i did not believe we worked on budgets and the defense department. i do not believe we have to choose between national security and fiscal security. we are at the pentagon is implementing a strategy that we put together in order to deal with the fiscal challenge we are presented. congress handed us $487 billion to reduce the deficit -- the defense budgets over 10 years. my approach was to say, wait a minute. we are not just going to cut across the board. we are not just going to hollow out the force as we have done in the past. every time we have come out of the war, whether it was korea, vietnam, the cold war, we cut the budget across the board, and we hollowed out the force. we are not going to repeat that mistake, so for that reason, i said to my service chiefs, chairman of the joint chiefs, we have got to sit down and develop a strategy for the future that will provide the defense force for the 21st century, not just now but in the future, and then we will build our budget around that strategy, so one, we know we are going to be smaller. that is

you know, the defense department is a big bureaucracy. i have got 3 million people and, you know, they're very dedicated people. they're very dedicated professionals. oftentimes the ability to focus on a problem and be able to deal with it suddenly requires that they have got to change direction. suddenly understand that they're dealing with something that's serious and a trip and that's the way i feel about, you know, the mental health problems that are impacting on our forces. but part of this is the impact of over ten years of work. and stress that's involved in deployment after deployment after deployment. part of it reflects the stress and society generally. and many way when's you look at our -- ways when you look at our suicide rate, the fact is that, you know, if you look at the general society, there's an increase in suicide rates as well. part of it due to family stress. part of it due to drinking. part of it due to drugs. part of it due to financial stress. there are a whole series of issues that play a role in creating this ki

all 4 service women who filed suit had combat experience despite the defense department policy. all tours in iraq and afghanistan. they say in modern war fare the front-line is everywhere. >> every time a william or any service member sets foot into iraq or afghanistan they are the serving in a combat zone. >>reporter: suit says the military is not dealing with reality. >> because of the policy though women are often not officially part of the all male unit they are going on missions with. exclusion policy is one of the last vestige of federal government policy that presumes that women are less capable than men. just because they are women. >>reporter: women make up 14 percent of active military personnel. 280 thousands of them served in iraq and afghanistan. plaintiff say the man puts them at disvng for promotions and recognition. >> policy has the effect of closing whole career fields to service women. and closing hundreds of thus of positions to them. >>reporter: earlier this year the defense department opened about 14,000 plus positions to women. that had previously been lim

. >>> more service women suing the defense department saying the ban is unconstitutional.u filed the suit today in court. abc 7 news vic lee is here with the story. vic? >> this is the lawsuit aclu filed today in san francisco. and it says many service women are engaging in combat but that the government turns a blind eye to that. >> taking fire for 20 minute autos major mary jenningsfç<ç hagar is a combat search and rescue pilot receiving a purple heart for injuries sustainedded when the chopper was hit. >> i received shap nel through face and arms and a burn on the back. >> the staff sargeant jennifer hunt has been an army reservist a decade. >> all four who filed suit have experience despite the defense department policies. >> they say in modern warfare, front line is everywhere. >> every time a woman, or any service member sits foot into iraq or afghanistan, they're >> because of the policy, women often not officially part of the units they're going on mission was. >> the policy one of the last policy that's preassume that's women arenx less capable. >> 280,000 served

we have a defense department. they can do that. i still think this will be a domestic policy agenda. if we can get the yes on this deal right now, show that the country is governable, there's really a process to go through, a whole bunch of big things. sort of in an 1890 situation where a lot of big problems are hitting us at once. we have wiped out wages for the middle class. a corrupt political system. ossified political structures like the tax reform and the immigration code. if we can get that first yes over the next couple of months, we can take a series of steps on immigration and tax reform to tackle these big things. >> i agree that the yes is important, and i think part of what the president has to deal with, david, is we thought he had a yes in the grand bargain, and then boehner couldn't bring in his caucus. let's not act like there are not those on the president's side that are saying, wait a minute, you had all of these people signing these grover norquist commitments that wouldn't give any on the deal you're talking a

matter, the rest of government. >> the defense department is already planning to reduce its budget by about $500 billion over the coming ten years. panetta has voiced concern that further cuts could undermine barack obama's new defense strategy that lays more emphasis on the asia pacific region. >>> japanese officials are scratching their heads about how to deal with sluggish trade. sales to foreign countries have plunged leaving japan in a trade deficit for the fourth straight month. finance ministry officials released preliminary figures shortly before the markets opened. the deficit came in at $6.7 billion. exports fell by 6.5% from a year earlier. exports have fallen five months in a row. cars and steel led the drop and imports fell by 1.6% from a year earlier. exports to europe tumbled more than 20%. the debt crisis has dampened demand. exports to china fell more than 11%. consumers upset about the material -- territorial dispute are shying away from japanese goods. >>> serieses say the settlement body upheld most of the -- wto officials sent a final report to the parties involve

have to look at panetta's deputy and you have to look at the highest ranking member at the defense departmentwould be the first female defense secretary. >>shepard: at treasury, geithner has been a controversial figure. what is the thinking on that? >>guest: you have jack lew now the white house chief of staff, widely respected and knows policy inside and out and an outside the box treasury secretary would be erskine bowles, who helped put the plan together that was rejected by obama and that would be, possibly, part of the bargain on the economy. >>shepard: and holder? >>guest: i don't think he will be in the job and can you look at the department of homeland security secretary napolitano, also governor patrick in massachusetts, those are two names floating right now. >>shepard: patrick, has there been any indication he has shown interest? >>guest: not yet but a lot of people when obama came in a lot of people wanted the attorney general spot. i don't know if holder had a chance to do it again he would do it because it has been so controversial. he is tired. when you have a chance to be atto

we are facing difficult fiscal times, as everyone here knows, and the department of defense, like the rest of the federal government, has to make sure it is responsibly spending taxpayer dollars today and tomorrow. the department's efforts to develop alternative fuels is in keeping with the best traditions of military technology programs. in the past, programs have brought us products that have benefited both d.o.d. and the civilian users like the g.p.s. or jet engine or microwaves or even cell phones. our navy pioneered the transition from sail to coal, from coal to oil, and from oil to nuclear power. i know we can make the next leap to alternative fuels and we need to. our nation's reliance on foreign oil is significant and well recognized military vulnerability. our military leaders are telling us the ability to use fuels other than petroleum is critical to our national energy security. the department is strongly opposed to the language limited its flexibility in the committee-passed bill and d.o.d. supports our amendment. so, mr. president, i urge our colleagues to join us in supp

in the acting cia director, confidence in his military and the secretary of defense and the defense department to carry out the missions that he's assigned to them. but he's got, obviously, a lot that he wants to get to work on and he's doing that this week. >> how does this affect, though, his need to revamp the national security team? >> again, these are specific questions about specific individuals and posts. i can say now, even though you haven't asked, i have no announcements to make with regards to personnel and no spec wlags to engage in. i can tell you the president has not made a decision on personnel matters and you will not hear me discuss them until the president has made those decisions and announced them. >> thank you. >> jay, you're saying these are regarding two specific people you can't extrapolate but these are two of the president's top military brass either involved in an extramarital affair or seemingly involved what might be inappropriate behavior. is the president as commander of chief at all worried about an inappropriate culture in the military? >> i really would ask y

and especially if you conclude, as do some of us, as do i, that the defense department is excessively large, riddled with inefficiency and subject to the corrupting influence of the defense industry. president obama believes that it is time to end our wars and to do nation building at home. the sequester, feared by many, could be, however, a way of opening the door to nation building. of ourselves. by shifting resources from defense to domestic needs. as we saw in the disasters of katrina and sandy, our infrastructure needs alone are enormous. whether as a result of horrendous storms or not. to cite just a few, the cost of repairing and replacing our water system -- dams, levees, bridges, roads and highways -- are estimated at $100 billion just to get them in order and not to build new highway systems. our aging water systems which annually discharge billions of gallons of untreated wastewater into u.s. surface waters would cost $390 billion to replace over a 20-year period. construction of seawalls which has now become a common source of discussion in the new york harbor would cost a

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and defense department. they declined to be interviewed on camera, citing the pending litigation. ey gave us a statement instead. the department of defense said it has made it a priority to identify all service members exposed to chemical and biological substances. and the v.a. has offered free medical evaluations to thousands of veterans. >> on the fighting front, ground action has been quiet today. >> reporter: palmer says most edgewood veterans have never been contacted by the v.a. >> the v.a., they don't want to know. >> reporter: and the v.a. has denied almost all edgewood-related health claims. >> our government has not fulfilled their duty. they have a duty to find and recognize every person, and they've got a duty to give them medical treatment. >> they're hoping that we die off. you apply, get turned on, and it just goes on for years and years. and they want to wear us down. they want to use young men as guinea pigs and throw them away. >> it's worth reemphasizing that the edgewood veterans are not asking for money specifically, but there's a lot of delays in a case like t

to do with the defense department. that is, i think the fruits and united states which were ideological reasons, and cases of the financial industry, want to cut social insurance in force people to buy more private for-profit sector products like annuities or private health insurance, they know they can't win this argument if the grand bargain is unbundled, if these are separate debates. their best chance, first of all, create a completely artificial sense of urgency. we have to do all of this now. the clock is ticking. by december 31 or by july 3, 2013. and second, to bury this, right, to bury the cuts and, like some grand comprehensive package which will include tax increases, avert the alternative minimum tax, averts sequestration and all that, it's a brilliant political strategy. it's probably the only political strategy that can achieve what they want because unless they ran this through in a hurry, if you have a many feel instead of a grand bargain, which sets aside the long-term title of reform and focuses only

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department. brianna keilar is in our washington bureau. jill, defensedelivered new comments on this scandal just hours ago. what is the latest from the defense department on this investigation. >> well, it has to do with general allen, who, of course, is the top commander for nato in the u.s. in afghanistan. nominated to be the supreme allied commander in europe. that is on hold. but, from the administration, from secretary clinton, from the white house, and from secretary panetta, a vote of confidence in him. let's listen to panetta. >> no one should leap to any conclusions. no one should leap to any conclusions here. general allen is doing an excellent job at isaf and leading those forces. he certainly has my continued confidence. to lead our forces and to continue to fight. but his nomination has been put on hold. until we determine what the facts are. and we will. >> so again he still remains in his position but the nomination is on hold, and that gives you an idea, he has not stepped down. so this investigation continues. >> and we're also getting

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the fbi referred the matter to the department of defense for investigation on sunday. early this morning secretary panetta directed that the defense department inspector general investigate. meanwhile, last night fbi agents went to the home of biographer paula broadwell, the woman government officials say petraeus acknowledged having an affair with. a senior law enforcement official says the search was consensual, not a raid. meanwhile, they said petraeus had hoped to survive the scandal but he was told to resign by james clapper. andrea mitchell broke the petraeus story. she has more on the e-mail and the growing demand for answers on capital hill. >> reporter: we learned what was in the anonymous harassing e-mails from jill kelly whose volunteer work for military families brought her and her husband into contact with the petraeus's and other generals. it was her call for help to the fbi that kicked off the investigation. >> the e-mails accused kelly of improper socializing with generals. they also had references to the comings and goings of general petraeus that were

the defense department is a big bureaucracy. we have about 3 million people, and they are very dedicated people. they are very dedicated professionals, but often the ability to focus on a problem and be able to deal with it suddenly requires we have got to change direction and understand who they are dealing with something that is a serious threat, and that is the way i feel about the mental health problems that are impacting our forces. part of this is the impact over 10 years of war and the stress that is involved in the clement after deployment -- involved in the employment after deployment. part of it reflects the stress in society in general. in many ways when you look at our suicide rate, if you look at the general society, there is an increase in suicide rates as well, part of its due to family stress, part of it due to drinking, part of it due to drugs, part of it due to financial stress, and there are a whole series of issues that play a role in creating this kind of pressure. given the fact is when it comes to mental h

president, i'm getting the runaround from the inspector general at the department of defense, and my remarks which are fairly lengthy will be connected with that problem i'm having. with sequestration looming on the horizon, congress needs a truly independent department of defense audit oversight capability. we need it to root out waste. as my friend from oklahoma, senator coburn, knows all too well, rooting department of defense waste is no easy task. his new report identifies some excellent examples of waste ready for removal. i commend senator coburn for outstanding work. instead, stand ready to help him. but to successfully root out waste day in and day out, there must be a top-notch audit quality and capability in the hands of an inspector general who is ready and willing to use it effectively. mr. president, i am reluctant to say this, but it needs to be said. i fear and i suspect that the independence of the inspector general's audit capability may have been compromised. i say this because of the story that i'm about to tell. this story is about a difficult audit where the insp

all four service women had combat experience despite defense department policy. >> all did tours in iraqnistan. saying the front line sever where. >> every time a woman or any service member sets foot into iraq or afghanistan, they're serving in a combat zone. >> the seat suite says the military not dealing with reality. >> women are often not officially part of the all mean units they're going on mission was its one of the a lot of vestidges of federal government policy presuming that women are less capable than men just because they're women. >> 280,000 served in iraq and afghanistan. the plaintiffs say it puts them at a disadvantage. >> the policy has the affect of closing whole career fields to service women, closing positions to them. >> this year, the defense department opened about 14,000 positions to women. that had been limited to men. a regulation that banned women was lifted but not the ban on serving in combat. the pentagon does not return our call. a spokesman told stars and stripes newspaper they don't comment but that defense secretary's record on women and combat is quote

you served in the defense department. what do you think comes up?we had any prior warning or intelligence that the attack was going to occur. then they will ask him what people knew and when they knew it and finally they will be very interested in knowing how did the cia respond on the ground? did they offer additional security at the compound. >> we know now defense secretary leon panetta has ordered an ethics review of many of those top serving officials. you were the highest ranking woman at the defense department. is this needed? >> absolutely. leon panetta is a stickler about ethics and a stickler about accountability and he's doing the right thing. >> is there a cultural problem at the defense department tor military? >> don't think it's widespread or in general but this is an opportunity for everybody to take a minute, step back, look at the question of are we affecting ethics in the officer corps. are we doing enough with training and mentoring. he's asked each of the services to review what exactly they do on these issues and report back an

its debt with auditing the defense department's. then really taking a look at what of the security threats and trying to tailor our military to meet those threats. host: this discussion is going to be under way today at about 10:15 when the presidenwhere thd the vice president are going to be in attendance with congressional leaders to talk about the economy and deficit- reduction. you have been described as a champion of the tea party. what is the role of the tea party in these negotiations? guest: i sprang on the tea party. i am certainly no leader. i gave speeches because i identify with their mission which is limited constitutional government, and emphasis on individual liberty and freedom, and recognizing the federal government does not need more money. it needs to reduce itself, limit itself, stop spending so much money and borrowing so much money. from my standpoint, by any manufacturer. what is the cause of the problem? we produced material for medical devices. i am pretty familiar with the medical provider industry and how

defense department. >> not knowing exactly what to expect is not a business anybody wants to be in. >> the $12 million energy new jersey -- new jersey based company makes parts for defense systems but with the deep cuts looming, orders for the military are slowing down. >> they were supposed to order 400 o of something, so far they've ordereds 22. >> this year ux they made 9 million combat uniforms, everyone the giants depend on thousands of smaller companies. 1300 supply yes, sir built the f 35, boeings c 17 contains parts from companies in 27 states. all of it could be affected by 1.2 trillion in spending cuts when you suddenly stop that you're going to see catastrophic impacts on people's ability to survive. >> they project a loss of 1.4 million jobs next year if this goes through. >> there is a super majority now in the legislature and that has some people worried. >> there seems to be this buzz right now that not unlike sixth graders home alone on friday night, we're going to raise every tax and then burn down the house. >> we were assured that was nots the case but with with the

responsible national energy policy, one that involves all government agencies, including the department of defense i am pleased that the department of defense will retain the flexibility to pursue alternative fuel technology that not only will help them achieve their mission but also help our country reduce our dependence on oil. mr. president, i'm also working on a few amendments which i would like to mention. one would provide further consumer credit protections for service members. another would limit the increase of out-of-pocket prescription drug costs. and a third would create a pilot program to allow nonprofits to apply for grants to rehabilitate and modify homes for disabled veterans. my amendment number 3014 would further improve the military lending act provisions in the underlying bill by strengthening its enforcement. during the past five years we have learned the enforcement rules provided in the m.l.a. are not up to the task. currently if a lender violates the military lending act it is a criminal misdemeanor which violators can be fined as provided in title 18 for up to one year or

the secretary of state says defense department trucks will places asat polling as those sites are still accessible. paper ballots would be used. officials should know today how the 3000 polling places will be without power. >> its 42 degrees. >> washington -- >> welcome back. worstc. area escaped the sandy, but the aftermath is some being felt in neighborhoods. t is especially frustrating we spoke with. >> this is arlington forest. >> jane showed us the damage in the neighborhood where she has years.0 >> you can see. >> crews spent most of the morning removing a tree that roof of thisthe home. the damage so severe the family cannot stay it. jane was walking her two dogs. she said she would rather be isside because her home cold. she has not had power since monday. >> i have a t-shirt, a pullover, .t will sweater, and a jacket i i was hoping it would be back on at noon. was asedthing hot cup of coffee. she makes believe she's camping indoors and that going to be ok. >> so many other people have so much less than we do. i won't complain. >> this couple agree that they as theave been as ba

we have a little defense department twist, too. >> that's right. , a lot of people thought oh, maybe, you know, john kerry, senator john kerry. we know he has his eyes on the state department. that is right in his wheel house. but "the washington post" is suggesting that president obama is considering him to actually go over to the department of defense. now is interesting. the two men spent a lot of time together recently. you remember senator kerry was president obama's debate prep partner. he played mitt romney in all of that debate prep. that was hours and hours of time that they spent together. i think at this point some people think that maybe susan rice, the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. that she may be the top pick for state department. so perhaps this is another big position for senator kerry. but this is the time, as you know, john, of speculation and trial balloons. so you never really know. sometimes these are things that are just being floated out there. we'll have to wait and see exactly what happens. >> thank you so much, brianna keilar

the fbi referred the matter to the department of defense for investigation on sunday. early this morning secretary panetta directed that the defense department's inspector general investigate. last night fbi agents went to the home of biographer paula broadwell, the woman government officials say petraeus acknowledged having an affair with. a senior law enforcement official tells nbc news the search was consensual and not a raid. the "washington post" reports that petraeus had hoped to survive the scandal but was told to resign by national intelligence director james clapper on election day. it was nbc's andrea mitchell who broke the petraeus story and she has more. >> mrs. kelley, how are you doing? >> reporter: we learned what was in the harassing e-mails to jilt kelley, the family friend who volunteer work for military families at mcdill air force base brought her and her husband into contact with the petraeus and other generals. it was her call for help to the fbi that kicked off the investigation. >> the e-mails accuse kelley with improper socializing with general

so the defense department takes it very seriously. jenna: let me stop you there because we've been showing what we call, b-roll and different missiles firing off and i want to be clear what type of missile, what type of capability, long-range missile like the one we're saying could be tested would have. can you tell us a little bit about that weapon and what kind of defenses we do have against that? often times north korea is dismissed but as we know only takes one weapon to be successful, tested or otherwise, to really change the story if you will, general. just tell us a little bit about that. >> you're absolutely right, jenna. as i was saying the defense department takes any adversary's capacity very seriously and leaves motivation up to the intelligence community. in this case this missile they appear to be ready to test based on open sources can go about 4,000 plus miles. so it can reach alaska. it can touch hawaii to be sure. we've got defense, missile defense systems in place to deal with this kind of capability. we have land-b

the defense department has said repeatedly they moved what they had as quickly as they could that nightn washington. well, the u.s. could transfer all of the detainees at guantanamo bay here to the united states without jerp could i jeopardizing national security at all. that's the word from the head of the senate intelligence committee. the california democrat dianne feinstein said she asked the government accountability office to look into whether american prisons would handle detainees and she says the answer jevment gao report makes clear prison does exist in the united states operated by the defense and the justice department capable of holing the 166 detainees that remain at guantanamo bay in an environment that meets the security requirements. there is one problem. congress passed a law that bans the transfer of detainees to the united states and virginia republic congressman frank wolf says and i quote: these events should serve as a wakeup call to the american public that terrorists like khalid sheikh mohammed who confessed to his involvement in the plotting of the 9/11 attacks

now head of the department of defense. but petraeus suddenly resigned one week ago in petraeus' own words, a quote unquote extramarital affair. the woman in question, paula broadwell who is also married and co-wrote a 400-page biography of general petraeus last year when petraeus was still the top commander in afghanistan. >> it is a portrait of modern warfare. and i tried to show in the back how his ideas are playing out on the ground through the poor traits of three battalion commanders. >> petraeus still has a stellar reputation. a four-star general, with a 37- year military career. he was chosen by president george w. bush to oversee the surge strategy in iraq in 2007. he was sent by president obama to be the top commander in afghanistan, heading isaf, the international security assistance force. so how did this affair come to light? when this woman, jill kelley, a married tampa bay socialite, complained to the fbi that she was receiving harassing e-mails from an anonymous sender. she registered the complaint this past

. >>> elsewhere, "the new york times" reports that the defense department has given the obama administration an assessment of what this might entail. the pentagon says a u.s. military effort to seize syria's stockpile would require upwards of 75,000 troops and the times reports that senior american officials are concerned that hezbollah has set up camp near the chemical weapons depose. >>> four people were killed in texas when a freight train slammed into a parade float carrying wounded veterans. this is just terrible. the accident happened at a railroad crossing in midland, texas, as the float tried to get around the safety gates and lights. the float was made with a flatbed trailer. in addition to the four deaths, others were injured. >> this may be one of the most tragic events we've had in our town and it's a sad day. i shook their hands and saw them personally, met their wives. it truly was an honor to be in their presence. these guys are true american heroes. >> that's for sure. secretary of defense leon panetta issued a statement saying he's deeply saddened. the ntsb is sending a team

who were carrying out missions on behalf of the united states, then you don't know how our defense department thinks or our state department thinks our our cia things. their number one priority is to protect american lives. that's what our job is. ed, i'll put forward -- i'll put forward every bit of information that we have. i can tell you that immediately upon finding out that our folks were in danger, that my orders to my national security team were do whatever we need to do to make sure they're safe. and that's the same order that i would give any time i see americans are in danger, civilian or military. because that's our number one priority. with respect to the issue of mandate, um -- i've got one mandate. i've got a mandate to help middle class families and families that are working hard to try to get in the middle class. that's my mandate. that's what the american people said. work really hard to help us. don't worry about the politics of it. don't worry about the party interests, don't worry about the special interests. work hard to see if you can help us get ahead, because we're wor

. >> reporter: the defense department says it is flying 17 aircraft from california to new york, that aircraft is loaded with power generation equipment that is going to help crews get the lights back. utility officials in new york say they are on track to get the power back in manhattan by saturday. wheels of recovery are turning slowly. look at the line for buses in brooklyn, six blocks long and growing. commute hovering at four hours. new york is better than other states. all three airports are open. flights limited. subways and ferries running, limit. homeland secretary napolitano is touring today. >> we need to be here, working closely together. we need to be helping peep get back in their homes. we need to be helping communities -- -- get restored. we need to make sure the infrastructure of the state is made whole. >> reporter: in atlantic city the power still out residents are running low on supplies. spirits are crushed by the loss of the boardwalk. >> most people are grateful that it didn't wash away the entire community. >> reporter: elsewhere in new jersey hissing sounds fr

. >> reporter: the defense department says it is flying 17 aircraft from california to new york, that aircraft is loaded with power generation equipment that is going to help crews get the lights back. utility officials in new york say they are on track to get the power back in manhattan by saturday. wheels of recovery are turning slowly. look at the line for buses in brooklyn, six blocks long and growing. commute hovering at four hours. new york is better than other states. all three airports are open. flights limited. subways and ferries running, limit. homeland secretary napolitano is touring today. >> we need to be here, working closely together. we need to be helping peep get back in their homes. we need to be helping communities -- -- get restored. we need to make sure the infrastructure of the state is made whole. >> reporter: in atlantic city the power still out residents are running low on supplies. spirits are crushed by the loss of the boardwalk. >> most people are grateful that it didn't wash away the entire community. >> reporter: elsewhere in new jersey hissing sounds fr

coach, a unuke smart phone app designed by the defense department to help soldiers recover from ptsd.> they are asked to a recording of them reliving the memory of what is haunting them daily, as part of their homework. >> reporter: they listen to their own therapy sessions to help them relive and therefore overcome their fears. therapists use the same program to help keep soldiers on track, monitoring their progress. it's an emerming trend, where technology can help reduce post combat stress. >> it makes sense to leverage the capabilities of these devices to support their health care needs. >> you are getting to understand what went wrong -- and you don't have anything wrong. you are not the average person. >> reporter: jamie, sullivan said he has tried a number of therapies and this is the first time he has seen progress. he is halfway through the treatment. coortiond to the defense department, more than 5,000 applications have been downloaded and it was only launched this summer. >> jamie: that's great. thanks. have a good day. >> reporter: thank you, you too. >> eric: to the fox n

the defense department has set up stations in the new york city areaway 10-gallon limit. -- some schools will reopen today. >>> some breaking news from the sandy storm zone. a small earthquake has struck in northern new jersey. the u.s. geological survey says the 2.0 uake hit at 1:19 this morning in ridgewood, new jersey. some residents reported hearing a lot boom when the quake struck but for reports of damage this morning. >>> coming up next, changes are coming to d.c.'s speed camera fines. >> the mayor makes a move to lower what drivers will pay but the battle to make them even lower is not over just yet. fox 5 morning news is back in a moment.  [ earnest ] out o of the blue one day, we were told to build a 30-foot stage. gathered the guys and we built that 30-foot stage, not knowing what it was for. just days later, all three shifts were told to assemble in the warehouse. a group of people walked out on that stage and told us that the plant is now closed and all of you are fired... i looked both ways, i looked at the crowd, and...we all just lost our jobs. we

who were carrying out missions on behalf of the united states, then you don't know how our defense department thinks or our state department thinks our our cia things. their number one priority is to protect american lives. that's what our job is. ed, i'll put forward -- i'll put forward every bit of information that we have. i can tell you that immediately upon finding out that our folks were in danger, that my orders to my national security team were do whatever we need to do to make sure they're safe. and that's the same order that i would give any time i see americans are in danger, civilian or military. because that's our number one priority. with respect to the issue of mandate, um -- i've got one mandate. i've got a mandate to help middle class families and families that are working hard to try to get in the middle class. that's my mandate. that's what the american people said. work really hard to help us. don't worry about the politics of it. don't worry about the party interests, don't worry about the special interests. work hard to see if you can help us get ahead, because we're wor

that individual if you have given less than honorable discharge, and you could go back to the department of defense and asked the department of defense to review of your medical records and maybe change your discharge. and i would like to note how you all are handling this issue and how you have contacted those that were me be given less than honorable discharge. >> congressman, let me respond to you directly in the department because the first time i am familiar with the issues you just presented and i want to give you an accurate answer. and let me give you that answer to the department. >> thank you mr. secretary that would be satisfactory and thank you very much. i yield back. >> ms. davis. >> thank you, mr. chairman and both of you for your leadership and trying to work and coordinate these programs. i wanted to ask you about coordination and about resolving this this alignment between the two coordination programs between the do and the va. you talked about traps and trying to get over that. what is it is causing these problems? i know one of my colleagues mentioned earlier it seems to be cre

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