i'm sure secretary mattis will do the same for department of defense. thank you all so much. >> president trump spoke to a crowd of supporters in corpus christi, texas after receiving a harvey. about hurricane

this will be a unity of effort over a sustained period by the entire department of defense in support of civil authorities to ensure we continue to do all of those life-sustaining pieces, again, for periods of days if not weeks before we're into the recovery mode. the planning associated with that. we have sent a large team down to assist texas in terms of the national capabilities so texas is fully aware of what the defense has postured on all sides and the additional capabilities that come from surrounding states on the national guard side to be able to add to that. just to give you a round figure of numbers, we're looking at posturing, just on the national guard side, an additional 20,000 to 30,000 additional soldiers and airmen, that if requested could be brought in and those , capabilities include engineering, high profile vehicles, additional rotary wing assets. but those will be to finish the response phase and start into the recovery phase. just like our first responders get tired and burned out, guardsmen will also get tired and burned out as we do this. this has to be a phas

when texas asks for them, they would be included in the overall department of defense response -- >> [indiscernible] >> i don't know that number off the top of my head. i know they are postured to go to 2000 er the next 24 to 48 hours, and that just personnel. they would obviously have associated equipment without. >> thank you. >> can you break down where the funding for all of this is coming from? do you have any estimates on how legit has caused so far? >> i don't have an estimate on the cost so far. most of the response, national guard response to date, has been in a state active duty status. costng the state bears the of the national guardsmen being called in to state active duty post up so right now it is essentially a state bill. with the presidential declaration and the stafford act with that, there will be a fema reimbursement to the state, the employment -- for the deployment of the national guard dustup normally, fema will reimburse at a minimum of 7 75%. >> no sensyet on how much it has caused them how much it is going to cost? >> no. we can do a rough accounting in terms

department of defense told r.t. that military installations retain the right of self-defense when it comes to you a visa or drones he said in a statement the department of defense is committed to the safety and security of our personnel installations and equipment as well as communities near our d.o.d.'s elations we support civilian law enforcement investigations and the prosecution of unauthorized u.a.s. operations over military installations although we will not discuss our specific force protection measures d.o.d. personnel retain the right of self-defense. in april drone flights over one hundred thirty three u.s. military facilities were banned because of security concerns currently the federal aviation administration is working on rules that would require drones to be registered and tracked. in june the f.a.a. establish an aviation rule making committee that will help the agency create standards for remotely identifying and tracking so-called rogue drones while the full requirements have yet to be determined the

the cpa was a unique combination of the department of defense, department of safety, the nsc, the white house, cia and intelligence agencies all operating under our feet at all times. and it was a textbook lesson in building in a very short amount time in managing a bureaucracy. by the way no one had really done this before, and this impacted what i did for instance, every day. because being part of able to craft a coherent incredible outbound communication you good internal communication as well. let me give you an example. the establishment of iraqi security forces was one of the most important things that we tried to do during the first year. and the press were rightly interested in our progress. they obsess over it. though of course they did not understand, report or seem interested in the complexities of transfer costs on the street and build an army and the security forces. but getting the facts from the different parts of the operation were so difficult that in fact, at one point, in one week the president was with the secretary of defense and another with all different numbers.

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program has been replete with problems to include foreign infiltration, so much so that the department of defenseing to suspend the program due to those concerns. i can't really discuss some of that here in the setting but there are some major issues when it comes to vetting. >> bret: james rosen with the report at the top of the show. since 2009 the defense department of been moving in some 10,000 foreigners into a program called the military accessions vital to national interests, or mavni. in exchange for service, the foreigners selected for language or other needs skills, can receive an expedited path to u.s. citizenship. the problem is that we are hearing there is foreign infiltration in the program, and there are some number of these enrollees who are now unaccounted for in this country. that is creating a national security concern. let's bring in the panel. katie pavlich, jonah goldberg, here at the white house with me, shannon pettypiece, shannon. i had kellyanne conway out here. the reason i didn't ask her, we prepped her about the story and they said they didn't have anything. they were

had their own important priority often didn't play well in the sandbox with the folks in the department of defense and also the bush administration appointees there is operationally the challenge that were a mess, the cpa was unique combination of the department of defense, department of state, nsc, white house, cia intelligence agency all operating under our feet at all times. it was a textbook lesson in building in a short amount of time and managing a bureaucracy. no one had really done this before. this impact on what i do for instance is part of being able to craft a coherent outbound communication strategy requires that for planning purposes you have good internal communication as well. when we give you an example. of the establishment of iraqi security forces is one of the most important things we try to do during the first year and the press were instructed in our progress. they obsessed over it. of course they didn't understand , report or seem interested in the complexity of trying to put cops on the street and build an army and various security forces, but getting the facts from the dif

so i am going to start by talking about the department of defense. they manage about 4.9 million secondary inventory items such as spare parts, with a value of well over $92 billion. effective and efficient supply chain management is critical for supporting the readiness and capability of the force and helping to ensure that dod avoids spending resources on unneeded inventory that could bet are be applied to defense and other national priorities. so speaking to dod's progress in supply chain management is kristen french. she assumed her current position as the principal deputy assistant secretary in july of 2016, and is concurrently serving as acting assistant secretary of defense for logistics and material readiness. she is a graduate of the u.s. military academy at west point, and she retired from military service as a brigadier general in november of 2015. kristen? kristen: >> thank you, sally ann. thank you all for having me here today. and i really enjoyed any opportunity to tell the story of how we are doing in the department of defense. before

so i am going to start by talking about the department of defense. they manage about 4.9 million secondary inventory items such as spare parts, with a value of well over $92 billion. effective and efficient supply change management is critical for supporting the readiness and capability of the force and helping to ensure that dod avoid spending resources on unneeded inventory that could bet are be applied to defense and other national priorities. so speaking to dod's progress in supply chain management is kristin french. she assumed her current position as the principal deputy assistant secretary in july of 2016, and is concurrently serving as acting assistant secretary of defense for logistics and material readiness. she is a graduate of the u.s. military academy at west point, and she retired from military service as a brigadier general in november of 2015. kristin. >> thank you, sally ann. thank you all for having me here today. and i really enjoyed any opportunity i can to tell the story of how we're doing in the department of defense. before i st

decision on a -- on the fate of current transgender troops serving in the military to the department of defensethe department of homeland security. this senior white house official on the cauley was on earlier today refusing to say whether those troops would be allowed to continue serving. so, essentially, they don't want to have the president come out and be the one to say, no, those troops cannot serve. they also don't want to be the ones to say that they can serve because of the political implications for this president. but certainly a lot of those transgender troops who are still serving in the military today, they really don't have any certainty on their future despite this directive from the president. >> it's pretty extraordinary the way all of this unfolded, rebecca burg. why did the president decide to tweet that initial order and now go forward? the timing of this right now? >> well, and the timing is just incredible that now we're getting more details about this as the president is announcing that we're sending more troops into afghanistan, expanding our influence around the globe,

the cpa was a unique combination of the department of defense, the department of state, the nfc, the white house, the cia and intelligence agencies all operating under our feet at all times, and it is a textbook lesson in building and a short amount of time and managing a bureaucracy and by the way, nobody had done this before and by the way this impacted what i did for instance every day because part of being able to craft a coherent and credible communication strategy requires that for planning purposes you have great internal communications as well. let me give you an example. the establishment of the iraqi security forces was one of the most important things we tried to do during that first year and the press were interested in our progress and obsessed over it. so of course they didn't understand, report or seem interested in the complexities of trying to put cops on the street and build an army and build these various security forces but getting the facts from the different parts of the operation was so difficult that in fact at one point the secretary of defense and the ambass

moving forward, new leadership at the department of defense and military service presents renewed opportunities for our armed services as we prepare for the threats of the future crises around the world only continue to multiply. our service members face the most complex and diverse array of global threats since the end of world war it. leading our military during such challenging times requires strong leadership and this committee looks forward to your testimony about how you plan to guide our men and women. senator reed? >> thank you very much, chairman. i want to join you in wishing senator mccain a speedy recovery and rapid return to his responsibilities. in fact, this might be one of the first times that i can sincerely say go navy, because i certainly do. i want to see him back, as we all do. >> i might observe, though, it can't go unnoticed that the first three here on time were all three army. >> yes. thank you very much, mr. chairman. i want to join you in welcoming general selva. thank you, sir, for your service. as we consider your reappointment to the joints chief of staff we thank

defense secretary james mattis will be in silicon valley to visit google but his main order of business is to check out the department of defense's experimental unit also based in mountain view. the trip follows criticism from many tech ceos over president trump's policies on immigration and climate change. >>> north korea has responded to president trump's fire and fury comment with a detailed plan threatening the u.s. territory of guam. and the president is now saying that maybe his statement wasn't tough enough. paula reed has the latest from the white house. >> reporter: north korea's military says it will be ready by mid-august, simultaneously launching four missiles that will fly over japan and will land in the waters off the u.s. territory of guam. the plan is awaiting dictator kim jong-un's approval. guam's governor estimates chances of a strike at a million to one but homeland security officials have still told residents to have a plan in place just in case. >> i guess the first thing that comes to mind is, um, you know, immediately first where's my family? you know to happs, we're apart. >> reporter: north

of defense panetta, the damage has been severe. in addition, during nine of the past 10 years, congress has enacted 30 separate continuing resolutions to fund the department of defense. thus inhibiting our readiness and adaptation to new challenges. we need bipartisan support for this budget request. in the past, by failing to pass the budget on time or eliminate the threat of sequestration, congress sidelined itself from its act of constitutional oversight role. continuing resolutions coupled with sequestration blocked new programs, prevented service growth, stalled industry initiative, and placed troops at greater risk. despite the tremendous efforts of this committee, congress as a whole has met the present challenge. i retired from military service three months after sequestration took effect. four years later, i returned to the department and i have been shocked by what i have seen about our readiness to fight. while nothing can compare to the heartache caused by the loss of our troops during these wars, no enemy in the field has done more to harm the combat readiness of our military than sequestration. we have only sustained our ability to meet amer

attorney's office won't discuss the case and neither will the cia or the department of defense. old me other strange things about the front. that its leaders were close to people in the department of defense. that they may have gotten help with their operations in southeast asia. but what, if anything, did this have to do with the story i've been investigating? i learn of a former front member who spent years in prison. he'd shot a man in orange county over statements he made to the l.a. times, calling for dialogue with the communist government in vietnam. the would-be assassin's name is tran vanh be tu. and he agrees to meet me at a hotel just off the expressway. so he came out of this pho shop? >> thompson: no regret, no remorse. for be tu, this was not attempted murder. it was an act of war. >> thompson: be tu had been a hard core front member. he says they'd even tried to recruit him to join k9. but he split from the group before the shooting. so you were recruited to join the k9 organization. is that right? >> thompson: and it was your understanding that k9 was a hit squad o

of property. the department defense dla and leso program must improve its administration of this critical program. i heard -- read the recommendations carefully and applaud dla for taking a proactive approach to immediately acknowledging -- amazingly enough, immediately acknowledging the problems identified. i look forward to hearing what progress the dla has made in continuing to remedy these various deficiencies, but our oversight intends to ensure taxpayer dollars are used responsibility, security is maintained for sensitive items and accountability of equipment , is never taken for granted. our panel will address the findings and recommendations of the gao report as well as the actions taken by dla to correct identified deficiencies. i now turn to our valued ranking colleague, the congressman from guam for her introductory comments. del. bordallo: thank you, mr. chairman, for calling this important hearing on the recent gao report on the program also known as the 1033 program. thank you also to our four witnesses for being with us today for what i expect to be an insightful discussion. let me

ground which will be determined by the generals on the military on the ground and through the department of defense and not arbitrary timetables and they can lamp the specifics for you. >> you mention terrorism and threats, there's different networks there, al qaeda, isis, the taliban, the priority of this administration and the strategy will pursue until it is accomplished. and only then can victory be achieved and be be described as honorable. >> again that's a question best answered by general madison the department of defense. the ultimate goal is a peaceful settlement between the afghanistan and i will let secretary mattis determine and lay that out for you more specifically. >> if -- has been working where was still there? if it hasn't been working what are we doing differently moving forward? >> one of the things that is different is the decision on whether not, when and how to withdraw would be based on conditions on the ground. making sure that we have an integrated strategy that puts all-american power, diplomatic economic and military in a way that sustainable and cost-effective. >> we a

strategy to move towards a commercial off-the-shelf technology solution, the same when the department of defense uses under facilities and capital asset announcing we are going to be disposing of 1100 facilities that are either vacant or underutilized. so we are beginning to pick through these things. under accountability, we passed the new accountability and whistle blower protection act. the solutions we are announced being a beginning to address these 13 risk areas. i would hope the work that comes out of today would help us with that, too. just 13 areas are too much for me to remember they have to pull out a sheet of paper, have actually developed drive strategies from va to move forward because i can remember five, but not 13. let me review those. as you begin to start thinking about your innovations in the work he will continue to do over the next year, the more that you can target your innovations to one of these five strategies, the more that they are likely to stick, the more that we have sharks here in washington d.c. are likely to support your innovation and disseminated. the first of

i think that is a question best answered by general mattis and the department of defense . what i can tell you is the ultimate goal is a peaceful set up between the government of afghanistan and that taliban that protects our interests in american life that i will let secretary mattis determinedly -- determine and lay that out for you specifically. >> a follow-up on afghanistan -- first of all, if for we have been doing in afghanistan hasn't been working, why are we still there, and if it hasn't been working, what are we planning to do differently moving forward? sec. huckabee sanders: one of the things that is different is the decision, and whether or not when and how to withdraw would be based on decisions on the ground, not arbitrary timetables, and making sure we have an integrated strategy that puts all of our american power, diplomatic, economic, and military, in a way that is sustainable and cost-effective and making sure we had that integrated processes indicator -- is a big part of the strategy. >> adding troops would prolong the withdrawal? sec. huckabee sanders: a

for the federal team, some 21,000 federal officials that are here on the ground in texas, department of defense personnel, fema personnel, our president, our entire administration are proud of the long hours and the efforts that each of you have put into this effort to date and the commitment you have to see this through. and lastly, as the governor eluded i think karen and i today were most inspired by the volunteers. to see the outpouring of compassion and concern was deeply inspiring to us. and every american should know that even in this difficult time, this disastrous storm at the very best are the people of texas and the people of america are shining forth. we stood in a yard. we watched total strangers helping to remove debris, helping people put their families and their lives back together. on behalf of the president i want to urge every american to do what texans themselves are often times dealing with hardship in their own household are doing that is find a way to help. you can go online. you can donate resources or you can do like thousands of americans are already doing and will be

the president has enabled the intelligence community, the department of defense to be sure we're protecting america from this threat. >> dickerson: you said you didn't want to weigh in. what would trigger -- the president seemed to this week, and that created confusion. the president said north korea best not make any more threats to the united states. they will be met with fireee ana president saying, if they make a threat the following thing will happen. they made a threat. nothing happened. explain that people? wasn't that a red line he was drawing? >> no, i don't think so at all. in fact, this administration has done a fine job of not drawing red lines we're not prepared to enforce. i think what the president was doing there was very effective. he was communicating to the rogue leader in north korea, communicating to him the strategic patience of the past decades is no longer -- we're just too close to him having this capacity, to hold america at risk. i think secondly, he was communicating to the world, to china and to others, who can influence the outcome there, we had a great success

the department of defense i think specifically is lookingt posturing naval capability that could be used to >> what is the plan as we see these levees and dams start to break down and water overflowing? what is the plan to do with that as these lakes and rivers overflow? we believe this briefings to go live now to the u.s. house of representatives for a pro forma session. t speaknt e clthpeaker's rooms washiton, d.c. au9,0. hereby appoin the honorable prempoth dct speak si, paul rya speaker of e of prentes. thepe p mpore: t guest chaheeren alilasat wof e cap united methi uhwashingt, d.c. he pofas,oday wehik in ecurity nel, d th en rers men peopleill rise momenteedsf is tgi that as jesus rose up in the steern you will awaken us to the storms of our own making that as jesus rose up in the steern you will awaken us to the storms of our own making. the whirl winds of distrust because we fall for the temptation to spin situations and don't always tell the whole truth to ourselves and one another. the gale winds of anger. because we refuse to seat injustices and wounds from which these frustra

but title ten force, this will be a unity of effort over a sustained period by the entire department of defensees to ensure we do all the life saving, life sustaining pieces, again, for periods of days, if not weeks before we are into the recovery mode. the planning associated with that, we have sent a large planning team to assist texas. you know, in terms of the national capabilities so that texas is fully aware of everything that the department of defense postured under u.s. north com on the title ten side and the additional capabilities that come from surrounding states on the national guard side to be able to add to that. just to give you a round figure of numbers, we are looking at posturing just on the national guard side, an additional 20,000 to 30,000 guardsmen that could be brought in. they are eveningineering capabl high profile vehicles and rotary. that is to finish the response phase, then go into the recovery phase. like first responders get tired, guardsmen will get tired and burn out. this has to be a phased approach and texas is planning for that phased approach, not only with

i am sure these men also deserve the sincere appreciation of the department of defense, the atomic energymission, and the people of the united states. this concludes the report and operation castle. ♪ >> up next, we continue our look at the 1954 operation castle nuclear test. studies onfects operation castle is a 40 minute report detailing the aftermath of six powerful nuclear tests in the marshall islands. the film shows the effects of radiation on civilians and military personnel, and considers possible effects of atomic bombs in fallout on american cities. the bomb was equivalent to 1000 hiroshima bombs. 23 japanese fishermen were contaminated, which strained u.s.-japan relations. ♪

security adviser, who is in communications with homeland security and with the department of defense, knows that there is no change in the threat level resulting from north korean events. a reminds us there are several levels of defense strategically to defend our island and our nation. i reached out to the white house this morning. guam -- an attack or threat on guam is an attack or threat on the united states. i want to assure the -- -- the isernational media that guam american territory. we are not just a military installation. i want to ensure that we are prepared for any eventuality. i will be convening the unified coordination group, which includes myself and the rear admiral, and to discuss the readiness of our military and our local first responders. my office will continue to provide information to our community. what information we are given we will pass on to you. may god bless the people of guam and may god bless america. >> c-span, where history unfolds daily. 1979, c-span was created as a public service by america's cable television companies, and is brought to you today

we're working to enable seamless care between the departments of defense and veteran affairs. we have launched a groundbreaking new website that allows veterans to compare wait times and quality of care at va facilities and other hospitals. so we're actually able to compete our facilities with other hospitals and other va facilities. so we'll really strike a little competitive advantage and i think get people moving even better. and we have dramatically increased the number of approvals for veterans to see the doctors. so they are going to have many more doctors of their choice. these accomplishments are only the beginning. we will not rest until all of america's great veterans can receive the care they so richly deserve. tremendous progress has been made in a short period of time. we've only been here six months, but tremendous progress has been made. and i want to ask dr. shulkin, perhaps, to give us a little preview of what's to come. thank you. dr. shulkin: mr. president, thank you so much. what we're announcing today is a big deal for veterans. it's really going to expand

the department of defense is conducting a review of the pilot program due to potential security risksssociated with the program. a spokesman told us it's suspended from receiving new applications. a lawsuit was filed in february begins defense secretary james mattis, in which 7 enrollees claims their careers were crippled after their security clearance were suspended. >> if there is a penetration, this is a serious threat to us. isis always had the desire to use migration as ways to penetrate into countries. they have done that successfully in europe because of open borders and mass immigration with no vetting. >> applicants were enrolled before full clearance checks were completed. and the other problem was the use of the program to higher cooks and others who did not require special skills. lou: amid rising continues and threats from north korea the united states tomorrow will test launch an icbm. >> the president has been outspoken about how he feels about north korea. we are keeping all options on the table. lou: what will it take to stop the rogue nation's nuclear ambitions and t

i am sure that these men also deserve the sincere appreciation of the department of defense, the atomicy commission, and the people of the united states. this concludes the report on operation castle. ♪ >> of up next, we continue our look at this nuclear test. military expects stuck in operation castle was a 40 minute report detailing the aftermath of six powerful nuclear test. as an effect of radiation on -- military personnel. ofter possible effects atomic bombs and fallouts on american cities. 1 1954, themarch equivalent of 1000 hiroshima bombs. werepanese fishermen contaminated with -- u.s.-japan relations. ♪

the directive was given to the department of defense including the army, navy, air force and the department of homeland security which oversees the coast guard. the move allows the defense secretary to decide the fate of transgender people already in the military. the directive also stops military funding of sexual reassignment surgery.>>> coming up, sentencing for a volkswagen engineer at the center of the company's emissions scandal. >>> a hiker survives a lightning strike in the sierra. what we are learning for -- from one of the first responders.>> it knocked him out of issues. >>> a volkswagen engineer who played a role in the company's emissions scandal was sentenced to three years in prison. he was fined $200,000. james lane pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the government. the judge said he knew the carmaker was using software to t -- t volkswagen has agreed to pay a 4.3 value -- dollar fine. >> the smart train began today with the grand opening.>> [ chanting ] [ cheers and applause ]>> the ribbon-cutting started at santa rosa's railroad square station five years after crews b

but the department of defense denied for a -- i believe about a five-year period in the aftermath of the war, that u.s. troops were exposed to chemical weapons. and it wasn't until, you know, they were forced to admit it later on that they, in fact, were, that they did blow chemical weapons in place. and so i think -- so we got off to a very bad start in terms of research. that was not one of the aspects that were researched because the department was so vehement in denying that that was, in fact, true. and so certainly left a bad taste in my mouth as a gulf war veteran in terms of the integrity of the united states government relative to veterans. and so i think my question at this point is in the training of these disability, folks that do the processing, review the claims, there doesn't seem to be any uniformity in the training. and as i understand it, there's a course that's optional for them to take. i think it's online. and i guess -- let me ask the va, why isn't that -- why isn't the mandatory training for the folks that do these claims, review these claims? >> thank you. are

defense >>> new video of a successful missile defense test off the coast of hawaii this morning. the departmentof defense released this video just a few hours ago. we brought you breaking news of this test earlier on today in the bay. guided missiles launched from u.s. john paul jones intercepted a ballistic missile from kauai. that comes one day after the north tested a missile over hokkaido. >>> north korea says it was just one of a number of missile tests of missile forces. >> reporter: overnight new threats from north korea where state media says the leader, kim jong-un, was so satisfied with the latest missile launch over japan that he's determined to carry out more. the regime renewing threats against the u.s. territory of guam, home to a key u.s. military facility, calling it an advanced base for invasion, which north korea needs to, quote, contain. north korea has previously threatened to fire missiles near guam, but has so far held off. president trump again warning all options are on the table, but offering no specifics on how the u.s. may respond. the u.n. held an emergency security

she's a former undersecretary for policy at the department of defense in the atlantic council's arch esilience. thank you for being here. >> thank you for having me. >> there are a number of issues. i want to dispense with a exult of them. he talked about having a governor or somebody who's in charge of this for afghanistan and pakistan. that's not even in the realm of possibility. afghanistan and pakistan are two separate independent countries who actually don't cooperate on a lot of matters. >> that's right. and frankly, you know, we do have good leaders that are working in partnership with the government of afghanistan. we have our military commander, now general nicholson, and typically we have our ambassador there. in my experience they work very closely together. so i don't quite see the problem that mr. prince seems to see there. >> so let's talk about where he could be getting to something interesting. and that is that we have been in this for 16 years. for decades major world powers have had some presence in afghanistan, none of whom have met with any success, the brits, the

announced we are creating a strategy to move toward a commercial solution the same one the department of defense uses under facilities and capital assets that we will be disposing of those that our vacant or underutilized so we pass the space accountability and whistle-blower protection act. so those solutions are beginning to address the of 13 risk areas. i would hope the work today we'll help us with that. because 13 areas are too much for me i have developed five strategies for va to move forward because i can remember five. so as you begin to start thinking about innovations the more that you can target your innovation to one of these strategies, the more likely that we hear in washington d.c. will support your innovation and disseminate. one is the fundamental way is to give veterans more choice to make them consumers to cover product they want to. they want to choose va as a way to tell them improve their lives. that means we have to open in our system with the private sector. rand veterans choose health care they will choose between going to the va facility for the private sector. that wi

in terms of the security overall of the homeland across the numerous domains of a potential attack and defense. the department of homeland security is making a difference in fighting the home game while the department of defense fights the away game. together with and because of the effectiveness of agency integration, with the fbi, nsa, dts, and a million state, local, and tribal professionals, america today is safe. it is prepared in a way that most could not envision the day before a 9/11. the plots to attack the country are numerous. we need a fully funded budget that matches our mission. no more continuing resolutions. i think this budget does it. the budget requests $44.1 billion in discretionary funding for the department of homeland security. he also requests $74.1 billion for major disasters. when talking about numbers like these, it is easy to lose sight of what is behind each dollar, but when you get down to it, behind each and every dollar i hard-working men and women who have dedicated their careers and risked their lives to protect the american people. every dollar invested in the tools, infrast

assigned to the intelligence unit and i had participated to transfer into c i a custody into the department of defensend years later i was hired to be the lead researcher on the abu zubaydah defense team. and going into the details into his life analyzing government documents interviewing family and friends and associates the one thing that became absolutely certain he was not the number three guy is claimed there was evidence that maybe he was i even a member of al qaeda. and the real world a person's life is complicated and noise doesn't fit in simple categories and and as they continue to go back and forth as they do in this state it is torture so we had more knowledge on abu zubaydah than anybody else. thank you. >> this is of book about opiated in the country for pro we have an epidemic right now of drug overdose and car accidents. to lay out the foundation but i do think it should be required reading for policy which this will be '08 epidemic in the country. . >> we will it reduce you the of first-time author when did you come to the united states?. >> 1996 as a stu f