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. >> it occurs to me though under the example i used in dover, delaware, on the one hand you the dover air force base where 5000 people were, and five miles away you have the federal building in downtown dover were maybe 100 people work if that. do we need for the federal building in dover a brac like process to be able to dispose of them useful commonsense the way, humanely, we need the same kind of process? >> anybody? please, mr. werfel. >> i'm not exactly which exacts from -- circumstances, but when i can tell you, we have come across different real estate transmission opportunities where it is maybe not as complex as downsizing a military base, because i think it was mentioned in the first panel, shutting down a major city or a minor city. but yet it's complex enough in terms of the various stakeholder interests that historically we have been unable to push through under the current frame. so i don't know that it necessarily as the brac like board that we envision gets together and educates and thinks about a particular building that fits the example that i provide, or going back

let's go back to the dover federal building. it has been made available to other stakeholders in the community. one of our colleges and universities have said they would like to use that facility for some of their course work. i think that is what is going to happen. meanwhile, a federal agency has moved into rental space. there is an argument that maybe we should have gone someplace else and build another building from scratch and moved into that. then we could have saved money. i do not know if that was ever seriously considered. >> without knowing the facts in dover, it sounds like situations we have all but the country. you can say without knowing the specifics that it makes sense for long-term government uses to put the offices in federally owned rather than leased buildings. i suspect what has happened in dover is that someone decided the building is functionally obsolete and the cost of bringing it up to standard is prohibitive. taking a look at how much capital investment we are likely to convince the administration and

dover 88. hagerstown 82 and 85 in york, pennsylvania. charlotsville at 87 degrees. temperatures right now, close to 70 in baltimore. we are at 72 or 70 rather in easton and 72 in the patuxent river. 65 in dulles and 61 now into york. so the dew point is what we will talk about today. that's what's going to make it feel so fasty outside. once you get the dew points in the -- so nasty outside. once you get the dew points in the upper 60s, you are feeling it. 70s is going to be feelingoppressive and you can see that in dover around 71. and by the time we go through today and tomorrow week might see some of the dew points in the 70s. satellite and radar not picking up on a whole lot. we are dealing with mainly clear skies. and mainly clear skies going to translate into lots of sunshine as we go through the rest of the afternoon. now, high pressure is still in control of our weather. and that's basically what's pumping in all the heat and the humidity as we go through today. and also tomorrow and by friday, we will get a little bit of relief but temperatures are going to

and english historian named ken nyet dover -- kenneth dover in our book wroting wrote somethins ratherinteresting about the background of oglethorpe. quote, a friend of oglethorpe's laden with debt which he could not pay was thrown into the fleet prison and died there of smallpox under horrifying conditions. few among us comprehend suffering and injustice until they are thrust up under our eyes by the experience of someone we know. and we like to be judged by what we do then without too close of scrutiny of what we failed to do before. oglethorpe's reaction to the death of his friend, robert castell, was to ask parliament to visit the london prison and make recommendations for reform. some -- not enough -- of the guilty were punished and some -- not enough -- regulations were made to correct abuses in the future. at any rate, the curtain which hid the fate of the desperate from the eyes of the secure and prosperous were torn, was torn and would never again be patched up. certainly, the curtain was torn forever for james oglethorpe, and it was the emotional epiphany that gave the rest o

. >> in dover, delaware, we have the huge air force base surge and huge airplanes. one of the largest aircraft in world, and other major airlifters, five miles away, the dover federal building and every five or six years we go through that process where there is great concern with going to happen to dover air force base which has 5,000 people. i have always said to folks in central or southern delaware that bracc could be our friend and it has been our friend. we have previously done other bait -- states or bases that has been beneficial to us. we have a federal building five miles away being emptied out. we move down a year or so ago, congressman carney moved out recently. it is the size of the football field. it is quite large. 5,000 people work at once and fewer than 100. i have been through the bracc process as a governor and a senator and it seems to me that there are some real differences between disposing of dover air force base and the federal building. i asked of each of you, one of the key differences between the administration's proposal for civilian prop

body of three troops returned home to dover air base joining 1,500 others killed in afghanistan. americans are growing weary of the war. the toll it's taking in lives and the significant monetary price tag which amounts to $300 billion since it began ten years ago. >> it is time for president obama to begin a substantial and responsible reduction in the military presence in afghanistan. i i believe it's time for us to rebuild america. not afghanistan. >> abc news will carry the president's speech live. you can see it here on abc7 at 5:00 tonight. there is some indication the initial withdrawal of 10,000 would take place in two phases. half the summer and the rest by the end of the year. the president is expected to speak from 10 to 15 minutes from the east room of the white house. >> thank you very much. >> the controversial proposition to ban circumcision is in a lawsuit. we're joined outside san francisco city hall by amy hollyfield. the opponents say it violates state law. >> they point to a law that says the local governments can't get involved in deciding issues about medica

coming up, i thought i had a better chance at dover or loudon, but i feel good about it.here's so much luck and strategy that goes into it. just putting yourself in the right position. >> 110 laps of bumping and grinding and all kinds of lead changes. 110 laps of greatness in nascar's sprint cup road series. >> that is going to be a great race. one more note, gold cup final underway between the u.s.a. and mexico. first half one nil. u.s. with the lead. michael bradley with a goal. that's a look at sports. now back to the nbc bay area studios. back to you. >> thanks, jim. >>> a time honored tradition at the marin fair. already cracking up. once again, a pooch with a face only a mom could love. she's a 14-year-old chinese crested and chihuahua mix. have a good night.

body of three troops returned home to dover air base joining 1,500 others killed in afghanistan. americans are growing weary of the war. the toll it's taking in lives and the significant monetary price tag which amounts to $300 billion since it began ten years ago. >> it is time for president obama to begin a substantial and responsible reduction in the military presence in afghanistan. i believe it's time for us to rebuild america. not afghanistan. >> abc news will carry the president's speech live. you can see it here on abc7 at 5:00 tonight. there is some indication the initial withdrawal of 10,000 would take place in two phases. half the summer and the rest by the end of the year. the president is expected to speak from 10 to 15 minutes from the east room of the white house. >> thank you very much. >> the controversial proposition to ban circumcision is in a lawsuit. we're joined outside san francisco city hall by amy hollyfield. the opponents say it violates state law. >> they point to a law that says the local governments can't get involved in deciding issues about medical

lance corporal jarod verzeeg died in afghanistan and the bodies of four other troops returned home to dover air force base. joining 1500 others killed in that conflict. >> yet tonight we take comfort in knowing that the tide of war is receding. fewer of our sons and daughters are serving in harm's way. >> hoover's institution says the united states risks being perceived as pulling out under fire. >> the taliban will take advantage of this, of course. for political reasons and within their own country, but it is to show they are the victors and the americans are being chased out. that's an unfortunate perception. >> and the president will continue to make his kay for the withdraw plan. it is going to an army base where troops are frequently sent to afghanistan. while there is relief that the troops will soon begin leaving afghanistan, there is also concern. some are afraid that once the american fighters start leaving, those left behind could be left more vulnerable. abc7's lisa amin is live with that story. lisa? >> dan, those in the military and their families listen intently to the presid

coming in this weekend, i thought i had a better chance at dover, loudon or a place like that, compared to here. i feel good about it. this race, there's so much luck that goes into it and strategy, and putting yourself in the right position. >>> to the beautiful game. and it turned ugly for the usa. up 2-0, in the first half. mexico comes alive. the goal that put the game away for el tri, santos curls it in the upper "v." and mexico claims the 2011 gold cup. >>> quick wimbledon update for you. mardy fish and serena williams are in the fourth round. that's going to do it for sports. back to you. >> all right. thanks a lot, jim. >>> we'll be right back. [ man ] did we get anything good? sweetie i think you need a little extra fiber in your diet. fiber makes me sad. oh common. i dare you to taste one hint of fiber in fiber one. oh, i'd be able to tell. why don't i just eat this bag? and how can you talk to me about fiber when you are eating a candybar. you enjoy that. i am. [ male announcer ] fiber beyond recognition. fiber one. >>> i have to admit. i've been whining about the wind and no

dover 84 in hagerstown and winchester and york, pennsylvania around 83.s this morning, 62 in baltimore. so a little above average. 61 in winchester and oak lan at 59. -- oak lan at 59 and 56 -- oakland at 59 and 56 for york. today a. different day because we have an air quality alert. it's a code orange and the air is unhealthy for sensitive groups. you can see the areas in the orange. the eastern shore looks pretty good except foresees i will county under the code -- except for cecil county under the code orange air alert. 60 at the inner harbor. once you get into the 60s, you can feel the humidity a little bit. still feeling comfortable back into york and also in frederick and hagerstown, winchester more of the same and culpepper. the dew points will go up as the humidity will increase going throughout the day. especially tomorrow and the day after that. satellite and radar picking up on what's going on. things looking good. lots of sunshine moving in. but we are going to watch for the cluster of thunderstorms to die to the south and east. western maryl

the dignified transfer took place hours ago at dover air force base. >> the solemn ceremony happenedent obama announces his plans to withdraw thousands of troops soon. martha raddatz has the details. >> reporter: this is what a draw-down means in human terms. more scenes like this. more emotion. sisters jessica and kristin searching for their brother lance corporal michael aflaviva as he arrived home. >> aflaviva! >> reporter: they search and search and then -- >> most amazing thing in the world. you feel like rock stars walking through here. >> reporter: so what does the announcement mean in the long run? when president obama took office there were only 34,000 u.s. troops in afghanistan. given that iraq had been the focus. by the end of 2009, the president nearly doubled that number. today, with the surge of 30,000, there are nearly 100,000 in afghanistan. the announcement means that number will go down. what does it mean for america's bottom line? since 2001, more than $288 billion spent. a decrease of just 30,000 troops would save $30 billion. and what does it mean in terms of hum

going to funerals at dover. that had a huge effect on him. the thing that changed the most is after the midterms he realized he had to change some of the ways he operated. he been a guy throughout this career who had a very small circle of advisers. three, four people running the white house. three, four people running the white house. he neededsÑ)- >> i don't know about changes in him as a candidate but there are two barack obamas. he wants the entire world to look at him as somebody who says change can happen. and thin there's obama the pragmatic american president. that's the barack obama who's looking after america's national security, interest, economic interest. have you the soaring rhetoric and the barack obama who's standing there in front of a stadium full of people saying, you know, or saying, for instance, protesters in the middle east, you can get this done. then you have the barack obama who has got to think about oil prices -- chris: israel. >> and all of that. and they are two different things but you have to learn how to balan

. >> the bodies of four service members were returned home in a dignified transfer at dover air force base. they are the latest of more than 1,500 troops lost. >> hours from now the president is expected to announce he'll bring home 12,000 troops. >> john hendren has a preview of the speech. >> reporter: yes, indeed, peggy. a new poll finds most americans feel the war in afghanistan is not worth fighting. and that may be on president obama's mind when he makes his historic announcement tonight. it's the beginning of the end of the longest war in u.s. history. >> there are concerns among the american people who are tired of a decade of war. >>>>eporter: tonight after 10 years in afghanistan president obama outlines his plan for a troop withdrawal, one that means more scenes like this. >> most amazing feeling in the world. you feel like rock stars. >> reporter: it's been a decade of human sacrifice, more than 12,000 wounded and on capitol hill the debate has been furious with some calling for a major drawdown. >> i believe it is time for us to rebuild america, not afghanistan. >> report

three steps fall by resurfacing you know and of this world feeling what any high dover choice for the sport of food during peace get out for proving there is nothing impossible there are only things to be deadly playing dice from the dizzy heights of forward twenty seven meters. almost three seconds of freefall kill me entering the water it is beautiful most a hundred kilometers per hour. this is one of the most dangerous sports on the planet it's just a slight mistake may result in broken blues in much worse. and even talk we've done worse confess they have to fight their nerves before every single high dive. yes it's fear but it's not panic it's good when you're scared off it would be far more dangerous if we weren't scared and before any high dive i realise how risky it is but you should be positive it is. scary and thrilling. but that's part of the enjoyment. there is a danger factor but we train. for many many years to become divers of a professional. high quality and so the risk of danger is minimalize this is the fringe serial flitter shared at police where the brits taking hei

of marine lance corporal peter clore killed in afghanistan over the weekend arrived this morning at doverir force base in delaware. his death lead to a nato air strike that targeted the taliban, but 11 children were killed by mistake. today president hamid karzai told the coalition to stop targeting houses and warned the allies they risk being seen as an occupying force. more now from david martin at the pentagon. >> reporter: the bodies of afghan children killed by a nato air strike. a human tragedy, a defeat for american troops whose number-one job is to protect the population, and a propaganda victory for the taliban. it happened in helmand province over the weekend. a marine foot patrol was ambushed by insurgents. one marine was dead and the patrol was still taking fire from two houses when they called in an air strike. the houses were demolished, but in the rubble, the marines found the body of only one insurgent. all the rest were women and children. u.s. military officers say it appears the taliban fighters were using the civilians as human shields. it will take a investigation to

disappeared in dover almost a week ago has turned up in jail and all three suspected of organizing mass protests in two thousand and nine against the results of the country's parliamentary elections coming up as a story. written off russian writer the wife by get of was last seen on june sixteenth in the moldovan capital now. a week later it's turned out that he had been detained by local authorities for allegedly masterminding public riots in april two thousand and nine then thousands of unhappy moldovans took to the streets protesting the results of the country's parliamentary elections opposition leaders accused the ruling communist party of falsifying their votes by give himself frequently stated that he was in fact one of the organizers of the unrest but until now not many people took him seriously. i know he was there when the riots were taking place he doesn't deny that fact or anything but the spurs organizing the riots were taking part in any kind of conclusions that's ridiculous the only kind of action he would have gotten involved would have been with the ladies not the polic

service members returned to dover air base, joining others buried there. a top u.s. commander in afghanistan gave the president several options on the troop withdrawal man. administration officials save petraeus would have preferred fewer troops home this year, but nobody is unhappy with this decision. >> abc news reporter is in afghanistan, saying afghans have mixed feelings and questions about readiness. >> this country is not yet safe. most people here think the president should withdraw slowly. and afghans will begin to take over parts of the security next month. most people are fearful the government snot strong enough. the army and police are not ready so she the want the u.s. to continue to train the army and police and they want the u.s. to continue to support the afghan government. >> and families of soldiers in afghanistan will be watching the president's speech tonight with, as you can imagine, particular interest. >> and mark matthews is with family in afghanistan. >> here in the home of the parents of vincent waldron, an army specialist. and we'll watch

quote she says, he said he had dover mans and that if i were to run or you know try to do anything, thatwould come after me. she continues, i was very scared. i didn't know who he was. i didn't know why he was doing this. i just wanted to go home. during later years she said she didn't know where she would go if she'd had escaped. the judge refused to release 34 pages of the pages where dugard details the rapes she endured. she gave birth to two daughters, the first one at 14. >> there are details that she eluded to that are horrendously graphic and i think the court's description was that its pornographic. >> reporter: now there is a lot more contained in these until now, secret transcripts. i'll be back at 6:00 with more details of what jaycee dugard said about her 18 years of hell. >>> antioch residents seemed satisfied with the sentence handed down to phillip garrido today. the woman who lived behind garrido's house did not want to speak on camera but said the garrido's are getting what they deserved. a customer said, it's scary to know something so horrible happened to close. >> i'm

the bodies of four troops returned home to dover air base.r reminder of the other costs of this war. joining 1,500 others killed in afghanistan. but there will still be 70,000 u.s. service members in afghanistan in 2012. the president said last night that they'll continue to come home at a steady pace through 2014 when afghan security forces will be expected to take the lead. peggy and daniel? >>> while the president takes action with troops in afghanistan, his approval rating is sinking. and the economy may be to blame. a new poll released last night shows that president obama's approval rating fell to 52%. back to where it was before osama bin laden's death. fewer than half of those surveyed say that he should be re-elected. 59% disapprove of the way the president is handling the economy. >>> and problems with the economy may stick around until next year, according to the administration's top money man. fed chair ben bernanke said that weaknesses in the financial industry and the housing market may be stronger than first thought. those comm

i was going to give a speech tonight, the republican fund-raiser in dover with the chairman of the republican party and didn't know that romney was going to announce today. so that part was just pure coincidence. >> i mean, mitt romney said today that he pledged to bring this country back. he says he's the best candidate to turn around the unstable u.s. economy. you know him best. is he the best candidate for this job, do you think? >> well, we're going to have to see. my objective is to see that a republican president is elected in 2012 because i do not think we can sustain another four years of obama's handling of our economy. i think that the numbers yesterday are just another indication of the fact that he has been a failure in guiding our economy. he's been in office now 3 1/2 years. rather, three years. and the reality is, he's still blaming everything on george bush and that's ridiculous. three years into being mayor of new york city, if i was blaming it on my predecessor, they would have thrown me out of office. 9% of unemployment is a disaster for this country. he's allowed that to c

coming in i thought i had a better chance at dover or loudoun or a place like that but i feel pretty good about it. there's so much luck that goes into it and strategy and just putting yourself into the right position. >>> and to the beautiful game now and it turned ugly for the usa. up 2-0 in the first half, the goal that put the game away. santos curls it in. mexico wins 4-2, claims the 2011 gold cup. second year in a row. >>> and there's early indication that summer vacation travel isn't going as well as expected and you can probably guess why. chris clackum explains. >> reporter: aaa just predicted there will be about a million fewer people on the highway this july 4th than last year. it's blamed directly on gas prices that are about $1 a gallon higher. this also means travel all summer could suffer, unless vacationers adapt. >> so my favorite rule of thumb is for a vacation ideally, it is money that you have available in cash. >> reporter: and loading that cash into a card can keep ou on budget. >> you put the money on a card and as you're going on vacation, that's it. it's like

george dover the head of johns hopkins children's center.nks for coming. >> >> a delight especially with the very special program. it's wonderful program to -- whoa take it for granted that reading is something you do for children. but we have learned now actually through this program how very important it is that children actually start off better in school when they are read to and they recognize things much quicker. and their adjustments as far as socially are concerned are much better if parents simply just read to them. >> i imagine too confidence it gives them? >> well, the interesting thing is books are a way for them to imagine and the first books of course are story books that parents will read and it's not for them to learn how to read but for hem to begin to use their -- them to begin to use their imagination and associate things with pictures they see. this program has been a phenomenal program. it buys books brand new books, and pediatricians now are writing prescriptions you know, read to your child two hours a day. >> that's g

we've stood in solemn respect at dover when our fallen heroes have maid their final journey home. they gave so our loved ones can be secure. we note heavy wages of war and we know america shares an obligation to all who serve. so today we not only pay tribute -- >> secretary gates will be speak next. help sent an open letter telling them it's been the honor of his life to serve with them and to lead them. we'll stay on top of this and bring you more on what retiring secretary robert gates has to say. ally son burns --ally son burns. >> a scare for french president nicholas sarkozy. an unidentified man yanked him by the shoulder and nearly knocked him down. mr. sarkozy looked flustered. >>> a federal judge ruled that jared loughner can be forcefully medicated. loughner has been jailed since may since he was deemed unfit to stand trial. doctors have diagnosed him with schizophrenia. prosecutors say he threw chairs at staff members and lunged at his own lawyer. he is accused of killing six people, and wounding 13 others, including gabrielle giffords. >>> a vote could make one out of

it's all gone now but the ground was dover -- covered with dis-- covered with gauze wrappings. >> itld be a lot of things. people could be finally upset about their jobs and stuff like that. some other people could be coming into the air you -- coming into the area. >> in addition to the two stabbing victims police say three -- police say three other pipe showed you. police believe those three people are also injured in the melee. police say one of the people involved is connected to a gang but that doesn't mean this is hang related. they are still investigating that. no suspects have been apprehended. >> thank you. >>> 8:35 -- in a stunning new revolution, we go to the drowning case. alameda fire's chief said his crew could not go into the water because his crew didn't have the training and they didn't have the training because there was no funding. >>> 8:36. the two men convicted of killing oakland journalist face a sentence of life in princen without the possibility of parole. an alameda county found yusuf bey iv guilty of ordering bailey's killing and antoine mackey guilty of dri

dover, delaware, 63. ocean city, maryland is at 68 degrees. here is a look at the surface map for today. the high pressure is controlling the weather here, keeping things calm and quiet, giving us a nice day in the 80s. and that moves off shore and becomes a bermuda high and sits there for a while and things warm up. we're near 90 tomorrow and in the 90s, and i mean well into the 90s, wednesday, thursday and friday. here is a look at the five-day forecast. how about that, 97 on thursday. hot and humid. a couple of thunderstorms on friday. but today 84 degrees. yes, more humid than this weekend but still not a bad day with a high of 84. there you go. that's the latest. >> all right. get the sun block, get your bottle of water and be ready for the week. >>> let's check in with julie wright. >> we talked about this accident a few moments ago and it is a serious crash, it's closed a portion of 410 down in each direction between connecticut and beech drive. finding 410 is closed at this time. three volumes involved in the crash and three people hav

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we've stood in solemn reat dover when our fallen shoulders have made their final journey home.ms as they grieve their loved ones so our loved ones can be secure. we know the heavy wages of war and we know america owes obligations to all who served. so today we not only pay tribute to a remashlg publmarkable publ servant. we celebrate our nation. i believe the life of bob gates is a less son, especially to young americans, a lesson that public service is an honorable calling. that we can pass our country better and stronger to those who follow. our next secretary of defense it, leon panetta, has subscribed to this same life of service and i'm confident that he, too, will lead this department with clear vision and a steady hand. in his willingness to come as the first secretary of defense to serve under presidents of both parties, the integrity of bob gates is also a reminder, especially the folks here in washington, that civility and respe respectful discourse and citizenship over partisanship are not quaint relics of a bys gone rear era. they are the timeless virtues that we ne

colleagues in the military do all too often -- visit the wounded at bethesda, attend the ramp ceremony at dover, offer a prayer at the site of an arlington cemetery graveside. a patriot who left this world to yawn. not one day will pass where i don't think of the brave souls who have fought and died and those who fight today for our freedom. as secretary gates emphasized in his last trip to the troops, there will always be, in my thoughts, and prayer. if confirmed, i pledge to you that i will always keep our troops for must in my mind and i will be a careful and accountable steward of our nation's precious resources and that we will have the strongest national defense in the world and that you will always have my best and most candid advice and that i will always, always seek yours. as you know, i am the son of italian immigrants. my father used to say to me -- i -- that to be free, we have to be secure. that is the pledge that i make to you. i will do everything i can to keep america secure so that it can be free. i will do that if i am confirmed as secretary of defense. thank you. >> thank yo

have done before, i have the poster that has a flag draped coffin being carried by the air force at dover air force base. mr. president, you are a very smart man. you can call the shots on this war in afghanistan. say to the american people tonight that we will be home before 2014, 2015. and, mr. speaker, i say in closing, may god bless our men and women in uniform, may god bless the families of our men and women in uniform, may god in his loving arms hold the

colleagues in the military do all too often -- visit the wounded at bethesda, attend the ramp ceremony at dover, offer a prayer at the site of an arlington cemetery graveside. a patriot who left this world to yawn. not one day will pass where i don't think of the brave souls who have fought and died and those who fight today for our freedom. as secretary gates emphasized in his last trip to the troops, there will always be, in my thoughts, and prayer. if confirmed, i pledge to you that i will always keep our troops for must in my mind and i will be a careful and accountable steward of our nation's precious resources and that we will have the strongest national defense in the world and that you will always have my best and most candid advice and that i will always, always seek yours. as you know, i am the son of italian immigrants. my father used to say to me -- i -- that to be free, we have to be secure. that is the pledge that i make to you. i will do everything i can to keep america secure so that it can be free. i will do that if i am confirmed as secretary of defense. thank you. >> thank yo

michael from dover, delaware, good morning.aller: yes, i have a comment about bank of america's a.t.m. dollar fees. i think they are way too high and the head of c-span should be howard stern and ba babuy. host: thank you. you're next. caller: i didn't even realize there was a swipe fee. these several banks that the federal reserve a whole bunch, they've been trying to change this. these senators must be bribed, black mailed or intimidated by the banksters they must have in their back pocket. and no telling how much money they are giving they will. this nation is about to collapse anyway. and they are all run by the central banks, and that's what causes all these wars. it's all orchestrated. but the people are too stupid to believe this. thank you, very much. host: this from our twitter page. tasha saying there are small businesses now who charge extra if you use a credit card. again, the vote today is the debit card, the money that comes out of your bank or credit union. you can join this conversation you can join this convers

colleagues in the military do all too often -- visit the wounded at bethesda, attend the ramp ceremony at dover, offer a prayer at the site of an arlington cemetery graveside. a patriot who left this world to yawn. not one day will pass where i don' thi of the brave souls who have fought and died and those whoight today for our freedom. as secretary gates emphasized in his last trip to the troops, there will always be, in my thoughts, and prayer. if confirmed, i pledge to you that i will always keep our troops for must in my mind and i will be a careful and accountable steward of our nati's precious resources and that we will have the strongest national defense in the world and that you will always have my best and most candid advice and that i will always, always seek yours. as you know, i am the son of italian immigrants. my father used to say to me -- i -- that to be free, we have to be secur that is the pledge that i make to you. i will do everything i can to keep america secure so that it can be free. i will do that if i am confirmed as secretary of defense. thank you. >> thank you so much

and then the other poster has the flag draped coffin, they call it a transfer case, coming into dover air force base. how many more families in this country have to look at the flag-draped coffin of their loved one? mr. speaker, that's why i hope both sides will join mr. mcgovern and myself in h.r. 1735 because mr. gates has already said we will be in afghanistan until 2014 and 2015. that's what eugene robertson is saying. how many more have to die in the next three or four years for a corrupt leader named karzai that we are paying $8 billion a month to and we are cutting programs in america for children and senior citizens. mr. speaker, again i want to make reference to tyler jordan and his pain. i want to make the flag draped coffin and think how many moms and dads happen to be at the funeral home received the flag draped coffin. in many cases cannot even looked at their loved ones because they were killed in a horrendous way. so, mr. speaker, i hope the american people will get behind 1735 and call their members of congress and ask them to join us in bringing our troops home before

we stood in solemn respect at dover when our heroes made their final journey home, and we watched themeved bill of ones that they get to america. mesoamerica shares obligations with all the serve. but today, we not only paid tribute to remarkable public servant, we celebrate the principles for which we have served. i believe the life of bob gates is a lesson, especially to young americans, a lesson that public service is an honorable calling. and that we can pass the country to those who follow. the next secretary of defense has described the same life of service. and he will lead this department with a clear vision and a steady hand. in his willingness to read this -- the first secretary of defense to serve under both parties, his integrity is also a reminder, especially for the people in washington. civility and respect for this course, citizenship over partisanship, these are not relics of a bygone era. we need them now more than ever. whatever the differences are of party and ideology, which only keep america strong if we remember what keeps america great, the ability to work toget

speaker, i rise to pay tribute to dennison dover garrett, a towering giant who has passed away at the age of 97. a life-long resident of greenville, north carolina, we affectionately refer to mr. garrett as d.d. d.d. garrett was a man of great courage who led by example. he worked tirelessly to ensure that the african-american community had a voice in public policy. through his work in the church in the pitt county branch of the naacp, d.d. constantly exposed injustice. he insisted that the american dream must be a reality to every american, regardless of their station in life. as the first african-american county commissioner, d.d. led the way in african-american political participation in his community as the founder of a substantial insurance and real estate firm, d.d. was a successful businessman and mentor to many. mr. speaker, i ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing this great life. we extend condolences to his wife, mrs. williams garrett and their sons, d.d. jr. and michael and the entire greenville community. greenville, north carolina, is a better place to live and work

colleagues in the military do all too often -- visit the wounded at bethesda, attend the ramp ceremony at dover, offer a prayer at the site of an arlington cemetery graveside. a patriot who left this world to yawn. not one day will pass where i don't think of the brave souls who have fought and died and those who fight today for our freedom. as secretary gates emphasized in his last trip to the troops, there will always be, in my thoughts, and prayer. if confirmed, i pledge to you that i will always keep our troops for must in my mind and i will be a careful and accountable steward of our nation's precious resources and that we will have the strongest national defense in the world and that you will always have my best and most candid advice and that i will always, always seek yours. as you know, i am the son of italian immigrants. my father used to say to me -- i -- that to be free, we have to be secure. that is the pledge that i make to you. i will do everything i can to keep america secure so that it can be free. i will do that if i am confirmed as secretary of defense. thank you. >> thank yo

attend the ramp ceremony at dover. offer a prayer at the site of an arlington cemetery grave site.o one day will pass for the brave souls who fought and died and who fought today for our freedom. as secretary gates emphasized in his last trip to the troops, he will always be in my thoughts and my prayers. i pledge to you that i will always keep our troops foremost in my mind. that i will be a careful steward of our nation's precious resources. and that you'll always have my best and most candid advice and that i will always, always seek yours. as you know, i am the son of italian immigrants. my father used to say to me time and time again, to be free we have to be secure. that's the pledge that i make to you. that i will do everything i can to keep america secure so that it can be free. i will as confirmed as secretary of defense. thank you. >> thank you, director panetta, a powerful and very moving and straightforward statement. we have standard questions which we ask of nominees before we take turns at asking our own questions, and i'll put those questions to you now. have you ad