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the pentagon and department of defense have been careful to say we have to notify next of kin first. but you are getting information on those who suffered today with that ultimate loss. >> that's absolutely right, erin. we know these are the first names of individuals whose families have been notified after that terrible tragedy today at the washington navy yard. the names are as follows, 59-year-old michael arnold, 53-year-old sylvia frazier, kathy gaarde, john roger johnson, 50-year-old frank kohler, kenneth bernard proctor and vishnu pandit. those are the names of the individuals who died in the shooting today whose families have now been identified. authorities are still working to reach out to the other families and let them know of what has happened here before they release the names publicly. not a lot of information about them other than authorities tell us all are civilians or contractors. none were military personnel who were killed. we were told that only one of the individuals that we know of who was killed over at the washington navy yard was a washington resident at lea
the pentagon and department of defense have been careful to say we have to notify next of kin first. but you are getting information on those who suffered today with that ultimate loss. >> that's absolutely right, erin. we know these are the first names of individuals whose families have been notified after that terrible tragedy today at the washington navy yard. the names are as follows, 59-year-old michael arnold, 53-year-old sylvia frazier, kathy gaarde, john roger johnson, 50-year-old...
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be debarred, the word bar means you cannot do contracts with the federal government or the department of defense for some period of time, and for contracting officers who work for the federal government, they want to know if you are on that list. they should not really have to go digging, like i was digging today on their website. not a huge issue, ok? those are a lot of major statistics, and let's face it. it was a treasure trove. they had so much to go digging up. when i was over there before i left, i went to their offices in the embassy, the republican palace in baghdad, and i met with a couple of their people, and all they did, i relayed to them things that i thought they ought to look into directly related to waste, fraud, and abuse, and the guy said to me, well, you can go to our website. >> very interested. >> i am right there at their offices in baghdad, and all he said was, go to our website. most likely because i was a civilian. i was not a senior ranking military officer, a rank of colonel or above, so he was not going to give me the time of day. >> now, we have a short amount of tim
be debarred, the word bar means you cannot do contracts with the federal government or the department of defense for some period of time, and for contracting officers who work for the federal government, they want to know if you are on that list. they should not really have to go digging, like i was digging today on their website. not a huge issue, ok? those are a lot of major statistics, and let's face it. it was a treasure trove. they had so much to go digging up. when i was over there before...
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has evidence cold evidence of companies that are doing contracting to the department of defense in afghanistan that there's absolutely filiation with al qaida they're backed by a car either they're affiliated with one way or another with al qaida they've presented this to the department of defense to the contracting wafa sers over there they won't do anything about it and a car came out and was quoted as saying this is ridiculous we've presented them with the evidence but they won't do anything because they want to give these firms due process i wrote a blog about it on my web site america's failure in iraq dot com going back about two weeks ago when this news first came out that's ridiculous that's just plain ridiculous that's crazy and that is why institutions like these inspector generals are necessary not to point these problems out michael o'brien author of america's failure in iraq thank you so much for coming and thanks for having me. former contractor edward snowden promised said he had treasure troves of information to release about the n.s.a. surveillance state once again he is makin
has evidence cold evidence of companies that are doing contracting to the department of defense in afghanistan that there's absolutely filiation with al qaida they're backed by a car either they're affiliated with one way or another with al qaida they've presented this to the department of defense to the contracting wafa sers over there they won't do anything about it and a car came out and was quoted as saying this is ridiculous we've presented them with the evidence but they won't do anything...
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the federal government went to post 9/11 was a big increase of contractors working for the department of defense, department of justice, we have upwards of $4 million people with security clearances and hundreds of thousands of contractors. it's contractors now that do the actual background investigations i haven't seen anything definitive yesterday whether it's dod, department of navy or the contractors themselves who employed and hired the contractor. >> james mcnamara, thank you. >>> house lawmakers will hold a moment of silence in honor of the victims when they resume work later today. tributes were held around the nation's capitol. harry reid saying monday's shooting serves as a reminder that life is tender. >>> we report now from zapboanga city. >> reunited with their loved ones after nine days of uncertainty. more than a hundred hostages have been rescued by the military. three soldiers were killed after fighting. >> we were caught up in the middle of the fighting. the military was in the front while the mnlf was behind us. they used us as human shields. >> more national liberation front
the federal government went to post 9/11 was a big increase of contractors working for the department of defense, department of justice, we have upwards of $4 million people with security clearances and hundreds of thousands of contractors. it's contractors now that do the actual background investigations i haven't seen anything definitive yesterday whether it's dod, department of navy or the contractors themselves who employed and hired the contractor. >> james mcnamara, thank you....
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the department of defense will carefully examine the assessments, conclusions and recommendations ofhese reviews, and we will effectively implement them. the navy is also conducting its own review, and those results will feed into the broader dod review worldwide. where there are gaps, we will close them. and where there are failures we will correct them. we owe the victims, their families and all of our people nothing less. thank you. >> thanks, mr. secretary. i also want to add my condolences over monday's horrific shootings at the navy yard. my heart goes out to the families and the entire navy family. while i cannot discuss the details of an ongoing investigation, i can discuss the bravery of the first responders. the most visible feets were accomplished by professionals, but there were other unscene moments equally heroic, i was especially inspired by the story of a navy yard civilian who helped a blind colleague to safety as they exited the building in the middle of the shooting. omar refused to leave his friend behind. that's an testament to an american's character. our milita
the department of defense will carefully examine the assessments, conclusions and recommendations ofhese reviews, and we will effectively implement them. the navy is also conducting its own review, and those results will feed into the broader dod review worldwide. where there are gaps, we will close them. and where there are failures we will correct them. we owe the victims, their families and all of our people nothing less. thank you. >> thanks, mr. secretary. i also want to add my...
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michael turner has actually sent a letter to the acting inspector general of the department of defense, demanding more information about the results of a navy security audit. he writes -- the congressman writes, it is my understanding that the ig reports indicates the navy may have implemented an unproven system in order to cut costs. i also learned that potentially numerous felons may have been able to gain restricted access to several military installations across the country due to insufficient background checks, increasing the risk to our military personnel and civilian employees. cnn law enforcement analyst and former assistant director of the fbi, tom fuentes, is on the phone to talk more about this. good morning, tom. >> good morning, carol. >> so, is it true what the congressman says? has the navy cut costs surrounding issues such as background checks and security? >> well, it's possible. i think a lot of agencies are cutting costs with sequestration and regular budget cuts that nobody seems in a hurry to resolve these issues. from what i've heard, law enforcement agencies as w
michael turner has actually sent a letter to the acting inspector general of the department of defense, demanding more information about the results of a navy security audit. he writes -- the congressman writes, it is my understanding that the ig reports indicates the navy may have implemented an unproven system in order to cut costs. i also learned that potentially numerous felons may have been able to gain restricted access to several military installations across the country due to...
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there is a reason we call the department of defense the department of defense. it is meant to defend us and our allies against attack. that hasn't happened. >> we have no guarantee it won't expand or no guarantee of peace in the region. a lot of american money spent, some american blood and maybe american lives. we have no guarantees that we will be successful. >> based on what you heard there is not much of a surprise that early whip counts in the house of the authorization going down. here are the numbers out of the house so far. there are 173 lawmakers still undecided. those who have made up their phaoupbdz or are close to it, only 26 support strikes and 18 are leaning toward a yes vote on strikes. on the flip side, 85 members plan to vote no and another 132 leaning no. that is 217. the resolution is defeated and the president stymied. president obama announced he would address the american people tuesday to make his case. he's got his work cut out there, too. as a reuters policy showed 56% of american people opposed strikes. only 19% support strikes. what is
there is a reason we call the department of defense the department of defense. it is meant to defend us and our allies against attack. that hasn't happened. >> we have no guarantee it won't expand or no guarantee of peace in the region. a lot of american money spent, some american blood and maybe american lives. we have no guarantees that we will be successful. >> based on what you heard there is not much of a surprise that early whip counts in the house of the authorization going...
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are not under attack none of our allies are under attack there is a reason why we call the department of defense the department of defense it's meant to attempt to defend us and our allies against attacks that hasn't happened yet we have absolutely no guarantee it won't expand no guarantee of peace in the region a lot of american money spent some american blood maybe american lives and i'm very concerned we have no guarantees that we'll be successful now based on what you heard right there it's not too much of a surprise that early with council the house or the president's authorization for force going down in a resoundingly feet here the numbers coming out of the house so far there are one hundred seventy three lawmakers still undecided but of those who have made up their mind. anzor close to it only twenty six support strikes and eighteen are leaning toward a yes vote on strikes now on the flip side eighty five members plan to vote no and another hundred thirty two are leaning no you add that together that equals two hundred seventeen votes the resolution is defeated the president stymied sens
are not under attack none of our allies are under attack there is a reason why we call the department of defense the department of defense it's meant to attempt to defend us and our allies against attacks that hasn't happened yet we have absolutely no guarantee it won't expand no guarantee of peace in the region a lot of american money spent some american blood maybe american lives and i'm very concerned we have no guarantees that we'll be successful now based on what you heard right there it's...
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per se as opposed to the department of defense's creaming process. which from all reports and all indicators failed absolutely miserably i mean it was a complete disaster on the part of the department of defense's screening process of this man aaron alexis the the shooter the perpetrator it just goes on and on and on and everyone is saying and i personally work up about a mile and a half from where that happened and it is terrible i've been by that location constantly and for this guy to have gotten a security clearance gotten it renewed just in july. run ins with the law over on lawful discharge of a firearm not to mention his being diagnosed at the veterans administration for pretty you know by you this is what this is what i'm getting at i mean what do we need this surveillance state for if you're not picking up on the things i don't care what department is i mean they're all working together t.j. in new york if i go to if you go to you i mean is this surveillance state and in the vastness that we've learned is it really justified if we can't deal
per se as opposed to the department of defense's creaming process. which from all reports and all indicators failed absolutely miserably i mean it was a complete disaster on the part of the department of defense's screening process of this man aaron alexis the the shooter the perpetrator it just goes on and on and on and everyone is saying and i personally work up about a mile and a half from where that happened and it is terrible i've been by that location constantly and for this guy to have...
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per se as opposed to the department of defense's screening process which from all reports and all indicators failed absolutely miserably i mean it was a complete disaster on the part of the department of defense's screening process of this man aaron alexis the the shooter the perpetrator it just goes on and on and on and everyone is saying and i personally work up about a mile and a half from where that happened and it is terrible i've been by that location constantly and for this guy to have gotten a security clearance gotten it renewed just in july. run ins with the law over on lawful discharge of a firearm not to mention his being a diagnosed at the veterans administration for thirty you know but like you this is what this is what i'm getting at i mean what do we need this surveillance state for if you're not picking up on the things i don't care what department is i mean they're all working together t.j. in new york if i go to if you go to you i mean is this surveillance state and in the vastness that we've learned is it really justified if we can't deal with these kinds of issues. well
per se as opposed to the department of defense's screening process which from all reports and all indicators failed absolutely miserably i mean it was a complete disaster on the part of the department of defense's screening process of this man aaron alexis the the shooter the perpetrator it just goes on and on and on and everyone is saying and i personally work up about a mile and a half from where that happened and it is terrible i've been by that location constantly and for this guy to have...
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people who do not have a department of defense parking sticker on the windshields of their cars, and government i.d. military or drjt o.d. government i.d. their vehicles are searched. which means that if these people managed to get weapons on to the base, they had to have had a department of defense parking sticker and have a department of defense i.d. card. that's usually, you know, unless you have a military member who is going to do something like this, that's usually sufficient. you can bet that after this, most military posts are going to have complete examination of all vehicles, whether you have a d.o.d. sticker and i.d. or not. >> mr. baker, i'm wondering because this event takes place less than a week after the observance of the 9/11 anniversary, whether the response to this was any different than it otherwise might have been had it happened at a different time of year? what your thought is on that. >> no. i think our response to these sorts of events is pretty much standard playbook that got a fair amount of workout in the boston marathon bombings, so my guess is pretty muc
people who do not have a department of defense parking sticker on the windshields of their cars, and government i.d. military or drjt o.d. government i.d. their vehicles are searched. which means that if these people managed to get weapons on to the base, they had to have had a department of defense parking sticker and have a department of defense i.d. card. that's usually, you know, unless you have a military member who is going to do something like this, that's usually sufficient. you can bet...
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they would report to the office of personnel management, which would turn it over to the department of defensef three possible offices in the department of defense that we're told about which would have been the entity to give him his final clearance. but you have what appeared to be three stages where they would have hopefully flagged some of this stuff in his background. somebody should have caught it. the attorneys we talked to who help people with these things say somebody should have caught it. the three arrests, two on gun-related charges, especially the one in 2004 where he shot at the construction workers 's carn a blacked-out rage. that should have been flagged if nothing else. but his arrest for disorderly conduct, other gun-related arrests in 2010 all should have been flagged, even if he wasn't convicted. also, the eight instances of misconduct in the navy that barbara starr has been reporting. the two instances of him going to the va for mental health issues. all of it should have been flagged. there were three entities in the government that, you know, these are the layers that wo
they would report to the office of personnel management, which would turn it over to the department of defensef three possible offices in the department of defense that we're told about which would have been the entity to give him his final clearance. but you have what appeared to be three stages where they would have hopefully flagged some of this stuff in his background. somebody should have caught it. the attorneys we talked to who help people with these things say somebody should have...
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department of defense alone consumes as much petroleum as sweden does on a daily basis. that is a huge amount that has to be procured a day in and day out. 365 days a year. to safeguard that oil, the united states must have some capacity to someit. in this country, -- to protect it. in this country, that job has been given to the military. the military hases, basval bases, airport bases, army bases in the area where the oil is located or along the supply routes. >> if you look at the map, collectively, there is an almost contiguous during of -- contiguous string of u.s. military bases from poland to pakistan in the strategic ground from the emerging economic competitors of the united states -- the european union on one hand and china and japan on the other. >> the u.s. as of formal policy of maintaining military dominance of the persian gulf area. it is called the carter doctrine, after president jimmy carter. he said "protection of the flow of persian gulf oil is of vital interest of the united states, and to protect that flow, we will use any means necessary, including
department of defense alone consumes as much petroleum as sweden does on a daily basis. that is a huge amount that has to be procured a day in and day out. 365 days a year. to safeguard that oil, the united states must have some capacity to someit. in this country, -- to protect it. in this country, that job has been given to the military. the military hases, basval bases, airport bases, army bases in the area where the oil is located or along the supply routes. >> if you look at the map,...
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there will be reviews from the department of defense. one from the navy and completely independent review as well. >> as well as the office of opm, office of professional management, will be undertaking a review. what we have learned even though he was a contractor, an employee of a subcontractor with the navy, at first people thought it was the subcontractor doing the screening, but we've learned that all the screening is done by the government, and they have to pass adjustment on subcontractors before they are allowed to receive the kind of clearances that aaron alexis received. with all the warning signs with what appear to be warning signs, the shooting in seattle, the shooting in texas. how did this guy get secret clearance to work at any facility let alone to enter one with a weapon. >> randall pinkston. thank you so much. we'll find out more about aaron alexis. >> many victims of monday's attacks spent years and some decades serving their country. michael arnold originally from michigan was a 19 year majo navy veteran. his wife sai
there will be reviews from the department of defense. one from the navy and completely independent review as well. >> as well as the office of opm, office of professional management, will be undertaking a review. what we have learned even though he was a contractor, an employee of a subcontractor with the navy, at first people thought it was the subcontractor doing the screening, but we've learned that all the screening is done by the government, and they have to pass adjustment on...
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we have department of defense contractors, we have department of defense civilians like army nurses, we have rotc cadets, guard and reserve member and military families, all of whom care very, very deeply about the issue that we're grappling with as a nation. and, madam president, i'm sure in your state, as in mine, and across the country, there is a tremendous war weariness on this 12th anniversary of 9/11, and that affects the way we look at this question of whether the united states should potentially engage in military action. i cast a vote last week and i'm going to talk about it in the senate foreign relations commission to authorize limited military action, and i have spent the days since that vote talking to virginians and hearing from them and hearing from some who aren't happy with the vote i cast. i spent a day talking to rotc cadets at virginia state university, folks who are training to be officers who might fight in future conflicts for this country, and then i spent friday in hampton roads with veterans and military families, talking about the choices before us. i hear
we have department of defense contractors, we have department of defense civilians like army nurses, we have rotc cadets, guard and reserve member and military families, all of whom care very, very deeply about the issue that we're grappling with as a nation. and, madam president, i'm sure in your state, as in mine, and across the country, there is a tremendous war weariness on this 12th anniversary of 9/11, and that affects the way we look at this question of whether the united states should...
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the victims and every members of the department of defense committee. >> the subcontractor of the employed gunman aaron alexis says the pentagon confirmed twice that alexis had a valid security clearance. the pentagon's investigations will be completely late december. >>> in the meantime they continue to bury the dead. he was working for a furniture contractor when he was killed at the navy yard. daniels was married. he leaved behind five children. kenneth proctor was laid to rest after a funeral today. proctor spent 22 years working for the federal government. he leaves behind two teenage sons. he was 46 years old. >>> the 24-hour filibuster or similar didn't change a lot of votes. that means just a few minutes after texas republican ted cruz wrapped up his day long speech to delay the bill, he voted for it. they want it defunded as part of new budget. failure to pass a spending bill will force a federal shut down on monday. >>> now an unprecedented ability of defiance by the federal government. the city served official notice to congress that it would not shut down with the federal gover
the victims and every members of the department of defense committee. >> the subcontractor of the employed gunman aaron alexis says the pentagon confirmed twice that alexis had a valid security clearance. the pentagon's investigations will be completely late december. >>> in the meantime they continue to bury the dead. he was working for a furniture contractor when he was killed at the navy yard. daniels was married. he leaved behind five children. kenneth proctor was laid to...
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defense? there is no one better to ask than general charles walled, a retired four-star general and leader of lloyd's federal government services departmente practice. general, thank you for being here. i have got to ask you, with the sequestration there was talk of government furloughs and actually they were talking about furloughing the civilian employees for 22 days. then down to 11 days. actually it has been much less. i bring that up because when we hear about the potential effects on civilian employees at the department of defense, can we believe what the government tells us? would it be as draconian as they're saying when what we saw with sequestration doesn't seem to have been as bad? >> well i think you have to start with planning for it to be as bad as people say. you never know. part of the problem here is unpredictable nature of the consequences what is going to happen. so, yes i would plan for worst case. number two is, i think that people assume that since you're a civilian or maybe a contractor, in the department of defense, is that your mission isn't quite as essential or important. i heard a speech yesterday by the deputy
defense? there is no one better to ask than general charles walled, a retired four-star general and leader of lloyd's federal government services departmente practice. general, thank you for being here. i have got to ask you, with the sequestration there was talk of government furloughs and actually they were talking about furloughing the civilian employees for 22 days. then down to 11 days. actually it has been much less. i bring that up because when we hear about the potential effects on...
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in july, the department of defense said it was going to begin holding hearings for 71 men, including those on the list of "indefinite detainees," to determine whether their captivity is still warranted. since their release, mohamed and faruq have done their best to move on. wab: since you've been released. has al qaeda in the arabian peninsula ever tried to recruit you? they have found scarce jobs in a honey store in taiz. faruq is studying to be a lawyer. both have married, and are expecting their first children soon. the government of the united states hasn't apologized or compensated them for the years they spent imprisoned. nearly seven months after the hunger strike began, some 35 men continued to refuse food at guantanamo bay. in washington, the white house declined to speak with fault lines for this report. in yemen, families are still waiting for signs that their loved ones are coming home. >> "consider this" will be right back. ♪ ♪ >> richard trumka president of the afl coy, representing 12,000 workers, a long time low. trumka says the workers need a better deal. >> we've giv
in july, the department of defense said it was going to begin holding hearings for 71 men, including those on the list of "indefinite detainees," to determine whether their captivity is still warranted. since their release, mohamed and faruq have done their best to move on. wab: since you've been released. has al qaeda in the arabian peninsula ever tried to recruit you? they have found scarce jobs in a honey store in taiz. faruq is studying to be a lawyer. both have married, and are...
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. >> the department of defense sets up missions where the mission an training. >> irt provides free medical, dental and vision care as a way to train service members about treating people dealing with intense sufferinging with intense situations. >> i can see my wife. i can see my wife. that is an impact on that man's life. >> it takes a while on the ten-day trip. people waite waited patiently fr treatment. it's in other delta towns. >> greg fisher needed glasses. he also had not been to a dentist in 20 years. if it were not for this service, he was considering another service for his toothache. >> go without the glasses. >>> chronic conditions like diabetes and high blood pressure are 50% above the national average. >> and the delta regional authority has been trying to improve those statistic by partnering with the department of defense and this training. >>> . >>> our people are not helping. our communities are not going to be helping the which means our economy is not going to be helping. >> for the poorest state in america, they need all the health care we can get. >> ro kpwer>> robert
. >> the department of defense sets up missions where the mission an training. >> irt provides free medical, dental and vision care as a way to train service members about treating people dealing with intense sufferinging with intense situations. >> i can see my wife. i can see my wife. that is an impact on that man's life. >> it takes a while on the ten-day trip. people waite waited patiently fr treatment. it's in other delta towns. >> greg fisher needed glasses....
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the office of management and budget, the director of national intelligence, the department of defenseas well, and one report coming out today quite timely actually, a year-long audit by the department of defense inspector general, they found there were serious flaws in these access protocols and controls at navy installations, the result, 52 felons had routine, unauthorized access to navy installations. and tony i want tend to this report on one grace note. we're just a few blocks from national's stadium. they postponed their game yesterday. today a silent tribute, instead of the usual w they wear on their hats, today they wore navy blue hats with an n in tribute of the navy. >> that's nice. >>> law enforcement officials said aaron alexis had been receiving treatment for serious mental illness, and friends in fort worth say he was just about broke. al snyder has more. >> we spoke with a former fort worth roommate and friend of alexis, she showed me this photo that shows him with a wide smile. but before he moved out, he had been upset, complaining the contractor he worked for, wasn't
the office of management and budget, the director of national intelligence, the department of defenseas well, and one report coming out today quite timely actually, a year-long audit by the department of defense inspector general, they found there were serious flaws in these access protocols and controls at navy installations, the result, 52 felons had routine, unauthorized access to navy installations. and tony i want tend to this report on one grace note. we're just a few blocks from...
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each year, the department of defense recognizes employers who go above and beyond. each of this year's 50 recipients were nominated by a service member employee or family member. the awards were handed out -- incredible stories of what companies out there are doing to make sure families of those serving overseas are being supported at home. great stuff. way to go guys. >> nice weather tonight. looks like he won't need a raincoat anytime soon. a little bit of a peak for you. james johnson took this earlier today. peakould be reaching our as we move through the middle and end of october. you'rether west you go, going to look for that peak fall on color as we move into the early weeks of october. 65 degrees this hour at reagan national airport. mostly cloudy size. earlier in the day, our high did make it up to 77. average for this time of year is 76. the record, not even close, 96 back in 1930. landover now at 57 degrees. wtopinal stop takes us to with winds degrees out of the east at around two miles per hour. temperatures generally in the lower to middle 50's. the rea
each year, the department of defense recognizes employers who go above and beyond. each of this year's 50 recipients were nominated by a service member employee or family member. the awards were handed out -- incredible stories of what companies out there are doing to make sure families of those serving overseas are being supported at home. great stuff. way to go guys. >> nice weather tonight. looks like he won't need a raincoat anytime soon. a little bit of a peak for you. james johnson...
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. >>> the department of defense is considering making changes to security clearances and a lot more as the investigation into monday's deadly navy yard shooting is underway. jeff mayberry reacted to new clues. >> reporter: newly discovered etchings are carved on the shotgun the suspect used, better off this and my elf weapon. secretary of defense chuck hagel detilled the first steps to preventing something like this happening again. the a security review several facilities and the granting and renewal of security clearances. >> there were numerous red flags. those are all legitimate questions as to what we will be dealing with. >> reporter: for indiana alexis, the list of missed red flags is alarmingly long to two arrests to reports to police he was hearing voices to two recent self-admissions to veterans' affairs hospitals for insomeny ya. despite this, alexis' security clearance granted in 2008 was grant valid for 10 years without review. >> where there are gaps, we will close them. where there are inadequacies, we will address them. and where there are failures, we'll correct them.
. >>> the department of defense is considering making changes to security clearances and a lot more as the investigation into monday's deadly navy yard shooting is underway. jeff mayberry reacted to new clues. >> reporter: newly discovered etchings are carved on the shotgun the suspect used, better off this and my elf weapon. secretary of defense chuck hagel detilled the first steps to preventing something like this happening again. the a security review several facilities and...
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. >> the department of defense sets up missions in places like clarksdale for innovative readiness trainingt as it's called provides free medical dental and vision care as a way of treating members to deal with intense suffering in situations. >> one man said, i can see my wife, i can see my wife, that is an impact on a man's life. >> on this trip more than 30,000 who can't afford health care waited patiently for treatment in clarksdale and other towns. greg fisher needed glasses. he also had not been to a dentist in 20 years. if not for this service, he was considering another option for his toothache. >> probably just give me some instrument and pull it out myself and go without the glass he. >> the delta regional authority has been trying to improve those statistics by partnering with the department of defense for this training. >> if our people are not healthy our communities are not going to be healthy which means our economy is not going to be healthy. >> for the poorest state in america they need all the health care and help they can get. robert ray, al jazeera clarksdale, mississipp
. >> the department of defense sets up missions in places like clarksdale for innovative readiness trainingt as it's called provides free medical dental and vision care as a way of treating members to deal with intense suffering in situations. >> one man said, i can see my wife, i can see my wife, that is an impact on a man's life. >> on this trip more than 30,000 who can't afford health care waited patiently for treatment in clarksdale and other towns. greg fisher needed...
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time we enlisted a service to perform two background checks and confirmed twice through the department of defense his secret government clearance. the last one was in june. all it revealed was a traffic violation. raising questions among legislators about the reliability of background checks for security contractors. an issue that will be addressed tomorrow. the department of veterans affairs would not confirm he had sought help for mental illness. >> we continue to look into mr. alexis' past including his medical and criminal histories, but because that part of the investigation is still on going we will not comment further on that at this time. >> reporter: after his arrest in georgia in 2008, he continued getting good reviews from his navy superiors. in 2011 his immediate supervisor writes alexis will be a valuable asset to any civilian organization. that was the last thing written about him after he was honorably discharged by the navy and began work at the navy yard as a civilian contractor. a job he held until yesterday. >> jennifer griffin, thank you. more on all of this, plus the gun legi
time we enlisted a service to perform two background checks and confirmed twice through the department of defense his secret government clearance. the last one was in june. all it revealed was a traffic violation. raising questions among legislators about the reliability of background checks for security contractors. an issue that will be addressed tomorrow. the department of veterans affairs would not confirm he had sought help for mental illness. >> we continue to look into mr. alexis'...
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defense secretary announced a security review of all u.s. military installations word wide. in a full scale look at department of defense procedures for granting and renewing security clearances >> we owe the victims, families and all our people nothing less >> ktvu channel 2 news >> some 40,000 tourists are stranded in mexico after the vacation spot was cut off by flooding. people have been lining up hoping to get on a plane. the road to the cities are cut off. two hours ago, a storm developed into hurricane manuel off baja california. it had already made land fall if weekend. another hurricane struck mexico's gulf coast. at least 80 people have died. >>> in colorado a long, slow process is underway to clean up after devastating floods there. thousands of homeowners are able to begin removing must be and debris. the number unaccounted for have dropped to 200. six are dead and 8 presumed dead. it's expected to be in the hundreds of millions of dollar in damages >> did you play? the thought of striking it rich kept powerball machines all day. the huge jackpot up for grabs tonight. >>> and hollywood comes to sa
defense secretary announced a security review of all u.s. military installations word wide. in a full scale look at department of defense procedures for granting and renewing security clearances >> we owe the victims, families and all our people nothing less >> ktvu channel 2 news >> some 40,000 tourists are stranded in mexico after the vacation spot was cut off by flooding. people have been lining up hoping to get on a plane. the road to the cities are cut off. two hours ago,...
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point out when you say his company said there were no red flags, the company went through the department of defensehim out and that was back in the spring or back in june they checked him out. so that where this came from. this aguise hearing voices, shooting the tires out of one guy in washington state, shooting through an apartment in texas. i mean, clearly here something is amiss. >> what is amiss is a thorough background investigation. whoever conducted this investigation, they have to find out what was on their mind. i had a top secret clearance back in the '8s so and it was a very extensive investigation mitchell neighbors were visited, my prior employers were visited. they wanted to know everything from soup to nuts. it took a year, and if they found any slightest thing that would disqualify me, i would be disqualified. this guy should have been disqualified during the first investigation, which was back in 2004-2005 period of time, and what is remarkable here, where was the followup investigation? usually two or three years after the initial report, there's a followup. >> trace: you seem to
point out when you say his company said there were no red flags, the company went through the department of defensehim out and that was back in the spring or back in june they checked him out. so that where this came from. this aguise hearing voices, shooting the tires out of one guy in washington state, shooting through an apartment in texas. i mean, clearly here something is amiss. >> what is amiss is a thorough background investigation. whoever conducted this investigation, they have...
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according to the department of defense and fbi data, between 21 and 12, the number of victims outranked gang defendants. chicago has been trying to combat the violence to 20 zones plagued by shootings. >>> police in nie nairobi kenya, getting pictures in, dramatic pictures of people running out of the mall. witnesses say several people were trapped inside and have been streaming out over the course of an hour. nairobi's police chief said a group was trying to rob the mall. >>> yesterday the syrian regime submitted a declaration of its chemical weapons stockpile to the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons or opcw. organization leaders say they are encouraged by this move from syria. >> the u.s. says it is ready to conduct talks with iran. the president hassan row rouhadi requestediasked for talks. on august 20th, al jazeera america introduced a new voice in journalism. >> good evening everyone, welcome to al jazeera. >> usa today says: >> ...writes the columbia journalism review. and the daily beast says: >> quality journalists once again on the air is a beautiful thing t
according to the department of defense and fbi data, between 21 and 12, the number of victims outranked gang defendants. chicago has been trying to combat the violence to 20 zones plagued by shootings. >>> police in nie nairobi kenya, getting pictures in, dramatic pictures of people running out of the mall. witnesses say several people were trapped inside and have been streaming out over the course of an hour. nairobi's police chief said a group was trying to rob the mall. >>>...
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or to force the department of defense to cut it out of other things.hey will have to take it out of operation and maintenance. that means you will fly fewer aircrafts, fewer ships, train fewer pilots. have fewer mechanics, et cetera of course it doesn't come without a cost, this has to be recognized by the president and the country. >> thank you very much, former defense secretary, william cohen, joining us. >>> up next, they are sticky and sweet, but cinnabon is bringing in serious dough. find out how they're a success. we'll meet the new head of the company. thank you orville and wilbur... ...amelia... neil and buzz: for teaching us that you can't create the future... by clinging to the past. and with that: you're history. instead of looking behind... delta is looking beyond. 80 thousand of us investing billions... in everything from the best experiences below... to the finest comforts above. we're not simply saluting history... we're making it. si >>> welcome back, tenacity, smarts and dash of luck has helped former hooters girl, kat cole, go to the
or to force the department of defense to cut it out of other things.hey will have to take it out of operation and maintenance. that means you will fly fewer aircrafts, fewer ships, train fewer pilots. have fewer mechanics, et cetera of course it doesn't come without a cost, this has to be recognized by the president and the country. >> thank you very much, former defense secretary, william cohen, joining us. >>> up next, they are sticky and sweet, but cinnabon is bringing in...
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or to force the department of defense to cut it out of other things. it will have to take it how of operation and maintenance. that means you will fly fewer aircraft, sail fewer ships, train fewer pilots, have fewer mechanics, et cetera, et cetera. it doesn't come without a cost. and it's one that has to be recognized by the congress and the country. >> mr. secretary, great analysis. we appreciate your time tonight. >> great to be with you. >>> up next, "on the money," they are sticky and sweet. but cinnabon is rolling in some serious dough. find out how this billion-dollar bakery is raising its profile unbelievable. shhhhh! in our day, we didn't have u-verse high speed internet. yeah, our babysitter didn't have a million ways to serve mom up on a silver platter. we had to count sheep to fall asleep. and i always worried that i was creating an overcrowded sheep farm. in my head... never looked like that farmer took proper care of those sheep. too much? a little. [ male announcer ] connect all your wi-fi-enabled devices with u-verse high speed internet.
or to force the department of defense to cut it out of other things. it will have to take it how of operation and maintenance. that means you will fly fewer aircraft, sail fewer ships, train fewer pilots, have fewer mechanics, et cetera, et cetera. it doesn't come without a cost. and it's one that has to be recognized by the congress and the country. >> mr. secretary, great analysis. we appreciate your time tonight. >> great to be with you. >>> up next, "on the...
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. >> both directed that security proceed yours across the department of defense will be reviewed as well as access procedures. it will be involved and reviewee as part of the process. >> the question still on a lot of minds, dhow aaron alexis get his security clearance. according to the wall streetstre journal journal the company that performs his background is the same one that performed the background check on edward snowden. the washington nationals step up to nat the plate to honor the employees of knave yeah yard. they are offering up to four free tickets to myees and their families to saturday's games ga against the marlins. the ballpark is a few blocks b from there one of parking lots were used to reunite with family members this week. w >> a new warning about the drug molly this time from the university of virginia weeksinia after a opportunity died after t she took the drug at a night club in d.c. we learn how the paries and the school are spreading the message. >> it was a beautiful, vivacious young woman and she was lying in bed completely still. >> s robert and didi goldsmith
. >> both directed that security proceed yours across the department of defense will be reviewed as well as access procedures. it will be involved and reviewee as part of the process. >> the question still on a lot of minds, dhow aaron alexis get his security clearance. according to the wall streetstre journal journal the company that performs his background is the same one that performed the background check on edward snowden. the washington nationals step up to nat the plate to...
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so if the government was doing its job, specifically the department of defense's central clearing office was doing it's job they would have had to know all this about his past and gave him clearance any way. >> we are still working out the time line of his history. joined the military in 2007, left in 2010-2011. we know because we talked to someone who owned this thai restaurant that he was working there in 2011. it's unclear for how long. wasn't getting a paid a salary by them but he was interested in the thai language and studying thai and they practice buddhism. and attended a local thai monastery in the fort worth area with the owner of this restaurant. but the exact time line of when he worked for contractor is unclear. >> we are not clear about that. but when you talk to people today -- i want to be clear. law enforcement sources are not ready to establish a motives. he had some grievances with the contract work. it has something to do with the disgruntled worker. how he got from being at that restaurant to having this security clearance and being here is what we are trying to put
so if the government was doing its job, specifically the department of defense's central clearing office was doing it's job they would have had to know all this about his past and gave him clearance any way. >> we are still working out the time line of his history. joined the military in 2007, left in 2010-2011. we know because we talked to someone who owned this thai restaurant that he was working there in 2011. it's unclear for how long. wasn't getting a paid a salary by them but he was...
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and likely was the driving force behind the subsequent changes in policy instituted by the department of defense within five years of the film's release the pentagon established casualty reporting regulations that specifically addressed friendly fire for the first time regulations dictated that the army inform families of the inflicting force involved and stipulated that reports should include circumstantial evidence as long as it's made clear where facts and supposition begins the army was now mandated to notify families of situations where friendly fire was even suspected. the integrity of this new policy would be tested in gulf war one. the i'm a celeb it was terrible to say the i'm very hard to take on to let once again a little longer here a plug that never had sex with others make their lives let's call it was. just say. listen the m let's. listen. to the. by the time the vietnam war ended. the image of the united states military in american society was that the military was rather bumbling incompetent ineffective institution and the officer corps in the couple of decades following the vie
and likely was the driving force behind the subsequent changes in policy instituted by the department of defense within five years of the film's release the pentagon established casualty reporting regulations that specifically addressed friendly fire for the first time regulations dictated that the army inform families of the inflicting force involved and stipulated that reports should include circumstantial evidence as long as it's made clear where facts and supposition begins the army was now...
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and likely was the driving force behind the subsequent changes in policy instituted by the department of defense within five years of the film's release the pentagon established casualty reporting regulations that specifically addressed friendly fire for the first time regulations dictated that the army inform families of the inflicting force involved and stipulated that reports should include circumstantial evidence as long as it's made clear where facts and supposition begins the army was now mandated to notify families of situations where friendly fire was even suspected. the integrity of this new policy would be tested in gulf war one. you have to understand that snowden is wanted by a major country a superpower the us government just pick you. up the bum we know that the capabilities that america has can pose a serious threat. right from the scene. first strike. and i think the church. on our reporters twitter. and instagram. would be among. the odd. one of the new poll shows common law should be making news all the face i think i'm getting. a pleasure to have you with us here on t.v. today
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and likely was the driving force behind the subsequent changes in policy instituted by the department of defense within five years of the film's release the pentagon established casualty reporting regulations that specifically addressed friendly fire for the first time regulations dictated that the army inform families of the inflicting force involved and stipulated that reports should include circumstantial evidence as long as it's made clear where facts and supposition begins the army was now mandated to notify families of situations where friendly fire was even suspected. the integrity of this new policy would be tested in gulf war one. it was a. very hard to take. to get their. life. back would that make their place. oh. whatever. i think. we're going to do the job did you know the price is the only industry specifically mentioned in the constitution and. that's because a free and open process is critical to our democracy albus. role. in fact the single biggest threat facing our nation today is the corporate takeover of our government and across several we've been hijacked why a handful of p
and likely was the driving force behind the subsequent changes in policy instituted by the department of defense within five years of the film's release the pentagon established casualty reporting regulations that specifically addressed friendly fire for the first time regulations dictated that the army inform families of the inflicting force involved and stipulated that reports should include circumstantial evidence as long as it's made clear where facts and supposition begins the army was now...
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and likely was the driving force behind the subsequent changes in policy instituted by the department of defense within five years of the film's release the pentagon established casualty reporting regulations that specifically addressed friendly fire for the first time regulations dictated that the army inform families of the inflicting force involved and stipulated that reports should include circumstantial evidence as long as it's made clear where facts and supposition begins the army was now mandated to notify families of situations where friendly fire was even suspected. the integrity of this new policy would be tested in gulf war one. rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want. and. i would rather ask questions to people in positions of power instead of speaking on their behalf and that's why you can find my show larry king now right here on r.t. question for. by the time the vietnam war ended. the image of the united states military in american society was that the military was rather bumbling incompetent ineffective institution and the officer corps in the couple of decad
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and likely was the driving force behind the subsequent changes in policy instituted by the department of defense within five years of the film's release the pentagon established casualty reporting regulations that specifically addressed friendly fire for the first time regulations dictated that the army inform families of the inflicting force involved and stipulated that reports should include circumstantial evidence as long as it's made clear where facts and supposition begins the army was now mandated to notify families of situations where friendly fire was even suspected. the integrity of this new policy would be tested in gulf war one. it was a. very hard to take. place. that will take place. going to. choose your language. of choice make a widow in a federal case kill some other. treatments that the consensus can. choose the opinions that immigrate to. choose the stories get in high school might . choose the access to off to. more news today violence is once again flared up. these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. giant corporations rule the day. by the ti
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is employedar-old at the department of defense and she is worried how she will make ends meet. >> i do live paycheck to paycheck. would have to find a way to manage to pay my bills. >> politicians have a matter of hours left to strike a deal. democrats,icans and that comes with conditions, with republicans saying they will only sign up to an agreement if the flagship health care reform delayed.ident obama is something democrats will not agree to. thgovernment shutdown moves ever closer. washington, many places will be affected, including the blue ridge parkway in north carolina. the attraction should not take the hit, according to tourist. >> the calculator pushers? they can do with a vacation. >> if they did shut down the toernment, they should go washington and clean house, you could save a lot of money right there. >> politicians will be trying to come up with a plan by monday that both the house and the senate can agree on. ofthere is no sign compromise, america could find itself in its first government shutdown in 17 years. chief is this correspondent at the bbc is in .ur nepalese
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we also have partnerships with the administration for children and families, the department of defense, the department of justice, and the veterans administration, and hrsa, so that we deal with trauma across the board. we want it to be in primary care settings. we want people asking about it. and then we want to make sure we have a workforce that's skilled enough to begin to do something about it. and we are very glad that you have enlightened our audience related to this topic. i want to remind our audience that national recovery month is celebrated every september, and we're hoping that you engage and be visible and vocal during this month by hosting events and also be engaged, not only with the family, but with those that are in recovery. i want to thank you for being here, and it was a very good show. thank you. for a copy of this program or other programs in the
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so if the government was doing its job, specifically the department of defense's central clearing office was doing it's job they would have had to know all this about his past and gave him clearance any way. >> we are still working out the time line of his history. joined the military in 2007, left in 2010-2011. we know because we talked to someone who owned this thai restaurant that he was working there in 2011. it's unclear for how long. wasn't getting a paid a salary by them but he was interested in the thai language and studying thai and they practice buddhism. and attended a local thai monastery in the fort worth area with the owner of this restaurant. but the exact time line of when he worked for contractor is unclear. >> we are not clear about that. but when you talk to people today -- i want to be clear. law enforcement sources are not ready to establish a motives. he had some grievances with the contract work. it has something to do with the disgruntled worker. how he got from being at that restaurant to having this security clearance and being here is what we are trying to put
so if the government was doing its job, specifically the department of defense's central clearing office was doing it's job they would have had to know all this about his past and gave him clearance any way. >> we are still working out the time line of his history. joined the military in 2007, left in 2010-2011. we know because we talked to someone who owned this thai restaurant that he was working there in 2011. it's unclear for how long. wasn't getting a paid a salary by them but he was...
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