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and only two days ago, vice admiral tim giardina was fired from his job for allegedly using counterfeit poker chips in a casino. america's nuclear mission is so critical, commanders are held to a higher standard. there are no second chances. in 2007, after the air force lost track of six nuclear armed missiles, flown by accident to an airfield in lands. fired both the air force secretary and chief of staff on the same day. >> because these officers are dealing with nuclear weapons, there's absolutely no room for error. >> reporter: the military must now decide whether the two officers relieved this week can remain in the service while somebody else takes over their nuclear commands. jim miklaszewski, nbc news, the pentagon. >>> back in a moment with a mistake you could say was of biblical proportions. >>> there was a tragedy at a zoo in the midwest today. a veteran zoo keeper 62 years old was killed by a 41-year-old elephant that he cared for for years. it happened at the dickerson park zoo in springfield, missouri. he made a sudden movement that took the life of the employee. >>> it wa

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in an unrelated tin vice admiral tim giardina was fired from his job for allegedly using counterfeit chips in a kas -- casino. there are no second chances. in 2007 after the air force lost track of six nuclear armed missiles flown by accident to louisiana. then defense secretary robert gates fired the air force secretary and chief of staff on the same day. >> because the offices are dealing with nuclear weapons there is no room for error. >> reporter: the military must decide whether the two officers should remain in the service while somebody else takes over their nuclear commands. jim miklaszewski, nbc news, the pentagon. >>> back in a moment with a mistake you could say was of biblical proportions. reports, customizable charts, powerful screening tools, and guaranteed 1-second trades. and at the center of it all is a surprisingly low price -- just $7.95. in fact, fidelity gives you lower trade commissions than schwab, td ameritrade, and etrade. i'm monica santiago of fidelity investments, and low fees and commissions are another reason serious investors are choosing fidelity. now

and in a separate case, vice admiral tim giardina was released as the second in command of u.s.feit gambling chips. >> there can be no tolerance at all for the world of handling and employing nuclear weapons systems. the readiness has to be at the very highest levels. you have to select only the very, very best. >> these are just the latest in a recent rash of firings in the military's top ranks. last month, two marine generals were removed for failing to protect their troops from a taliban attack in afghanistan that killed two marines. the string of firings of top level officials comes as the military's leadership is trying to send a message through the ranks about zero tolerance of bad behavior. >> the overall notion of accountability remains in place, and that's the key message you have to send the your forces all the time, which is we're going to evaluate what you do, we're watching what you do, we need you to do your job. >> the military has been here before. last fall, then defense secretary leon panetta ordered joint chiefs chairman martin dempsey to review ethics standar

tim giardina had been assigned to a new position, following allegations of illegal gambling. insists the security of the u.s. arsenal of nuclear weapons have never been compromised. >> general carey will remain in the air force but will be reassigned. >>> making drones accessible. we'll tell you about the new push to make them accessible for everyday use. >>> what a catch, lobsters, now is cheaper than the cost much your cold cuts. >>> and as muslims make the annual pilgrimage, debate >> the most important money >> drone technology is advancing at warp speed. soon it can change the way we grow our food to the way we enforce our laws. but technology is force struggling to catch up. >> they can swarm like flies and sting like a bee. unmanned aerial drones, scientists say when it comes to this quickly evolving technology, outer space is the limit. stephen gorvan helped design the mars rover. >> in the infancy of drone development if we can think of all types of instruments we might put on drones to help agriculture, traffic patterns, population growth, i don't know. but there's

. >> now, giardina has not been arrested.ern in cases like this, of course, is whether officers may have disclosed any sensitive information or somehow been put in a situation where they may have compromised national security. there's no indication of that here at this point, charlie and norah, but that investigation is still ongoing. >> all right, jan. thank you. >>> former nfl star aaron hernandez returned to court on wednesday. he was indicted in august on murder and weapons charges. last month he plead not guilty. he answered questions from the judge. >> could you please state your name. >> aaron hernandez. >> and your age. >> 23. >> and how far did grow in school? >> three years of college. >> and what is haas been your employment. >> i played football, nfl. >> cbs news legal analyst rikki klieman has been watching. what have we learned from this? >> think we learned a lot. first of all think it was very well orchestrated by his attorneys. they dressed him in a way that now for the first time since his arrest, we have vi

. >> now, giardina has not been arrested.this, of course, is whether officers may have disclosed any sensitive information or somehow been put in a situation where they may have compromised national security. there's no indication of that here at this point, charlie and norah, but that investigation is still ongoing. >> all right jan. thank you. >>> former nfl star aaron hernandez returned to court on wednesday. he was indicted in august on murder and weapons charges. last month he plead not guilty. he answered questions from the judge. >> could you please state your name. >> aaron hernandez. >> and your age. >> 23. >> and how far did grow in school? >> three years of college. >> and what is haas been your employment. >> i played football nfl. >> cbs news legal analyst rikki klieman has been watching. what have we learned from this? >> think we learned a lot. first of all think it was very well orchestrated by his attorneys. they dressed him in a way that now for the first time since his arrest we have video that makes him lo

the other gentleman, vice admiral tim giardina has been relouvr relieved of his duties due to allegationsgambling chips. this is not with any security breach, not with any misbehavior involving their duties in charge of the nuclear arsenal, but involved in the behavior in their personal lives or on business trips and they're being investigated right now. >> jake tapper, we'll look for you on "the lead" at the top of the hour. thank you, sir. before i let you go, a real life drama caught on tape. look at this in the middle of your screen. this is a woman hanging on for dear life after somehow becoming trapped on this bridge. stick around and we'll tell you exactly how her story ends. >>> plus, the rain stopped the show at one of the country's largest music festivals. now authorities are warning more flooding is on the way. (vo) you are a business pro. maestro of project management. baron of the build-out. you need a permit... to be this awesome. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle... and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and st