,000 miles requires a first step, 3,000 requires a bigger step. anser hassan has more on a somber mission. good afternoon. >> reporter: good afternoon. this is no joke. 4,000 miles in 39 days. the two firefighters are expected to cross the golden gate bridge at about 2 p.m. on their way to sausalito on the first day of their bike ride across the u.s. final destination, new york city on the 10th anniversary of 9/11. the two santa clara firefighters darrell sales and david lombardo began th