thanks for joining us for "this week in defense news."fore i go, i want to wish a very happy 236th birthday to the united states marine corps and a happy veterans day to veterans everywhere. i'll be back next week at the same time. until then, have a great week.

changing nature of cyber attacks on america, offensive sy >>> welcome to "this week in defense news," i'm vago muradian. hardly a day goes by that doesn't include a headline about a spectacular cyber attack against the u.s. government, the pentagon, top defense companies or industrial giants. the issue is among the top national security challenges facing the united states and its allies. the successful sputnet attack against iran last year in which a sophisticated computer virus was injected into iran's nuclear production. it's unclear who launched the attack. america and israel have been accused, but both have declined comment. what's clear is a militia software code can cause major industrial components to self- destruct. cyber theft is also on the rise. according to a u.s. intelligence report issued earlier this month, the top cyber threat comes from sophisticated and relentless chinese and russian cyber operations that are stealing american intellectual property. this week we're devoting our entire threat to the risks posed by this new domain of warfare with a panel of distinguish

national security and the wake of >>> to "this week in defense news." i'm vago muradian. i hope everyone had a great thanksgiving weekend. when congress failed to craft a deficit reduction deal last week, the clock began tick engine a high stakes political battle over how much and how fast defense spending will be cut. the budget control act of 2011 calls for an automatic cut of close to $600 billion. but the cuts aren't required until ganch 2013. what happens between now and then portends major changes to force structure, strategy and future programs, whether or not the mandatory cuts come to fruition, all this as the pentagon works its 2013 budget request that is to be submit to congress in february. can dod afford to lose $600 billion on top of $450 billion in cuts, already ordered by the president? can deeper defense cuts be averted? if not, what tradeoffs must be made and what programs could be threaten? here to discuss these questions and more is rick maze, the congressional editor of the military times newspapers, david bettertoe of the center of international stud

>>> welcome to "this week in defense news." i'm vago muradian. the u.s. army is increasingly relying on soldierings to shape what it buys and we'll get an update on the latest network integration evaluation. but, first, the joint strike fighter program is under more scrutiny than ever, facing budget pressure and tough questions from nearly all of the program's nine partner nations, conceived nearly two decades ago as a stealthy super sonic jet, available in three versions and packed with unprecedented sensors, jsf was going to feature groundbreaking technology at an affordable price, thanks to vast production quantities spread across many nations. but development has slipped, four years behind schedule, costs have soared and top pentagon officials dialed back on the initial production quantities and have threatened to eliminate the marine corps straight takeoff and vertical landing version unless performance improves over the coming year. despite the criticism, jsf appears to be delivering. the planeperformed admirably in recent flight tests, including th

they just could not stop the saints on defense. new orleans on top of the nfc south.hey have won three straight. they'll face the lions on sunday. the loss drops the giants to 6-5, a game behind dallas in the nfc east. the giants have lost three games in a row and have a brutal schedule coming up. first, ooh, on sunday, they get the undefeated packers. a week later, they get dallas. then a break at home against washington and the jets and another game against dallas. if they're going to make the playoffs, it ain't going to be easy. >>> college football. urban meyer returning to the sidelines, this time to coach ohio state. the former florida coach resigned last season to deal with what he said were some health problems and to spend more time with his family. that was just a year ago. an ohio native, meyer won two national titles with florida in six seasons. he becomes one of the highest paid coaches in college football, sa six-year contract paying 4 million bucks every year. ohio state has struggled under ncaa violations including players accepting cash and free tatto

. >>> and drew brees spends a monday night toying with the new york giants defense in new orleans.how big are

. >>> and drew brees spends a monday night toying with the new york giants defense in new orleans.how big are the giants' problems? it's "way too early" for this.

the defense ministry said it's about testing the new defenses and about the mind of people, the lessons they learned a year ago. >> as ibbed india struggles to keep inflation under control, the poor have been hit the hardest. the government recently introduced a controversial new way to measure poverty which doesn't recognize many low-income people as poor. to get the real sense of the challenges, our correspondent went to live with one family in a village in india. >> it's early winter. it's before dawn, warming up to a hard day's work, he is one of millions of farmers in india struggling to make ends meet. inside, the first meal is being prepared. vegetables has become the staple diet. soaring food prices have stressed many families beyond breaking point. feeding a family of eight is a day-to-day challenge, at times having nothing to eat at all. >> things were better earlier. though wages are less, essential food items were not expensive. now we earn more, but inflation has made everything unaffordable. we are very worried. >> increased fuel costs have added and left little money for

herman cain is on the defensive over new accusations. this time he allegedly had an extramarital affair. democrats are targeting mitt romney as the expected gop front-runner. >> reporter: with only a month to go before voters have their say the republican presidential race is in full sprint. for cain the controversy over allegations he sexually harassed women in the 90s died down. now a new woman, ginger white has stepped forward accusing cain of an extramarital affair. >> this is not something i wanted to hurt anyone. not a fun thing. >> reporter: cain denies having a sexual relationship with white during the 13 years they've known each other. >> i acknowledge that i've known her for that period of time but the accusation that i had a 13 year affair with her, no. >> there was no sex? to >> no. >> none? >> no. >> i couldn't imagine anyone lying about in, who would want this? it has not been fun. >> reporter: while cain has fallen in recent polls newt gingrich has picked up momentum, key endorsement from the new hampshire union leader now

. >> al: and 36-16, and brady, and gronkowski an ninkovich, and that defense, and new england on top, all alone in the afc east. until next week, al michaels, and cris collinsworth and michele tafoya saying good night and cris collinsworth and michele tafoya saying good night from the meadowlands. wwc.vi ta ioy vitaccom-- www.vitac.com mike, thanks for doing that discount double check. you saved us hundreds. what was that? the discount double check? it's when we comb through your policies and make sure that you're getting all the discounts you deserve. no, i get that part, but you guys are doing my move. the discount double check move? that's my touchdown dance. so you're a dancer? no, i'm a quarterback. oh, a quarterback. mrr. i'm a robot. mm, mm. ee, er, ee, er. get out of here. [ male announcer ] aaron rodgers got his. how about you? rodgers! discount double check! [ male announcer ] get to a better state. state farm. [ eves ] years ago, i hurt my shoulder drag racing. that's when i decided to take it easy, so i took up hang gliding. [ female announcer ] a grandpa who refuses to gr

-pakistan relations and cuts to defense spending. new front-runner and former speaker newt gingrich broke with his opponent when is it came to immigration saying long-time illegal immigrants should be able to stay in the u.s. >> the party that says it's the party of the family is going to adopt an immigration policy which destroys families that have been here a quarter century. >> just before the debate gingrich led a new poll with 24 thrs, romney with 20% and cain was third with 17%. >> president obama made a plea while campaigning at a high school in new hampshire yesterday. he wants the payroll tax cut expanded to 3%. that would average out to $1,500 a year for most households. to pay for it the president would increase income taxes on the rich. that's the very issue that left the supercommittee in a deadlock. >> today occupy wall street protesters who marched to washington all the way from new york city will be rallying against that supercommittee. they say they are angry that lawmakers could not reach a deal that would have eased th

consensus could be difficult as the republican party is strongly against big reductions in defense spending. >>> new york stocks dropped over 240 points overnight. investors sold a wide range of issues due to concerns over the u.s. budget deficit and growing credit uncertainty in europe. the dow-jones industrial average finished monday at 11,547 that's down nearly 250 points. a loss of over 2% from friday's close. share prices plunged on european forces. sharp declines of 2 to 3%. the index in london fell 2.6%, and those in paris and frankfurt dropped 3.4%. taking a look at bonds, yields on italian and spanish sovereign debt remained high. the yield on a ten year government bond stood at 6.6% and spain around 6.5%. >>> now let's check the japanese stocks. to see how markets kickoff in japan, we go to ramin mellegard at the tokyo stock exchange. how are things looking this tuesday morning? >> very good morning to you. as you mention, the failure of u.s. congressmen to come up with a deficit reduction plan hampered markets there. let's look at the nikkei and the topix. global markets gripped by the tu

defense force and u.s. vessels taking part in the exercise. on thursday journalists were invited on to the "george washington" aircraft carrier to witness takeoffs and landings. japan adopted new defense guidelines last december to strengthen defenses along its southwestern islands. it's concerned about the increase in chinese naval activities in the east china sea. >> all the time it is a comfort to know that there are those of us working together to maintain the security of the maritime environment. >> translator: it's important to further improve the interoperability with the u.s. in order to strengthen the bilateral alliance. >>> bangkok is struggling to avert a crisis by draining floodwater heading there. but a large-scale pumping system built with japanese help to protect the thai capital is failing to reduce water moving toward the city center. the flood water is inching south to an area about ten kilometers from central bangkok after causing serious damage to industrial parks in central thailand. the government is under growing pressure to pump the water into the sea. but despite expectations, the drainage system set up near the mouth of the chao phraya river has faile

the defense secretary panetta said he has faith in iraq's new government. did you hear that? secretary panetta has "faith in iraq's new government." write it down. but arizona senator john mccain pointed out that talks were in place to keep some troops this after december but they breakdown when iraq refused to grant legal immunity to forces. joe paterno argued the official could have breakered a deal accusing the white house of making a political move. >> we have a relationship that goes back many, many years and they have told us the truth. the truth is this administration was committed to the complete withdrawal of u.s. troops from iraq and they made it happen. >> senator mccain that is simply not true. you can believe that and i respect your beliefs but that is not true. >> and the outcome is as predicted. >> that is not how it happened. >> it is. >> this is about negotiating with a sovereign country, an independent country. this was about their needs. >>shepard: they said we want you out and what we are doing is coming home. senator john mccain argued that the new governm

new cop verse this morning. republican presidential candidate -- herman cain on the defensive over new allegations of a long termly months ago. katie marzullo joins more in is different in nature from -- >> reporter: it is. this one is about sexual harassment. ginger white told a georgia television station she and herman cain were having an affair for 13 years and only ended shortly before cain was running for president. cain released a statement saying what happens behind bedroom doors is nobody's business. cain himself flat out denied the affair in an interview on cnn. >> i acknowledge that i've known her for that period of time but the accusation that i a 13 year affair with her, no. >> there was no sex? >> no. >> none? >> no. >> i couldn't imagine anyone lying about in. who would want this? it has not been fun -- >> reporter: brian ross has learned there could be a monetary motive behind white's claims. his investigation found white is a 46-year-old unemployed single mother has a history of financial trouble and was threatened with an eviction notice two weeks ago for not paying recent. as you heard him say

defense attorneys are asking for probation saying murray will probably lose his ability to practice and face a lifetime of shame. >>> new in the story of a woman who pepper sprayed her fellow shoppers at an l.a. wal-mart on black friday. police are investigating the possibility it was a case of self-defense. detectives are examining store security video and youtube videos which carry the sound of people yelling i'm being trampled. police interviewed the woman and a $witnesses detectives say this comes -- comes down to whether the woman pepper sprayed people to keep from being trampled or used it as an inappropriate shopping tactic. >> whatever the reason, you want to shop online. >> much safer. >>> 5:4 . changing -- 5:45. changing our die deal service to meet our -- our ideal selfs to meet our ideal waistlines. >>> what happened to an orca whale found dead. -- >>> a lot of sun except in the central valley fog will be stubborn low to mid 60s fresno, sacramento, 60s nearing record highs again around tahoe, yosemite, big sur 2. nobody has what l.a. and palm -- palm springs has low 80s mid 70s around san diego. >>> bay area

this is in line with japan's new defense guidelines adopted in december 2010 to boost security in remote islands in southwest japan. at the range, troops conducted a mock attack using type 90 battle tanks deployed from hokido. this is the first large scale participation by troops for drills in the region. the drills at the range will last until tuesday. >>> the kabuki theater is a traditional art that combines acting and dance. it has a history of over 400 years. all of the roles on stage are played by males. it this man has been one of the leading women for the last 40 years. his dancing techniques captures the essence of female elegance, and he has fans all around the globe. >> last week kabuki actor was awarded the prestigious kyoto prize which is given to people that made major contribution in the arts and sciences. we sat down with him to find out what the essence of a woman's beauty is when expressed by a man. >> reporter: he's 61 years old. he was first introduced to kabuki at the age of 5. enthralled by the beauty to stage, he started to train the following year. what was it that

>>trace: there are disturbing new details today about the latest abuse allegations against former penn state defensiveinator jerry sandusky. his attorney now telling the patriot news newspaper, one of two new accusers is related to sandusky. and the lawyer says the new allegations could lead police to jail sandusky soon. the children and youth services has opened an investigation into those cases. and this is significant because that agency only handled cases involving children under the age of 18. remember, all of the other accusers are now adults and reports indicate this all came to light in the past secretary -- 60 days after a grand jury started looking into the amendmentses. and we also are learning more of the man at the center of all of this, according to the "new york times", a witness says sandusky used to keep boys bathing suits in his car and he reportedly swam with young boys in hotel pools during trips which his charity sponsored. sandusky denies all of the amendmentses and he says he is not sexually attracted to young boys. and now the news from our new york newsroom. what more do we kn

. >> and the motions, the defense claims there is new evidence. he had to decide whether or not it is to be part of the case. the mother of twin sons remain silent about the retrial. this is a case that has garnered plenty of vacation. >> -- plenty of attention. >> is said they had enough evidence to document and retry the case. it's very important regarding this particular case and all cases that have to deal with animal of use and issues of that kind here in the city. >> back in february,johnson locked out of court smiling when jurors could not reach a verdict. one juror consistently voted against convicting him. the brothers are accused of torturing and setting on fire a people back in may of 2009. the dog known as the phoenix was severely injured and died. prosecutors showed surveillance video in the initial trial. the defense claims it was too blurry to identify the johnson brothers. now prosecutors try to retry the case, members of the animal task force are making their presence known. >> we are invested in the issue that we need to take ani

the cain campaign is on the defensive, denying this new allegation altogether. instead, turning the blame to the campaign of texas governor rick perry. citing two different people with ties to perry, who could have leaked this information to politico. republican pollster chris wilson now working for a political action committee that supports perry, claims he personally witnessed herman cain demonstrating inappropriate conduct toward a female employee while working for the national restaurant association. he told an oklahoma radio station, several people knew about the incident. he said in part it was only a matter of time because so many people were aware of what took place, so many people were aware of her situation. the fact she left, everybody knew that the campaign -- this would eventually come up. according to herman cain himself, the perry connection comes from consultant kurt anderson, who culted cain during his 2003 senate run and who knew about the allegations. anderson denies any involvement, that cain's chief of staff mark block said he's convinced th

we told you last night that president obama threatened to veto a new defense spending bill over the handling of terrorism suspects. chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge has more for us this evening. >> reporter: shannon, the president's veto comes after five months of negotiation between the white house and senate armed service committee over the questioning of detainees. >> the administration policy has been a complete failure. >> on the senate floor, the obama administration was chided for promising to close gitmo and failing. promising to try the 9/11 suspects in a federal court and failing. for lacking a clear policy for detention and questioning of terror suspects. >> if today we capture al-zawahiri, the leader of al-qaeda, what would we do with him? >> the requirement to detain a person in military custody does not include u.s. citizens but it would cover al-qaeda terrorists arrested on u.s. soil. >> is america part of the battlefield? >> you better believe it's part of the battlefield. the administration could use a national security waiver to send some cases to the f.b

in detroit, rob, fox news. >> tower defense declined an offer to view the footage of the employees. they say they are aware of the issue and have an on going investigation of their own. got a story you think we should look into? lett us know about it. send your tips to wttg.com. >>> our other big story tonight, the smoking gun. new undercover video out tonight being used to convince a judge to lock up jack johnson for a long time. the former prince georges county executive accused of taking hundreds of thousands of dollars from bribes from developers. will thomas in the newsroom now. the feds say you can see johnson pocketing this cash. >> it looks like his hand was caught in the cookie jar. one of the most notorious instances of corruption in maryland history. now they are releasing footage so you can see jack johnson at work. >> i have 24 days. >> yeah. >> 24 days before his term as prince georges county executive came to an end. the fbi secretly video taped jack johnson and a laurel developer who played his role in the scheme. the two of em according to prosecutors was making dea

. >> defense news. what sequestration might be a dumb way to cut defense, is there is more to do it? in the ribbon-amenity plan, it calls for cuts passed sequestration. is it the top line #or is the process itself that is so damaging for defense? >> i rather think it is the mindlessness of the sequestration process, even if the top line #holtz, number holds, i would hope the detail does not and they begin thinking about some of the things my cast talk about as more sensible ways of cutting. >> to me, it is the magnitude as well as a way in which it would happen. i should have lived this to the earlier discussion on swapping crews on the navy. sequestration has to be steeped in 2013, so you do not have the opportunity to phase things and, which would probably lead to lay people off, which would risk a bond that we have had with our men and women in uniform. but the magnitude of 20% annual reduction in the budget, it would only be 80% as great by the end of the decade. that is too much, as far as i can te

i'm going to with with the new england patriots. the defense is terrible but that offense. >> when you mean right the ship, go back to get the video cameras that they won to win the three super bowls. >> it's been a long time ago. >> that's the a long time ago what they didn't win the intoanchts who are you going to go with? >> i'm going to go with the ravens. >> hometowner. >> you pulled ahead. for the first time ever, you are one game up on me in our redskins yearly pick. i defer to you. who wins this week, miami or washington? >> they are both terrible. miami is even worse. therefore, based on what i have seen so far from the john beck who has not won a game yet as a start another his whole entire career, and what i have seen from miami, last week -- >> they did? >> where is the game? >> any research for this selling n. >> no >> it's in miami. >> we are going to miami. >> i'm going with miami. >> i'm going to get even steven because the redskins, i'm going to pick with them for the last time. >> the last time? you are bailing on them after t

no immediate response from the defense department. well, a newernment report finds that there are enough pain killers on the market now to give every american adult a dose of vicodin every four hours for the next month. every one of us. and it's coinciding with an increasingly deadly epidemic. according to the centers for disease control and prevention based in atlanta, there are now more deadly prescription pain killer doses than fatal heroin and cocaine overdoses combined. john roberts has been researching this. is he live in our atlanta newsroom at the home of the cdc. and, john, they are reporting there that doctors are now more of a problem really than dealers on the street. >> irresponsible doctors even responsible doctors, people at home. everybody is partly responsible. the whole thing is just a mess. first of all, let's take a look at that shocking statistic from the centers from disease control. 2008. the last year which there are reliable numbers. look at this, 14800 people died from overdoses of prescription narcotics. oxycontin, hydr

. >>> and a presidential candidate is on the defensive as new information is revealed about his connection to freddie mac. >>> and wall street protestors vowing to keep up the fight one day after being ordered out. we'll have the latest on the occupy movement. >>> plus, gary with the first look at the forecast. >>> and thanks, guys. looks like more rain on the way even had evening and overnight tonight. we had to make's few adjustments to our forecast the next few days. we'll so you what that is. a first look at the forecast in just a few. and that is the rainy commute out there. foggy, drizzily. rizzily.  >> for years, d.c. leaders have been working for autonomy and being arrested for the cause. they turned down a proposal that would have given the city control over its own budget. the chairman darrell issa proposed giving the district more control over the budget if the city would limit the local funding. d.c. del great holmes-norton is here with more. it's great to see you. you have been outspoken on autonomy and statehood for the city. why did you, mayor gray, and chairman brown

behind an explosion at a military base in iran that killed seventeen people during a key figure in a new defense. of cosmic journey a russian rocket is sending a crew of three on its way to the international space station after a successful launch on monday these and other stories brought your fingertips at l.t. dot com. the world's most notorious military prison is still open for business despite repeated pledges by president obama to get it closed down is ten years since george w. bush opened the kuantan of a bay facility which has been dogged by allegations of torture and abuse secretive reporter jason the appalled believes his country is betraying the principles it promotes. we're we're hypocrites were you this administration has actually fought every corpus case that has appeared in a d.c. court room so you know we're we're we're very good at preaching but not practicing what we're preaching so it's integrity it's credibility credibility is is the number one issue right now. there is a lot of rhetoric there's a lot of promises that have been made it's political this came down to deal making

>> when you are bringing a new system, when you relate it to football, you have a new system of that subtly, defensivelyecial teams, then you have all new coaches and everybody trying to learn all those things. there are going to be some hiccups. >> an amazing number of euphemisms and sports. -- in sports. >> you hit it right on the head. you have and would like to see something happen like now. >> patience has its limits. it is getting that -- to that point for orioles. the manager has always had a winning season with his second full year. >> stay with us. got the mirrors all adjusted? you can see everything ok? just stay off the freeways, all right? i don't want you going out on those yet. and leave your phone in your purse, i don't want you texting. >> daddy... ok! ok, here you go. be careful. >> thanks dad. >> and call me--but not while you're driving. we knew this day was coming. that's why we bought a subaru. >>> for november we have had some bonus days. >> really nice stuff. clear and crisp in the morning. some fog overnight tonight. once that burned off, another sunny day. a front from the west.

new orleans saints. >> who dat? >>> good morning, everyone. i'm rob nelson. >> and i'm sunny hostin. herman cain is on the defensive this morning over new bombshell allegations. >> a georgia businesswoman now says she was in a long-term relationship with cain. a relationship that ended a few months ago. and that woman says she has evidence to back up her claim. >> abc's tahman bradley joins us this morning with the latest. good morning, tahman. >> reporter: that's right. herman cain denies having a sexual relationship with that woman. and he moved quickly yesterday to knock down her story. by the way, rob and sunny, there's 35 days left until voters start voting. with only about a month to go before voters have their say, the republican presidential race is in full sprint. for businessman herman cain, the controversy over allegations he sexually harassed women in the 1990s has died down. now, a new woman, ginger white, has stepped forward, accusing cain of an extramarital affair. >> this is not something i wanted to hurt anyone. not a fun thing. >> reporter: cain denies having a sexual relationship with white durin

. >>> the gop presidential candidates will be in new hampshire today for a debate on foreign policy and defense. a poll holds good news for mitt romney. when asked if the primary was held today, 42% said they would vote for romney. 14% favor ron paul and newt gingerich and 9% favor jon huntsman. >>> mitt romney begins airing his first television ad today in new hampshire. the white house calls it dece deceitful and confidence. i am confident that we can steer ourselves out. we need a rescue plan for the middle class. we need to provide relief for homeowners. if we keep talking about the economy, we're going to lose. >> the white house says the problem is that when the president says if we keep talking about the economy we're going to lose, he's mocking and quoting an aide to the cain campaign. that was his opponent back then. the ad never acknowledged the ad was quote ago campaign adviser. >>> a ten-hour stand off at a colorado air force base near denver is over. an airman with a handgun had barricaded himself in a building at schreiver air force base. the gunman walked out last night. there we

he never took the stand in his own defense. a new about michael jackson will be out soon. concert promoter david geff made michael jackson the icon with the blessing of jackson's mother. he was in london last night with two of jackson's siblings for the premiere. it includes interviews with jackson's mother and other family members. it will be released on blu-ray and dvd. >> i'm curious about the cold wet weather we'll see. is that going to hang around or do we have a break? >> you'll get a break monday morning, your favorite day of the week, john kelly. >> thank you. >> he loves mondays. looking good. so far so good. no rain in the forecast yet. we expect the second half of the day to be unstable. 45 in livermore and 48 degrees in fairfield. we have the low 30s in santa rosa. one degree above freezing in santa rosa. grab a jacket. bundle up the little ones. more cold air on the way. the cold front to the north of ukiah and clear lake. it continues to slide to the south. we are timing it out for you. this is a weak front in terms of

news. >>> defense secretary leon panetta is responding to the latest scandal. he ordered the air force to examine its decision to discipline but not to fire three supervisors after veterans' remains were dumped in a landfill. >>> texas governor rick perry stopped by the late show with david letterman last night and offered to and excuses. -- ten excuses. >> #6. >> you try concentrating with mitt romney smiling at you. >> i know exactly what you're talking about. >> some of his other excuses -- i don't know what you are thinking about, i think things went well. he also said, and wanted to help take the heat off my buddy herman cain bill passes. and i just learned dustin bieber is my father. -- justin bieber. >> that's funny. >>> 40 degrees on this friday. >> a familiar face. billy crystal;s is oscar;s leading man. >> gabrielle giffords on her road to recovery. she opens up to abc news. >> [ male announcer ] want to achieve more with your money? c virtual wallet gathers your spending and saving in one place. credit and debit purchases, checks, bills, and other fi

happen from here on out to keep the momentum going and president obama is threatening to veto the new defense authorization bill that would change our detention policies at a very dangerous way but at this point does the president really have any credibility left on the matter morris davis former guantanamo chief prosecutor is going to join us to hash it all out without all that morphy tonight including a dose of happy hour but first take a look what the mainstream media has decided to miss. our well today is two months since the occupy movement began and survey a massive day of action was planned in new york city and this time the mainstream media just couldn't ignore it. protesters a man outside the new york stock exchange value to shut down wall street and unleashed chaos we're watching what is supposed to be a major day of protests all across the country on the two month anniversary trying to disrupt the new york stock exchange is just one of the items on today's calendar for this so-called day of action we saw right from woods hole of demonstrators how many we do not know just yet they a

it is a new agreement to expand the existing collaboration between the australian defense force and the u.s. marine corps and the u.s. air force. what this means in very practical detail is from mid-2012, australia will welcome deployments of a company-sized rotation of 200 to 250 marines in the northern territory for around six months at a time. over a number of years we intend to build on this relationship in a staged way, to a full force of around 2,500 personnel, that is a full marine air/ground task force. a second component of these initiatives which we have agreed is greater access by u.s. military aircraft to the royal australian air force facilities in our country's north. this will involve more frequent movements of u.s. military aircraft into and out of northern australia. now, taken together, these two initiatives make our alliance stronger, they strengthen our cooperation in our region. we are a region that is growing economically, but stability is important for economic growth. and our alliance has been a bedrock of stability in our region. so building on our alliance thro

defense team. sources tell abc news conrad murray was getting conflicting advice from his defense team right up untilhe end. lead defense attorney ed chernoff adamantly against his client taking the witness stand, while michael flanagan, in the second chair, told murray to win the case, he had to explain directly to the jury. and with cameras off, judge michael pastor to murray -- if you want to testify, you will testify. do you understand this is an individual decision? yes. what is your decision? my decision is that i will not testify in this matter. >> there's no way you can handle the cross examination. you're going to be defeated before you even start. >> reporter: part of the jackson family in court again today, and now that the evidence is all in, tito and remember bea, michael's siblings in london to promote a tribute concert, talked about how helpless they feel about their brother's drug habit. >> he was in denial. we tried very hard. there were several interventions. >> reporter: closing arguments are now scheduled for thursday. the jury should get the case friday. diane? >> all right, jim,

new u.s. sanctions on iran. as tension mounts over its disputed weapons program. meanwhile, a general in iran's military reportedly saying they will target n.a.t.o.'s missile defenseacks iran. a news agency in the regime saying, quoting that military person, saying that he is quoting the new threat as part of iran's new defense strategy. and rush is a's prime minister vladimir putin, to reclaim the nation's presidency, telling the west not to interfere with the upcoming election the. putin 59 years old stepped down as the president in 2008 after serving two terms, he knew intends to swap roles with the current president, dimitri medvedev after the election in march. a concrete bridge collapses, and we're about to go around the world in 80 seconds. indonesia, a bridge collapses send up bus, cars and motorcycles into the river below. four people killed and many more missing and a spokesperson saying the concrete bridge was being repaired when a steel support cable snapped, sending the structure crashing down. germany, police trying to move protesters off the railroad tracks. the anti-nuclear activists calming out on the track and some of them change themselves to th

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defense. that could mean good news for one maryland county. >> reporter: aberdeen proofing ground is a military hub but they believe that role could expand even more as the military may look to contract. think rough it as addition by con -- subtraction. the military complex will look to streamline and become more e efficiency. harford county believes this may look to aberdeen. they have a blue printed for military technology, research and engineering and it could grow as other bases are forced to shrink. >> by being more efficient, that means less people in the military, which affects those military installations and then the training to use those types of equipments. >> reporter: officials believe will only grow. coming up at six, we will explain why and what kind of impact that may have on the county's economy. brian kuebler. >>> in baltimore county friday night someone robbed a goodwill store. detectives say the goodwill in the 200 block of west padonia road in cockeysville was robbed for the second time in as many weeks. a man wearing a mask armed with a handgun forced employees into the of

elements here you say cutting spending for economic security which includes cutting defense spending which you know our new secretary of defense leon panetta keeps going around every everywhere telling people that is of a doomsday scenario if the trigger effect were to go in but it's not really about america's defense and that would be in jeopardy as if it's about america's role that wants to play in the world the fact that we don't just defend ourselves we really like to extend our branch everywhere. we have to stop using the word defense it's military spending it's weapons spending it's war spending it's not defense spending and we spend as much as the whole world combined on weapons in war and it doesn't make us more secure in fact it makes us less secure because they root cause so while you can it is a work for most americans when a place up to military cuts when you may face up to why we spend as much of the whole world we can harm military budget have and still be the biggest spender on earth as far as weapons of war goes we don't need that even in the military doesn't access on the weapons that cong